Praise God for people with hearts to volunteer at Emerald Hills. Thank God for the young woman who is helping out today with tasks and chores that free other workers at International Services to concentrate on goals and projects. Ask God to raise up many like her and others who give of their time and labor.
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2011-03-10: PACE Coordinators Meeting/Webinar.
Praise God for churches that partner with Team Expansion to transform communities by planting churches among the unreached. On the second Thursday of every month, PACE (Pray, Activate, Commit, and Enlist) Project Coordinators from these churches meet either face to face at Emerald Hills and via webinar to learn from each other and to discuss various aspects of the projects in which the churches they represent serve. Pray for a good time of learning and discussion today as this meeting is conducted from Emerald Hills.
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2011-03-09: Community Meeting and Prayer Time.
Praise God that Emerald Hills is a terrific place to hold the monthly International Services Community Meetings, followed by prayer time for all Team Expansion workers. Ask God to bless today's meeting with unity, harmony, and great ideas inspired by Him.
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2011-03-08: Meetings.
Numerous meetings take place at Emerald Hills. Praise God that the Leadership Team had a very productive three-hour meeting yesterday in which many topics were discussed and decisions made. Please pray for the Prayer, Operations, and Personnel meeting this morning between 9:30 and noon. Ask that God's Spirit would lead the discussions.
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2011-03-07: Seeds.
Pray that the seeds planted all around the world yesterday through the preaching of the Word will be watered and nurtured and come to full fruition, resulting in church planting movements among the unreached.
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2011-03-06: Preaching of the Word.
Praise God that Emerald Hills plays a part in the preaching of the Word all around the world today. Thank God for those Team Expansion workers who were effectively trained to effectively communicate God's message to the unreached.
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2011-03-05: Return from Haiti.
Pray for Doug Lucas as he and a group from Fern Creek Christian Church return to Louisville from Haiti today. Ask for a safe journey and for refreshment as the group gets ready to go back to their "normal" routines.
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2011-03-04: A Place to Connect.
Praise God that Emerald Hills serves as a great connecting place, meeting place for those interested in reaching the unreached with the Gospel. Thank God for our visitors from Zambia who are in the office today.
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2011-03-03: Questers.
PraiseGod for two Quest apprentices (Sheri and William) who are at Emerald Hills to complete training before departing for their fields of service. Pray that the Prayer Team Development session today will be effective in helping them build a strong support base of prayer warriors before they depart.
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2011-03-02: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.
Thank You, Father, for another beautiful day at Emerald Hills. The sunshine is streaming on the grass that is beginning to turn green. Thank You again, Father, for such a lovely place to pray, retreat, learn, and work. Thank You for morning prayer time when we lift up the nations, the unreached peoples, and Team Expansion workers. Thank You for Wednesday afternoons when every Team Expansion worker is prayed for by name. Thank You for the prayer trails where we can retreat into the woods and spend time alone with You. Thank You for the Questers who are here today to be equipped for their overseas terms of learning and service, And thank You for the work that You have called each one of us to for the advancement of Your Kingdom here on earth. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
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