March 28 Praises & Prayer Requests

Praise Reports:

- Praise the Lord - the Amazing Jesus lessons we are doing in the classroom have gone well despite unsettleness in the children because of disrupted schedules. They are receiving the message

- Praise the Lord - The women's Tres Dias weekend coming up has gotten a few more 'guests' and a pretty full team.

- Praise the Lord - Gail come to Bible study last week. It was a good time of fellowship. (But do keep praying for her to be completely restored to fellowship)  

 

- Praise the Lord -  Some new folks are making CBV their home church!

 

-Praise the Lord - The puppet show for CROCUS special needs youth group went really well!

Please pray for the following with us:

- Pray with us for Linsey's daughter Erin (12) who broke her shoulder in a trampoline accident at home Sunday afternoon. 

 

- Pray for the last Amazing Jesus lesson at our local primary school.  Pray that the students will be open to the message of Jesus, that fruit will remain and there will not be disruptions in the classroom.

- Continue to pray for Cindy as she prepares as leader of Tres Dias, a cross-community 3-Day weekend to be held in March. She wants to be sensitive to the Lord's direction and see Him work in the lives of the ladies who will be attending. Also for peace and unity to be with the team and for more attendees to apply.

- Pray for our friend Rhonda, a believer, who has had TIA's (mini strokes) in the eyes causing temporary blindness.

- Pray for Pastor Michael and his family of four in Norfolk-on-Tyne in England as they apply for permanent leave to remain in the UK.

- Keep praying for Mike in Warrington: 1) his body is attacking the liver with an auto-immune deficiency and 2) blood vessels in the esophogus are exposed and thinned and any rupture would be extremely serious.

- Pray for fruit from the Ireland 4 Jesus crusade that will be coming through Ballymena the last week of May. That we will as a church prepare for new converts to come to CBV and the members will accept and actively help disciple them. 

- Pray for success for Rick as I take on the leadership role over stewards (ushers) and counselors for the Ireland 4 Jesus crusade.

- Pray for restoration to full health for Daniel, 2 & a half years old and salvation for Duncan, both in Scotland.

Thank you for your faithful prayer support   God bless you,
Rick & Cindy Johnston

March 14 Praises & Prayer Requests

Praise Reports:

- Praise the Lord - Our Heather has stepped up to take on the post of worship leader.

- Praise the Lord - The men's Tres Dias weekend resulted in a renewed enthusiasm and encouragement for the men involved in this ministry to this land.

- Praise the Lord - The Lord moved very quickly on our prayer for the direction for "Thrive" and it will be meeting every other Thursday evening in the same room we meet for church on Sundays starting in mid-April! It is an outreach to the greater community.

Please pray for the following with us:

- Pray for the Amazing Jesus lessons at our local primary school, which we will be doing on the last 3 Wednesdays of March. Pray that the students will be open to the message of Jesus as it is shared in the classroom.

- Continue to pray for Cindy as she prepares as leader of Tres Dias, a cross-community 3-Day weekend to be held in March. She wants to be sensitive to the Lord's direction and see Him work in the lives of the ladies who will be attending. Also for peace and unity to be with the team and for more attendees to apply.

- Pray for fruit from the Ireland 4 Jesus crusade that will be coming through Ballymena the last week of May. That we will as a church prepare for new converts to come to CBV and the members will accept and actively help disciple them. 

- Pray for success for Rick as I take on the leadership role over stewards (ushers) and counselors for the Ireland 4 Jesus crusade.

- Pray for restoration to full health for Daniel, 2 & a half years old and salvation for Duncan, both in Scotland

Thank you for your faithful prayer support   God bless you,

Rick & Cindy Johnston

March 7 - Praises & Prayer Requests

Praise Reports:

- Praise the Lord - The "Amazing Jesus" lesson in the classroom of our local primary school got off to an unusual start, with a great time of bonding with the students. We had to reschedule our meetings.

- Praise the Lord - The training Cindy led for the Tres Dias weekend coming up went excellently.

- Praise the Lord - The recent elections in Northern Ireland did not go as well as we had hoped, but the Lord's will be done. We have had some amazing prayer experiences - praying locally with voters and candidates seeking the Lord before the vote as well as prayer in Stormont itself, the house of government.

Please pray for the following with us:

 

- Pray with us for Heather in our church who is seeking the Lord's will and wisdom on changing her "Thrive" meeting times and purpose as she is seeking a change from a home meeting to an outreach to the community.

- Pray for the Amazing Jesus lessons at our local primary school, which we will be doing on the last 3 Wednesdays of March. That the students will be open to the gospel as it is shared in the classroom.

- Pray for fruit from the Ireland 4 Jesus crusade that will be coming through Ballymena the last week of May. That we will as a church prepare for new converts to come to CBV and the members will accept and actively help disciple them. 

- Pray for success for Rick as I take on the leadership role over stewards and counselors for the Ireland 4 Jesus crusade.

- Pray for Cindy as she prepares for the upcoming Tres Dias weekend 'retreat'

- Keep praying for Mike: 1) his body is attacking the liver with an auto-immune deficiency and 2) blood vessels in the esophogus are exposed and thinned and any rupture would be extremely serious.
 
- Pray for Leslie in California who will now have the benign cyst on her face removed. The area is near nerve endings.

Thank you for your faithful prayer support   God bless you,
Rick & Cindy Johnston