Prayer List (10/31/2012)
KC Wong
SILICON VALLEY ALLIANCE CHURCH
Prayer List (10/31/2012)
Scripture Reading: Psalm 5:1~12
“When we work, we work! When we PRAY, God WORKS “Prayer can change everything. The impossible doesn't exist. His is the power; ours is the prayer. Without Him, we cannot. Without us, He will not." Let's get together and pray”
“當我們作工時，我們在作工!但當我們禱告時，上帝便動工!“禱告能夠改變每一件事。『不可能』(在禱告中)並不存在！能力是屬於祂的。禱告是我們的。沒有了祂，我們不能！沒有了我們，祂不願！讓我們一齊來禱告!””
Please pray for the World and America & California…
1. Please pray for the North Eastern Region of America who is pounded by the Hurricane Sandy. Pray for the families of the 17 victims who were killed in this superstorm.
2. Please pray for the upcoming Presidential Election. Pray that we, as followers of Christ, would vote! And that we, again, as the followers of Christ, we would vote according to which candidate is “closer” to the Biblical principles and values! Pray that we would not simply based our decision on the non-biblical factors.
3. Please pray for CALIFORNIA! Please pray for our Governor! Pray for the SPIRITUAL and the worsen budget crisis!
4. Please continue to pray for our President as he leads this country!
5. Please continue praying for the weaken US economy.
6. Pray for divine protection on brothers and sisters’ jobs and businesses. Pray for those who are looking for jobs.
Pray for Mission
1. Rev. & Mrs. Brett, Celine Bower (Amelie & Aidan). Please continue praying for them as they start their mission in Paris.(Sign up to pray: theb...@svac-cma.org).
2. Rev. Tenny and Stephanie Hong (Gaius & Crispus)! Please continue praying for their ministry! (Sign up to pray: Tenny...@gmail.com)
3. Pray for the MISSION we support: Mission Works in Syria
Pray for Our Church
Praise The Lord:
- One person accepted Christ in our Alpha Day Away
- Another accepted Christ in our Sisters’ Retreat
- Two teenagers walked in to our church (from the bus stop) wondering if SVAC is the place where people do confession. Gospel was presented to these youngsters.
- All of these took place over this past weekend. Praise the Lord.
Prayer Focus: Harvest Festival (Fred Au, Mark Tsoi)
- Pray that each fellowship would enjoy the process of coming up with games and hosting game tables and most importantly—seeing the joy of reaching out to the new believers.
- Pray for the people who come, especially the kids from outside that God would open their eyes and hearts to a new place called Church!
- Pray for good weather.
Prayer Focus: New College/Young Adult Ministry Vision
- Please pray for unity and clarity as we come together as one body to learn about this new and important adventure SVAC is embarking.
- Pray for this ministry, as this is an extremely new ministry. As we plan, as we execute, pray that God would give us the VISION and PATIENCE to PERSEVERE in this.
- Pray for Pastor Warrick as he continues to make contact with and minister to the prospects.
There will be no Church Prayer Meeting on Wed (10/31) due to the Harvest Festival
Prayer Focus: STMT to the Restaurant Workers (Pastor Amen Tang-of Herald)
1. Please pray for divine protection on Pastor Amen Tang and the team of brothers and sisters who are joining this 3 Days Mission. Pray also for divine appointments
2. Pray for READINESS of the workers the team will come in contact with.
3. Pray for good health and energy as the team hopping from restaurant to restaurant, to eat, to chat and to share the Gospel with these workers.
Events to come…
- Alpha Course (weekly on Friday)
- Church Election (11/11/2012)
Outreach:
- Line Dance: Please pray for the 2 new ways we try to close in to this group of people. Please continue praying for our Monthly Line Dance Fellowship on the 3rd Saturday as we are trying to reach out to the line dancers. Please pray as we are trying to gradually incorporate all the Saturday Morning Outreach activities into this Fellowship. Please continue praying for our Computer Class.
