October 29 Praise Reports & Prayer Requests

Here are praise reports and prayer requests for this week.

Praise Reports:

-Praise the Lord: Margaret is pain-free! It turns out it was shingles that was giving the back pain - which disappeared when she got an anti-shingles injection
-Praise the Lord: Gail got some work!
-Praise the Lord: for the many answers to the specific prayers we have been giving to all of you.
-Praise the Lord: for how the Holy Spirit is moving in our Sunday morning service.

Thank you for praying for the following with us:

- Keep praying for Ruth and her husband Gareth to draw close and to find a place to rent that is reasonable and near to where they are now living .

- Please keep praying for a complete healing of Rick's feet. (They're about 95% healed!)

- Please continue to pray for the completion of the church website - and for the last things necessary to be a registered charity in Northern Ireland.

- Please pray for our friend and brother in the Lord, George Ireland and his wife Muriel. These are dear friends at Mooreland Close and though George still has his quick wit and sharp mind, his body is wearing out from cancer and a bad heart. We pray for the Lord's peace and grace to be poured out on them.

        By the way, they and everyone at the Close were absolutely thrilled to hear that so many people in America are praying for them!

- Pray for Rick's hair-cutter, Jacqueline Kennedy, who is a believer and recently had the early stages of breast cancer diagnosed and has begun treatment. Please pray for a complete healing.

Be praying for these upcoming items:

- Church chili cook-off outreach November 2

- Christmas luncheon at Mooreland Close, Dec 5. They've asked us to cater the event, as they really enjoyed the Thanksgiving meal we did for them last year. (Also, the Lord closed the door at Johnston Close.)


Thank you for your faithful prayers,

God bless you,
Rick & Cindy Johnston

October 22 Praise Reports and Prayer Requests

Here are praise reports and prayer requests for this week.   

Praise Reports: 

-Praise the Lord: for the 11 guys that completed the Kairos course at Maghaberry Prison. Each one was genuinely moved by the Holy Spirit.

-Praise the Lord: Ruth's living conditions will be changed! She and her husband Gareth are drawing closer, too.

-Praise the Lord: for Cindy's completion of food preparation safety course so she will be able to cater meals.

-Praise the Lord: for finally getting a church bank account opened.

Thank you for praying for the following with us: 

- Be praying for Ruth and her husband Gareth to draw even closer and to find a place to rent that is reasonable and near to where they are now living .

- Pray also for another lady from church, Gail, who needs to find work.

- Please keep praying for a complete healing of Rick's feet.

-  Please continue to pray for the completion of the church website - and for the last things necessary to be a registered charity in Northern Ireland.

- Church Chili Cook-Off outreach Nov 2

Thank you for your faithful prayer support,

Rick and Cindy Johnston

October 14 Praise Reports and Prayer Requests

Here are praise reports and prayer requests for this week.   

Praise Reports: 

-Praise the Lord: for the encouragement we got and for the Lord showing us what to retain from the church planting seminar we attended last week.

-Praise the Lord: Rick's back was healed!

-Praise the Lord: for the many opportunities the Lord has given us lately.

-Praise the Lord: for open doors to share the Lord in schools here as well as prisons.

Thank you for praying for the following with us: 

-Pray for a woman from church, Gail, who needs to find work.

-Pray for a woman who is needing to make changes in her living arrangements to avoid stressful conditions that are causing major health issues. She also needs her husband to understand the importance of moving and be sensitive to her need.

-Please keep praying for a complete healing of Rick's feet.

-Rick will be going to Maghaberry Prison for a  Kairos 3-day 'Retreat' 15-18 October

-For the Lord to increase attendance at CBV as He sees fit

Thank you for your faithful prayer support

God bless you,

Rick & Cindy Johnston

October 7 Praise Reports and Prayer Requests

Here are praise reports and prayer requests for this week.   

Praise Reports: 

-Praise the Lord: for Gail accepting the Lord last week!

-Praise the Lord: Rick's feet are even better this week

-Praise the Lord: for Cindy not getting sick

-Praise the Lord: for Jan's sister Angela who attended the monthly community prayer of blessing for Ballymena with us.

Thank you for praying for the following with us: 

- Please keep praying for a complete healing of Rick's feet.

-  Please continue to pray for the completion of the church website - and for the last things necessary to be a registered charity in Northern Ireland. We were able to get calvarybraidvalley.org  domain name and are now setting up the site.  But it has been a cause of humbling for me as I have been attempting to do it myself and getting frustrated.

- Pray that we will get affiliated with Calvary Chapel Association quickly

- Pray that we will remain sensitive to the voice and leading of the Holy Spirit.

- Pray for Rick's involvement with Kairos, a prison ministry, with which he goes in once a month. In particular, please pray for a 4-day outreach inside Maghaberry Prison that will be next week.

- Pray for Rick's hair-cutter, Jacqueline Kennedy, who is a believer and recently had the early stages of breast cancer diagnosed and has begun treatment. Please pray for a complete healing.

Thank you for your faithful prayer support,

Rick and Cindy Johnston