Bridgman - May 1, 2008

Praise for: 

1) For good attendance at kids Easter program

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

3) Starting new English classes

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

5) Some boys who attended the Easter program have been coming on Friday afternoons

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

7) Mr. Taniguchi has come to church during April.

8) Kevin and Jeffrey are doing well

Pray for:

1) Good follow up of those who have started comimg 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 couseling with their patients  

5) For the boys who are coming over on Friday afternoons to be spiritually open.

6) For special evangelistic meetings on May 24 and 25 (Paul sings a solo)

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 fills the role of the chairman for the Japanese neighborhood organization (Cho nai kai)

12) For Mr. Hamada as he hasn't been well enough to attend church recently

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

14) For our evangelistic meetings planned this Spring (one in particular is our 19th anniversary on June 29)

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.