Subject: Prayer Requests from Sunday

Hi Redemption Church Prayer Team,

Thank you for praying this week. God is moving at Redemption, and your prayers matter.

PRAISE REPORT:

- We praise God for the baptism this Sunday. Pray that this new life in Christ will grow strong, stay rooted in Jesus, and point many others to Him.

FIRST-TIME GUESTS AND NEW FRIENDS:

Please pray for these guests and new friends to feel loved, welcomed, and drawn closer to Jesus, and that they will keep taking steps of faith.

- Xavier Schriefer - Young man from Plano, Baptized SUNDAY!Pray that he will keep growing in his relationship with Jesus and stay connected to church community.
- Stephanie Whitney - From Allen. Pray that she will sense God's presence at Redemption and find strong friendships and spiritual family.
- Caryn Sanders - From Allen. Pray that she will feel at home at Redemption and that God will cover her family with His peace and protection.
- Ivory Tennard - From Cypress. Pray for safe travels, spiritual refreshing, and continued connection to what God is doing at Redemption even from a distance.

PRAYER REQUESTS FROM CONNECT CARDS:

- Ben and Gina Sides - Pray that God will give Gina strength to finish her application process and open the right opportunity at Bent Resources. Ask for favor, clarity, and peace for their whole family.
- Caryn Sanders - Pray that her children are not affected by peer pressure and ungodly influences. Ask God to surround them with godly friends, wisdom, and protection.
- Kathy McNeil - Pray for a financial miracle: back rent of 6350 dollars and December rent of 1950 dollars, a total need of 8300 dollars. Also pray that Larry will be healed and well enough to go back to work.
- Lupita Cortez - Pray for her finances and that God will provide the right part-time job for additional income. Ask that this job will be a blessing and not a burden.
- Lillian Bickel - Pray for healing of sciatica and pain in her right leg. Ask for relief, strength, and full restoration.
- Card 1 - "Hunger for God among my friends." Pray for a deep hunger for God to rise up in this person's friend group and that many would come to know Jesus.
- Card 2 - "Revival and evangelism in Plano." Pray for awakening in our city - that hearts will open to the gospel and that God will use Redemption Church as a bold, loving witness.

CHURCH VISION AND MISSION:

Please continue to pray into the vision God has given us:

- That we will Love God, Grow Faith, Serve Others, and Go change the world.
- That we will help people FIND and FOLLOW Jesus Christ each week at Redemption.
- For an outpouring of the Holy Spirit in our services and groups, with more salvations, baptisms, and people discovering their God given purpose.
- For wisdom, favor, and provision regarding future church property or a permanent building.

MISSIONS AND OUTREACH:

- Pray for the ministries and missionaries we support in Russia, Belarus, Cuba, Lebanon, Ghana, Thailand, Nepal, and Myanmar.
- Pray especially for the Russia and Belarus Christmas outreach and the 250 plus care packages being given in Jesus' name.
- Continue to pray for the village in Cuba that received solar panels, that God's light will shine there in every way.
- Pray for Sean Alexander's mission trip to Ghana, especially in the cities of Accra and Bolga, for protection, strength, and many open doors for the gospel.

Thank you for standing in the gap for our guests, our church family, our city, and the nations. Your prayers are making a difference.

In Christ,
Redemption Church Prayer Team