january prayer update

On My Heart

I did a presentation on grief and loss at Lebanon Chamber of Commerce Greeters in December. One of the prizes I gave away was a book on grief that is short and simple like a children's book. One of the men attending had brought his daughter to the meeting and they won that prize. This gentleman made it a point to speak to me the next week informing me that his daughter’s friend had died in a car accident and that her friends were passing the book around getting a lot out of it. He wanted me to know that God was really using it. God works in mysterious and marvelous ways!

Speaking of grief presentations, the Lord has opened some new avenues in the secular world. I reached out to some area high school health teachers, and I’ll be presenting several lessons in a couple of Albany schools. I'm super excited about this new opportunity.

Speaking

My first three Sundays in January are open. Please know that during this season, where there's a lot of illness going around, I am available to speak at the last minute as long as I am not booked on that day. You can see this month’s calendar below and you can always check my speaking schedule on my website. Please pray for divinely arranged opportunities.

Adult and Teen Challenge

In addition to doing weekly chapel, I like to visit the Lebanon thrift store where the students work. I meet with guys during their break or lunch period. Please pray that God would initiate the conversations that he has in mind.

Pastors

We (Transform Lebanon) will be having a guest speaker at our community-wide worship service on January 26th at First Assembly of God at 6 pm. Jason Willoughby will be introducing his evangelism strategies for people who can’t relate to the more aggressive approaches that appeal to only a small number of extroverts. His vision is to involve those people through skill-training in long term caring friendships and good listening. His talk will be a prelude to a two-day workshop offered for area churches two months later. Please pray that people will catch his vision.

 
GENERAL PRAYER

Pastor Ed covets your prayers. You can use the acronym OAR to pray for his speaking ministry. 

O—Open doors of ministry

A—Anointing

R—Responsive audiences

Pray also for wisdom as he mentors Adult and Teen Challenge students, open doors and open hearts for sharing the gospel on the street and fruitful ministry as he connects with pastors and ministry leaders in Lebanon and throughout the region.