Prayer Burdens for February 21, 2023

1. The gospel meeting being held online this upcoming Friday, February 24, in the Crucial Truths of the Bible meeting

2. Thanksgiving to the Lord for His speaking in the International Chinese-speaking Conference (ICSC) this past weekend on the general subject Making Ourselves Ready for the Lord’s Coming, and prayer that the word released would not return to the Lord vainly but that it will accomplish what He delights in, and prosper in the matter to which He sent it (Isa. 55:11)

3. Thanksgiving to the Lord for His faithfulness in answering the prayers of the church in the Young People’s Winter Retreat, and prayer for the Lord’s continued operation in the young people through His word

4. The spring 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: Rebecca Zhang (2nd term), Benjamin Cooley (3rd term), Libby Sun (3rd term), Dean Deng (4th term), Christyn Hung (4th term), and 1 trainee in Boston: Lesly Ramirez; we give thanks to the Lord for the consecration of these young saints; let us pray that the Lord would gain each one fully and produce each one as a living, functioning member of His Body

5. The need for meeting halls in various localities throughout the country and throughout the world:
a. Atlanta, GA
b. Stuttgart, Germany
c. São Paulo, Brazil
d. Sydney, Australia

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.)