Written by Steve Macchia on Jan 24, 2023 10:09 am* This past Sunday I was in the middle of singing one of the worship leader-led hymns with our congregation and found my soul strangely warmed by the presence of the Spirit we call Holy. I noticed my hands beginning to open up with a gentle gratitude …
January Prayer Update
PRAISE: I had good visit with my family Christmas weekend, and it was a delight to see my siblings, niece, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews in-person. (Two grandnieces and one grandnephew were born during the pandemic.) God works through our various year-end efforts including the email series and the needed funds came in for the ministry, …
November Prayer Update
PRAISE: Your prayers for our planned giving October email survey led to a good response and we’ve seen good progress on content for a new micro site. Pray the new site will stay on track for a December launch. Our three social media influencers are now lined up to help promote GivingTuesday 2022 (Nov. 29), …
October Prayer Update
PRAISE:A. Thank God for the continued growth of the Jesus film ministry in the area of Internet evangelism and discipleship. (Now seeing 1 million plays per day.)B. Our new team member Charissa continues to progress well in her role. Pray for her helping lead the writing and production of our next newsletter. PRAY:A. Lift up friends and ministry partners …
September Prayer Updates
PRAISE: The language recordings and fields stories book project received the security approvals; thank you for praying. Pray now as we move forward in selecting photos, titling, etc. and the overall graphic design; ideally it will be out in early November. Charissa E., our newest team member is two weeks into her role as Assisted …
August Prayer
PRAISE: My back held up well on my Cru 22 July trip to IL and WI. Thank you for your prayers. I am now back to swimming and biking for exercise, but I think I my running days might be over.We have finally found and hired in Associate Coordinator for Direct Marketing for my team; …
July Prayer Update
PRAISE: God has brought in the extra support needed to attend the Cru® national conference in Milwaukee, WI this month. Pray for the conference; this will be the first time in three years for the staff from across the country, and some from beyond, to gather for equipping and mission alignment in pursuit of our role in the Great …
June Prayer Update
Max Lucado says, "Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the one who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference." PRAISE: For the impact of the Easter broadcasts; pray for the follow-up with those who responded. …
May Prayer Update
PRAISE: Thank you for your prayers for our Easter broadcasting. The radio reports are just coming in. The ministry did more targeted television this holiday season and one of the countries that broke through with much greater numbers was Vietnam. Pray for effective follow-up of those who listened or watched, responded and are ready to …
National Day of Prayer – May 5
The National Day of Prayer is the first Thursday of May each year, so tomorrow is the day for 2022. To join with others to pray for America in an event near you, go here to find one. This year's theme is "Exalt the Lord who has established us" taken from Colossians 2:6-7. You can also join …
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