"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble". Psalm 46:1

• Lord, protect, guide and lead us. We pray in this season that we may draw close to Him and serve others as He would ask. May God's glory be on display in all we do.
• Pray for those infected with the coronavirus. Pray for those out of work and/or struggling financially.
• Please pray for Mark Kemble and his family. Mark's father, Richard Kemble, passed away on Monday, March 23rd. Praising God that Richard is a believer in Jesus. 
• Please pray for Althea Knowles who has an eye procedure this week. Pray for a successful procedure and peace.
• Pray for Kathy Firme who had surgery scheduled yesterday, March 31st. Pray for peace, continued healing, and quick recovery during this time.
• Please pray for healing and strength for Janine Slocum. After four years of being in remission, her cancer has returned, and chemotherapy began earlier this month.

As we continue to navigate Covid-19 as a community, let's remember to pray for all those affected worldwide. Here are a few different groups we can be praying for this week in particular!

• Pray for local government as they continue to make hard decisions to help protect our community.
• Pray for all those working in the hospitals! This includes doctors, nurses, hospital sanitization workers, and more!
• Pray for the vulnerable--immuno-compromised and the elderly that this virus is more dangerous for.
• Pray for those who have lost their jobs due to this crisis. Pray that God overwhelms them with peace and opens new doors for them. 
• Pray for missionaries all around the world who are continuing their day-to-day ministries and are now caring for those around them who have been impacted by this virus. Pray that the Lord gives them creative new ideas, the capacity to stretch themselves, peace, and continued joy in ministry.
• Pray that the spread of this virus will plateau, decrease, and then stop. 

For the past 30 years, Cary Clifton has focused on serving minimally educated pastors in Asia. As Curriculum Director with SALT (Systematic Asian Leadership Training), Cary custom designs biblical courses using unique approaches that continue to be successfully transferred throughout Asia. Most recently, Cary became the Director of Field Operations. He continues to work closely with Asian church leadership to maximize their individual and collective potential and to help them capture and transfer the latest methodologies for training minimally educated Asian pastors. Following their marriage in December 2013, Reny joined Cary in Hong Kong.

Way to Pray: Reny and Cary left Hong Kong due to the coronavirus. Their plans while in the USA have screeched to a halt. Please pray that their time here can still be a fruitful and growing time for them. Please also pray for Reny who is getting treatment for a back re-injury.

Please pray for our local partner Jasmine Road as they continue to serve women who are coming out of a life of addiction and sexual exploitation. The women in their program are wonderful women who are learning and growing each day. Typically, they are involved in various classes, therapies, and more each week, but due to being socially distanced, their schedules have changed. Please pray that they will be able to adjust to the way things are right now and that God would give them a great sense of peace and that this would be a great time of learning for them. 

• Please pray for the Vargas as they navigate this new normal! Vica is continuing her own schooling while homeschooling her children due to schools being closed. Please pray for Istvan as he moves church services and different Bible studies and other groups onto an online format. 
• Andrew & Holly Haas are seeking ways to continue to support, love, and encourage their neighbors while being under a stay-at-home mandate. Please pray that God gives creative ideas and that He shines through them.
• Pray for Joy Anglea who, as BMM Medical Director and team lead of the Crisis Management Team, has found herself even busier than usual caring for BMM missionaries around the world during this global pandemic. While staying busy with her job, she's also caring for her dad and mom. Pray for peace and wisdom!

Harvest Hope is very busy in the emergency food pantry, and expect to continue to be as we all live out this health crisis. They are looking for volunteers to help with their ‘drive-thru’ limited pantry service through the rest of the month. More information and access to sign up can be found on their website. 

If you are healthy and have the availability to serve, this will be a great opportunity to love others by providing food for those who may not be able to get to the grocery store and stock up. 

Lt. Matthew Clark
Caleb Ford
2nd Lieutenant Parker Lewis
SFC Josh McSpadden
Cpt. Laura Rodgers
Major Tiffany Scheivert
...and the many others who are in active military service.