God for the gift of His Only Son, Jesus, who came to us the first
Christmas and as we celebrate His coming for all people on Epiphany.
God for those who heard the Good News of Jesus shared at Summer Training, weekends and
outreach events.
God for 3 New Years Gatherings held in Enid, OK; Ogallala, NE; &
Stevensville, MI and For safe travel & favorable weather for the New Years
Gathering participants.
God for outreach weekends conducted in 2008 & scheduled
for 2009.
Thank God for the resources
of leaders, youth, materials, and host churches that support this
ministry.
God for meeting the needs of OAFC.
Prayers
That God would
guide OAFC Staff:
Pastor Dan Smith the part-time
Executive Director of OAFC & full-time pastor of Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church
in Galesburg, IL
Mr. Dan Barz,
full-time Assistant to the Executive Director (Director of Operations) His
father, Rev. Marvin Barz, was briefly hospitalized last week, but is now
home & doing well.
Pastor Erwin Ruhlig,
volunteer Business Manager - who is again undergoing chemotherapy.
Dorothy Ruppert,
volunteer Treasurer
For God's
guidance on the January 8-10 OAFC Board Meeting in New Minden, IL.
That Ambassadors
might simply and boldly share Jesus with those in their schools &
communities.
That God will provide
willing hosts for 2009 weekends for all OAFC groups
around the country.
That God will
provide for all the needs of the future OAFC weekends scheduled:
For the Holy Spirit working
through the Good News shared atNew Years Gatherings
For the resources needed for the Ministry and Growth
of OAFC and that we use these resources to His glory.
That OAFC might grow in sharing the Good News of
Jesus with many and in training many more to share that Good News.
That God will provide:
More
Area Leaders for OAFC - both for new
starts and for current groups.
Youth to join OAFC
Churches to host OAFC
Ambassadors sharing Jesus in
other lands
During this
long time of conflict pray for
our troops, our country, our President, president elect, and all others in authority. For more
information check: www.presidentialprayerteam.org
Did you know?
In the world today there are more than
6 billion people in approximately 12,000 ethno-linguistic groups, speaking
more than 7,148
languages.
Nearly 4 billion people-or two out of every three-do not know
Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
Prayer & Praise Requests
The OAFC staff will strive to update this list at the
beginning of each week. Ambassadors and friends of OAFC are invited to
submit OAFC related prayer items to
info@oafc.org. Please note "prayers" in the subject line.