OUTREACH Prayer Update
December 2015

Our church planters depend on the prayers and encouragement of God's people. OUTREACH NORTH AMERICA provides this monthly prayer letter to inform you of some of their specific needs and praises so you will know better how to pray for them. Thank you for your prayers and the interest you show by your phone and e-mail responses. Your prayers truly encourage your church planters. (See the bottom of this e-mail for a summary of all the mission churches included in this update.)

In general

• Pray for us this Christmas season to celebrate the gift of Christ to us and to "make the most of every [this] opportunity to proclaim the Gospel."  (Col. 4:5)
• Pray for the Christmas services in our church plants.

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Canadian Presbytery

Catawba Presbytery

First Presbytery

Florida Presbytery

Mississippi Valley Presbytery

Northeast Presbytery

Second Presbytery

Virginia Presbytery

Canadian Presbytery

Faith Church, Tilsonburg, Ontario
Rev. Steve Richardson pres2011@zoho.com

Pray

• For a lady named Emily who is the superintendent at the local boarding house. She has come to faith in Jesus but is anxious in crowds and so has not yet come to church. Pray that her desire for church would be greater than her fear. Pray also for her family who has visited our church and that they would come back. 
• For Jay and Ronnie who used to come faithfully to church through the outreach efforts of the church. Both are struggling and neither currently attending church. Pray for Ronnie's brother who is extremely hostile to the gospel. Pray that his heart would be softened and broken.
• For Adam. He has a very broken and criminal past. He comes occasionally to church but feels his sins are too great to be pardoned. Pray for conversion.
• For the door-to-door evangelism. Numbers have allowed us to share the gospel and many have expressed an interest in coming to church, though few have yet come. Pray that many would be saved. Pray in particular for a gay young man who listened carefully as we spoke of his need for the Savior.
• For open doors and hearts at the boarding house. 
• For the preaching at Faith Presbyterian Church-- that it would be in demonstration of spirit and power.

Give thanks

• For continued growth in our congregation. Pray that we would grow in our love for the Lord Jesus and our passion for lost souls.
• For Tony who has been hostile to the gospel but is softening. 

 

Catawba Presbytery

River Crossing ARP, York County, SC

Rev. David and Emily Stover  Stoverdavid@hotmail.com

Pray

• For the conversation we are having with the new YMCA. We are hoping to be able to meet in their new facility located in a new sub-development in Rock Hill.
• Pray for our worship leader to find a job in the Charlotte area. He is a mass communication major from Winthrop. He graduates in December. We hope to keep him in this area. His name is Matthew.
• Pray for our year-end fundraising efforts. Pray that the Lord would meet all of our needs according to His riches in Christ Jesus.

Praise

• The Lord for bringing a new family of 4 to us. The mom grew up in Pakistan and she is a new believer. She is starving for fellowship. She has been to every event we've had in the past 2 weeks. The dad may not know the Lord. Pray for his salvation.
• We are thankful for the financial and prayer support of our 3 parenting churches.

Shem Creek Presbyterian Church, Mt. Pleasant, SC
Charlie and DJ Phillips and Ben Carver charliephillips6@yahoo.com and btcarver10@gmail.com
http://shemcreekpresbyterian.org/
Praise

• We are thankful for a denomination that fully supports our vision for church planting.
• We are thankful for Outreach North America's guidance and wisdom in leading us forward in ministry.
• We are thankful for a presbytery (and Church Extension Committee) that values pioneering work for the Gospel.
• We are thankful for many churches that have given generously to ensure our ability to minister.
• We are thankful for our first new members.
• We are thankful for our first covenant baptism.
• We are thankful for our partnership with the town of Mount Pleasant that enables us to have Sunday morning worship at the Darby Building.
• We are thankful for the individual donors who have supported us financially.
• We are thankful for discipleship opportunities like our Sunday night Heidelberg study as well as our men's and women's groups that meet during the week.
• We are thankful for the hundreds of people that lift us up in prayer every month.
• We are thankful for Ben's ordination this past summer and his ministry to our church.
• We are thankful for the birth of Alex Phillips and the joy he has brought to our church.
• We are thankful for the incredible people God has sent us to build our church.

Pray

• We are praying for God to bless our evangelistic efforts at the East Cooper Medical Center as we serve as chaplains every week.
• We are praying for good attendance at our Christmas party held for the underprivileged children of Mount Pleasant.
• We are praying for God to use our men's and women's Bible studies to gather non-believers into our church.

First Presbytery

Brookside Presbyterian Church, ARP, Boone, NC

Rev. Larry and Joyce Young drlarryyoung@msn.com
www.BooneBrooksideChurch.org
Praise

• For vibrant worship of the highest caliber and excellence.
• For a wonderful spirit of unity and fellowship.

Prayer

• For the Holy Spirit to motivate the members to invite and bring others.
• For good finances in the snowy, winter months ahead.

Christ Coastal Church, Southport, NC

Rev. Walt and Val Shepard waltshepard@gmail.com

Pray

• For Walt as he recovers from surgery. 

Praise

• Thank the Lord for His care.
• Thank Him for providing us a facility centrally located to worship Him.
• Thank Him with us for the leadership team He has provided at Christ Coastal.

