Hello Grace Church Family!
Please pray for the following:
1. The Easter Outreach Sundays in late May were well attended by about 70 different visitors at different times. Pray for those who heard the gospel (some for the first every time) to come to know the Love of Jesus.
2. Our friend (who used to be a Priest from another faith background) is coming to give another outreach talk on June 9. Pray that invites would get to those the Lord would have come and that many would encounter the Good News of Jesus on that day. Pray even that the opportunities to invite friends would prompt opportunities to "gossip" about the good news of Jesus.
3. Praise God that our monthly "church core planning" meetings have continued to be well-attended and encouraging times of sharing and prayer. Moving forward, pray that during these times that the Lord would renew our vision and lead us as a church plant. Pray also that the Lord would raise up some spiritual mature followers of Jesus from outside the church who would want to join in with what God is doing in and through us and lend a hand. The Lord is at work. Pray that he would continue to nurture and grow this small church.
4. The Lord has continued to provide in very concrete ways for "D", a new immigrant from South Asia. As we have seen God answer his & our prayers it has built our faith. Pray for the gospel to run through him in the context of his workplace. He is also being discipled and wants to be baptised so pray for that to happen soon.
5. Continue to pray for our daughter Arielle as she prepares for her final cumulative high school exams, which start the second week of May and continue through third week of June. Her results on these exams will determine which UK university she can attend in September (though she won't find out these results till mid-August). Continue to pray for the Lord to encourage her as she studies and to provide for her and direct her and be present and near her with His love.
6. Pray for ongoing times of spiritual renewal and encouragement and refreshment for each member of our family. We need fresh grace each day.
7. Pray for the Lord's guidance as I'm preparing a plenary talk for our Mission's leadership gathering at the end of May.
Blessings,
Matt