May 2017 Prayer and Praise
1. Mon. Today is the party club held at the Ashland Youth Center (hosted by Bethany E. C. Church, Ashland). Pray for many children to attend and for Jimmie Lu to share the Bible lesson with boldness. Pray for many children to come and for their hearts to be open to the Gospel message.
2. Tues. Praise God for you, the faithful prayer warriors!
3. Wed. Praise God for Linda Cerullo who records a new story every day for the Tel-A-Story® ministry. (621-9099.)
4. Thu. Tonight is the party club held at First United Methodist Church, 330 Market Street, Pottsville. Pray for many children to attend and for Shelley to share the Bible lesson with boldness. Pray for the children’s hearts to understand the Truth of their need of a Savior; recognizing that their salvation is based on the completed work of Christ and not the “good” they do.
5. Fri. Pray for the boys and girls who do the Mailbox ClubTM lessons to do them faithfully and without reminders. Praise God for how He uses this ministry to bring many children to salvation and to help others grow in their relationship with Jesus.
6. Sat. Pray for Shelley and many CEF® workers around the world who will be traveling to Ridgecrest NC this weekend for the International Conference that begins on Monday.
7. Sun. Pray for the children who come from broken homes~ for the children to know Jesus will never leave them.
8. Mon. Pray for a Good News Day Camp form to get into the hands of every child in Schuylkill County.
9. Tue. Pray for every camp to have a full and complete staff of volunteers.
10. Wed. Pray for CEF® to partner with a church in the following school districts so that Good News Clubs can be started: North Schuylkill and Minersville.
11. Thurs. Tonight is the party club held at First Presbyterian Church, 89 South Main Street, Mahanoy City. Pray for many children to attend and for Linda to share the Bible lesson with boldness. Pray for the children’s hearts to understand the Truth of their need of a Savior; recognizing that their salvation is based on the completed work of Christ and not the “good” they do.
12. Fri. Pray for youth (8th grade and over) to register for the CEF® LEAD Youth Retreat. This weekend retreat will take the youth deeper into the Word of God and will challenge them in what they do with their time.
13. Sat. Praise God for those who partner with CEF through prayer and financial support.
14. Sun. Praise God for Keys for Kids and their new ministry Keys for Camp~ every child who attends Good News Day Camp will receive a devotional book every 3 months for the year.
15. Mon. Pray for the CEF LEAD Youth Retreat preparations. Praise God for the following pastors who are leading this retreat: Todd Wolfe, Justin Whitenight, Jonathan Hikes, Jesse Benack, and Dennis Snyder. The Body of Christ working together~ it’s a beautiful thing!
16. Tues. Pray for the summer missionaries as they are beginning to speak in churches to raise their financial and prayer support.
17. Wed. Praise for our 2017 summer missionary team: Katie Burian, Mary Gottfried, Elizabeth Smallwood, Gina Miller, Jerusha McCarthy and Mackenzie Werez.
18. Thurs. Pray for Shelley, Connie, Jimmie Lu and Linda to have the mind of Christ and to do all things for His glory.
19. Fri. Pray for all the preparations for CYIATM (Christian Youth in ActionTM). This is the week of training Shelley and the summer missionaries attend in preparation for the summer ministries.
20. Sat. Pray for Shelley and the Youth Retreat pastors as they view the property where the retreat will be held. Pray for all the details: teaching sessions, food, games, relationship building times, etc.
21. Sun. Tonight a party club is being held at Simpson UM Church, Gordon. Pray for many children to come and for Shelley to teach with boldness. Pray for receptive hearts.
22. Mon. Pray for all the camp preparations.
23. Tues. The local committee meets tonight. Please pray for a unity in spirit and for boldness in leading the ministry of CEF® on the county level.
24. Wed. Praise for our office elves: Julie Strong, Linda Schwartz, Carol Hoy, Barb Wetzel, Charles Walton, Doris Faust, Becky Bolton, and Tara Stoudt.
25. Thurs. Pray for the children who will be attending camp to have open hearts ready to receive Jesus as their Savior.
26. Fri. Pray for boldness in sharing the Gospel of Christ.
27. Sat. Praise for the children who are doing Bible lessons through the mail: pray for them to continue without reminders.
28. Sun. The Tel-A-StoryTM 570-621-9099 is another tool to be used to help our children grow in their knowledge of God. Pray for many children to call.
29. Mon. Pray for saved children to know that God is their place of safety. He is their all-caring, loving God. 30. Tues. Pray for Shelley as she prepares for the camp training classes that will be held next week.
31. Wed. Pray for every camp to be fully staffed and for God to send more than 70 children to every camp.