Prayer Requests
Acts Fellowship Network:
Rio-Chambersburg
§ The children’s ministry at Rio-Chambersburg continues to grow. Most of the children’s’ cells are done in English. Two of the cells need to multiply and we do not have adults in the church that can lead and speak in English. We had 50+ children ages 2-16 on April 29!
§ The Network is planning a baptism on June 1 for Rio-Chambersburg, Rio-Waynesboro,
and Rio-Arendtsville at Caledonia. Please pray for the candidates.
§ Replacing leaders that are being sent out in different church planting
teams continues to be a challenge.
Rio-Waynesboro
§ A key individual in Rio-Waynesboro recently moved to New York City.
§ Pray for discernment on the right time to move to Fairview Avenue
§ Pray for protection of the Rio-Waynesboro group
Rio-Arendtsville
§ Pray for the 2 Rio-Arendtsville candidates for baptism.
§ Chebo and Clarissa and their team want to work where God is working. They sense and see God working among the 8-15 year olds of Arendtsville. Many of these youth are non-Hispanic.
§ The youth want to play soccer on grounds owned by Peace Light—and
Peace Light would like to see that happen as well. Pray that they will find favor
with the neighbors who live near the field.
Air Hill:
§ Pray for guidance in hiring a Worship Arts Pastor
§ We will be beginning dual services soon.
§ Our new Youth Pastor, Jason Wenger, will be starting in May 2008.
Antrim:
§ Pray that God will enable us to sustain a heart for intercession.
§ Praise God for the new members who will be joining the congregation in
June
§ Pray for congregation-wide daily intimacy with Christ in the Word and
prayer.
Canoe Creek:
§ We’re growing with no room to expand. We may need to move to a 2-service format. Pray for guidance.
Fairview Avenue:
§ Our lead deacon, Paul Taylor, has received prayer and is trusting the
Lord for the healing of a liver problem. He was told that he would not live long
without a transplant, but is choosing not to have one due to his age and the thousands of people awaiting a transplant. His condition did improve following prayer.
Prayer that this will continue.
§ Many teens who enjoy skateboarding are finding a welcoming place and
people at Fairview Avenue
Church. Some of them also
attend youth group and worship services. Pray that these teens will hunger to
know more about the Lord and will accept Him as Lord of their lives.
Five Forks:
§ Pray that we will be able to reach out to visitors and seekers and help
them get connected to the congregation and growing spiritually.
§ Pray that the ‘summer swoon’ will be slight.
§ Pray that we’ll know and do the Lord’s will as a congregation.
Iron Springs:
§ Pray for God’s guidance as we continue to consider ho to effectively
reach out to the community as well as what to do with limited space.
Martinsburg:
§ Pray for our Vacation
Bible School coming up in June. We need to use it as an outreach.
Mt Rock:
§ A community prayer group led by Mt Rock has prayed several times at the
Shippensburg University
campus. Because of the community’s desire to bless the students, an evening
has been planned especially for the students to be able to worship and receive personal prayer specifically for them to break
through and know God’s purpose and destiny for their lives. Please be in
prayer for this event.
§ Pray for momentum in the Holy Spirit to keep building
§ Pray too for a corporate worship night scheduled for July 20 at the Trojan
Stadium in Chambersburg and revival it the Cumberland Valley.
Mt Tabor:
§ Pray for our mission trip in June.
It is the first trip for our church.
§ Pray for our ongoing outreach to our community and a heart to pray.
Peace Light:
§ We continue to pray for Rick Baker who suffered a brain aneurism
§ Pray for Dennis and Sherry—new folks who have started attending
§ Pray too, for Marle and Sharon who are new contacts. Sharon has attended a few times.
Sherman’s Valley:
§ We are still contending for revival fires to sweep our valley and surrounding
areas.
South Mountain Chapel:
§ We have a dear family who is moving to Georgia this spring. Pray blessing
on this family. We held an appreciation Dinner for them on April 27.
§ Pray for willing and gifted believers to fill the gap in ministry in
our church and community.
The Vine:
§ Pray that we will get through the red tape and get into our building
on Main Street in Smithsburg,
MD.
Walkersville:
§ Pastor Tim writes, “Please pray for my work as Team Chaplain for
the Baltimore Mariners [a professional indoor football team]. Pray for opportunities
to reach out and that I would make the most of every opportunity as God gives me boldness to speak.”
Woodbury:
§ Pray for those who attend; that all will have an impact on our community.
Praises
Acts Fellowship Network:
§ Rio-Chambersburg had their first Hispanic family from Shippensburg visit the Chambersburg church
§ Several members of the Rio-Waynesboro
leadership team were without jobs and God recently provided work for them.
§ At the request of their youth, Rio-Arendtsville
recently began meeting two Saturdays a month! Meeting in the Peace Light building
is working out well. There was a well attended Good Friday service held involving
Rio-Chambersburg, Rio-Waynesboro and Rio-Arendtsville.
Antrim:
Praise God for our
Spirit Life Convention with Jack Deere, May 3-7.
Canoe Creek:
Praise the Lord
for a healthy, growing congregation and building remodeling that is taking
place at Canoe Creek.
Chambersburg:
We’ve had
more adults respond to Jesus in personal conversion or rededication acts in the first quarter of this year that in the last
two years combined!
Fairview Avenue:
§ A man struggling through the heartbreak of drug addiction receives help
to break his addiction, accepted the gift of salvation and was baptized through the ministry of our associate pastor, Shannon
Bennshoff.
§ A teen girl in the youth group gave her life to the Lord at the youth
retreat.
§ Many children are enjoying the Pioneer Club leaders and activities each
Wednesday night.
Five Forks:
We’ve had
a good response to a men’s class and a women’s class being offered on Wednesday evenings. They seem to be meeting a need.
Iron Springs:
Pastor Terry Hoke
writes, “I praise God that the need to consider what to do to handle growth continues.”
Martinsburg:
Support for Jon
and Becky Winger (Pastor Herr’s daughter & son-in-law who will be serving as missionaries in Thailand) has reached the needed 200 prayer partners and is nearing the 100% mark
for financial support.
Mt Rock:
We recently did
a 21 day corporate fast with the focus of praying for lost souls. Names were
compiled of lost friends and loved ones and targeted during the fast. We are
expecting a harvest from those souls.
Mt Tabor:
Mt Tabor held its
first prayer vigil late in April. The church has shown a great willingness to
join together to pray.
New Guilford:
Praise God for the
commitments to Christ that were made at our Easter Service.
Paramount:
Our Young Adult
Ministry, under the leadership of Pastor David Gettel, has become very fruitful as attendees are inviting their friends to
join in their Tuesday night gatherings.
Sherman’s Valley:
We are seeing spiritual
growth in converts over the past years.
South Mountain Chapel:
We are praising
God for Dale, a young man who rededicated his life to Christ and for Ashlyn, a young woman who accepted Christ as her Savior.
The Vine:
Praise the Lord! People are stepping up in ministry. A
second worship team is ready to begin; someone has volunteered to be the treasurer another individual has volunteered to lead
the children’s ministry.
Walkersville:
Praise the Lord
for a renewed sense of vision and outreach to the community.
