Here are the latest things about Fortress to lift up in prayer:
Our new Youth Coordinator, Ramon Smith makes these requests:
- a smooth move and preparations for his wedding
- a clear mind for exams on Friday
- protection for he and his fiance on their honeymoon
- productivity and creative wisdom in lesson planning
- that the community youth will be introduced to the love of God and His Son Jesus
- that those youth will see that God is good and will therefore trust Him with their lives
- that Satan’s grip and influence will be thwarted
- provision for insurance and their first month as man and wife
Fortress Board meeting Thursday evening at 7:00:
- for wisdom for the directors
- for God to send passionate, qualified volunteers to serve on Board committees (Program, Financial Stewardship, Fundraising, and Small Steps committees)
Also, please pray for financial provision to support the newly hired staff.
And, especially, pray for the kids as they prepare to go back to school next week.
From Michael:
This week I would like for us to pray for the new staff. Kristen and Ramon started yesterday and we have a lot to do in order to prepare for the fall. Pray that God will help us manage our priorities and show us what those priorities need to be.
Praise God for a wonderful summer! Pray for our interns as they head back to school and for God to grow the seeds that were planted by the interns and the over 500 volunteers that came through Fortress this summer.
Praise God for a great summer at Fortress!
The program has been wrapped up, the interns are heading home and back to college, and Michael is gearing up for the fall semester. Please pray this week for the following:
- new full-time staff arriving August 13. They will be training and planning and getting to know one another. This time will be crucial. Please pray diligently and boldly for God to be present and visible to them during this time.
- one of our summer interns, Nathan, is staying on for the fall semester as a full-time volunteer. He really feels that this is where God wants him to be, and he’s eager to see how God plans to use him!
- our summer interns (Robbie, Justin, David, Isaac, Amanda, Olivia, Lauren, Vanessa, Kathleen, Nikki) who are returing to college this fall.
- Russell, a summer intern for two years running, who is beginning his new career this week!
- Luke, our summer director, who is preparing to tour this fall. (http://www.myspace.com/poorrichfolk)
- Amanda, one of our summer interns, and her family. On the way back from the summer’s-end girls’ retreat, Amanda received word that her 14-year old sister was killed in a car accident. The funeral was today, burial is tomorrow. Amanda and her sister were very close, and Amanda is understandably devastated.
- Pray also for the Fortress adults who will continue to love and minister to Amanda during this time, that God gives us the words to say and that we recognize what’s needed of us. We love her so much. SO much.
- Pray for Michael, our Executive Director. So much transition, so many details, way too much on his plate. Pray for clarity, for honesty, for organization, and for dependance on God to get through it all.