Today's meditation:
- What have we shared since last Christmas? Comfort? Joy? What are we giving this Christmas season? Peace? Hope? The most important question? What will we say and do about the angel's remarkable message, and who will we tell before another Christmas comes around?
- "I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the past, the present, and the future . . . I will not shut out the lessons that they teach." (Ebenezer Scrooge upon his reclamation, from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens)
- For the people of God to throw off the malaise that infects so many, for us to resist going through the motions of what it means to be a Christian, and instead, for us to become genuine Christ-followers - not mere imitations, but living, breathing examples of what happens when Jesus lives in us.
- To hear the Word of the Lord regarding life after debt and our vision for an expanded mission for 2019 and beyond.
- To enroll more than 1000 students in August 2019.
- To continue reducing our debt over the next five years with the purpose of becoming debt-free.
Pray for upcoming events and activities:.
- Spring Semester enrollment in January 2019 to exceed expectations because of better retention and larger numbers of new students, and for a total enrollment of 900 or more.
- New Beginnings Spiritual Emphasis, January 10-13, 2019.
- Scholars' Day recruiting events on campus in February 2019.
- Spring Preview recruiting event on campus, March 22-24, 2019.
- EC Serve trips for 2019 in the planning stages to Alaska, Appalachia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Myanmar, and Panama.
- For special projects to begin in 2019 to construct and remodel facilities debt-free, including improvements to Wellons Residence Hall, construction of the Collins agricultural teaching/lab building, obtaining lead gifts to expand the dining hall and improve academic facilities, and for wisdom in fundraising, planning, and implementation.
Pray First! Pray Through!
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