Prayer and Praise Newsletter

Leadership:

Praise! Everyone got Monday off! I hope they had a good break.

The board meeting is Monday the 15th. I know a few on the board are out of town, I hope we have a quorum.

Praise! The presentation with Healthy Families went well. Continue to pray that we can strengthen our partnership.

Praise! I received a warm welcome at the Nampa Rotary Club last Tuesday also. I think it brought new awareness to several people, and we sold 2 books!

I have been given my conference teaching assignments. May the Lord give me wisdom as I work on creating them.

We’ve rented another building space in preparation of starting up our daytime classes. May the Lord provide everything we need to get these going.

Friday Boise Rescue Mission is holding a meeting in Nampa for area service providers to talk about the homeless and other needs in the area. I will be attending. May I discern how Love INC is to partner with other helping entities.

Several of the staff has been in and out with the flu. Pray that everyone can get well and stay that way.

Pray for Hilary and her R.A. She has a doctor’s visit coming up soon and would like some adjustment to her meds.

Love INC Campus Vision:

Continue to pray for the Lord to build the Love INC Campus.

The Grace Place:

Praise! We had a better week of shoppers this week. Thank-you Lord.

Pray for continued donations of all kinds, especially couches, chairs, bedroom sets etc.

Renee is off for a couple of days, pray as the other staff cover in her absence.

Clearinghouse and Volunteers:

Pray as we work on the network bridge in the Grace Place that would allow us to have internet in the store.

Continue to pray our copy machine stays working.

Pray for those in need. May they be told about Love INC and give us a call for assistance.

New Hope Relational Program:

Praise! All clients are matched with a counselor. Pray for these new relationships as they meet next week.

Pray for more children workers. We had a difficult time finding enough help last week.

Pray for the new families starting Budget I.

Praise! We should have 5 new budget mentors trained and ready for an interview!

Pray for the new classes we are hoping to start up within the month, may the Lord guide and provide.

Churches:

The Church of the week is Caldwell Church of Christ and Pastor Jay Hawkins. Thank you for your great support of Love INC. May the Lord richly bless you.

Praise! I was given opportunity to speak at Mountain View Nazarene Church Sunday, thanks for your great support!

Pray for all the churches having February Love Month presentations. May we see many new volunteers as a result.

I have been invited to speak at Caldwell First Baptist Church and Nampa Calvary Church this month. May the Lord give me His message to share.

Gap Ministries & Service Teams:

Lesa and I are going over to Meridian Friends Church on Thursday to talk about space needs to possibly start up a new gap ministry. May the Lord provide.

Craig and our bicycle leads are going over to look at different work spaces, as we look at how we can expand this ministry.

We have a meeting with the lead volunteer of our food pantry. Pray as we seek solutions to some challenges.