Prayer List (10/10/2012)

[KC Wong]

SILICON VALLEY ALLIANCE CHURCH

Prayer List (10/10/2012)

Scripture Reading: Luke 11:1~11

“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 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.
2. Please pray for CALIFORNIA!  Please pray for our Governor! Pray for the

SPIRITUAL and the worsen budget crisis!

3. Please continue to pray for our President as he leads this country!
4. Please continue praying for the weaken US economy. 
5. 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
4. Short Term Mission Team: STMT to the Restaurant Workers

                                                                                                            (10/28-10/30, 2012)

Pray for Our Church

Prayer Focus: (10/10/2012): Annual Mission Conference (10/12, Fri-8 PM; 10/13,

                                                  Sat-7 PM; 10/14-3 Services)

1. Thank God for granting us opportunity to partner with Him in Mission!
2. May God help us, the blessed people of SVAC, to come to find out ways how we can bless our Missionaries!
3. Please pray for the safe journey of our Speaker, Rev. John Corby.  Please also pray for strength as he comes to share with us.  Most importantly, pray that we all would hear what God has to say to us.
4. Please prayerfully preparing ourselves to pledge for the 2013 Mission Fund on Sunday (Oct. 14).  The goal for 2013 remians at $420,000.
5. Please continue to follow the A Day, A Missionary card.  Please pray according to the card each and every day.  Thank you for your faithful prayers through which we Experience the POWER of ONE (John 16-17)!

Upcoming Prayer Focuses for the week of…

(10/17/2012): CS Sisters’ Retreat

(10/24/2012): Pastoral Staff

(10/31/2012): Harvest Festival (Fred Au)-Pray @ Home

 

 

Praise the Lord… we wrapped up our FINAL Nomination Committee this past

Sunday (9/30)!  Thank you for your prayers!  Now, please pray for the ELECTION

process on November 11, 2012.

Please join our hearts together to pray… for the Alpha Course (begins on 8/31)

1. Praise the Lord, over 40+ people has come to the Alpha course.   Pray that the Spirit will speak to the non-believers and lead them to Christ.  Pray for divine protection on the decisions of these people.
2. Pray for strength and unity among the Alpha team members
3. Pray for spiritual protection and victory in this spiritual warfare as we making headway to bring people to Christ
4. Pray that the name of Jesus will be exalted and known to many people through this ministry.      

 

Events to come…

1. Alpha Course                                                                                                (weekly on Friday)
2. Alpha Day Away                                                                               (10/20-10/21, 2012)
3. Cantonese Sisters’ Retreat                                                             (10/20-10/21, 2012)
4. Daniel Fellowship Retreat                                                               (10/26-10/28, 2012)
5. College and Young Adult Ministry Sharing Town Hall Meeting (10/28/2012; 2:30 PM)
6. Church Election                                                                                (11/11/2012)

 

Outreach:

1. 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 3^rd 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.
2. Please pray for our Outreach ESL class.  Pray that we will be able to reach these students with the Gospel..
3. 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:

1. Please pray for the Pastoral Search for a Cantonese Pastor!
2. Please pray for Divine Protection on our Staff and their families!
3. Please pray for God’s guidance in the Mandarin Ministry.
4. 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.
5. Please pray for wisdom for the English Ministry Team (EMT) as this team seeks to serve our English Congregation.
6. 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

1. Pray for those who are in Theological Training and those who are seeking God’s guidance in Full time ministry.
2. Pray for those who are seeking for jobs.
3. Pray for God’s protection on marriages and Families.
4. Proud Parents: We thank the Lord, Cathy (Warrick) Leung (Pastoral Staff) gave birth to a healthy baby boy on September 19.  Baby Tyler Owen Leung weighed 6 lbs 13 ozs and was 18.25 inches in length at birth.  Both mother and baby are doing extremely well.

 

 

5. 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

1. The GGAC Board - clear guidance from God, wisdom and energy.
2. Pray that God would motivate more brothers and sisters to serve.
3. Please pray for the Spiritual health of brothers and sisters!

 

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.

1. Please continue praying for Ivy (Bill) Wong‘s (Bethel) older sister’s daughter-in-law Debbie, (i.e. her neice-in-law).  Debbie’s condition has worsen.  Doctor felt that she is near the end of her life.  Please pray that God would lessen her pain and discomfort.   Debbie is only 41 years old and she has 2 girls ages 5 & 7. They live in Utah.  But praise the Lord, she was baptized on 8/19/12 when she was in 'good' condition. Please continue praying for this family.
2. Please pray for Ed Yum’s (Bethel) sister in law, Susanna, the wife of his 3^rd brother.  She is going through her 4^th Chemo for her cancer.  Please pray for healing and her salvation.  Susanna wants to thank you all for praying for her.
3. Please pray for Lap-Yun (Sandra) Yau’s (Canaan) mother.  She is in comfort care.  Please pray for her.  Praise the Lord, she is a believer and she is 90 years old.  Pray that God would strengthen her and lessen her pain.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Please pray for Monica Loo (Bethel), she has been having this excruciating pains in her knees and some joints.  Pray that God would sustain her to have strength, emotionally and spiritually to endure during this difficult time.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.

 

 

 

 

Prayer Requests…Please send to pastor...@svac-cma.org