PRAYVANCOUVER.ca 2015-06-28
Pray these words over our cities…
We invite you to pray for these items whenever you have the opportunity to pray. Each day at 10:02 am/pm, we invite you to join a growing group who pause briefly wherever they are to pray for God to call out workers for the harvest in the manner of Luke 10:2. This week join us in praying for the Kingdom of God to be experienced in the city of Vancouver and for the words of this passage to become a reality in every leader in our area.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
Romans 1:16 ESV
Pray with Thanksgiving…
We are thankful for the 14 individuals baptized at the Gospel Baptist Church and 3 individuals baptized at Towers Baptist Church last weekend.
We are thankful for the positive medical report on the health of Conrad Au’s father as we continue to pray for his relationship with Jesus Christ.
We are thankful for the intervention of God in the life of Haley, 12 year old niece of Rhonda Forlow. After being taken into the ICU suffering significant injures in a motorcycle accident, she was allowed to go home before the weekend.
We are thankful for the arrival of our Gen Send Collegiate team of 28 that arrived last weekend and after completing initial orientation have now gone to the field to begin six weeks of learning, exploration and engagement in communities across Vancouver and in Victoria.
We are thankful for the favour of our Canadian government this week as we welcomed Tim Corbin and his family to Vancouver to begin work as a church planting catalyst among our churches across British Columbia.
We are thankful for the favour of God in the connections of possible partners for our city through the work of Jeff Phillips at the recent Southern Baptist Convention.
Pray for the activity of God…
This is one of the most critical weeks of outreach done across our entire region as volunteers and church families join the community in celebrating Canada Day on Wednesday. Beleivers will be serving their community and engaging their communities in block parties, city parades, BBQ, and festivals. Pray for open doors to share the gospel all through the week and courage for each volunteer to be an active witness.
Pray for the weekly BBQ’s planned to be held on Burnaby Mountain by the Point Church as they minister and love their community. Celebrate the first one last week involved 35 people.
This week pray for the team from Billings. Montana as they work side by side with Zendeh Church, River Community and Chinese Christian Gospel Church. Pray their service will have a growing impact for Christ in the city and among the churches.
This week focus prayer on the work of establishing a core group through evangelism and discipleship in the community of White Rock, BC. Pray for Earl and Meredith Grisaffe to be encouraged by God’s activity in their work and the work of the team from their home church, Morrison Heights Baptist Church in Mississippi.
This is the week of our CNBC National Convention in Cochrane. Alberta. Pray for those attending to be encouraged, strengthened and challenged as we hear reports on the work of God in the churches across Canada. Pray for Faith and wisdom to affirm the vision God has given us to reach our country and launch into global missions.
This week as we pray for the Gen Send teams pray for the first training days and reporting to meet specific needs of the students. May clarity of personal visions begin to come into focus and unity on teams be maintained as a transforming witness to those with whom the teams are working.
This week as we pray for the Summer Youth Celebration were over 100 young people will travel to Gordom Lake for a week of fun, exploring God and relationships, pray for the leaders spiritual preparation for the week with students. Pray for God to ignite a passion in their hearts for Him that will become contagious during the week of camp.