Hey Prayer Warriors,
Praises and Prayer:
Praise and thanks for all the hard work that our Director, Tracy and our DTL’s (Susan Chapman, Stephanie Foley, Barb Patton & Lynn Parker) have been doing preparing for the start of the GNC’s in October
From Terry Freeman:
Praise and prayer for the missionary family who have received their visas to return to China. They are leaving today. This has been a long process and an answer to prayer.
From our Director, Tracy:
We had a great Quick Start Training, there were 46 volunteers in attendance.
Praise that we have a teacher, Dr. Bell-Griffin, who is interested in resuming the GNC at Seatack. Prayers are needed for her as she begins completing all the requirements for a Good News Club at that school.
Current Praises:
For the ASGNC in person start this fall.
For all those who participated in the Quick Start program and are preparing for the start of the GNC 2022-2023 year.
Current Prayers:
Pray for more principals to have a heart for GNC’S in their schools.
Pray for more teachers and volunteers for the fall ASGNC’s.
For the impact GNC’s will have on our public schools.
General Prayers:
Pray for all those in Florida preparing for hurricane Ian.
Pray for those in Puerto Rico dealing with hurricane Fiona. Prayers to regain power and water swiftly.
For this new Covid variant to slow down over the summer months. Still hanging on.
For all those struggling economically due to high inflation.
For our upcoming elections in November.
For those dealing with our drug problem and other issues stemming from a large influx of people coming to our country.
Global Prayers:
For our missionaries world-wide.
For our CEF family in the Ukraine.
For the people of Ukraine.
For our military men and woman in the countries surrounding the country of Ukraine and around the world.
For the Nation of Israel as they deal with serious issues in their region.
For other tensions around the world.
General Praises:
For the salvation gift freely given and paid in full.
For God’s word and the promises given.
For the country God has placed us in.
For the worldwide impact of the CEF ministry.
Continued Prayer:
Prayers for a revival throughout our country.
Pray daily for opportunities to witness.
Continued prayers for those still left in Afghanistan.
Prayers for those dealing with our Southern Border.
For our CEF supporters to be faithful in the 2022-2023 school year.
Ongoing Personal Prayer Requests:
Ammie Kinsey’s cancer is in remission. Pray that it stays in remission. (UD-9-15-22)
Pray for Truman and Marilyn Close as Truman (Former committee member of Tidewater CEF and VA CEF board member) has Parkinson’s. Truman is still dealing with another issue keeping him from knee surgery (UD 9-4-22).
Homer Isom is requesting prayers for his wife Jean who is seriously ill (Long time supporters of Tidewater CEF). Homer is Jean’s caregiver. (UD-7-24-22)
Prayer for Pastor Ed Haywood (Former committee member and continued supporter of Tidewater CEF) as he is undergoing treatment for prostate cancer.
District Team Leaders Prayer Requests:
Susan Chapman:
- Pray for more volunteers, rebuilding of all teams, favor with the schools, and wisdom on how to move forward next school year.
- Pray for wisdom and favor to find churches nearby that could possibly sponsor a club and schools that do not have a GNC near the churches.
- Pray for favor with the schools to set up tables at the Open House/Back to School nights to inform parents about the GNC.
Stephanie Foley:
- Power of the Holy Spirit to open hearts to Jesus (Zech. 4:6).
- Bayside Baptist to sponsor Hermitage Elementary.
- More unchurched kids to go to sponsoring churches.
- Trinity Church to sponsor Pembroke.
- Diamond Springs Baptist to sponsor Bayside Elementary.
- Calvary Presbyterian to sponsor Arrowhead Elementary.
Lynn Parker:
- That churches and schools will be open to GNC’s returning this fall.
Barb Patton:
- Pray for the churches and schools that are targeted for expansion (new clubs): Sherwood Forest, Little Creek Elementary, and Lake Taylor Elementary.
- Prayers and Praises from the Prayer Coordinators
PC-Terry Freeman
Terry- Please continue to pray for healing for my husband and wisdom for the doctors involved as they work to find the cause of his issues. He will likely need surgery on the vertebrae in his neck.
