Prayer Update - August

Curious (ISCF @ Randwick Girls):

• Thanks for the many not yet Christian girls coming along week by week.
• Praise God for the work he is doing in the Christian girls - they are so bold in inviting friends. Pray that this would continue and that they would shine as lights in their school.
• Thanks for Ms Randell - school teacher who has been so helpful in advertising the group and putting it in the notices plus coming along to join in.
• Pray for preparation of this terms bible material: Let's talk about Love & Relationships.
• Pray God would continue to use this open door at Randwick Girls to proclaim Jesus!

TAT (Tuesdays @ Ten) Women's Bible Study:

• Thank God for the encouragement it has been to build relationships with older women in different stages of life.
• Pray for the first half of this term: 4 weeks on Evangelism - firing the women up to share the gospel with the people God puts in their lives, to realise and grasp the urgency and neccesity to evangelise.
• Pray that God would sustain the women and give them the strength to raise their children, love their husbands and have the energy to want to read God's word.

"PULSE" and "Elevenfiftyone" Youth Group:

• Pray for my year 11 girls that God would comfort them as they go through hard times and that he would powerfully remind them of his love for them.
• Pray that the girls may relate better, want to care and look out for each other.
• Pray for Alicia and I as we care for these girls, that we won't get over burdened with their problems but help them to look to God for wisdom and may we know how best to encourage them to be dependent on Christ.
• Pray for the topics we will study this term: Ecclesiastes and John.

Drama @ Matthias:

• Praise God for the many not yet Christian children invited along by Christian children. Pray for relationships to build with these families.
• Thank God for bringing one of our drama kids to Sunday School and that he loves it!
• Pray for energy and creativity for Robyn, Nicolette and I.
• Thanks that the mid-year Performance went really well last night and the way it helped us get to know parents and families better.

Scripture at Paddington Primary:

• Thanks God that the many disruptions are not occurring as frequently to scripture classes. Thank God that through much mix up that we now have classrooms to teach in.
• Thanks that the kids are keen to work out how Jesus fits in with what we are learning about this term. Pray that I would be faithful in teaching narratives of Joseph and Moses.

Evening Church Prayer & Bible Group:

• Pray that while we are all at Night Train (6 week training term - similar to St Thomas' EQUIP), that I would be faithful in prayer for those in my group, that I would seek them out on Sundays to care for them and also meet with the women mid week to catch up over this time.
• Pray that I would have a servant heart for this group. That I would grow in my godliness and be a good supportive and encouraging co-leader to Andrew.

Matthias:

• Pray for Introducing God course running at the moment on Tuesday nights- 30 not yet Christians are coming. Pray for table leaders and Caro who is organising the course.
• Pray for preaching for Morning Church by Warwick: 1 Timothy and for Evening Church by Dave: Ezekial, 3 weekss on Grace and 2 Thess.
• Pray for other MTS'ers and our training: Marty, Jono and Doug
• Family Matters Seminar coming up (evangelistic): The Birds and the Bees.
• New Evening Church Welcoming (WAM) and Follow-up newcomer (FUN) ministries that I am responsible for. Pray that those invloved would be keen to serve and bold in loving those that come to Evening Church.

Personal:

• Praise & Thank God for the diverse and varied contexts I get to promote Jesus Christ.
• Pray for greater motivation in my personal bible reading.
• Ask God that he would help me have good days off that are restful and that refresh me - that I would learn to rest well and enjoy it.
• Pray for me in all my relationships with friends, family, staff team and those in my care that they all would be marked with love, genuineness, transparency, selflessness, and importantly centred on Christ.
• Pray that God would open the door for His gospel with my close girlfriends from school.