Prayer Notes from Friday 17 January 2025

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Pray for the Sunday services. The morning service in KILWINNING is to be taken by G Palmer and in AYR by D Parker. The evening service in AYR has P Carr as the preacher.

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· Give thanks for the good weather for the burial of Norman McG and for the helpful words of K Boyd as he led the service in the church. Continue to pray for the family – Rae and the two sons Paul and David as well as the grandchildren.

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· Remember May K as she was unable to attend church last Sunday. Give thanks for her improved health and pray that she might be well enough to come out this Sunday. Her attendance is such an encouragement to us.

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· Pray for the other two ladies in care homes – Isabel S and Irene B. Infections can so quickly go around. Please pray for God to protect the residents and visitors as well as the staff so that things can go on as normally as possible. Pray too for the witness of Christians – staff, residents and visitors.

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· Give thanks for James M praying again at the prayer meeting and rejoicing in the early signs of new growth in the gardens and countryside.

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· Continue to pray that God will bring new people to join with us and to strengthen in the church. Pray that God would provide more leaders to share the load of our two elders – Norman MacS in Kilwinning and Norman S in Ayr.

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· Give thanks for the services taken by N Kenny last Sunday in Ayr and for his encouraging report on the work of the Christian Institute. Please pray that workers from the Christian Institute will continue to have opportunities to speak to those involved in the drafting of new laws and that God will prevent the legalising of assisted suicide.

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· SASRA Pray Scripture Readers would have opportunities to build on messages heard and conversations had over the Christmas period.

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· SU Scotland Pray for inspiration for those leading SU Groups in primary and secondary schools and delivering Bible Alive sessions which use storytelling, music, drama, puppets, quizzes, activities and costumes to bring the Bible to life. Pray that children will have ‘ears to hear’.

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· Gaza ceasefire deal Please pray that this will go ahead and that the Israeli hostages will be freed, peace will be restored in Gaza and that aid will reach the people who need it.

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· Tearfund, Middle East Please pray for peace in times of increased violence, and for humanitarian aid to reach the many thousands of displaced people. Please pray as Tearfund partners seek to provide food, and clean water to those in need.

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· Tearfund, Ukraine Please pray for the people of Ukraine as they endure many years of displacement and hard shipped caused by the ongoing war. Pray that the Lord would draw near to them and be their source of comfort and hope.

 

· Tearfund, Nepal Please pray for workers who are working to address gender-based violence and human trafficking.