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Prayers – week beginning October 4 Sunday 4 Engage, an SU local mission partner in Woking, will be taking primary school assemblies this week. Their team of volunteers has changed. Pray that the new members will settle into the team, enjoy the experience and be able to communicate effectively, and that through them the children will catch something of God’s love.
Monday 5 A Sticky Faith event will be taking place in Malvern tonight with another in Hereford on Wednesday and a third in Buckingham on 19 October. Please pray that these events, put on in conjunction with Urban Saints, and designed to help churches explore ways of helping young people to develop lasting faith, will bring new energy to youth work in many churches.
Thursday 8 – Your prayers Supporter prayer: My prayer is that Oliver and Finn may come to know Jesus and that their parents will be accepting and open to Christians sharing the love of Jesus with them.
Friday 9 Connect Kent, a residential holiday for children in years 6–8, takes place this weekend. It gives an opportunity for leaders who come with their groups to build closer relationships with the children and to enjoy a fun and creative environment in which they can meet with God in a larger group. Please pray for Sam Fowler, Matt Ager and Sarah Smart as they form the overall leadership team.
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Tuesday 6 Today sees the start of the Prayer Fellowship Conference, attended mainly by retired members of staff and other older friends of the movement. Pray that as they gather, with a wealth of SU history, they will be inspired by what God is doing today. Pray, too, for the SU Council as it meets at the weekend, that God will guide discussions and that this will help to set the direction for future ministry.
Wednesday 7 SU Vanuatu’s campsite is being rebuilt after being partly destroyed by Hurricane Pam in March. Pray for wisdom for the SU Vanuatu council members during this time and that the work on the campsite will progress well. Give thanks for the encouragement of the visit in July of a team from SU New South Wales who joined local teams in visiting schools and communities to proclaim God’s love. 14
Saturday 10 Shine is an Urban Saints event for girls aged 11–18 which will be held on December 4–6 in Staffordshire. Hannah Legge, Development Worker in the Midlands Region, is part of the leadership team. Today the team will meet for training. Pray that as they prepare for this event they will have a clear sense of God’s vision and that he will prepare them for all they will do in December.
Mission report Highlights from the year ended 31 March 2015