Rockport Prayer Needs 08/25/10
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Upcoming Events
  1. Pray that God will be glorified among His people as we gather to worship Him this Sunday.
    AM – “The Secret Jewel of Contentment” Philippians 4:10-14 – Fellowship Meal this Sunday!
    PM – After Lunch…Rockport Annual Meeting (NOTE - Systematic Theology is coming in September!)
  2. Pastor Scott asks prayer for the following speaking engagements coming up soon (Rockport folk are invited to come) - This Saturday @ Jefferson Heights Baptist. “Learning from the New Testament Church). Brady Hardin will also be sharing briefly, Doug Ferguson will be helping lead worship. Conference starts at 9 AM. - September 10-11 – Panel Discussion @ Heartland Baptist Church Conference on “The Church as Community” - October 15-16 – Bethesda Bible Conference on “The Grace of God”
  3. Rockport Annual Congregational Meeting – August 29th right after carry-in lunch!
  4. Indelible Grace will be in concert at Rockport on Thursday, September 9th at 7 PM (Love Offering – suggested $10)
  5. Psalm 67 Missions Conference November 5-6 (registration required) See registration information on foyer table.
  6. Join Pastor Bob Schembre in outreach every Saturday morning at 11 AM. Training each 3rd Saturday @ 11:00.
  7. Don’t forget, ladies, we are collecting sports bras (no underwire) for the prisoners @ Jefferson County Jail!
  8. Two women’s Bible Studies are beginning. Thursday afternoons at Rockport – “12 Extraordinary Women”. Monday evenings beginning in September – Feminine Appeal
Continuing Needs of our Church Family and Friends
  1. Remember in prayer our seniors: Jeri Brawley (health and financial), Geri Greer, Bob and Doris Loggins, Nellie Loving Liz & Tom Lutkewitte, Nancy and Kenny Ponder, Dorothy and Joe Reinhold, and Thelma Schembre.
  2. Pray for our expectant mothers Patty Richardson (Joseph Michael in Sept.), Erin Pfleegor (baby girl due Sept), Racheal Johnson (boy in Oct.), Sara O’Shea (Talitha Rose in Dec), Michelle Jones (in Nov in Israel), Valerie Ray and Courtney Gunby. Pray for new parents Dustin & Becky Furry (Julia arrived July 28), Jeremiah & Amanda Williams (Caleb arrived June 29) and PJ & Molli Gunby (Penelope arrived June 4)
  3. Pray for the financial needs within our body. Some are out of work or have had pay cuts.
  4. Please pray for salvation for:
    a.Jason Vaughn’s sister and neighbors
    b.Justin Ray’s mother, Loretta
    c.Courtney Gunby’s mom and dad, Dave and Barb Brown
    d.Jordan Hoggard, grandson of Nancy Ponder e.Justin Boyd (Jeri Brawley's grandson)
    f.Valerie Ray’s friend, Bonnie
    g.Racheal Johnson’s Mom and sisters, Stacey and Terrie.
  5. Prayer for health needs:
    a.Mike Shepherd (regularly attending Rockport) recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s.
    b.Jana Allen (Fran Dickerman's sister) – melanoma. Pray for wisdom for Fran.
    c.Jeremy Griesse’s mom, Virginia - breast cancer.
    d.Courtney Gunby's mom, Barb Brown- malt lymphoma.
    e.Please pray for Lauren Crook (Scott Lee's cousin) - cancer.
    f.Victoria Moyesyev (attends the Loving C-Group) her mother, Anna - cancer.
    g.Pastor Bob Jennings (was at camp meeting) who has pancreatic cancer.
  6. Needs of our college-aged students:
    a.Pray for Ryan Ferguson as he continues in pharmacy school and repeats only the classes needed!
    b.Praise! Danielle Manaois has full time employment with Happy Time Daycare and loves it!.
  7. Continue to pray for Bake and Paula Ottofy, that God would bring full reconciliation to their marriage!
  8. Our Brother Brig, in Israel, is undergoing much testing and continuous spiritual attack. Pray that he will be able to maintain his studies with the weight of leading the church.
