"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: If you have a heart for supporting and praying with those who are hurting, we invite you to join our Sunday morning Prayer Teams! To ensure we handle sensitive prayer requests with the utmost care, we ask that all new team members go through the process of becoming Fellowship Greenville Members. If you're interested in serving in this vital ministry, please reach out to Rebecca at rcooke@fellowshipgreenville.org.

• Please pray for Sharon Gerber.  Her sister Mary Orozco passed away on Feb. 24th.
• Please pray for Jun Zhang and his daughters Jenny and Jessica Hu.  Jun's wife Huaizhen Jane Zhang passed away on Feb. 17th.  The Celebration of Life was held at Fellowship Greenville on Feb. 25th.   Obituary: Huaizhen Jane Zhang
• Also, please pray for Dave Whiting and his family.  Dave's father, Charles Whiting, passed away on Feb. 19th.  Obituary: Charles Whiting
• Clair Harmon requests prayer for a family member who has just been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. He also recently lost his wife to cancer.
• Dan Wooster is praising the Lord.  Through some miraculous connections, his wife has a meeting with a surgeon on Thursday who they trust will be able to help her find relief for the pain that she has been in.
• Kimberley Thomas requests prayer for clear guidance and wisdom regarding her mother's health.
• There are several more prayer requests for personal and family health needs.

Revival and rapid church growth have characterized China’s churches since the 1990s. About 130 million Chinese are Christians, most of whom worship within the house church movement. Millions of others worship with the Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM), which, as the only legal church, is controlled by the Communist government. Despite continuous pressure and oppression from the Communist government, house church leaders refuse to compromise the gospel by joining government-controlled churches. Because of decades of government oppression, many Chinese Christians do not have their own Bible or access to discipleship literature. Via: Voice of the Martyrs

Way to pray: Pray for house churches that are pressured and harassed by the Communist government. Pray that Chinese Christians will have access to Bibles despite restrictions and other obstacles.

The Lord has given the Sheppards a special burden for the least-reached people groups of Liberia, especially the Manya. John Mark is working to translate and record the Bible in their language, along with teaching people to read and write in their mother tongue. Sara works with children, teens, and moms in their community, providing medical care, tutoring, daily meals, counseling, and discipleship.

Way to Pray:  John Mark and his team have recently completed the last revision of the New Testament translation. Praise God! Please pray that the Manya people who are hearing the word of God through dramatized audio programs would come to faith in Jesus. Pray for the Sheppards children and also the Liberian children who have become like family, that they would grow in their faith and knowledge of God’s Word. 

• Pray for the people of the Middle East right now who are experiencing the fear and uncertainty of war. Our partner Horizons International in Lebanon has sent out an update which you can see here. 
• Simi Hallford (Shaw Airforce Base--Cadence International) asks for prayer for her mom whose lymphoma cancer has returned after being in remission for 10 years. She is currently in treatment, but has not been tolerating it well. 
• Pray for the Foths (Australia) and their ministry as a new university calendar starts! They are praying that God brings new student leaders their way!
• Please pray that God gives our partner, World Relief, wisdom and discernment as they minister to a population of refugees and immigrants who are very fearful right now.
• Please pray for Kaylyn Brown (Athletes in Action) as she and her team prepare for mission trips to Thailand this summer!
• Iglesia Alumbra, a partner church in Barranquilla, Colombia, asks us to help them pray for a larger place to worship. Please also pray for partners in Domzale, Slovenia, Médard-en-Jalles, France and Potsdam, Germany as they are also feeling the limitations of space! 

This spring, Fellowship Greenville is hosting Lifeline's Families Count (faith-based) parenting classes. These are classes that have been approved by DSS and the court system for parents who have lost custody of their children. Often, taking parenting classes is a requirement of the court for parents to regain custody of their children.

We have two big needs that people can volunteer to serve in. 

• The first is volunteering to be a mentor for one of the individuals who will be taking the parenting class.
• The second is volunteering to make a meal for 20-25 people the night of one of these classes (meals will need to be dropped off at Fellowship Greenville in Room 200 at 5:15 each evening).

You can register here. 

The dates of the class are as follows: March 24, March 31, April 7, April 14, April 21, April 28, and May 5.

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