February Praise & Prayer

Praises (We praise God…)
1)For His faithfulness – new lessons being learned, new relationships, provisions, and grace!

2)That we have the opportunity to travel with a team to Rwanda in mid April! More info on this upcoming trip coming soon!

3)Community – Both Josie and I had great community (people doing life with us) in Chicago and Branson. Although, we greatly miss our friends there, God has blessed us with great family here!

4)I have begun volunteering each week at Richmond High School and the Boys and Girls Club doing tutoring and mentoring!

5)Our church has begun to implement the ministries of Safe Families and Youshare! Both of these ministries will give us opportunities to better love and serve our church body and community.

6)For a great start to our sermon series in the book of James (Sunday mornings) and the Fruit of the Spirit (Saturday mornings)!

Prayer Requests (Please pray with us…)
1)That our faith in Christ and our love for Him would continue to grow! Please pray that we would truly trust Him in all areas of our lives.

2) a - Josie will be taking a physical therapy test in about a week. She needs to pass this test in order to maintain her state license. Please pray for her as she continues to prepare for it, and that she would do well.
b – She is also looking for a part time job to help make ends meet for us. She has an interview with the YMCA tomorrow (Thursday)! Please pray both for work opportunities and for wisdom.

3) a – We own a condo in Branson, Missouri (where Josie lived before we got married). Please pray with us that we would find a renter soon!
b – We also own a condo in Chicago. Currently, my good brother CW is living there as he attends Moody and works at Sunshine. However, this will be ending in June. Therefore, we need to make some decisions about this condo – short sale, renter, sell, etc. Please pray for wisdom for us.

4) Josie and I are going to begin directing the “game time” at our monthly “Kid’s Fun Night” here at the church. In addition to that, we will be meeting with an AWANA missionary this week about launching a club here in the fall. We are also praying about starting a youth day camp or VBS style program this summer to gain momentum towards the fall. Please pray for wisdom and vision as we move forward with this.

5)We (Josie and I) are beginning to work on support raising, planning, and preparing for our Rwanda trip (April 15th – April 29th) in collaboration with Hallomai International (the same ministry I went to Nigeria with). Please pray for direction for us, and that we would trust God to provide for this trip. We will have a newsletter coming soon! (Also, praise God as one of our plane tickets for this trip has been provided for!)

6)I will be preaching this coming Sunday (2/5) and the following two Saturdays (2/11 & 2/18). Please pray that the LORD would direct those messages, and that He would be lifted high as I preach. (If you would like to listen to our sermons click here.)

We are so grateful for your prayers, encouragement, and support! Please let us know how we can be praying for you! You can email us at pastordave@lhnchurch.org or ja92777@gmail.com