Sunday 16th Sept 2012 Prayer Focus

Give thanks for an encouraging start to Parent and Toddlers with several; new Mums attending as well as many familiar faces returning.  Give thanks for the dedication and hard work of all the helpers and pray for God’s blessing as they seek to be a blessing to others.  Pray that many parents will avail of the Gospel literature and library and that God might use this opportunity to draw people to Himself.  Pray for the circle time that parents will join in and for an opportunity to tell Bible Stories to the children.

Pray for Maureen Stevenson who is due to arrive today in Lilongwe, Malawi this morning.  Pray for safety in travel up to Livingstonia on 18^th and for fuel as shortages continue. Maureen also asks for prayer for:

• Safe arrival of luggage as she is carrying quite a lot of hospital equipment.
• Lyn and Johnny Dowds, Cody and Suni who she will be staying with - that a good friendship will develop.
• Her work at the hospital which will be mainly teaching - pray that this would be useful for the staff.
• A good opportunity to visit Ballykajoni, the nursery school and the Church.
• Malawi and their Government as the country copes with poor harvests and political instability until the next elections over a year away.
• Her safe return on 8^th October

Pray for all who are suffering from mental illness: anxiety, depression, neurotic and psychotic disorders, self-harming and behaviour problems. Pray that they would know God’s healing peace and comfort.   Pray about the worsening problem of self-harm. Ask God to reveal the underlying causes for each case and grant the strength and wisdom needed to follow the paths to recovery. (Care for the Family report one in four adults are likely to suffer from mental illness at some stage in their lives. One in ten - 850,000 - children and young people in the UK, have been diagnosed with a mental health problem.)