  9. Pray for Dale and Tracy Harmon as they are in the process of moving.
  10. Pray for Ed Shankle as he continues to recover. Pray that the pacemaker inserted today is successful and stabilizes Ed’s heart. Pray for Ed as it looks like he will need a couple of months of rehab before he goes home and insurance is not approving.
  11. Keep Dave Davis and his family in your prayers. Dave has been ill (as well as many in the congregation), and now has a lot of work to do at school. Pray for his grades, financial aid and classes this semester.
  12. Pray for the Groat family as they rest in the Lord’s grace concerning the loss of their unborn child.
  13. Pray for Janet Davis’ Dad, Bud Schmaltz, who underwent emergency heart surgery last night at St. Anthony’s. It doesn’t look good.
  14. Pray for Brig as he leads his church through some serious difficulties.
Jail Ministry

Please intercede for these prisoners by name.
  1. Ask God to give a good response from the church to the request from the jail for “sports bras” for the ladies. We are going to be able to attach a note, so if they want a visit they can let us know through the Corrections Officers.
  2. Luis Martinez needs someone to visit him, pray that God would provide a visitor.
  3. Ask God that more Bible studies will go on among prisoners; there are several going on with the men in the lower level. Plus, some of the prisoners are sharing their faith with others. Pray for a revival in the jail; that God would change hearts and make it a place where prisoners will hear the gospel.
  4. Pray for Michelle Lewis at the women's prison in Vandalia. She has been placed in the “Christian Wing.” Pray for the tapes that they get to watch on TV (some are Christian); and for the influence of the daily Bible study. Praise that they get to be separate from the rest of the population of the prison; they get to have Christian books sent in to them; and that Michelle is the “clerk” for the chaplain and has a good attitude of trust in God.
  5. Jeremy Griesse is visiting Phil Feilder. Phil needs to have his eyes opened to his need for God; he doesn’t understand the gospel. Pray that God will do this for him.
  6. There is a lot of time to read in the jail and this could make a real difference in a prisoner’s life. Ask God for continuing, ongoing financial support to pay for the good Christian books that we place in the pods.
  7. Chris Gunby is visiting Lucas Soden. Lucas thinks he is saved but he does not, as yet, understand the gospel. He has no sense of sin and desperately needs a visit from the Holy Spirit to see his sin before he can be truly saved.
  8. We are recording our Sunday services and they are being played in the jail. In a “lead-in” and “trailer” to the message, we tell the prisoners that they can request a visit from our church. Pray for the impact of these messages as they go into the jail; also that they will be played at a time when prisoners are awake and will see them. Also pray that prisoners will want to be visited to talk about their spiritual condition as a result of seeing the sermons.
  9. Ilda Kennon is visiting Sharon Vilcek. Ilda won’t be able to visit for the next week, so pray that Sharon continues to seek the Lord. Sharon is helping get Bibles to some of the women prisoners. Praise that she gets to see her grandchildren. Sharon requested prayer for her daughter, who has financial issues and is going to need another place to live. When she moves, she will be farther away from Sharon and won't be able to visit. Please pray for Sharon's case as it moves through the system and her health: that she receives adequate medical treatment.
  10. Pray for the officers who work in the jail, for safety, and for patience with the prisoners. They are terribly understaffed and over stressed.
Missionaries
John and Ani Tomeci – Heartcry in Brasov, Romania
  • Pray that God will continue to open doors at the universities and villages in Romania.
  • Pray that God will bless them in boldness. '
  • Pray that God will provide the financial needs the Tomecis due to their move from Timisoara to Brasov.
  • Pray that the Tomeci kids will transition smoothly into their new school and that they will be a strong testimony at their new school.
  • Pray that God will provide a nice apartment in Brasov.
Justin and Melissa Vold - Ambassadors for Christ International in Alaska
  • That Justin will share the gospel with one of the chiefs of the Athabaskan Villages and in the churches
  • For the people of the Wind River Indian reservation in Wyoming. There seems to be very little true gospel work going on there. There also seems to be much fear and doubt from the surrounding churches about ministry there.