Our team leaves in a little less than a week! Please  keep them in your prayers. Pray for safe travel, high spirits, and great fellowship as they work to bring people clean water and teach them about personal hygiene!

We’ll be leaving at 7:30am on Saturday, July 31. If you want to go, please email Drew Henricks at dhenricks@gmail.com by Wednesday, July 28 to let him know if you’d be willing to drive or if you’ll need a ride. Cost is $5 per car, plus $6 for a picnic lunch. Dinner’s on your own by carpooling groups. If you’re riding rather than driving, please bring $10 to help your driver cover gas. There is the possibility of going on kayak and canoe expeditions less than 15 minutes from the beach for $30-$50. Please email Drew if you’re interested.

I. Thank God for what he has done in your life or the lives of others in the last month — feel free to be specific.

II. Pray for the Venture Day of Service — Saturday, April 10 at 10 a.m.
A. Pray for Venture people to come serve
B. Pray that the people we serve would be encouraged
C. Pray for the details of the service day to come together

III. Pray for the Venture Move to the Phillips School
A. Pray for people to volunteer to serve setting up chairs, doing sound and slides, and taking down chairs one Sunday a month
B. Pray for the Venture staff and volunteers to foresee and trouble-shoot all the details of setting up the service at a new location
C. Pray for the transition to go smoothly for people who attend Venture

IV. Pray for IBC Missionaries
A. Pray for the Student Ministries Mission Trips
B. Pray for Ruth Rhinier — teaching in Spain
C. Pray for David & Katie Black as they live in Canada to learn French for their ministry in Niger, Africa
D. Pray for Clay and Ruth Buttermere — missionaries in Macedonia

V. Pray for the Venture Nicaragua Missions Trip — August 14-21, 2010
A. Pray for the team to depend on God for their needed support
B. Pray for Greg Horn as he leads the trip
C. Pray for the people who have never drilled a well as they go to drill school
D. Pray for the hygiene team to learn how to teach everything clearly

VI. Pray for Venture Small Groups
A. Pray for groups to grow in honesty and in really getting to know each other and challenging each other to rely on Christ more
B. Pray for group members to trust each other enough to share their struggles
C. Pray for group members to be in each other’s lives during the week and not just at small group
D. Pray for Venture people who are not in small groups to have a desire to plug into one
E. Pray for people and small groups to be looking for and welcoming new people on Sundays

VII. Pray for a heart of leadership and service in Venture and IBC
A. Thank God for the people who are currently leading in Venture — sound guys, band members, Great Lunch leaders, the events team, small group leaders, small group members who serve as greeters, ushers, and info table people, people who make the coffee and clean up the coffee pots.
B. Pray for God to raise up people with new ideas for leading Venture in community outreach, small groups, and new Sunday morning stuff

VIII. Pray for people to serve in the parking ministry, children’s ministry, youth ministry, and Venture

IX. Pray for the People of Chile and Haiti
A. Survivors to be comforted and get the supplies they need to get better or to stay healthy
B. Aid workers to have wisdom in knowing how to set up infrastructure to get aid distributed and to provide housing for the displaced
C. Medical teams to have strength, energy and supplies to treat the sick
D. Orphans to be comforted and eventually placed in mew homes with loving parents
E. Public health situation and sanitation — give leaders and aid workers wisdom and the supplies they need to manage the health risks
F. Peace and comfort for the people who are injured, sick or grieving
G. Wisdom for leaders and people as they figure out how to rebuild
H. Pray for people to give and for the funds to be used to directly help the people of Chile and Haiti
I. Pray for Christians of Chile and Haiti to trust God during this time of distress and to comfort others and tell them about God during their time of distress

I. Thank God for what he has done in your life or the lives of others in the last month — feel free to be specific.

II. Pray for the People of Chile and Haiti
A. Survivors to be comforted and to get the medicine and supplies they need to get better or to stay healthy
B. Aid workers to have wisdom in knowing how to set up infrastructure to get aid distributed and to provide housing for the displaced
C. Medical teams to have strength, energy and supplies to treat the sick
D. Orphans to be comforted and eventually placed in mew homes with loving parents
E. Public health situation and sanitation — give leaders and aid workers wisdom and the supplies they need to manage the health risks
F. Peace and comfort for the people who are injured, sick or grieving
G. Wisdom for leaders and people as they figure out how to rebuild
H. Pray for people to give generously and for the funds to be used to directly help the people of Chile and Haiti
I. Pray for Christians of Chile and Haiti to trust God during this time of distress and to comfort others and tell them about God during their time of distress

III. Pray for IBC Elders and Pastors
A. Pray for our elders and pastors to have wisdom in leading the church
B. Pray that they would listen to each other and learn from each other as discuss various aspects of church life
C. Pray that they would grow in their unity and have a shared vision for IBC

IV. Pray for Venture Small Groups
A. Pray for groups to grow in honesty and in really getting to know each other and challenging each other to rely on Christ more
B. Pray for group members to trust each other enough to share their struggles
C. Pray for group members to be in each other’s lives during the week and not just at small group once a week
D. Pray for Venture people who are not in small groups to have a desire to plug into one
E. Pray for people in Venture on Sundays and small groups to be looking for and welcoming new people

V. Pray for a heart of leadership and service in Venture and IBC
A. Thank God for the people who are currently leading in Venture — sound guys, band members, Great Lunch leaders, the events team, small group leaders, small group members who serve as greeters, ushers, and info table people, people who make the coffee and clean up the coffee pots.
B. Pray for God to raise up people with new ideas for leading Venture in community outreach, small groups, and new Sunday morning stuff
C. Pray for people to serve in the IBC parking ministry, in IBC children’s ministry, in IBC’s youth ministry and in Venture

VI. Pray for Venture’s summer trip to Nicaragua — August 14-21 and for IBC Missionaries
A. Pray for the people applying to go to Nicaragua and pray for the team to come together
B. Pray for IBC Summer Mission Trips to Africa
C. Pray for the Student Ministries Mission Trips
D. Pray for Ruth Rhinier — teaching in Spain
E. Pray For David and Katie Black as they live in Canada and learn French in preparation for their ministry in Niger, Africa
Pray for Clay and Ruth Buttermere — missionaries in Macedonia