The greatest temptation that
assails Christians is that in effect, for most of us, the Gospel has ceased to
be news. And if it is not news it is not Gospel: for the Gospel is the
proclamation of something absolutely new, everlastingly new, not a message that
was once new but is now two thousand years old.... The message of the Gospel
when it was first preached was profoundly disturbing to those who wanted to
cling to well-established religious patterns, the ancient and accepted ways,
the ways that were not dangerous and which contained no surprises.—Thomas Merton
Nov. 1-15 let us pray for:
1) Pray for Terry
Shue with Mennonite Church USA as he travels to New Orleans Nov. 2-5 to
install a new conference minister, attends Gulf States Conference meetings and
preaches in several congregations.
2) Ministry Development Team (MDT) of Ohio Conference
meets Nov. 7
- Pray for the Gifts Discernment Ministry as they invite persons to terms of service with Ohio Conference.
- Pray for the Holy Spirit’s guidance as they design programs and discern budget needs.
3) Nov. 11 is Mission Sunday in Mennonite Church USA
- Share the love of Christ with someone today. Pray for your congregation as you celebrate Mission Sunday or Mission Month. Check out the “Mission Sunday” link on the Mennonite Mission Network website: www.mennonitemission.net.
4) Pray for Terry Shue, Nov. 10-11, as he brings
messages at the Franklin Conference delegate sessions in Chambersburg, Pa.
5) Camp Luz,
Andrew Michaels, Director, Kidron
- Pray for our Youth Retreat, Nov. 9-11.
- Pray that God calls out the staff we need for next summer and that they listen to His call.
- Pray for the 514 campers that came through the summer program this year, both that they remember what they learned and that they continue to be fed spiritually.
- Pray for the 600 campers that we plan to minister to in 2013.
6) Cluster Meetings, Five meetings
are scheduled in November.
- Pray for the Ohio Conference delegates and Conference leaders as they share together on how best to be a missional conference, on expectations of Conference membership, and being a people of generosity.
Nov. 16-30 pray for:
1) Sonnenberg Mennonite, Pastor Mel (Dottie)
Hathaway, Kidron
2) Chaplain Kent Morgan, County Adult Detention
Facilities, Painesville
3) Chaplain
Jacqui Rozier,
Hospice of the Western Reserve, Cleveland
4)
Chaplain Vickie Yoder, Doctors West Hospital, Columbus
- I so appreciate your prayers!
5) Chaplain Gordon
Nisly, Hospice of Stark, Tuscarawas and
Carroll counties, Uniontown
6) Open
Arms, Pastor
Haroldo (Esmirna) Nunes, Kidron
- Juan Carlos has not been able to work for two months due to a back pain. Pray for healing and well-being for him and his family.
- Mike Mast, Ryan Troyer and I will be traveling to Guatemala Dec. 3-12. Pray that we will follow God’s guidance as we minister and discern the needs of the brothers and sisters there.
7) Pray
for Terry Shue as he
facilitates the annual Conference Ministers meeting in Arizona at the end of
November.
Dec. 1-15 pray for:
1) Smithville Mennonite, Pastor Todd (Rebecca)
Martin, Smithville
Pray for:
- Wisdom as we continue to discern our educational wing — now in pledge mode.
- Quiet times in the lives of our busy people so that they can find rest in Jesus.
- Awareness that we as a people keep inviting our friends and family who don't know Jesus or have a church home to join us in worship every Sunday.
- Blessing over the ‘Cleanse my Soul’ ministry that gives out cleaning supplies to those in need. Thanks for your prayers.
2) Martine Audéoud and Gary Wittig, teachers,
from the Gilead congregation serving in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire with Mennonite
Mission Network (MMN)
- Pray that through our teaching we are able to empower African church leaders to respond effectively and creatively to the challenges of the 21st century urban African context.
3) Camp Luz, Andrew Michaels, Director, Kidron
- Pray for clear vision and leading of the spirit at our board’s long-range planning session, Dec. 8.
- We give thanks for the 60 years of ministry that we will be celebrating in 2013! And for God’s blessing as we follow our Lord into the next 60 years (or more).
4) Annual Conference Assembly (ACA), March 8-9,
2013
- Pray for the ACA planning group and the many volunteers already giving their time in preparation for our worshipful work together in March.
- Pray the theme for this year’s assembly “Signs of the Kingdom,” and read John 20:30-31.
5) Southside Mennonite, Tim Conrad, Springfield
- Thanks for this opportunity. Our request is as follows:
- The food pantry has been a ministry of Southside Mennonite Church since 1982. The present leaders are experiencing the need to step down, and because we are a very small congregation it will be a major change. Pray we will have the wisdom and courage to know what God would have us to do in the very near future.
6) South Union Mennonite, Pastor Jeff (Brenda) Bartlett, West Liberty
Dec. 16-31 pray for:
1) Springdale
Chapel, Pastor Ova
(Darlene) Helton, Cincinnati
2) St.
Johns Mennonite Chapel,
Linda Durst, Logan
3) Brazo en
Brazo, Paul and Ann Conrad
- “Taste and see that the Lord is good.” — Psalm 34:8. Marianyely tasted and liked what she tasted. She told her foster mother that she did not want to miss the Brazo en Brazo services. Marianyely is a vivacious teenage Spanish speaker who is learning English. Pray for Marianyely as she is delighting in the goodness of the Lord and sharing it with her family.
4)
Mennonite Mission Network, Dean Heisey
Pray about people you believe might be called to international service.
Encourage them to inquire via the Mennonite Mission Network website: www.mennonitemission.net.
Praise God for new workers in process for Mongolia. Pray for yet more workers to join the
Mongolia Mission Partnership of Ohio Conference churches.
Pray for these young adults from Ohio Conference congregations who are
presently in new Christian Service assignments:
—
Meredith Thomas, from Bethel Mennonite,
West Liberty, in Mennonite Voluntary Service,
San Antonio, Texas
— Josiah Dahl, from Lockport and Pine Grove Mennonite, Stryker, in Service
Adventure, Philippi, W.V.
—
Caleb Waidelich from Lockport
Mennonite, in Mennonite Voluntary Service, Kykotsmovi, Arizona
Compiled by Mattie Marie Mast, mmmast@zoominternet.net.
Prayer Prompter
can be found on the Ohio Conference Web site: www.ohiomennoniteconference.org.
Go to “Resource Teams” and select “Prayer Ministry.”
