Prayer & PRAise

THANKS FOR PRAYING FOR OUR CHURCH FAMILY:

To submit a request for prayer, an update, or praise, send an email to mgoode@graceniagara.ca

  • Carl Sherrett was taken to the hospital by ambulance this last Monday, February 2. Too weak to walk to the car for his dialysis.  Marj is requesting prayer for him and herself as Carl will be returning home today. Thank you. 

  • Anthony Maracle requests prayer for dealing with a frozen incoming water pipe that, if it cannot be thawed, will have to be dug up...at great cost and mess. Please pray for this matter as it is dealt with tomorrow.

  • Please pray for Lucas & Michele Souza, our missionaries in northeast Brazil. Michele's pregnancy continues to be difficult, with a lot of nausea and vomiting. She is 6 months pregnant, and the mission has released them to go to Sao Paulo with her family to help with care and have access to medical care until baby Timothy is born, then they will return to their ministry in Torto. Please pray for Gods grace in bringing this baby to full term and a healthy delivery.

  • Thank you for praying for Wanda who was deeply struggling, and has gratefully experienced the grace of God and is much better.

  • Tim Toth is trying to find a place to move to; time is running short.  He asks for prayer that a place to live will come available and that he could pack and move out  by the end of the month.  (boxes needed)

  • Pray for our missionaries of the month, Deimerson and Alissandra Venancio in the Brazilian Amazon, reaching their own indigenous people.

  • Some of our newcomers from other countries are seeking the Lord for a job...in a difficult and saturated market--but nothing is impossible for the Lord. Please pray for them.

  • Darlene Trueman requests prayer for a friend, Tony who has been diagnosed with a very complicated cancer tumor.  The immunotherapy has created more complications and is threatening his life.

  • Karen Stauffer continues to recover in London, residing with her son and family.  

  • Please continue praying for overall church ministry, for ministry leaders, life group leaders, discipleship triads, children and youth ministry teams, outreaches, and of course, our regular Sunday morning ministries in worship services and Sunday School..., for our responsiveness to God's Word both personally and in group studies. Pray that we will be steadfast in standing on the truth and be life-giving in our witness to those who need Jesus!

  • Please pray for God's wisdom, strength, and joy for each of:
    • Our Elders: Jim Stuart, Phil Osborne, Jeff Korody, Norm Hill, and new Elders Trevor Hartwick, and Pat Bartley, along with Pastor Martin and Pastor Bruce. 
    • Our Directors: Lawrence McGinn, and new Director John-Rock Bilodeau, along with Elders Jim, Phil, Jeff, Norm, Trevor and Pat (Pastors non-voting)
    • Our Deacons: Mark Ridgway, Ian LeSurf, Hilary Daley, Irene Osborne, Anthony Maracle, Mark Daley, Patty LeSurf, Elaine Korody, and Mellanie Romita.

  • Pray for God's peace for Lorna Johansen (Chapel Heights), Ron Myers (Lundy Manor), Vi Warden (Cavendish), Elaine Short (Oakwood Park Lodge), Alex Kaye (Chapel Heights), Tom Goode (Linhaven/Regatta House), Vera Harnden (Simcoe), Esther Rosa (Meadows), Betty Enns (Meadows of Dorchester), Bethene Fretz (Maple Park Lodge), Doreen Menard (Elgin Falls), Mary Franco (Queenston Place), Bill Howie (Bella), and Della Height (Oakwood) in their care at Senior Homes, and for others like Ellen Kerr, Edith Hodgen, and Sandy Cooper who are mostly homebound.

  • Pray for our regular ministries at Cavendish Manor, Oakwood Lodge, Niagara Long-Term Care (NOTL), Bella Retirement Home, River Road Retirement Home, Willoughby Manor and now Elgin Falls.  Pray for God's strength and wisdom as we bring encouragement through song and studies from God's Word to these senior residents. 

  • Pray for our our Missionaries: CLICK HERE for updates: Oscar & Mariles DeOliveira in Brazil; NEW: Deimerson & Alissandra Vanencia in Amazon-Brazil (see report here);  Lucas & Michele Souza in Brazil; Brother “D” in Pakistan, Tony & Kornelia Schaapman in Poland; Don & Karen Stauffer; Daystar Native Christian Outreach; the MINAP Team in Peru; School Without Walls in Ukraine and Russia; as well as AGC Church Planting (Hamilton, Winnipeg), Galcom, and ShareWord Global.


Thanks for praying!  Please include these in your personal, small group, and ministry team prayer times. Also, there is a weekly women's prayer time at the church, Mondays at 1:00 PM...all women are welcome.  And, you are welcome to join our pre-service prayer time each Sunday morning at 9:20 AM in the Family Room, praying specifically for God's work among us and in the lives of those not yet saved.