Prayer Burdens for August 20, 2024

1. The ongoing truth pursuit this year in the book of Hebrews–That the love for the Word of God would increase daily in all the saints and that as a result, more and more, the church would have the reality of being the pillar and base of the truth (1 Tim. 3:15)

2. Thanksgiving to the Lord for His blessing on the Family Bible Camp held last week

3. The children and the young people and the new arrangements in the children’s meeting and young people’s services for the upcoming school year

4. The fall term of the Full-Time Training in Anaheim (FTTA) and the training extension in Boston (FTTA-XB)–There are currently 5 trainees from NYC in Anaheim: Esther Chai, Lily Fang, Michelle Quin, Miguel Carbajal, Michelle Wang, and 1 trainee in Boston: Benjamin Cooley

5. The follow-up of the gospel outreach and Bible distribution at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris; please pray:
a. For the strengthening of the churches in French-speaking Europe
b. That the Lord will gain local French speakers along with their families for the church life
c. That the Lord will raise up new lampstands in Marseilles, Toulouse, Montpellier, Caen, Nantes, Lille, Mertzig (Luxembourg), and Geneva (Switzerland)
d. That by summer 2025 there will be a team of 20 full-time serving ones in Paris to take care of the Lord’s needs throughout France
e. That many students, families, and mature saints will migrate to France within the next couple of years for the Lord’s interest

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.)