Today's meditation:
- American culture has turned Christmas into a commercial frenzy of selling and buying gifts, but it is rooted in something good - very good. The gift of the Christ child, the giver of life. We give gifts to each other, but the wise men gave gifts to Jesus. Perhaps we should consider the same. What gift can I give him this Christmas?
- For a desire so deep that we ache for it, a desire to give ourselves to God with complete abandon, melding our hopes and dreams with his divine purpose.
- For the students of Emmanuel College to see the world through God's eyes - hurt and loss, hope and provision - and to give themselves to make a difference, some to full-time callings, others to a life of service in the career they've chosen, but all servants of the Lord Jesus.
- To hear the Word of the Lord regarding life after debt and our vision for an expanded mission for 2018 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, larger numbers of new students, and 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, constructing the Collins agricultural teaching/lab building, securing 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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