March 2017 Prayer and Praise
1. Wed. Praise the Lord for Kay Artz and Danette Roberts who correspond with children through the Mailbox ClubTM lessons. Pray for children to do their lessons faithfully.
2. Thu. Tonight is the party club being held at First United Methodist Church, Pottsville. Pray for more children to attend. Pray for Shelley, Keith, Linda, Mike and Jonathan as they provide transportation and/or walk with the children to and from club. Pray for the children to “believe in His name.” (John 1:12)
3. Fri. Praise for Mission Central in Mechanicsburg~ they are the main resource for the camp store. Pray for Shelley and Linda as they travel to Mission Central and “shop” for camp store items today.
4. Sat. Praise for Linda Cerullo who reads a story for the Tel-A-Story® number (570-621-9099) everyday. 5. Sun. Pray for wisdom in setting up the bus schedule for the Good News Day Camp scheduled at Primrose Bible Church, we are planning to transport the children in Minersville to camp at Primrose.
6. Mon. Pray for the monthly party club meeting in Ashland today. Pray for the children of Ashland to attend. Pray for parents to encourage their children to attend. Pray!
7. Tue. Pray for summer missionaries. As of this writing we have one reinstated, one summer staff and one who was interviewed at the February meeting. Without more missionaries we will not be able to hold any 5-Day Clubs.
8. Wed. Pray that God would begin to prepare the hearts of the children who will hear the gospel this summer.
9. Thu. Tonight is the party club held in Mahanoy City: Pray for many children to attend. Pray for Linda, Keith and the Gottfried family as they walk many of the children to and from club. Pray for the children to “believe in His name.”
10. Fri. Praise for CMTS: they loan us a retired school bus to use for the Released Time Good News Club held in Pottsville. Between the fall and spring semester there are over 120 children who attend the club. Praise for our volunteer bus driver, Randy Blankenhorn.
11. Sat. Praise for the Youth Retreat pastors: Justin Whitenight, Jonathan Hikes, Dennis Snyder, Jesse Benack and Todd Wolfe. Their hearts to see the youth of the county have a burden for the lost and to grow in their faith is a blessing. Pray for many youth to attend this challenging weekend in June.
12. Sun. Praise for all the volunteers! It is a blessing to witness the Body of Christ working together to reach the lost with the message of Christ.
13. Mon. Pray for the children who attend Good News Club to believe the Gospel message and to then grow in their understanding of the Word.
14. Tue. Praise for the many churches who open their doors each year to support a summer missionary as they raise support.
15. Wed. Pray for summer preparations.
16. Thu. Pray for the Good News Day Camp flyers to get to every home in Schuylkill County (let’s ask our big God to do a big action). He is able.
17. Fri. Pray for each week of camp to be fully staffed and filled with campers.
18. Sat. Pray for the people of God to have a burden for the lost so that they will make reaching the lost a priority in their families.
19. Sun. Pray for Connie and Jimmie Lu as they attend a meeting with a group of pastors who are planning the second St. Clair block party. Pray for wisdom and for God to bless this group of men and women who desire for the Gospel to move forward in a mighty way in their own neighborhood.
20. Mon. Pray for us to be bold in sharing the Gospel.
21. Tue. Praise God for all the camp sponsorship money we receive each year. The sponsor money helps to keep the cost of camp at a very low charge for all the children who attend.
22. Wed. Praise God for supporting spouses: without their encouragement and support we would not be able to serve the Lord through the ministry of CEF.
23. Thu. Praise God for His great faithfulness to His ministry of CEF®, both in Schuylkill County and around the world.
24. Fri. Today CEF directors from all over the state of PA will be traveling to Lewistown for a Christian Youth in ActionTM (CYIATM) meeting: Pray for unity and wisdom in decision making.
25. Sat. Pray for the Good News Club teachers to have wisdom in answering the children’s questions and discipling them in the Word.
26. Sun. Pray for boldness in sharing the Gospel of Christ.
27. Mon. Pray for camp preparations, there are many details to prepare for: music, Bible lessons, crafts, recreation, missions, opening and closing exercises, volunteer paperwork, etc.
28. Tue. Pray for the CEF of Schuylkill County committee who will be meeting tonight: Chairman, Pastor Bo Frey; Vice Chair, Pastor Mike Smith; Secretary, Linda Fetherolf; Treasurer, Cathy Nagle; members, Pastor Jesse Benack, Ray Burian, Erik Gottfried and Wendell Heisler.
29. Wed. Pray for Connie, Jimmie Lu, Linda and Shelley as they meet today to make final plans for the summer and look to schedule the 2017-2018 Good News Club sessions.
30. Thu. Pray for Shelley, Connie, Jimmie Lu and Linda to be of one heart and mind as they serve God through the ministry of CEF.
31. Fri. Pray for more and more children to sign up for the Mailbox ClubTM lessons and to call the Tel-A-Story number.