VOLUNTEER PRAYERS
Please join us in praying these volunteer prayers throughout the year
Each orientation, we invite our new volunteers to write a prayer for their time with CAP. We invite you to pray with them. I ask that I would be able to make a positive impact on the people I come into contact with, both participants and volunteers. I ask that I would grow in relationship with the volunteers, employees, and participants. I pray that I would grow in my understanding of who God is during this time. I pray that God would reveal to me where I still need to grow and then correct my path. I pray that God would guide me into the situations that I need to be in and guide me away from where I don’t need to be. Protect me from injury and accidents. Give me wisdom for all situations. I pray for hope, love, and that we find what we are looking for, that which makes us happy. Dear Lord, I thank you for opening this door and making clear my path to return to missions work and CAP. I pray for intentionality in the realms of service, community, and spirituality throughout this year. I also ask that you will make clear the path to follow a year down the road: whatever you might be calling me to - mission work domestically, overseas, or otherwise. Please Lord, make a way. I ask you for a present and a future soaked in the goodness of Your presence, community, and service. Bind my wild and wandering heart to thee. Amen. May all beings be free from suffering and the causes of suffering. May all beings rejoice in the well-being of others. May all beings live in peace, free from greed and hatred. I ask for prayers for the new year and hope that a lot of good can be done by all the volunteers and CAP people. Thank you, God, for having brought all of these volunteers to CAP. I ask that even during the difficult and slow days they are able to experience the joy of life, have peace of mind, and embrace the moment. Please pray for me so that I can do the will of God. Give me the patience to be still and listen to the Lord. Let me
feel God guide me each day and be joyful in that feeling. Give me the strength to carry out His mission for me. Give me the courage to be the best servant possible for the people I serve. Help me also to be a good housemate and learn from all those around me. Ask God never to let me lose the joy of being here. Let me renew that joy each day. My prayer for the coming year is to learn more about Christ and His love for people by serving the people of Appalachia. My hope is to use the gifts and education God has given me to help children living in communities struggling with poverty and provide them with an education and experiences to better their lives. I want to be a good friend, coworker, and servant to those God places around me and make sure this little area of the world knows His love. I would like to pray for the people of Appalachia, for their need is much greater than mine. I would like to pray that CAP gains all the resources to continue serving these people and they never feel forgotten or unloved. In this, I would also like to pray for others, outside of Appalachia that are experiencing similar situations – refugees in Iraq, orphans in Rwanda, starving in India, and all those in most need of Christ’s mercy. I would also like to pray for all the CAP volunteer houses, that everyone gets along and continues to remember why we are here. In this, I would also like to pray for their families so that they accept the decision to serve and are supportive. This also includes acceptance of missing the loved ones and consoling feelings of loneliness. I would like to pray that all the volunteers remember that we are here to serve, not merely help, because when you have the mindset of helping it can be to put yourself above those you are serving. I pray the volunteers remember we are not superior in any way and we are only here to serve. CAP CONNECTION • Winter 2021
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