1. Thanksgiving to the Lord for all the middle school, high school and college age young people, and prayer for each one during the upcoming school year; let us pray specifically for all the college freshmen, that they would go on in the church life wherever they are and that they would let their light shine before men from the beginning of their college years (Matt. 5:16)
2. The burden for the gospel on the college campuses during the new academic year both in NYC and throughout the country
a. The release of a campus room at NYU for the students’ Bible study
3. The blending conference for the churches in the Mid Atlantic states being held in Philadelphia, PA this upcoming weekend
4. The Lord’s move in Australia and New Zealand–This upcoming Friday there will be a Teachers’ Training in Sydney, Australia for all the churches in Australia and New Zealand in preparation for the summer schools of truth (which will be held at the end of this year); then over the weekend there will be a conference for the parents and serving ones of the children and young people
5. The Spanish-speaking conference for the churches in the Northeast to be held at Camp Penuel over the weekend of September 6-8
6. 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
7. The various needs of the saints both locally and in other localities (e.g. physical and emotional, health-related, job-related, family-related, etc.)