1. The upcoming online semiannual training on the books of 1 & 2 Samuel which will begin on Friday, December 24, in NYC and all the video trainings being held in all the local churches throughout the earth
2. The shepherding of all the saints and the recovery of those who have not been attending the meetings for some time
3. The strengthening of the children’s meeting and young people’s services in all nine halls
4. The preparation of the newly purchased meeting halls in Brooklyn (Hall 4) and on the Upper West Side (Hall 6) and the preparation of the saints for the use of the new halls
5. The strengthening of all the small group meetings and church meetings this week
6. The saints in the Philippines who were affected by the super typhoon which struck there a few days ago–In the province of Cebu a total of 5 meeting halls were fully damaged, 15 partially damaged, and more than 630 saints’ homes have been severely affected
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.)
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