THANK GOD…..
For the smooth AGM. For the positive progress of the application for visa in a restricted country.
PRAY…..
1. For Matthew Siew who has gone to work at Kaust, a Saudi Arabia university. He will be building and managing the infrastructure for technology transfer. Pray for clear mind and wisdom; major cultural adjustment; health and safety especially for wife Josephine, and children Clara and Dominic Siew. (Matthew can be contacted at matthew_siew@hotmail.com)
2. For Sam Ng’s father, 75, who has stage 2 cancer. The scan results showed that the cancerous cells have spread to one of the spine bone, so neither surgery nor radiation will work now. The doctor’s plan for my father is to put him on hormonal therapy for 3 months to slow the growth for the next 1-2years. Pray that instead of relying on his “god” and that he will turn to Jesus to save him. Pray also for Abe Chan’s mum to be healed completely of liver cancer.
3. For Kith & Kin Dinner Chinese outreach: the organizing committee; the church to invite Mandarin speaking friends(kith), and family and relatives( kin); pastor Edmund Loong who will be preaching.
4. Myanmar Mission Trips (26th May and 29th May to 4th June 2009) that the youth will capture vision for missions; and dormant faith of second generationers may be activated; and safety and health; and ministry to the people there will be effective – souls saved and saints revived.
5. For cyberwellness to pervade the whole church: addictions to be broken; wisdom in prioritising their lives to be established; for teenagers to honor and obey their parents and parents to not exasperate their children.
6. For the process of church consultation of elders board with Dr Philip Huan to be effective and guided by the Lord.
7. For a capable administrator pastor or executive pastor to be added to the church team and good responses to advertisement and discernment in the interviews of the candidates.
8. That the swine flu that has just killed people in Mexico and has now spread to several other countries may by the grace of God be taken seriously and contained and not allowed to spread. Pray for Andrew and Dorothy Mok and their sons Gabriel and Gareth as they live in Brownsville near the border of Mexico among many Mexicans. “You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day. Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday. A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near you.”(Psalm 91:5-7)
9. For all members of the cell groups ( youth and main service) to to be revived during this season of prayer from May to September and the fullness of Spirit and love will unite and empower them to be effective witnesses and soulwinners.
10. For the workers of Good News Kids to be refreshed in spirit; renewed in vision; and returned to spiritual vitality in their walk with the Lord; and for the children’s church to be blessed by the Lord’s hand.
11. For Missions Sundays on 3rd and 10th May to effectively educate and challenge and raise the necessary funds of $15,500 mainly for Myanmar work.
12. For unity in the clusters among cells and unity in the cells among members. Pray for Francis (Cluster A Leader) and Puay Hee( Cluster B) and Tat Loong(Cluster C) and Paul Chan (Cluster D) and Agnes Chua (Young Adult Cluster Leader) wisdom to guide the groups in grace and growth.
13. For Pastor Barnabas and the rebuilding process taking place and the new visitors and members regularly coming to the service and cells to be established.
14. For the new board of Elders and pastors to work in unity and wisdom and that they be full of the Spirit and faith.
15. For the renovation of the main worship hall headed by Sunny Chong to go smoothly and efficiently to the glory of God.
16. For Sim as he recovers from his triple bypass and for his wife and children during this period.
17. For all marriages and families and singles in the church to experience harmony and love in families, revival in their faith and walk with the Lord, and peace and joy in the midst of stressful work and study situations.
18. For Daniel Yuen and Abraham Sim as they assemble a new Project Grace team.
19. For the spiritual gift of discerning of spirits to manifest in the church: so that all BOE, pastors and cell and ministry leaders can discern the source of words and actions of people; whether they originate in the flesh, the evil one or the Spirit of Christ.
20. For Simon and Rinda as they lead 2 retreats in May: one for Alpha Singapore office; and the other, a St John St Margarets’ cell group.
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