April 7 - Praise Reports and Prayer Requests

Here are praise reports and prayer requests for this week.  

Praise Reports:

- Praise the Lord: Several from the church joined in with the Easter sunrise service at the foot of Mt Slemish. A glorious start to the day!

 

- Praise the Lord: For the annual walk of witness in Ballymena that Rick was able to participate in. It is a cross-community procession in Ballymena held on Good Friday every year. About 40-50 people took part

- Praise the Lord: For the wonderful day of fellowship we had on Easter Sunday.

- Praise the Lord: Trisha will be getting baptised April 12 at Refuge, CCHB.  We're praising the Lord for His faithfulness in her walk with Him.

Thank you for praying for the following with us: 

- Pray that the three girls on break from the Bible College in Waterford, Ireland, who are staying with us this week, will have an enriching time whilst in Northern Ireland and it will be a spiritual as well as cultural benefit to them.

- One of the girl's uncle needs prayer. Please pray for Bill whose 2-year old child died suddenly last year. His already weak faith took a major hit and he is not walking with the Lord at the present.

- Pray for Cindy and myself that we will be strengthened by the God of all comfort this week as we face the one year anniversary of our son Daniel's death this Saturday

- Pray that we will be sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit so he will show us what He wants us to do...and that whenever CBV meets, the presence and power of the Lord will be experienced and that the Holy Spirit will also move in and through the worship

- Pray that church members will grow in confidence in order for them to be comfortable enough to witness to their family and neighbours as well as invite them to join us for church. 

- Please pray for Jo Anne, a believer, who has gotten a temporary part time job, though she would prefer to have a permanent part time position, will keep her eyes upon the Lord. She started a new medicine on Friday to help her M.S. not relapse, but it will take a while for it to show effect so we pray that it will work.

Thank you for your faithful prayer support,

Blessings,

Rick and Cindy Johnston