Prayer Requests 7/21/16

The prayer requests from Thursday’s Love in Action meal are below. Thank you for praying with us for this ministry and our guests.

Blessings,
Erika

There’s more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we’re hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us, and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next. In alert expectancy such as this, we’re never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary—we can’t round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit!

Christ arrives right on time to make this happen. He didn’t, and doesn’t, wait for us to get ready. He presented himself for this sacrificial death when we were far too weak and rebellious to do anything to get ourselves ready. And even if we hadn’t been so weak, we wouldn’t have known what to do anyway. We can understand someone dying for a person worth dying for, and we can understand how someone good and noble could inspire us to selfless sacrifice. But God put his love on the line for us by offering his Son in sacrificial death while we were of no use whatever to him.
Romans 5:3-8 (MSG)

-- I am asking for prayer for my brother Brian as he is scheduled for surgery this week. Thanks.
-- My grandmother, Audrey K., who is going through eye surgery for glaucoma.
-- Shamara: A toy from Toys R Us. Amazon doll that talks, walks, and 2 dolls that tell you something.
-- Randy J.: School supplies for my kids and shoes.
-- Aldria’s father and family; Kent F.; Eva A.; Carmena T.; Rufus and Verona; Solomon H.; Karen and family; Arlene and family; Rolley and family; Caren and family; J. Higgins; Chris; Alvicky; Judith and Jevon; Sam C.
-- Miguel B.: Please pray for my family in Massachusetts and Puerto Rico.
-- Walter L.: Pray that I have a better life.
-- L.A.: God bless me and my friends Kat and Roger.
-- Theresa: I pray for a place to stay and keep my mind.
-- For Lori’s sister Donna.
-- For Pam and the friends and family of Harry Markle.
-- Father God, we ask that you lay hands on Kimmy and let her know that she is loved by all of us.
-- Continued prayer for Ashley and her daughter, Trinity. 
-- For Joey and his family as they reunite.
-- For Christian.
-- For Dave's killer to be found, brought to justice, and made whole. For the police department to continue to give attention and effort to solving the case.
-- For Gypsy and Turtle.
-- For the health of our volunteers. 
-- For Bianca and her family.
-- For Wendy, Peanut, Shy’ann and Kamaurry 
-- For Lennox, Wolf, Smitty, L.C., Jamalle, Tino, Richard, Kevin, Lori, Kayla and Lorenzo, Lou, Sister Pat.
-- For Charlotte, Ed, Jacques, Robert, Brad, Lance, Kelly, Shante, Shamona, Randy, Richie, Roger, Scott, Tony, Keith, Gary, Steve, Dennis, Brieanna, Carl, Rocky, Red, Johnny, Angel, Brian.
-- For neglected and abused animals and their caregivers. For Nina.
-- For all of LIA's volunteers; help us be quick to listen, slow to speak.
-- Father, please enable Love in Action to continue to serve your children. As we struggle with questions about funding, give us the wisdom to listen for your voice and to trust in you.
-- Prayers for God's guidance and direction as to where we shall serve the Love in Action meal in the future. Please open our eyes to where He wants us to be.
-- Thank you, Father, for the hands and hearts of the Love in Action volunteers. Thank you for our donors. Thank you for the way the members of our ministry use their gifts to lovingly care for our guests. Thank you for loving us.