Continue to pray for a friend who is receiving chemo treatments for cancer.
We are thankful for the parents and children that we met at the Lake Taylor School Meet and Greet and for the warm welcome we received from the principal. Pray that buses and other details will be worked out so that our club can begin in late October.
Baby Magnolia- continue to pray for her to stabilize so that she can gain strength and weight to have a kidney transplant.
Pray for the missionary family who received their visas to return to China. They are leaving today/9-25-22.
Please pray for my friend, Marie, who had a serious fall which involved broken bones, as she recovers.
Please pray for healing for Tim for serious complications from a stroke.
Pray for a friend whose mother is in the hospital, that they find the source of her problems.
Pray for healing for a friend facing surgery for thyroid cancer.
Continue to pray for Jennifer who has had 5 surgeries due to complications and is in a hospital in Boston. Pray that she can get into rehab there near the hospital until she is physically able to return to Virginia for rehab.
Pray for the family and our church family at the passing of our Missions Pastor, Curt Breland, on Thursday night.
Ellen- Continue to pray for my friend Colleen, who is receiving treatments for cancer.
Ida- Continue to pray for my niece, Andrea, who has cancer.
PC Denise Jones
Thankful for the faithful attendance of our students.
Praying the Lord will provide us more kids in our club in the fall.
PC Susan Chapman
Pray for Kenny Edwards wife Hattie, she broke her leg in four places and had surgery to repair; please pray for healing.
Pray for Jeremiah’s grandmother. She has been in the hospital. After dialysis, she had a bad seizure. She came home today. Pray for continued healing.
Pray for Jacob and Kendra’s dad, he is deployed for 7 months.
PC-Velma Bolden
Praise:
Praise the Lord for His grace, and strength to enable our team to make it through another year of GNC.
Praise the Lord for the students that faithfully attended.
Thank God for our Director, Lynn Parker.
Prayer Request:
Sade – “Pray that my parents will feel better and not be sick.”
Pray for the spiritual growth of our students and God’s protection over them during the summer.
Bettie. – Pray for our country and God’s care and protection over all schools ,students and teachers.
“ The harvest is truly plentiful but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest” Matt.9:37 – 38
Pray for children worldwide who need to hear the Good News of God’s salvation through Jesus Christ.
Pray for more laborers to reach lost children and a great harvest of souls among them.
James Green ask prayer for Arthur Green who has throat cancer. Traveling mercies for James Green’s son as he travels to visit the green family.
Please pray for these ladies who have cancer: Marion, Lenore Cook and Jackie Downs.
Pray for Church member Gladys who has cancer, pray for healing of blood clots in her lung ,pray for her husband Daryl.
Pray that our students would represent Christ well at school in their homes and communities.
Sis Green – Pray for Pastor Sweat and his wife(needs kidney transplant) Lynn Parker – Pray for healing for Catherine Hughes who has lupus, husband has Parkinson. Pray for Daryl Meyers and family as they grieve the passing of wife and loved one, Gladys.
Pray that Calvary Evangelical Baptist Church would remain “steadfast, unmovable always abounding in the work of the Lord “ doing these times.
Pray that students will learn to love the Lord “with all of their heart, soul. mind and strength” Luke 10:27
PC-Cheryl Schellenberger
Prayers for more volunteers to help with Corporate Landing Elementary School’s GNC in the fall.
Prayers for volunteers who know sign language, to help interpret at CLES GNC.
An excerpt from “In God we Still Trust” by Dr. Richard G. Lee:
Reflecting the philosophical shift that took place in America, John Dewey, the twentieth-century “Architect of Modern Education,” said, “There is no God, and there is no soul. Hence, there are no needs for the props of traditional religion.”
The loss of these props and therefore of moral standards has opened the door to teen pregnancies, abortion, drug abuse, alcoholism, violence and suicide.
If we believe that America will fail if it losses it religious foundation, we Christians believers must reclaim our Christian educational heritage. Instigating the crucial change begins with a willingness to become engaged in the battle.
A CEF we have put on the armor of God and are engaging in the battle for the souls of our children
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.”(Ephesians 6: 10-13)
Yours in Christ,
Carl
