Give Thanks to the Lord

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. (Psalm 107:1 NLT)

Today's prayer topics:

• Give thanks for the love of God that not only holds us in the dark places but also uses our trials to enlighten and lift us to greater capacity to do his work.
• Pray for the students who major in Communication Studies to prepare themselves well for productive careers, many of whom will find themselves as communicators of kingdom principles in secular venues, and pray for future Communication students to flock to the College in larger numbers to expand our influence.
• Week 21 in Phase 3 of the campaign FOR EMMANUEL. Give thanks to the Lord for every gift and for every giver.

Thank you for praying.

Answered Prayers:

• Thank God for the 8.3% increase in total enrollment this fall.
• Thank God for the record-breaking enrollment that is 3.5% greater than our previous record.
• Thank God for the 10.7% increase in new students.
• Thank God for the 1% increase in student retention.
• Thank God for all of our students, even the ones rough around the edges, for they represent incredible potential and the purpose for which we exist.
• Thank God for those alums who had little chance for productive lives when they arrived as students, but today, by God's help and through the work of a dedicated faculty and staff who worked with them as students, they are remarkably influential in their spheres of influence and for God's kingdom. God continues to redeem what has been lost or stolen. Praise be to God.

Never give up unless it's praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.