Prayers of Thanks!

1. For answering prayers for our picnic last week!! Best location and weather! 

2. Helping my colleague Brian and his family as he came back to work.

3. For all our visitors! Praying they feel God’s presence and build their relationship with Christ

4. God's daily provisions – Physically, Mentally and Spiritually

5. God's daily lessons and mercy

New & Timely Requests:

1. Prayer for Jana’s son Anthony to help him be receptive to the Holy Spirit

2. Preparation for the upcoming evangelism in September and for those who will be speaking and the 40 days of prayer.

3. Jeff’s safe trip to Rhode Island

4. Preparation for the upcoming evangelism in September and for those who will be speaking.

5. New initiative for the baptism preparation series to convict people to Jesus

6. People to join the chorus so we can practice Christmas songs for the seniors!

7. For all the prayers for those doing the sermons! For their protection as they dig into His Word like Tomoko’s toothache!   

8. Pastor as he’s in Japan and Tomoko as she’s filling in with everything else while he’s away

9. Put God first and be filled with Jesus

10. Unspoken, silent prayers for health, work situations, money situations, relationship situations. safety and stronger faith in Him

Church Initiatives:

1. The Lord’s plans for 2024 with the list of initiatives to do His will

2. Prayers for family members and friends who have not accepted Christ yet – please pray for and effective 2024 to reach them and for them to join the Bible studies.

3. Please pray for revival for this church to come together to serve Him.

4. To become a lighthouse

5. Bible studies, evangelism, event planning, mission trip

6. To encourage all members to be able to share and participate

7. Pray for the conviction of the Holy Spirit in your lives

For Loss:

1. For prayers for Idolor family – please continue your prayers for them especially his mum for peace and healing.

2. Those who lost loved ones and continue to feel the loneliness and loss

For Health Issues:

1. Jana’s son Anthony as he goes through struggles – please pray that he would be open to hear how much God loves him and there’s hope and be with Jana and John through this process

2. Masoud’s friend back home who has cancer – for healing and for him to feel Christ’s presence.

3. Mary’s niece as she struggles with depression – please pray that she’s willing to get help and work in her.

4. Takako from Japan who joined the evening DRP with everything she’s going through as well as couple other people who have reached out due to the lectures. 

5. Sakiko from Japan who is having some health issues

6. Roland – To continue to maintain his health and get him healthy!

7. Eriko-san’s– please continue praying for thanks for healing and continued healing for the rest of her cancer to be removed and peace and support for her family.

8. Evelyn and Bruno as things constantly are changing – for wisdom and all the support they need.

9. Daryl – To continue healing and getting strong and healthy.

10. One of Jeff’s long-time best-friend Kevin in Rhode Island who’s health is declining

11. Chuck’s brother-in-law Willy who is in stage 3 cancer – doing better but still needs your prayers.

12. George and Rosa’s condition after their stroke for healing and strength. And Alan and Nao as they take care of their parents.

13. Pastor Hirota as he goes through his chemotherapy and his wife Yumiko-san's mother and brother

14. Chuck's sister-in-law Sandy's health situation

15. There are a couple of members suffering from depression and anxiety

For Covid-Related:

1. Glenda's workplace safety from Covid

For our Seniors:

1. Japanese-Speaking Senior Outreach programs

2. Our seniors who are having degrading memory issues, protection from falls and illness

3. Sister Sybil and her health

For Other Requests:

1. Prayer for my friend David for the Holy Spirit to convict him.

2. Continued prayers for those still looking for work and financial challenges

3. Marcia (Miller) for her protection and to glorify God in her home and healing for her brother.

4. Spencer (Marcia) – a friend of Marcia’s for God’s strength and His strong hold on her

5. Jana’s son Anthony as he goes through struggles – please pray that he would be open to hear how much God loves him and there’s hope

6. All those affected with all the natural disasters around the world – Libya, Morocco, China, Canada and US Wildfires, hurricanes, floods

7. All those impacted by the wars – so much fear and hate – please pray we take our eyes off the politics and focus on helping those in need.

8. Please continue praying for our youths who are away from home and those at home studying for safety and focus.

9. Please pray for Lesa and her son Nathan. Please pray for his mental health as he has been having struggles through the past years of covid and pray they will make it to our church.

10. Jana’s son Anthony as he goes through struggles – please pray that he would be open to hear how much God loves him and there’s hope

11. Masoud – his situation and his family and friends back home for safety and to be able to all come to settle here and pray for the unrest in Iran and those impacted.

12. Those many we prayed for at the shelter run, especially Sam. Please pray that they remember what we said and are convicted by the Holy Spirit.

13. Those dealing with financial and job-related struggles

14. Akiko, Masami, Mie, Minori and Ryo back in Japan and their continued spiritual journey