Thank and Praise

And to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at even. (1 Chronicles 23:30 KJV)

Give thanks today for the continuing recovery of Will Fraser-Gray. Carol and I spent time with him on Friday. He is out of ICU, very alert and talkative, moving and standing. Amazing progress in just two weeks time. Give thanks!

Pray today for Will, recovering from injuries sustained in a car crash, and for Jacob Saulnier, recovering from surgery for cancer, for their progress toward complete health and full recovery to accelerate and amaze, for good to come from these difficult circumstances, for God's hand to be seen throughout.

Please pray every day for the top five needs of Emmanuel College:

• For Spirit-led revival and renewal among our students, staff, and faculty.
• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For successful fundraising and abundant resources.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Sundays, please pray for more students to answer the call to Christian service, many in full-time ministry and others through career and community, and for them to enroll at Emmanuel to receive their training and preparation for a lifetime of service.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

The Lord is Close

The Lord is close to everyone who prays to him, to all who truly pray to him. (Psalm 145:18 NCV)

Give thanks today for the privilege of prayer and the promises of God to draw near and hear us.

Pray today for Jacob Saulnier, a student who is battling cancer and at home with his family in Florida recovering from surgery. Pray for him to be cancer-free and for successful recovery and therapies to enable him to resume and complete his studies.

Please pray every day for the top five needs of Emmanuel College:

• For Spirit-led revival and renewal among our students, staff, and faculty.
• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For successful fundraising and abundant resources.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Saturdays, please pray for our nation and for our governments to protect our religious freedoms, for them to pass no laws or regulations for our educational institutions that inhibit our Christian beliefs and practices.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

At the Center

It's not the one who plants or the one who waters who is at the center of this process but God, who makes things grow. (1 Corinthians 3:8 MSG)

Give thanks today for God at the center - of our lives, our families, our relationships, our churches, our Christian colleges.

Pray today for more workers who are willing to plant and water throughout the earth, always keeping God at the center. Pray for Emmanuel College to grow more so that we may produce more.

Please pray every day for the top five needs of Emmanuel College:

• For Spirit-led revival and renewal among our students, staff, and faculty.
• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For successful fundraising and abundant resources.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Fridays, please pray for fundraising for facilities projects to enable us to remodel facilities debt-free, including improvements to Wellons Residence Hall, construction of the Collins agricultural academic building, and expansion of academic facilities, the admission center, and the dining hall.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Obedient to the Lord

But everyone knows that you are obedient to the Lord. This makes me very happy. (Romans 16:19a NLT)

Pray today for the people of Emmanuel College to submit every plan, every decision, every action to the Lord. Pray that we obey him and follow him where he leads.

Please pray every day for the top five needs of Emmanuel College:

• For Spirit-led revival and renewal among our students, staff, and faculty.
• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For successful fundraising and abundant resources.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Thursdays, please pray for great success in our recruiting and enrollment efforts on and off campus, especially at YouthQuest 2019 (July 13-16).

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Stands Beside You

The Lord himself watches over you! The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade. (Psalm 121:5 NLT)

Give thanks today for the healing happening in Will Fraser-Gray, the student who was in the car crash recently. He is still in ICU but making great improvements. His long-term memory is good, he is communicating, and he is moving his arms and hands well. All good signs pointing to recovery.

Pray today for Will to have a full recovery, for relief from pain and discomfort, for successful rehabilitation, for God's love and power to be revealed.

Please pray every day for the top five needs of Emmanuel College:

• For Spirit-led revival and renewal among our students, staff, and faculty.
• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For successful fundraising and abundant resources.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Wednesdays, please pray for EC Serve, especially our mission trips in 2019 to Alaska, Appalachia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Myanmar, and Panama.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Watch Over You

The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever. (Psalm 121:8 NLT)

Give thanks today for the Lord's care and protection for Emmanuel College over its 100-year history, especially during the challenges of the last several years, and thank him for his miraculous rescue.

Pray today for the students we will honor in chapel today, especially those who have excelled academically and will graduate in May, for their continued success in the future in graduate schools and careers, for their lives committed to God.

Please pray every day for the top five needs of Emmanuel College:

• For Spirit-led revival and renewal among our students, staff, and faculty.
• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For successful fundraising and abundant resources.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Tuesdays, please pray for our employees. Pray for them to have spiritual insight, ability, expertise, and success with our students.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

The Lord Answered

In my distress I prayed to the Lord, and the Lord answered me and set me free. (Psalm 118:5 NLT)

Give thanks today and throughout this month for how God answered our prayers and set Emmanuel College free from so many financial challenges and entanglements last April.

Please pray every day for the top five needs of Emmanuel College:

• For Spirit-led revival and renewal among our students, staff, and faculty.
• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For successful fundraising and abundant resources.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Mondays, please pray for our students that they will turn their lives to God, will grow in Christ while at Emmanuel, will make good choices, and will succeed academically and professionally.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.