"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Pray for our homebound or partially homebound family members:

Cyndy Beno	Austin Hens
Ralph Burgess	Bernice Krapf
Joe Buttera	Kathy LaBelle
Bill Capp	Tom Lex
Raymond & Gladys Curran	Maryon Lush
Juliette Dabbeekeh	Ann Miller
Robert Dusek	Ruth Mueller
Lee Donnenwirth	Harley Palmer
Merrill Garbutt	Bette Tjader
Florence Granstrom	Darlene Hammond

Pray for our family in nursing homes and rehabilitation:

Bernie Beem	Edith McCulloch
Juanita Birky	Charlotte Mifflin
Mary Burroughs	Glenn Musselman
June Capp	Ruth Oakes
Grace Friedel	Violet Otterbacher
Lois Lother	Roberta Parker
	Ted Whiteside

Pray for those in the hospital:

• Inez Larson, Lake Forest

Pray for those serving in the Armed Forces:

• Jacob Britzman, nephew of Leon Grubb
• Matthew Branstette, son of Angela Sells
• Craig Buerstatte, grandson of Roberta Parker
• Roger Hanks, Hampton, Virginia
• Wesley Hout, son of Karl and Marcella Hout
• Joe Humphrey, son of George and Linda Humphrey
• John Langley, son of Ken and Jennifer Langley
• Brian Leach, son of Tim and Lisa Leach
• Ryan Lehman, son of Dave and Sue Lehman
• David McDowell, son of Mike and Donna McDowell
• Mike Nichols, half-brother of Elisabeth Grubb
• Andrew Oakes, grandsons of Ruth Oakes
• Jeff Sells, son of Jeff and Lori Sells
• Jonathan Woodall, son of Dave and Margot Woodall

Pray for our Mission Partners here and around the world:

• Pray for worldwide Bible distribution needs. Many missionaries seek to sell Bibles at subsidized rates to individuals and churches. Pray for God's blessing and continued financial support for this ongoing need.
• Pray for the CareNet Pregnancy Center. Pray for the board, staff and volunteers in their ongoing effort to provide resources and programs that will encourage clients to make life-changing choices. Pray for their financial needs, as CareNet is an entirely donation-based organization.
• Pray for the financial and family needs of the full-time amaZioni Bible students. Many students are away from their homes for extended periods. Pray that God will encourage these students to take spiritual leadership.
• Pray for Paul and Carrie Seelhammer who are ministering with ZEMA in South Africa. Pray for more opportunities for them to experience amaZioni culture and life, while learning and understanding more Zulu.
• Pray for Ver and Melody Garrido who are ministering in Indonesia. Pray for the spiritual growth of the people that they are leading spiritually, both in the university and at ICB.
• Pray for Diana Sroka. Pray for the people of Guatemala to come to know and love the Lord in a deep, personal and intimate way.
• Pray for Luaan and Susanne Goosen who are ministering with ZEMA in South Africa. We praise God for a very informative and challenging marriage conference where issues such as labola (bride price/dowry), Xhosa circumcision, the role of husband and wife, etc. were dealt with. An elderly Xhosa pastor from Port Elizabeth came to help speak that day and the people were greatly encouraged.

Pray for our ministries' needs:

• Pray for CCC's elders. Ask God to give these men wisdom to lead our church well and stamina to keep at it. Some of them work long hours at their jobs, have families who need them and yet they must devote significant time and energy to prayer, meetings and off-line work for the church family.
• Pray that our various ministry arms--MOPS, AWANA, Bible studies, ESL, Circle Center Pre-School, ZCM and Griefshare--will result in more people calling this their church home and worshipping regularly with us.
• Pray for our Sunday School and for the encouragement of the current teachers, for the commitment to present God's word in a way that the children can grasp who God is and what a difference it makes in their lives for them to know him.
• Pray for the Children's Ministry Director, Leon Grubb. Pray for the upcoming AWANA season that begins September 8. Pray that God will bring the right people to fill the staff openings.
• Pray for our church. There are basically two ways for Sunday morning attendance to grow--more people come and people come more often. Pray that both will happen at CCC.