Bridgman Prayer Update - March 2008

Bridgman Prayer Update March 2008 

Praise for:

1) For good church attendance during February

2) Prayer meetings on Tuesday; we are studying th the book of Hebrews

3) Kevin has recovered from his bout with Stevens-Johnsons Syndrome (Thanks for all you or prayers!)

4) Church members are encouraging each other to pray for land and building

5) We are planning a kids program for Easter

6) Many opportunities to witness to kids playing baseball and soccer in the park, and older folks in round golf club

7) Mr. Taniguchi still comes to church. Miss Ishihara has accepted Christ

8) New English students and some returning

Pray for:

 1) Good follow up of those who have started coming to our fellowship recently

2) Mr. Igarashi, a Christian businessman, asks for healing and salvation for his son who has cancer

3) Mrs. Omura asks for continued prayer for health and her daughter's special needs

4)Dr. and Mrs. Yoshii want to start a ministry of evangelism and counseling with their patients  

5) A guest speaker (Rev. Akiyama) who will be coming to our prayer meeting on March 11th.

6) Our missionary Spring Prayer conference on March 16-18.

7) For Mrs. Watanabe to choose to get baptized soon and Her daughter's salvation

8) Financial provision for Sanyo Church as we look forward to purchasing land and building a building (Pray for the financial goal of $300,000 to be met)

9) Mrs. Omori continues to miss church because of bad health, pray for healing

10) More English students and friends who are seeking the Lord

11) For Paul as he assumes the role of the chairman for the Japanese neighborhood organization (Cho nai kai)

12) Us to be sensitive to the Lord's leading particularly about extending our term in Japan to summer of 2009

13) Our financial support to continue to improve (also special needs for Kevin's educational expenses)

14) For our evangelistic meetings planned this Spring (fellowship evenings at our home, cooking classes, and an evangelistic concert, kids Easter program)

15) The planning of effective evangelistic events for all of  2008 ( We will have a nationally known Christian special speaker next September)

16) Spiritual growth and unity of the believers at Sanyo Church as we develop a vision for growth that includes purchasing land and building

17) That Miss Kubo and Mrs. Demura would be free from family obligations to come to church again