It is exciting to share with you the good reports from our Fall Urban Ministry Institute (TUMI) classes here in St. Louis! Each week new praises have been brought to our staff team about solid attendance and engaged and learning students. Gil and Linda Carlson, full-time missionaries with World Impact who also coordinate our St. Louis TUMI ministry, are encouraged by the work and discussions of students ranging from long-time followers of Christ to new believers. It is exciting to see people hungry to know more about the Lord and to put their knowledge into practical service!
Praise God for such an encouraging start to the Fall session. Please continue to keep this ministry, and the students involved, in your prayers!
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Thursday, September 20, 2007
New Neighbors
Constantly meeting new people is part of life as a missionary in the inner city. Many of our families are transient and while this means that we often must sadly part with people we have come to know and love, we also are presented with many opportunities to build new relationships.
Several of our missionaries have gained new neighbors in the last few weeks. There will be opportunities to build relationships with the adults and children and to share Christ with each of them. Pray for these new neighbors and their future involvement with our missionaries. Pray for the missionaries as they strive to build new relationships and seek opportunities to serve their new neighbors.
Several of our missionaries have gained new neighbors in the last few weeks. There will be opportunities to build relationships with the adults and children and to share Christ with each of them. Pray for these new neighbors and their future involvement with our missionaries. Pray for the missionaries as they strive to build new relationships and seek opportunities to serve their new neighbors.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Bible Clubs!
Bible Club for kids in 1st-5th grade will start up again on this coming Tuesday. There has not been a week that has passed, since the summer program, that we have not been asked by an eager child when Bible Clubs would be starting again! Now we can answer, "Next week!"
In a community where kids are moved around so frequently, we often only have a short window of time to share the love of Christ with them. We pray that Bible Club will give us the opportunity to present the Gospel to the children who attend, so that whether they come for two weeks or six months, each child will go away with the knowledge of Christ's love for them and His gift of salvation. We also pray that these clubs will allow us to build relationships with and minister to the children's families.
Please join us in prayer for the children and families we will meet through Bible Club!
In a community where kids are moved around so frequently, we often only have a short window of time to share the love of Christ with them. We pray that Bible Club will give us the opportunity to present the Gospel to the children who attend, so that whether they come for two weeks or six months, each child will go away with the knowledge of Christ's love for them and His gift of salvation. We also pray that these clubs will allow us to build relationships with and minister to the children's families.
Please join us in prayer for the children and families we will meet through Bible Club!
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Training Urban Leaders
The Urban Ministry Institute is about to start its Fall session! The growth these classes have seen in the past year is very exciting. With seminary level classes that require no prerequisites and are affordable and incorporate practical ministry training, The Urban Ministry Institute desires to train up strong and godly urban church leadership. World Impact St. Louis is one of many satellite locations, and is looking forward to the tremendous opportunities to strengthen and expand the church body within inner-city St. Louis through The Urban Ministry Institute.
Please pray for the this ministry. 1) Pray for the instructors, that God will prepare them to lead these classes and that God will bring more instructors to this important ministry. Often it is difficult for students who have little formal education to complete the required readings and assignments, so 2) pray that God will give the students perseverance, and that He will bless them for their desire to know Him more. 3) Pray for the future growth of this ministry, as these classes continue to connect congregations in St. Louis and seek to train future leadership within the city.
Please pray for the this ministry. 1) Pray for the instructors, that God will prepare them to lead these classes and that God will bring more instructors to this important ministry. Often it is difficult for students who have little formal education to complete the required readings and assignments, so 2) pray that God will give the students perseverance, and that He will bless them for their desire to know Him more. 3) Pray for the future growth of this ministry, as these classes continue to connect congregations in St. Louis and seek to train future leadership within the city.
Monday, August 27, 2007
Looking Forward
On the heals of such an exciting summer our staff now has the difficult task of planning what the next year will look like here at World Impact St. Louis. There are so many needs in this community--so many opportunities to serve. And yet, we must be wise with the resources that God has entrusted to us.
Our deepest desire is to continue to share Christ's love in this community and to empower the local church to transform inner-city St. Louis for Christ's glory. Please pray for our staff as we solemnly weigh the needs of the community and the vision God has given us for our part in building His Kingdom. Pray that God will guide us as we plan programs and partnerships that will better serve North St. Louis, specifically in these areas:
Our deepest desire is to continue to share Christ's love in this community and to empower the local church to transform inner-city St. Louis for Christ's glory. Please pray for our staff as we solemnly weigh the needs of the community and the vision God has given us for our part in building His Kingdom. Pray that God will guide us as we plan programs and partnerships that will better serve North St. Louis, specifically in these areas:
- Children's Ministry
- Youth Ministry
- Young Adult Ministry
- The Urban Ministry Institute
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Welcome!
Welcome to World Impact St. Louis' Prayer Blog! We are so excited to be able to keep you better informed about what is going on here in the city and we are deeply grateful that you are willing to partner with us in prayer!
Weekly updates will allow you to share in our praises and petitions, as the staff lives in and serves the community here in North St. Louis. The prayers of the saints are a beautiful and necessary part of what we do! Ministry would prove unfruitful without them. Through your prayers you can impact the city!
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What a summer we had! We had 65 inner-city children come through our programs this summer. Through Backyard Bible Clubs, Cookouts, Fieldtrips, and an afternoon program at the World Impact Ministry Center, these children were able to hear about the love of Christ. Eight of them decided to make the important decision to follow our Lord and Savior! Praise God!
Throughout the entire summer each child had the opportunity to earn a week at a World Impact owned camp in Florence, Kansas, through attendendence and good behavior. The
children pictured below (Along with staff members Andrew, Adria and Beth and Summer Interns Brittany and Alison) are the eleven children who were invited to a week at Children's Camp for grades 3rd-5th and Junior High Camp for grades 6th-8th.
Weekly updates will allow you to share in our praises and petitions, as the staff lives in and serves the community here in North St. Louis. The prayers of the saints are a beautiful and necessary part of what we do! Ministry would prove unfruitful without them. Through your prayers you can impact the city!
* * * * *
What a summer we had! We had 65 inner-city children come through our programs this summer. Through Backyard Bible Clubs, Cookouts, Fieldtrips, and an afternoon program at the World Impact Ministry Center, these children were able to hear about the love of Christ. Eight of them decided to make the important decision to follow our Lord and Savior! Praise God!
Throughout the entire summer each child had the opportunity to earn a week at a World Impact owned camp in Florence, Kansas, through attendendence and good behavior. The
children pictured below (Along with staff members Andrew, Adria and Beth and Summer Interns Brittany and Alison) are the eleven children who were invited to a week at Children's Camp for grades 3rd-5th and Junior High Camp for grades 6th-8th.
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