Prayer Burdens for May 17, 2022

1. The prayer ministry of the church:
a. The strengthening of all the prayer meetings and prayer groups in the church
b. That our prayers would always be aimed at the interests of God, that is, toward Christ (the land), the kingdom (the city) and the church (the house)

1 Kings 8:48-49 And if they return to You with all their heart and with all their soul…and they pray to You toward their land that You have given to their fathers, the city that You have chosen, and the house that I have built for Your name; then hear their prayer and their supplication in the heavens Your dwelling place and maintain their cause.

2. The salvation of all the children in grade 5:
a. The ongoing preparation of the hearts of all the fifth graders
b. All-districts Gospel Activity Day gathering for 5th graders and their families this upcoming Saturday, May 21, in Hall 9 in Staten Island

3. The strengthening of the service with the children (nursery, pre-K, children’s meeting) in all nine halls, as well as in the church in Rosendale

4. The international Memorial Day weekend blending conference

5. The Lord’s move in Europe:
a. The strengthening of all the saints participating in the gospel trips in Poland and other eastern European countries with the burden for the outreach to the Ukrainian refugees
b. The care for the displaced saints and other Ukrainian refugees who are being received by some of the churches in Poland and Germany
c. The migration of burdened saints to six designated European cities (Barcelona, Brussels, Dublin, Lisbon, Rome and Zurich)

6. The various needs of the saints both locally and in other localities (e.g. physical and emotional, health-related, job-related, family-related, etc.)