January-February 2017 Prayer Prompter

January 1-15 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:

• Jan. 9 – Ministry Development Team Meeting
• Jan. 13-15 – Jr. High Retreat, Camp Luz
• First Mennonite Church, Canton, Ohio – Sean Swanson, Pastor
• Salem Mennonite Church, Kidron, Ohio – Kevin Himes, Pastor
• West Clinton Mennonite Church, Wauseon, Ohio – Naomi and Jess Engle, Pastors (As of the publication of Prayer Prompter, Naomi was in home hospice care.)
• Judy King, Administrative Assistant
• Andy Stoner, Chaplain – Hospice of Miami Valley, Springfield, Ohio
• Harold Nunes, Open Arms Hispanic Ministry – Orrville, Ohio
• Ohio Conference Leadership Team – Bob Sauder, Moderator

January 16-31 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:

• Jan. 20-21 – Mother-Daughter Retreat, Camp Luz
• Friendship Mennonite Church, Bedford Heights, Ohio – Dan Hooley, Interim Pastor 
• Salem Mennonite Church, Elida, Ohio – Paula Snyder Belousek, Pastor
• Bob Sauder, Conference Moderator
• Ann Leaman, Conference Editor
• Tim Short, Chaplain – Ohio Living Rockynol, Akron
• John Nissley, Academic Dean – Winebrenner Seminary, Findlay, Ohio
• Ministry Development Team – Thomas Dunn, Chair
• Missional Conference with Alan and Debra Hirsch – Kidron Mennonite Church, March 23-24. Pray for planners, leaders and participants as they prepare.

February 1-15 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:

• Feb. 2 – Year of Covenant Meeting for Pastors, Toledo Mennonite Church
• Gilead Mennonite Church, Mt. Gilead, Ohio –Howard Horton, Pastor
• Primera Iglesia Menonita, Fremont, Ohio –Tony Oritz, Lay Leader
• Ralph Reinford, Regional Pastor 
• Alysa Short, Coordinator of Volunteers
• Jacqui Rozier, Chaplain – Hospice of the Western Reserve, Cleveland, Ohio
• Darin Nissley, Director – Lighthouse Ministries, Canton, Ohio
• Stewardship Ministry – Melanie Miller, Chair

February  16-28 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:

• Good Shepherd Mennonite Church/Iglesia Menonita del Buen Pastor, Archbold, Ohio – Israel Aguilar, Pastor
• Cliff Brubaker, Interim Regional Pastor and Year of Covenant Facilitator
• Stanley Helmuth, Finance Coordinator
• Randy Murray, Chaplain – OrrVilla Retirement Community, Orrville, Ohio
• Gifts Discernment Ministry – Mel Hathaway, Chair
• Ohio Conference Annual Conference Assembly – March 24-25, Central Christian School, Kidron, Ohio.  Pray for planners, leaders, delegates, and attendees as they prepare.

Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my supplications in your faithfulness; answer me in your righteousness. — Psalm 143:1

Prayer Prompter can be found on the Ohio Conference website: www.ohiomennoniteconference.org. To view, click “News and Media,” then choose “Documents” and then “Publications.” Compiled by Dana Short, Prayer Coordinator Ohio Conference, MC USA, mdshort@embarqmail.com.