Prayer email

 

 

Number 1 – February 2007

 Welcome 

“pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.” (Ephesians 6 v. 18.)

Welcome to our first Prayer email. Prayer is a really important part of what we do at The Light Project and so it is particularly exciting to launch this initiative that will help you to be more active and effective in supporting us in prayer.

 

 Light Team 

This year’s Light Team has already been a great experience! We have a wonderful team who are all ‘getting stuck in’ with their training and have become valuable members of the leadership teams in many of our partner churches.

There are seven Light Teamers in Chester this year, plus one in Somerset. Five are completing a two-year foundation degree with the University of Chester. Team members are placed at different churches all over Chester, and give half their time to church projects. They also work on Light Project initiatives including Blacon Kidz Club and D’Biz youth clubs.

Please pray for:

·         Andy at St Paul’s Boughton

·         James at Northgate

·         Danny at St Deiniol’s in Hawarden

·         Nick at Northgate

·         Ruth at Hoole Baptist

·         Zahra at Queen Street

·         Hannah at Guilden Sutton

·         Tom in Somerset

 

 

 

We are also excited about the prospect of next year’s Light Team too! There has already been a lot of interest, and so far 5 candidates have accepted places.

Please pray:

·         for the candidates who have accepted places

·         that our open day on 12th February will be a success and we will be able to offer more places

·         that interest will continue so that this September there will be up to 12 Light Teamers on the first year of our Foundation Degree programme in Community Evangelism

·         that we will be able to increase our network of partner churches so that we can provide placements for all the young evangelists

 

 New building 

This coming August we have to move offices as we will outgrow our current premises. We will need further training rooms for our degree students as well as more office space. We have found some premises that we feel would be right for us and we are making further enquiries. Please pray that:

·         the landlord will be willing to rent or sell it to us at a favourable cost

·         we will be able to raise the money needed

·         we will be able to make all the plans and arrangements in time

 

 Weekly prayer meeting 

Each Wednesday morning some of our staff, volunteers and supporters gather at the office to pray for the work of The Light Project. We will not be meeting during half term holiday on 14th February but we invite you to come along and join with us from 10am until 11am from 21st February onwards. If you’re not sure how to find us then you can download a map and directions.

 

 Shop online and support The Light Project 

If you shop online then easyfundraising is a fantastic free and easy way for you to support The Light Project.  Best of all you can even save money. easyfundraising is a shopping directory listing most of the best online stores and service companies.  Over 350 popular retailers are participating including AMAZON, PLAY.com, Toys‘R’Us, DELL, Woolworths, John Lewis, Comet, HMV, and Vodafone.

Also if you are looking for car or home insurance then easyfundraising is a great place to start! All you need to do is use the links provided on the easyfundraising site whenever you shop online, and at no extra cost we’ll receive up to 15% of every purchase you make – it’s that simple!

It doesn’t cost a penny extra to shop and raise funds in this way, and you can even SAVE MONEY as many retailers give exclusive discounts and savings when you shop using the easyfundraising site.

Visit http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/uk/thelightproject and register today. You can also tell you friends about it using the Refer a Friend link on their home page.

 

 The official stuff 

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The Light Project ● 1-3 The Mount ● Boughton ● Chester ● CH3 5UD ● 01244 400221                        www.lightproject.org.uk