1. Pray for Jordan Roberts and Kate as they prepare for their upcoming wedding. Pray for God’s wisdom and the Holy Spirit’s inspiration in planning a wedding that honors Christ, shows and speaks the Gospel.
2. Pray for a good transition into our marriage, a strong beginning, firmly founded in the Word, setting good patterns for our life together.
3. Pray for safe travels after the wedding for a honeymoon out West and visit to Kate’s family.
4. Pray for the right place to live in the Philadelphia area, as we move to be close to Westminster Theological Seminary (WTS), where Jordan will begin full-time studies in January. We hope to move right into a place in that region after we are married.
5. Pray for the right jobs - full-time for Kate, part-time for Jordan in the Philadelphia area. We need work that ‘pays the bills,’ but Kate would love work that she loves, as well!
6. Pray for God’s guidance regarding church life, friendships, family relationships, work schedules, how often to travel back and forth to the Bronx (a 2-hour drive)... how we should ‘set up’ our life together at this time.
7. Pray for faith that God will provide, and joy in our salvation and our Savior. Pray for hearts submitted to God’s will and God’s way.
8. Pray for Kate’s New York City employers, for whom she has done childcare work for several years now – that they would meet other Christians and that God would call them to Himself.
9. Pray for the ESL classes that will continue in The Bronx, and for the several women who are new members of our church who will be taking Kate’s place! Pray for them as they enter a new realm of ministry. Pray for Kate as she ‘passes the baton.’
10. Pray for our ESL students - pray for more to come, if God wills, and pray for those who continue with us and see our class as a second family. Pray for God’s work in every heart.
11. Pray for the Dhaurali family, the Nepali family with whom Kate has been close in the Bronx. Pray for their salvation, and ongoing contact.
12. Pray for studies and scholarships: Pray for Jordan as he begins studies toward an M.Div. degree at Westminster Theological Seminary. Pray for perseverance, dedication, joy, God’s Spirit to empower and encourage him.
13. Pray for wisdom for Kate as she hopes to take a class or two in Biblical Counseling through WTS.
14. Pray for the Bronx Household of Faith (www.bhof.org), our church, for inspections and certificates in order to be able to move into our new church building and pray for God’s timing in this as we also are part of the legal battle to keep churches able to rent space in public schools on weekends. Pray for victory in that case!
15. Pray for Hope Academy of the Bronx (www.bhof.org/hopeacademy), the small, innovative school for struggling students that our church desires to start in our new building. Pray for the right teachers and for funds from consistent, caring donors.
16. Pray for God’s vision to be our vision, for our lives and for our church family.
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