Prayer Items * * * * * * * * 10/24-10/30/2007

ADORATION

Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name. Psalm 30:4

We will always praise God for His faithfulness and loving kindness. Let us sing His praise and give Him thanks.

CONFESSION

For your name's sake, O Lord, pardon my guilt, for it is great. Psalm 25:11

Teach us to cast off our sins. Cleanse us and prepare us for your Kingdom in purity.

THANKSGIVING

giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Ephesians 5:20

Pray that we always walk in Jesus and give Him our thanksgiving for He gives us His love and grace in abundance.

SUPPICATION

Now therefore, O our God, listen to the prayer of your servant and to his pleas for mercy, and for your own sake, O Lord, make your face to shine upon your sanctuary, which is desolate. Daniel 9:17

Around the World

1. Republic of Turkey : straddles two continents (Europe and Asia ) has always been a country of strategic importance through out history. It has the world's 17 th largest economy but at the same time it is also one of Europe 's poorer nations. The decline of the Ottoman Empire led to major political upheaval of military rule and dictatorship. Externally, there are tensions between Turkey and nearly all its neighbors and internally the large Kurdish minority has been at war with the government. Pray for a complete end to the hostilities. Turkey has officially been a secular state but in recent years Islam has become politically more important: To be a Turk is to be a Muslim. Pray for strong and united fellowships in the Turkish church, the vision to increase its churches and congregations. Pray for other means of witness such as Bible translation, Christian literature and Christian radio.

2.  Pray for the early control of the wild fire in San Diego area, safety and protection of the residents and their homes. May God keep the firefighters and other workers from any harm in their efforts to keep the fire from spreading. May God ease strength and shift the direction of the wind to so the firefighters can bring the fire under control.

3.  Pray for the ministries with Chinese workers in Dubai . There are over 10,000 Chinese working in restaurants, construction and other labor. Pray that there will be many workers for Christ to bring the gospel to those who have not heard the good news. .

O ur Church and Other Ministries

4. Thank God for last week's ministries: (1) the perfect weather and fruitful choir retreat in Galveston ; (2) the installation of Pastor Yuhshi Luh; and (3) the worship services and preaching of Pastor Tow and Pastor Mou.   

5.     Pray for the Bible Conference with Pastor Jonathan Liu on 10/26 & 27 that many make special effort to attend and experience a great revival and renewal. Pray for travel safety for Pastor and Mrs. Liu.

6. Pray for the caring ministry with the seniors. May the Lord open doors for Pastors Lu, Mou and Ling as they reach out to care for the seniors in their homes.

7. Pray for the Wednesday morning ministries (the Rainbow Fellowship and Women's Fellowship). Pray that many more will treasure the wonderful opportunities to learn, fellowship, and grow together in Christ.

8. Pray for the Community Service Project at the Gordon Elementary School . May God provide sufficient volunteers. May the Lord's name be glorified as they serve.

9.  Pray for the Pearland ministry. May the Lord provide committed brothers and sisters to continue building a strong and vital fellowship, reaching out to those in the area. May the new believers continue to grow and take ownership of the ministry. Pray for the needed funds for the land purchase.

10.Pray for the Thanksgiving and Christmas service preparations --- for wisdom and strength for all the co-workers.

11.Thank God that Pastor Ling finally knows the cause of their skin irritation. May God help them to have quick and effective extermination of the source.

Individuals

12. Pray for the recovery of Mrs. Yang-Hwa Chang, Xin Shu Qin and JiJun Li. Remember the physically weak, under treatment or infirmed : mother of Emmanuel and Samuel Lin, Mony Tsoi's mother, Lesley Chong's father, Julia Jing Xu, James Wang's mother, Alice Chen, Lingwen Li's mother, Yong Wu's mother, Josephine Chan's mother, Xuedong Dai (back problem), and his mother, Cynthia Chan's father, Ed Fong's grandfather, Shirley Huang, Liang Zhang, Hushan Yang, Lee Ying Wang, Jing Li and Zili Geng.

13. Praise God that Longjiang Shao will begin a new job. Continue to pray for patience and perseverance for brothers and sisters seeking new employment: Weilie Pang, Jianping Zhao.

14. Praise God for the arrival of baby James to Kelly and John Ma on 10/18. May God watch over the family, especially James. Continue prayers for the expectant mothers: Linong Xiu, Selina Lei and Hong Chen Xia.

Caring

Worship

Outreach

Serving

Teaching