PRAYERS

"Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete." John 16:24

Great Commission Outreach:

• The Great Commission Fund, the Wolters family, Sharon Crenshaw, and Randy J
• Continue to pray for Fred and Josie F. and their financial support needs

FAC Ministry Needs:

• Ongoing Ministries: Family Bible Hour, Children's Church, Prayer Meeting, Wednesday Home Prayer Meetings, Sunday Worship Service, Youth meetings, AWANA, morning prayer meeting, Alliance Men, Alliance Women, Elders, Trustees, Deacons, Deaconesses, Governing Board, our pastors.
• Small Group Ministries: Pray for outreach ministries, strong bonds between members and wisdom for leaders.
• Upcoming Events:
  • September 9 – AWANA start-up
  • September 10 – start-up of the Women's Thursday afternoon Bible study
  • September 19: 9:00 AM — Alliance Women's "working" breakfast
  • September 19: 7:00 PM — Marty Goetz IN CONCERT (Immanuel Church);
  • September 27 – Dr. Randy Corbin will be preaching
  • October 26 - 29 – District Conference
  • November 25 - 7:00 PM – Thanksgiving Eve Service
  • November 29 – Great Commission Sunday
• Youth Group: Pray for our youth as they bring out their unchurched friends. Pray that the friends of our youth will see the love of Christ in the lives of those interacting with them at the church.
• Children's Ministry: PRAY for Vernell Bass, the new Commander, as well as all of the teachers, helpers, and children. We are still in need of some teachers – are YOU the answer to that prayer?.
• Prayer Needs:
  • Cathy Brown – pray for continued strength and pain management.
  • Florence Citro – having serious vision problems and pressure behind the eye.
  • Mary Jo Smith – in Millcroft Nursing Home in Newark and doing therapy in order to regain mobility.
  • Marilyn Madanat – prayer for daily strength.Pat Balaguer – will have surgery on her shoulder October 6.
  • Bruce Testa – will have surgery on September 11 to remove his left eye and implant a prosthesis. A recent liver scan showed that there is a small tumor. Continue to pray for him.
  • Margaret Downs – in Manor Care and beginning physical therapy.
  • Mary Bailey – will have surgery on September 11 for a tumor on her colon.
  • Carolyn Troupe – ongoing physical problems.
  • Ann Shaw - (Dave Frankel’s sister) has finished both her radiation and chemotherapy, but the chemo burned her esophagus. Pray for relief.
  • John Stumbo (C&MA pastor in Pacific Northwest) – Continue to pray for complete healing – he has stepped down as lead pastor.
• Our Seniors:
  • Alberta Croom, Florence Citro, Edith Cycyk, Betty Mae Dunlop, Jim Kugler, Chris Hewett, Grace McFarren, Marilyn Madanat, Mary Jo Smith.

C&MA Missionaries:

• Larry & Karen Wolters:
  • Flooding in Ouagadougou: This was the worst flood since 1922. We had officially about 10 inches of water, much of it during 2 ½ hours. In the end 150,000 people lost their homes, their food till the harvest, and their possessions. They are housed in 93 official sites. 8 people have died. ACCEDES, the development arm of the C&MA church in Burkina would like to raise $24,000 to help with food and clothing for 500 people, which will be distributed through our churches. This disaster is an opportunity for us to show the love of Christ. Pray for opportunities to touch hearts and offer not only physical help, but spiritual help as well. Pray against sickness (malaria, cholera, typhoid), which could ravage the refugees in their close quarters.Pray for the team from Appleton, WI that will arrive on September 17.
• Brokopps:
  • Schooling is going well so far!

PRAISES

"From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the Lord is to be praised." Psalm 113:3 

• Bruce Testa – has started his nursing program in Syracuse, NY.

• If there are more answers to prayer that are not listed here, please be sure to let us know so that we can give God ALL THE PRAISE – for He delights in the praise of His people


• Every two minutes, someone prays to receive Christ through the worldwide outreach of Alliance ministries.