Prayer & Praise Items

                                             PRAISE & PRAYER
                                               June 12, 2013
                                      First Mennonite Church

PRAISE....
Praise for the excellent time of service, ministry and fellowship
which the catechism class experienced during their trip to
Pennsylvania last week. Thank the Lord for their safe journey.

Praise for the Community Bible School program that will be
tonight at 6:30 p.m., for all the children enrolled, and the willing
teachers, helpers and leaders. Continue praying for the children
from unchurched homes, and those who made decisions to
trust Christ.

PRAYER....
Pray for our missionaries of the week: Gordon & Jarna
Claassen. Praise Items: 1) For a safe, effective and healthy trip
for Gordon to Bangladesh and India during April & May; Jarna
stayed well at home. 2) For the encouragement, learning and
relationship building which happened as the members of MAI’s
(Medical Ambassadors Int’l) International Council met in
California (June 3 – 7). Prayer Items:1) For those groups and
people trained in CHE (Community Health Evangelism) during
the past months in South Asia – that they would continue to be
studying the biblical principles and practical ideas – to
implement them in their thinking patterns, lifestyles and
ministries. 2) For Christians in South Asia, particularly Pakistan
and Bangladesh, but also in India, who are vulnerable and for
whom living-security is fragile. Pray for boldness to live and love
from the heart, drawing on the resources of resilience, patience,
joy and confidence God provides through the Holy Spirit.

Pray for five unspoken requests.

God calls us to encourage each other. Here is a list of June
birthdays for missionaries and church staff. Let's wish our
church family a happy birthday, send them words of
encouragement, and gratitude. Feel free to send cards if you
have their mailing address. Also, a basket will be placed in the
foyer in which you may place cards for them and these will be
sent for you. Each month we will post the list of birthdays on the
missionary bulletin board located on the chapel wall. As a
church family let’s lift these members. Please take a moment to
send a little note.
16 Eldon Claassen

21 Anna Jane Fennig

24 Dan Bauman

26 Chris (Mrs. Brent) Hyman

FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL:

Adams Memorial Hospital: Jerrold Neuenschwander - gall
bladder surgery

Parkview Regional: Rick Steiner - tests

At Home:
Florine Fluckiger - SV
Rev. Harold Nussbaum
Cadley Boocher (granddaughter of Randy & Kenda Amstutz) -
home with feeding tube
Rev. Curt Claassen - rehab at Swiss Village
Rosemary La Rue - cancer treatments
Jerry Nussbaum – cancer; receiving chemo treatments
Jo Ellen Biberstine – receiving chemo treatments
Vienna Collett – feeding tube
Tyson Bahrke – student at Adams Central with bone cancer
Rev. Bob Sprunger – dialysis at home
Lynn Sprunger (Jayne Mann’s brother) heart problems -
Hospice Care
Bob Toland - chemo treatments
Ned Liechty - surgery recovery

We are not aware of circumstances with the following people
that would require special prayer. We pray for one another
because we care:

Jeromy & Kim Alberson and daughters
Carol Balsiger
Jerry & Sheree Barkley and Grace
Doug & Candy Bauman
Bill & Vickie Beachey and sons
Wade & Taya Augsburger and family
Von & Dawn Balsiger and Nickolas
Dave & Kathy Bauman and family
Steve & Myrna Bauman
Stan & Tammy Becher and family
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Please phone Prayer & Praise items to church office, 8:00
a.m.-4:30 p.m., 589-3108, or Jerry Flueckiger, 589-4666.