Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Prayer & Praise (May 24-30)

- This Saturday, May 30, is our second of two preparatory sessions to help the summer missionaries get ready for Christian Youth In Action (CYIA) training camp. Please pray that this will be a great time of training and team-building.

In the morning, they will give and be evaluated on their presentation of the Wordless Book. In the afternoon, they will learn all about the history of CEF, what we believe, what 5-Day Clubs will look like this year, and what to expect at CYIA training camp in June. It’s hard to believe that summer is almost here!

- Continue to pray that I could make good connections with families, individuals, and churches as I seek to raise the funds needed for my personal support and for the CYIA program.

- Next Tuesday, June 2, I am moving into a condo in Wheat Ridge; I will be renting it along with a friend of mine from church. Pray that the move goes smoothly.

- Praise God for the wonderful prayer time that our staff had this morning! We all live and minister in different parts of the city, so it is good when we get to come together.

Thanks for praying!

Monday, May 18, 2009

Prayer & Praise (May 17-23)

- This past Friday, May 15, Hannah and I traveled down to Canon City for a statewide staff meeting in preparation for Christian Youth In Action (CYIA) training camp in June. It was very productive!

Pray for each of the 15 training camp staff who will be teaching, serving as dorm leaders, etc. This week, pray especially for us as we prepare our respective teaching assignments, in order that the summer missionaries might be well-equipped for gospel ministry to the children.

- Continue to pray that I could make good connections with families, individuals, and churches as I seek to raise the funds needed for my personal support and for the CYIA program.

- Praise God for each of the 14 summer missionaries who are working in metro Denver this summer!

- Just as an extra, here is a great article CEF recently posted on the main website about our ministry to children in the U.S.

Thanks for praying. Blessings on your life and ministry!

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Prayer & Praise (May 10-16)



- Praise God for a great CYIA Team Leader retreat this past weekend! This was our first annual retreat, and it was a blast. We had a great time together seeking God first, growing as a team, and maturing as leaders.

- Praise God for my semester at Metro State finishing up on Tuesday! I handed in my final paper at noon. It was good feeling! (The paper was one for my Intro to Philosophy class; I wrote about theism and the problem of evil. You can read the paper here.)

- Continue to pray that I could make good connections with families, individuals, and churches as I seek to raise the funds needed for my personal support and for the CYIA program.

- This Saturday, May 16, Hannah and I are conducting a catch-up session for the two summer missionaries that missed our first CYIA pre-training. Pray that it goes well!

Thanks so much! I appreciate your prayers and support.

Monday, May 4, 2009

Prayer & Praise (May 3-9)



- This weekend, May 8-10, is our first annual Team Leader retreat for Christian Youth In Action (CYIA)!!! If you can’t tell, I am super excited! :-)

The purpose of the weekend is for us to seek God first, grow as a team, and mature as leaders. For 48 hours we are going to retreat from our everyday responsibilities and relationships in order to prepare for the coming summer of ministry.

Please pray for me this week as I finish preparing for the teaching sessions and finalize all of the other little details.

- Continue to pray that I could make good connections with families, individuals, and churches as I seek to raise the funds needed for my personal support and for the CYIA program. Currently I am 28% supported and our CYIA general fund is at 35% of the 2009 budget.

- Praise God for the wonderful year Marney and I had teaching Good News Club! We had our last meeting of the school year last week. Please pray that the children would continue to grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus over the summer.

Thanks for praying. Blessings on your week!