YFC Prayer Requests/Praises for January 23 - 28, 2013

Please continue to pray for Chris and John Richmond as Chris continues her fight against cancer. 

Praise God for how He worked in the lives of so many teens during Excel.  A little over half the teens indicated during a general session that they needed God to change something in their life so that they would grow closer to Him and live more faithfully. 

Wednesday – This morning at staff meeting (9-11) we will spend time in God’s Word, prayer and share stories of how God moved and worked during Excel. 

Pray for Dave Lenehan and me as we meet with our new staff from 11:15-12:15 to get their input on our middle school conference, Break Out, coming up in March.

Pray for my meeting with Ashley at 1PM and Ruth at 2PM today.  Ashley is our staff person for City Life/Teen Parents in Albany and Ruth is our staff person for Schenectady Teen Parents.

Thursday – This afternoon at 1PM I have a phone appointment with Sherri Hvizdak (Greenville Campus Life). At 4PM I am interviewing a potential staff person, pray for wisdom and discernment for us both. 

At 7PM I will be joining John Richmond (Executive Director) in a meeting with a couple who want to learn more about getting YFC’s ministry, Campus Life started in their community.

Friday –Pray for my meeting from 11-12 with Andy Lightcap who leads our Schenectady City Life ministries.  I meet with a volunteer at 12 who is trying to decide if God calling her to join our staff team.

Pray for Ashley (Albany City Life/Teen Parents) as she presents YFC at a mission conference today. 

Saturday - Pray for the financial needs of this ministry.  Pray for our new staff and those of us who have been around for a while to continue to schedule meetings with people to share the ministry of YFC and invite people to financially support this ministry to youth who need Jesus.

Sunday – Pray for your home church today, for your pastor and the church leadership.  Praise God for their faithfulness.

Monday – I am scheduled to meet with Ashley (Albany City Life/Teen Parents), Erik (Ballston Spa Campus Life) and Tom Beebe (East Dorset, VT and Cambridge, NY Campus Life).  Pray for each of these staff people as they continue to apply themselves to doing to “unseen work” of youth ministry.