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

"If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land". 2 Chronicles 7:14 

The Prayer Team is actively looking for individuals who would like to minister to our congregation by meeting with those who need prayer following the Sunday services. Volunteers are on duty once a month for one service.  At this time, we particularly have a need for the following weeks/services: 1st Sunday/2nd Service, and 3rd Sunday/2nd Service.  If you are interested in serving with the Prayer Team, please contact Rebecca Cooke at 864-385-3368 or rcooke@fellowshipgreenville.org.

• Please pray for the family of Melissa Jones.  Her brother recently passed away unexpectedly.
• Alliaon Donovan requests prayer for her mother's health
• Linda Lowe asks for prayer.  She is fighting Stage 4 cancer that has spread to her bones.  She also has a broken spine.
• Tracy Koehler request prayer.  She is recently divorced and prays that God will give her His guidance as she navigates this new chapter in her life.
• Jo Graham says, "Please pray for positive news from a medical test being done this week.  Thank you so much and God bless you prayer warriors."
• Shannon Ellis requests prayer for a friend's one-month-old daughter who has a mass behind her eye.  Please pray that it is benign and any surgery needed would keep all her eyesight intact.

"Spanning Europe and Asia, Türkiye (formerly known as Turkey) has long been a crossroads of civilization. As such, the Turkish way of life is marked by a unique blend of cultural influences. 

Türkiye is closely linked to the historical narrative of Christianity. Most of the apostle Paul’s missionary journeys were concentrated in present-day Türkiye, and the ruins of the seven churches of Revelation dot its dramatic landscapes. 

Yet today less than 1% of Turks identify as Christian, according to Joshua Project. The vast majority are nominally Sunni Muslim, and Islam is deeply intertwined with Turkish nationalism. Christians often lack having the same societal privileges as their Muslim neighbors. And though freedom of religion is protected, many Christians face obstacles to openly practicing their faith. It is especially hard for Turkish women who convert from Islam to Christianity, says Open Doors, an organization dedicated to helping persecuted Christians worldwide. Discriminatory practices and abuses against women are prevalent in this context. 

Unfortunately, harassment and violence against Turkish women extends beyond religious conversion, with hundreds of murders occurring each year." (via: TransWorld Radio)

Way to pray: Please come alongside us in prayer, asking for a spiritual breakthrough among the Turkish people. Pray that the small percentage of Turkish Christians around the world will have the courage to boldly proclaim the gospel. Pray for our missionary in Turkey who specifically works with women. Pray that doors are open for her and that those around her will come to know God.

Both George and Debbie Collins were born in Michigan. Debbie was raised as a missionary kid in the country of Bangladesh before meeting George at Cornerstone University. The Collins family first served for 10 years as missionaries in Bangladesh. Since the early 1990s, they have been serving with Live Global (formerly Global Access Partnerships or GAP), a ministry of ABWE, primarily in restricted-access nations. George consults with many North American churches regarding ways to effectively partner with our brothers and sisters in church planting and leadership training. The couple has three grown sons (Philip, David, and Benjamin). Benjamin serves as a missionary in Bangkok, Thailand.

Way to Pray: The Collins continue to find creative ways to communicate and work with national partners and are thrilled with how they have been able to adapt to shifting their methods of teaching and training to Zoom, FaceTime, and Signal rather than in-person. Pray as they continue to minister to co-laborers around the world. 

Loving God and loving neighbor are essential to what it means to be a Christ follower. In a time of increasing polarization in our country and around the world, Christ calls his church to be a countercultural example of restoration and reconciliation. World Relief's "Love Your Neighbor" is an event where we will hear how the Bible calls us to love our neighbor and some practical ways we can do that in 2024. Check out the link for information about this event happening on April 27th!

• Please pray for our partners in Lebanon, Horizons International, who are dealing with instability in their country as well as caring for an influx of refugees. 
• Please pray for the McCrackens (Oregon) as they serve people coming from different backgrounds and have different traumas and hardships they are working through!
• Pray for Chad Gfeller (Germany) who has a hip replacement scheduled for later this month! Please also pray for him and his ministry partners as they engage refugees in the city. 
• Debra Blackwell (Senegal) was injured when someone hit her with a motorcycle in an attempt to snatch her purse. They have determined that she has a broken femur near her hip joint. Deb has had a successful surgery. Please pray for her recovery process now!

Homes of Hope began in 1998 when they discovered a need for safe, affordable and energy-efficient housing options for those in our community earning a low-to-moderate income. They provide market-value rentals at a below-market rate, offering families an opportunity to escape survival mode, catch their breath, and make steps towards economic mobility. To date, they've constructed 675 homes, and with hundreds more in the works, we continue to help remedy the affordable housing crisis in our state.

Through our congregation's generosity, the Fellowship Greenville Missional Impact Team recently provided funding for one of Homes of Hope's upcoming house builds! Our church family now has the opportunity to volunteer alongside the men of Homes of Hope's Workforce Development to construct this new home. Check out our website to volunteer!

Each volunteer will have training and oversight throughout the projects!

Build days will go until 3pm and lunch will be provided. 

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.