Prayer: IFM North Jan 16th

Today our gathering was short due to various factors, however, it was good to be able to rest in God and seek His heart and wisdom.

As you will see from the links on the IFM blog site there is still desperate need for prayer regarding the people of Ciudad Juarez. The violence continues unabated and we would ask you to pray for Gods hand to hold back the men & women of violence. Please pray that the love of Christ would be paramount in the city and the people of God would be empowered, by the power of the kingdom, to be catalysts and influence's of change. Pray for the IFM team on the border and in Mexico that they would be cocooned in Gods protection.

Other areas we sought Gods wisdom and intervention were:

• For the IFM board as it meets this weekend and part of next week. We would ask for wisdom and insight so that IFM may move forward as God intends.
• Relating to Mark, Candy and family as they are currently in Utah were they are visiting friends and facilitating an IFM training session for the local church. Early next week they will travel back down to Fabens, stopping at Colorado on the way. Pray for safety as they travel, there has been some severe weather over these last few months, it would be great if they could have safe and simple journey back to the border.
• Regarding the IFM North office as it is still being impacted by health issues; continued prayer for health and healing would be appreciated.
• In continued prayer for Grace, that they could obtain additional long term contracts and would garner the required additional staff and financial strength in this current economic environment.
• For the continued needs of the outreach area of IFM as it looks to provide a substitute for Linsey, when she leaves in April. Also that Shirin, Kathy and Linsey would be able to facilitate the upcoming outreaches in timely manner.
  They have been encouraged at the way the process is currently progressing and thank you for your prayers.