Florida Presbytery

Renew Church, Fort Myers, FL

Rev. Steve and Rachel Reynolds sc_reynolds@centurylink.net

Praises

• Our discipleship process, x-cell-erate, is taking off. We are seeing people begin to seriously engage those around them, becoming aware of their need for Christ as well as their own responsibility to reach out to them.
• We recently had a woman share her testimony with us. Since coming to Renew, she has left a background of emptiness and searching (in New Age material, etc.). The concluding statement of her testimony was that since she came to Christ, “I know I will never be empty again.”  What a testimony!
• We are personally digging deeper relationally into the lives of some people we have been praying for and trying to reach for quite some time. We are seeing God crack open hearts that were, formerly, pretty hard.

Prayer Requests

• Our funding from ONA and Presbytery’s Church Extension ends in December. Pray for Steve to be able to secure employment that will make up the gap between what we currently receive and our needs.
• Pray for our friends at RaceTrac who are showing increased openness to the Gospel. Specifically, pray for Ami, Veronica, and Dee. Pray for increased openness from our friends Jim and Gail.
• We have an opportunity to expand our outreach to Horizons (government housing). The Director of the Housing Authority of Fort Myers is checking to see if we might be able to secure and apartment on-site to be used for mentoring, tutoring, classes, and Bible Study. Pray that we may be able to secure this apartment and for someone to live in it with a link to us and the ministry at Horizons.

SonLife Church, Jacksonville, FL

Rev. Bob and Dail Hovey thehoveys@aol.com

www.sonlifejax.com

Praise

• It is a season of Thanksgiving, and so we shall give thanks! “Thanks” to the many churches in the Florida Presbytery and individuals who continue to pray for and give financially to God’s work in Jacksonville.

Northeast Presbytery

Good News Presbyterian Church, Gilbert, AZ
Rev. Charles Roberts (supply) revdrcr@gmail.com
www.goodnewspres.com

• For quick and profitable sale of property.
• For visitors and new growth.
• For avenues for us to have a positive presence in a diverse community.

Canadian Presbytery

Faith Church, Tilsonburg, Ontario Rev. Steve Richardson

Hope Presbyterian Church Kingston, Ontario Rev. Kevin Carter

Catawba Presbytery

Hill City Church, Rock Hill, SC Rev. Daniel Wells

Iglesia Biblica Latinoamericana, Columbia, SC

King’s Parish, Dallas, Texas Rev. David Winburne

River Crossing ARP, York County, SC Rev. David Stover  

Shem Creek Presbyterian Church, SC Ben Carver and Charlie Phillips

First Presbytery

Bethesda Presbyterian Church, ARP, Johnson City, TN

Brookside Presbyterian Church, ARP, Boone, NC Rev. Larry Young

Christ Coastal Church, Southport, NC Rev. Walt Shepard

City Church of Asheville, Asheville, NC Rev. Duff James

Faith Chapel ARP, Pleasant Garden, NC Rev. Terry Crahen

Grace Community Church, Black Creek, NC Rev. Randy Jenkins

Grace Reformed Presbyterian Church, Clayton, NC Rev. Ken Kunkel

Hyo Shin Korean, Greensboro, NC – exploratory work Rev. Byong Han Son

New Beginnings, Smithfield, NC Rev. Percy Coleman

Northside Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, NC Rev. Paul Traub

Peace Korean ARP, Charlotte, NC – exploratory work Rev. Eung Chu Lee

Pinecrest Hispanic Mission, Hendersonville, NC Rev. Juan Carlos Unda

Rodam Korean ARP Church, Pineville, NC Rev. Eun Joo Kim

Wilkes-Covenant, Millers Creek, NC – exploratory work Student Josh Feimster

Florida Presbytery

Christ Community, Apollo Beach, FL Rev. Charlie Lewis

Renew Church, Fort Myers, FL Rev. Steve Reynolds

SonLife Church, Jacksonville, FL Rev. Bob Hovey

Tampa Chinese Presbyterian Church, Tampa, FL Rev. Jeff Liu

Mississippi Valley Presbytery

Havana ARP Church, Havana, AR Rev. Moises Chan

Redeemer Community Church, Murray, KY

Northeast Presbytery

All Nations Mission Church of NY, New York City, NY Rev. Bongkyun (Andrew) Bang

Christ Presbyterian Church, Glenside, PA Rev. Iain Duguid

Global Vision ARP Church, Flushing, NY Dr. Peter Tae Mun Lee

Good News Presbyterian Church, Gilbert, AZ

Holy Covenant, Lancaster, PA Rev. Jong Chul Kim

Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church, Grand Rapids, MI

Iranian Christian Church of Washington, D.C. Rev. Javad Pishghadamian

Jesuwon Community, Horsham, PA Rev. Seong Jong Yoon

New Covenant, Chantilly, VA Rev. Hae Gaph Lee

Tri-State Community Church, WV Rev. Rick Anderson

Second Presbytery

Clemson Korean Presbyterian Church Rev. Jae Park

Travelers ARP, Travelers Rest, SC Walker Suits

Tennessee/Alabama Presbytery

Hanmaum ARP, Madison, AL Rev. Soo Young Kim

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