He Will Rise Up

Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. (Isaiah 30:18a NIV)

Today's meditation:

• What is the longing and desire of God's heart? To bless us, to be gracious and kind to us, and to love us. Don't resist it. Receive it.

Pray today:

• For God to bless our recruitment efforts and thank him for the success he has already given us. 
• Thank him for the strong preliminary numbers that currently project a great enrollment this fall, pray for our admissions personnel to have wisdom and discernment in interactions with prospective students. 
• Pray for God to rise up and take down every obstacle to enrollment success, to send us students who can be shaped and filled by his Holy Spirit to make a difference in this world.

Our prayers make a difference in our outcomes. Please continue to pray over the list below that focuses on key needs at Emmanuel College. 

“. . .they raised their voices together in prayer to God.” (Acts 4:24 NIV)

PRAY FOR OUR HELPERS AND SUPPORTERS

• To possess words of influence and to use them wisely.
• To experience the favor of God.
• To supply resources, both financial and otherwise, that create a bright future for the College.

PRAY FOR THE LEADERSHIP TEAM

• To be guided by the Holy Spirit with gifts of knowledge and discernment.
• To make good decisions and to clearly communicate them.
• To be faithful in all circumstances, whether easy or hard, always with thankful hearts.

PRAY FOR THE TOP FIVE NEEDS OF EMMANUEL COLLEGE

• To complete the process of dramatically reducing our debt before May 2018, and further, to eliminate our debt within 5 years.
• To successfully achieve reaffirmation of accreditation in June 2018.
• To be accepted into active membership in the NCAA Division II in July 2018.
• To enroll more than 1000 students in August 2018.
• To hear the Word of the Lord regarding life after debt and our vision for an expanded mission for 2018 and beyond.

PRAY FOR IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

• Ongoing tasks and processes regarding the reduction and elimination of debt.
• Recruiting activities including the Scholars Day event today.
• Recruiting at Conference Talent Quest events in March and April.
• Recruiting at Conference Youth Camps this summer. 
• EC Serve mission trip to Appalachia, June 3-9.
• EC Serve mission trip to Costa Rica, June 8-16.
• EC Serve mission trip to Uganda and Kenya, June 12-29.
• EC Mission on campus, July 15-28 (http://www.ec.edu/ecmission).
• Recruiting at Youth Quest, July 19-22.

Pray First! Pray Through!