Ayr Free Church of Scotland
Prayer notes from Friday 34 July
Pray for the Sunday services. J Van Bemmel is to take the morning service in KILWINNING and A Guy the morning service in AYR. The evening service in AYR is to be taken by Jason Van Bemmel.
We were delighted to have J Van Bemmel take the two services in Ayr last Sunday. In the morning he preached on Psalm 16 and at night from 1 Corinthians 15. (These services are available online for any who wish to catch up.) The evening services will all be on Paul’s chapter on the resurrection. Please pray that all the services will be a benefit to those who hear them and keep praying for more people to attend the services.
· Continue to pray for the Van Bemmel family as they enjoy a holiday in Scotland. It was good that they were able to attend Hope Corner briefly on Monday before heading to Glasgow.
· Give thanks that Mary M has now got a date for the operation on the first of her hips. The date is Saturday 15th August. Pray that this will go ahead and be successful.
· Eva, Angela Cassidy’s sister, is very ill and the Cassidy’s have been called for. Please pray for the whole family - Eva’s husband Gary, sons Lewis and Ross and the Cassidy’s – Angela, Stephen, Paul and Christopher.
· James M is in Crosshouse hospital and needs prayer.
· Give thanks for the Ayr AGM and Development Plan meeting on Thursday. We are extremely grateful for the work of K Boyd and our two elders, Norman S and Norman M, in preparing a draft development plan. We are thankful to God for the work that has gone on in the congregation last year and this year. Please pray that it will not be long before we are settled with a minister.
· Pray for a good attendance at the Ayr prayer meeting on Thursday. This meeting is to be be taken by J Van Bemmel and will be part 2 of the temptations of Christ looking at applications for us.
· Free Church Youth Camps Please pray for Kincraig Kids 3 as they head to camp Saturday 25th July. Please pray that the Lord would bless this week of teaching, fun and games to each of the campers. Pray that they would grow in relationship with one another, and that they would grow in knowledge of and love for the Lord.
· Prison Fellowship Scotland Give thanks for the partnership between Circle Scotland, SU Scotland and PFS, and pray for all those young people who, through this partnership, are getting to experience an SU holiday. Pray for good friendships to be formed and for the young people to experience real refreshment from God in their lives.
· SASRA Church Engagement 25-31 July: Pray for Regional Manager Andrew McMahon and Scripture Readers Steven Dougherty, Steve Curley and Jim Henderson as they represent SASRA at the Keswick Convention. Pray that it will be a fruitful and blessed time as they share about the work of SASRA and connect with supporters. May it lead to increased engagement and support for our mission.
Sashko, Poland
· We are deeply thankful for our ever-growing publishing ministry and the influence it is having across Poland. Please pray that the books we send out would find the readers God intends for them.
· Pray for an English-language teaching one-week project for Ukrainian high school and college students, starting July 27th - that it would build trust and open doors for the gospel among displaced families.
Free Churches
Poolewe and Aultbae
· Give thanks for the way the Lord has been at work among us as a congregation. We are grateful for new faces coming along, for signs of faith growing, and for the unity and joy we are enjoying together as a fellowship.
· Please pray for those in the congregation who are unwell at the moment. Please also pray for the Lord to open doors and give us courage as we seek to witness to family, friends, and others in our community.
Livingston
· We have enjoyed working through Ephesians in our morning services and midweek bible studies. Praise God for the word of truth (Eph 1:13) that gives new life. We have had the joy of welcoming several new members and several recent professions of faith. Pray that we might increasingly speak the truth in love to one another (Eph 4:15), so that the church might grow in Christ-like maturity.
· Please pray for us as we try to build relationships with the community around us. In particular pray that many will come to our summer fun day on the 15th August, and follow up from that. Pray also that ‘Mainly Music’ (a parent toddler music group), which recently started, will help us to reach families in the area.