- Please pray for our Outreach ESL class. Pray that we will be able to reach these students with the Gospel.
- Restaurant Fellowship—Pray that God will continue encourage and motivate these brothers and sisters to serve in this very challenging ministry! Pray that our own brothers and sisters would gradually involve in this ministry!
Church Ministry Needs:
- Please pray for the Pastoral Search for a Cantonese Pastor!
- Please pray for Divine Protection on our Staff and their families!
- Please pray for God’s guidance in the Mandarin Ministry.
- Pray for our Board members and departmental heads! Please pray that God will use them mightily to serve His church. Pray for divine protection upon our board members and pastoral staff’s health, spiritual lives, family and marriage.
- Please pray for wisdom for the English Ministry Team (EMT) as this team seeks to serve our English Congregation.
- Please pray that God would raise up more teachers to teach and more students to attend the English, Sunday School classes
PRAY FOR OUR CONGREGATIONAL NEEDS
- Pray for those who are in Theological Training and those who are seeking God’s guidance in Full time ministry.
- Pray for those who are seeking for jobs.
- Pray for God’s protection on marriages and Families.
- Expecting Parents:
· Sandra (Alex) Wong (Noah, Dec 2012)
· Frances (Andy) Au (Noah, Feb 2013)
· Christine (Daniel) Yip (Lighthouse, Mar 2013)
PRAY FOR Grace of God Alliance Church
- The GGAC Board - clear guidance from God, wisdom and energy.
- Pray that God would motivate more brothers and sisters to serve.
- Please pray for the Spiritual health of brothers and sisters!
This Saturday (11/3), please remember to move your clock back (10 PM becomes 9 PM)
SPECIAL NEEDS:
Please pray for Healing upon:
There are many among us who are coping with different kind of pain and sickness, please remember to include those you know in your prayers.
- Please pray for Ed Yum’s (Bethel) sister in law, Susanna, the wife of his 3rd brother. She is going through her 4th Chemo for her cancer. Please pray for healing and her salvation. Susanna wants to thank you all for praying for her.
- Pray also for Mr. & Mrs. Tat畢培基夫婦 (Elijah). Both Mr. & Mrs. Tat are very weak. And they are having difficulty walking stably. Please pray for them.
- Please continue praying for Pastor Warrick (Cathy) Leung’s father, Philip (Rebecca) Leung (Elijah). Philip’s condition is stable and he is home now. Please pray that he would continue to gain strength so further treatment for his cancer could be administrated. Please keep this family in your prayers.
- Please pray for Christine (Daniel) Yip’s (Lighthouse) mother. She is diagnosed to have stage 4 cancer and she has started chemo treatment. Please pray for God’s healing upon her and pray that God would sustain the family. Christine’s mother attends the West Valley Alliance Church.
- Please keep praying for Lisa's (Peter) Ting (Canaan) aunt's 5th daugther, Angel Lai, 14 yrs old who is a very good Christian. She has been fighting her ovarian cancer. Please pray for this young little girl that our Lord would heal her and that our Lord would lessen her pain and discomfort.
- Please pray for divine healing upon the mother of a family in the English Congregation, Joey (Andrew) Lai (EC). Joey's mother has cancer and it has spread to her liver. Please pray...the family needs us to stand with them.
- Continue to pray for Alice Ng (Jabbok)’s sister-in-law, Esther as she continues to recover from her tonsil cancer! Please continue praying for healing and strength.
- Cecilia Wong’s friend, Lancy – She’s a Christian and married with 1 teenage kid. Pray for healing upon her insomnia and her stomach issue.
There will be no Church Prayer Meeting on Wed (10/31) due to the Harvest Festival
This Sat (11/3), please remember to move your clock back (10 PM becomes 9 PM)
If You have not signed up for the Prayer List for next year… please log on to SVAC website: www.svac-cma.org. You have to log in to sign up. Thanks.
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