July 2020 - Bulletin Prayer Requests
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URCNA Prayer Requests

Persecuted Church

July 5, 2020
Covenant URC in Colorado Springs, CO

1. Please pray for the leadership in Covenant as they look for a pastor.
2. Pray that the church would continue to have an outward focus despite the restrictions with COVID.
3.  Pray that God would cause the church to continue to be united.

July 12, 2020
Gig Harbor, WA

1. Please pray that God would bring unity to our church plant during this time of COVID and that God would give our leaders wisdom in how to lead. 
2. Pray for candidate Caleb Jansen and his time in our midst this summer.  Pray also for his candidacy exam in the fall.

July 19, 2020
Pastor Matt Van Dyken is a missionary in Tepic, Mexico.

1. Please pray for the city as things start to ramp up with the virus. Some in the church have gotten sick, but no one has died. 
2. Please pray for us as a church that the Lord will bind us together to Him and to each other, as it is hard when you can't see each other. 
3. Please pray for health and open doors so that we might be able to speak the Gospel as we ought to speak. 

July 26, 2020
Pastor Taylor Kern is a church-planter in Ontario, CA.

1. Our deacon, Ruben Rodriguez (in his 70s), has been sick for a few weeks now. Please pray that the Lord grant Ruben discernment to seek proper medical care and that God sustain his health through these trying times.
2. Recently, Pastor Taylor has been involved in a local Christian food distribution ministry called Food-For-Life. Pastor Taylor has been asked to help start up Spanish Language Bible study on Thursday nights.
3. About a month ago, Pastor Taylor was invited to join a weekly video-conference book club with local public school teachers. Please pray that the Spirit grant Taylor wisdom and boldness to speak the truth in love. Pray also that God the Spirit work into all involved the life-transforming power of His grace in Christ. 

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