The new school year started Tuesday, August 19, and so did the 2008-09 ministry of The Compass. We're off to a great start. The children we have coming, all mesh together really well and are already finding ways to help one another with their homework, sharing and taking turns during free time/playing games, and overall seem to sincerely enjoy spending time together. It's great to "be back." We have thoroughly enjoyed seeing familiar faces, and new ones too.
A week before the school year began, we had room for an additional 6-8 children. At this point, we are at capacity and have now formed a waiting list. We are celebrating with God the harvest He has brought us -- we couldn't be more excited about that. We continue to pray and wait upon His provision for the remainder of our volunteers to help us accomplish the plentiful work God has set out for us.
Another place we are celebrating, has been how God took a rivalry from last year between two students, helped them see one another differently this year (and all they have in common with one another), and is now forming a budding friendship! Only God has the power to accomplish that; and that is a total "Yeah, God!"
We continue to appreciate your prayers for this ministry, the children and their families, and the volunteers who give their time and resources to minister to the children. We also continue to prayerfully anticipate God doing more, and above, anything we pray, or can think to ask or imagine, as we begin our 2008-09 after-school ministry here at The Compass.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
7 Days of Prayer and Fasting
Won't you join us? We are planning to pray and fast for The Compass ministry starting today, Tuesday, August 12, at 3:00 p.m., to Tuesday, August 19 until 3:00 p.m. We welcome anyone wishing to join us in prayer and fasting for the next seven days for this important God-appointed ministry.
The vision of the ministry of The Compass is based on the scripture of Mark 2:2-12. Below are a few other passages that have given us specific direction of this ministry and assurance of God's involvement.
"...the Lord has appointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed. He has sent to me to tell those who mourn that the time of the Lord's favor has come." Isaiah 61:1-2a [NLB] see also Luke 4:18-19
"....be strong and courageous and do the work. Don't be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you... The various divisions will serve....God. Others with skills of every kind will volunteer...." I Chronicles 28:20-21 [NLB]
"I will answer them before they even call to me. While they are still talking about their needs, I will go ahead and answer their prayers!" Isaiah 65:24 [NLB]
Fasting is simply to give up something (TV, computer time, reading a book/magazines, etc.) and replace it with time spent with God. Prayer is simply listening to God through His Holy Spirit, His Holy Word, the Bible, and talking to God, by praising Him for who He is, what He has done, what He can do, and petitioning Him with specific requests. Prayer and fasting, we believe, is most effective when God's word is applied during a set aside time alone with Him.
Please join us in petitioning these requests during your time of prayer and fasting:
1. God would raise an army of prayer warriors for the ministry of The Compass, the children, and the families they represent.
2. God would supply all of the needed volunteers, with a heart for God and children, for the 2008-09 school year.
3. God would supply His desired will and direction for each area of ministry for The Compass in the upcoming year.
Our hope in sharing the above scriptures is to encourage you. God has shared with us during previous times of prayer and fasting and we are confident He will do so again, to each participating individual. We desire for the Holy Spirit to lead each of us individually in what He desires us to hear and to lead us individually in the petitioning of our requests. Please don't limit your requests to those we are asking you to join us in praying -- allow God's Holy Spirit to lead you in how to pray for The Compass, its ministry, the children and their represented families.
We look forward to hearing from many of you, and all that God reveals/impresses upon you; and we thank you in joining us in prayer and fasting for this important God-appointed ministry the next seven days. We have confident hope that, "....God, who is able through his mighty power at work within us, [will] accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. [and bring] Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen." [NLB] Ephesians 3:20-21 (paraphrased)
The vision of the ministry of The Compass is based on the scripture of Mark 2:2-12. Below are a few other passages that have given us specific direction of this ministry and assurance of God's involvement.
"...the Lord has appointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed. He has sent to me to tell those who mourn that the time of the Lord's favor has come." Isaiah 61:1-2a [NLB] see also Luke 4:18-19
"....be strong and courageous and do the work. Don't be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you... The various divisions will serve....God. Others with skills of every kind will volunteer...." I Chronicles 28:20-21 [NLB]
"I will answer them before they even call to me. While they are still talking about their needs, I will go ahead and answer their prayers!" Isaiah 65:24 [NLB]
Fasting is simply to give up something (TV, computer time, reading a book/magazines, etc.) and replace it with time spent with God. Prayer is simply listening to God through His Holy Spirit, His Holy Word, the Bible, and talking to God, by praising Him for who He is, what He has done, what He can do, and petitioning Him with specific requests. Prayer and fasting, we believe, is most effective when God's word is applied during a set aside time alone with Him.
Please join us in petitioning these requests during your time of prayer and fasting:
1. God would raise an army of prayer warriors for the ministry of The Compass, the children, and the families they represent.
2. God would supply all of the needed volunteers, with a heart for God and children, for the 2008-09 school year.
3. God would supply His desired will and direction for each area of ministry for The Compass in the upcoming year.
Our hope in sharing the above scriptures is to encourage you. God has shared with us during previous times of prayer and fasting and we are confident He will do so again, to each participating individual. We desire for the Holy Spirit to lead each of us individually in what He desires us to hear and to lead us individually in the petitioning of our requests. Please don't limit your requests to those we are asking you to join us in praying -- allow God's Holy Spirit to lead you in how to pray for The Compass, its ministry, the children and their represented families.
We look forward to hearing from many of you, and all that God reveals/impresses upon you; and we thank you in joining us in prayer and fasting for this important God-appointed ministry the next seven days. We have confident hope that, "....God, who is able through his mighty power at work within us, [will] accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. [and bring] Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen." [NLB] Ephesians 3:20-21 (paraphrased)
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