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
 
  • Please pray for Bob Reid, who has been admitted to Hospice.  He had a heart attack a few days ago and was admitted to the hospital a week ago.  His condition has been deteriorating.  Please pray for peace for the family and healing for Bob.  

  • Please pray for our Missionaries of the Month: Lucas & Michele Souza in northeast Brazil in their ongoing outreach and discipleship in small fisherman villages (see prayer update here).
    Also pray for Lucas & Michele as they expect their first child together, Praise Jesus!

  • 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!

  • Pray for the children and youth in our ministries, for Pastor Bruce, Pastor Terry, and for Cristina, who give leadership to children's and youth ministries; for teachers and workers in these ministries, and for all of our dear parents who are committed and growing in raising their children in the Christian faith. 

  • Pray for the upcoming annual favorite youth outreach event...Gorgon! on Oct. 23 & 24.  Pray that as youth invite their friends, and Pastor Terry and his team prepare this event, students will be challenged and respond to the gospel.

  • Please continue to pray for healing for Pastor Martin, who had shoulder surgery  Oct 9th in Welland Hospital.  The surgery outcome was better than expected, and Pastor Martin is recovering well at home.  

  • Anna Goode's sister, Sylvia, is asking for prayer for her son Brian.  He fell last Tuesday and hit his head, requiring surgery to repair a brain bleed; he is recovering slowly at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, still leaking spinal fluid and in intensive care.

  • Please pray for Hank Handke, who mourns the loss of his wife Margaret Farewell.  There was a memorial reception at the church on October 8th .  Pray that family and friends would be drawn to Jesus.

  • Please pray for Susan Gerbes and her mom, Ursula Gerbes, for safety where they are in Slovakia, and protection for all travels there and when they return (especially for an upgrade in Ursula's seating on the plane), for God's will for these health treatments, and His peace day by day. Thank you.

  • Thanks for praying for Paulette Quesnel's 84-year-old mother, Ida.  She is better but still on antibiotics.  Her parents moved here from Sudbury this past weekend and are working on settling in.  Pray for their adjustment, along with her mom's health and her Dad's Alzheimer's, and for her sister and husband, who are helping settle them into their basement apartment.

  • Please pray for Marcio & Damaris Garcia's son-in-law, Diogo, who is in further treatments for lymphoma.  So far there is no sign of further cancer. Please pray for his wife Juliana and the family in this difficult time.

  • Please pray for God's wisdom, strength, and joy for each of:
    • Our Elders: Jim Stuart, Phil Osborne, Jeff Korody, Don Stauffer,  Norm Hill, along with Pastor Martin and Pastor Bruce.
    • Our Directors: Lawrence McGinn, Trevor Hartwick, along with Elders Jim, Phil, Jeff, Norm, and Don. 
    • Our Deacons: Mark Ridgway, Ian LeSurf, Hilary Daley, Irene Osborne, Anthony Maracle, Mark Daley, Patty LeSurf, Elaine Korody, and Mellanie Romita.

  • Pray for the Washroom renovation project, which is now underway;  pray that the construction will go well and in a timely manner.

  • Pray for God's peace for Lorna Johansen (Chapel Heights), Ron Myers (Lundy Manor), Vi Warden (Cavendish), Elaine Short (Oakwood Park Lodge), Jean Johnston (Bella), Alex Kaye (Chapel Heights), Tom Goode (Linhaven/Henley 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), Marj Kershaw (now at Valley Park Lodge), and Bill Howie (Bella) in their care at Senior Homes, and for others like Ellen Kerr 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; Daniel & Caroline Simon in Brazil;  Lucas & Michele Souza in Brazil (see new update); Brother “D” in Pakistan, Tony & Kornelia Schaapman in Poland; Don & Karen Stauffer, Daystar Native Christian Outreach; Samuel Vasquez and the MINAP Team in Peru, School Without Walls in Ukraine and Russia; as well as AGC Church Planting (Hamilton, Winnipeg), Galcom, ShareWord Global, Christian Motel Ministry (Continental Inn).


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.