PRAYER DIARY FEB/MAR 2020

FEB 2020 1st 6th 12th Please pray for all the children Please pray for peace to reign Give thank for a recent “Drop in who attend Rock Solid that we over Westbridge Academy (PRU) prayer space” at St Margaret’s can keep their enthusiasm for and the surrounding area. Primary School which a lot of Jesus alive as we explore more children attended. Thank you for about compassion. 7th their openness and enthusiasm. 2nd Please pray for Lorraine as she 13th goes to Shepherd Drive Baptist As Chaplaincy flourishes we are Church youth group this evening Pray for God’s Love to flow thankful for all those who support to share part of her testimony and through our Chaplaincy work in our Chaplains. I ask you to pray her role as Chaplain. Chantry Academy this week.Ant for God ‘s favour and provision in is creating a LOVE Soulspace the Chantry area, where Ant is 8th reflection activity and a CYM Chaplain, as we look to demonstration of love through a pioneer new ventures in the Please pray for the local police who staff blessing. school. work around Ipswich Academy. Pray for their relationships with 14th 3rd students and for Beth who is doing work alongside them. Please pray for the staff at St Please pray for Lorraine in John’s Primary School as they developing relationships with staff 9th anticipate the Half Term break. and students at Suffolk One ,and Pray that the Lord will be with that God will guide her in Simon is speaking at Colchester them as they relax and reflect. developing new initiatives. Road Baptist Church this morning. Please pray that God 15th 4th will use his words to speak to someone this morning. Please pray for all staff Simon is speaking to a group at atWestbridge Academy and the Ranelagh Road Church in 10th wider Raedwald Trust that they Felixstowe today. Please pray for would have a restful week of Half him as he shares our work. Please pray for all the children who Term. Heather and Mirin mentor in St 5th Margaret’s Primary School, that they 16th will know God is with them in all Please pray for the team this of their life situations and that they The CYM team is on retreat this morning as we meet together to will feel His guidance and comfort. afternoon, through to Tuesday share breakfast and think about lunchtime. Please pray for “soul keeping” for ourselves and 11th refreshment for all attending and of those with whom we work.. a real sense of God’s presence as Please pray for a great time of Please continue to pray for new we meet. reflection, discussion and volunteers to join the African vulnerability within the team. Adventure team for 2020 Pray that the right people will show interest and be those who have a passion to share, serve and grow. 17th 22nd 27th Please pray for our student Mirin Please pray that the year 11 We love our wider team at African as she has an assignment student’s at Stoke High School Adventure and the way we get to deadline this week for Ridley Hall. will find the remainder of this serve God together..Today we are Please pray for peace for her and academic year to be a peaceful “playing host” to all our cooks to a sense of rest as she enjoys one, especially with the exam bless them, and to share our retreat time with the team too. season approaching. plans for this coming year. 18th 23rd 28th Thank God for everything he is Please pray for children who are Pray for staff at Westbridge going to do this year through new to schools, especially those Academy for energy and patience African Adventure in opening up with language barriers who find following the end of the first week opportunities with children and school a very strange place. Pray back after Half Term. staff. that they would find welcome and 29th. safety in school. 19th Pray for Beth at Ipswich Pray for Josh our Chaplain St Academy - that more doors would 24th Alban’s School that he will open and she would find new continue to find more ways to ways of doing Chaplaincy in the Pray for the students at Suffolk connect with students in school school. One as they return to college to sessions. continue their studies. For many 20th this is dauntingand causes great anxiety. Remember in prayer and give thanks for everyone at Chantry 25th Academy; staff, students, volunteers and Ant our Chaplain Please pray for all children who as they have a break from the attend ALFA club at St Margaret’s busy routines. Pray for Primary School that they will thoseyoung people Ant has been engage with the Christian values seeing “one to one” who are that we are exploring together. feeling unsettled or struggling over this Half Term in their home life. 26th 21st Please pray for Mirin as she spends a few days away at Ridley Pray for St Alban’s Staff, Pray that Hall in Cambridge, for useful they can find time to rest amidst study and reflection times for her. their busy schedules! PRAYER DIARY FEB/MAR 2020

MAR 2020 1st 5th 10th Please pray for the Year 11 boys Thank you Lord for the keenness Please pray for Tim at Westbridge at Stoke High School. Please pray of the children at St Margaret’s Academy (PRU) for a fresh filling that they are able to relax and Primary School in volunteering to of the Holy Spirit and chances to find peace during this term. say prayers at the end of support staff and shine the light Assembly. We pray these times of Jesus into their lives. 2nd “plant seeds of faith” in them. 11th After the tremendous success of 6th our “ Kindness Campaign” at Please pray for the Christian Chantry Academy last year we are Pray that Staff at St Alban’s Union at Suffolk One as they refreshing it this month and School continue to access and meet today, that they’ll know celebrating “Acts of Kindness” engage with the Chaplain. God’s presence and guidance and which will also run through Lent. find opportunities to reach out to After supporting Assemblies last 7th the other students at the college. week continue to pray for a supernatural wave of “Kindness” Please lift up all the Charities we 12th that will cause a ripple effect talk about or support at African through the community and will Adventure. They all do amazing Please pray today for some of the inspire others and change hearts, work across Africa and the world. year 7 student’s at Stoke as they minds and lives. Please pray that God blesses are having a particularly hard them and keeps them safe in their time right now. 3rd work. They are namely “A little bit of HOPE”, Samaritan’s Purse, 13th Simon is supporting an event this Mercy Ships and the Halo Trust. evening with EACH (Children’s Pray for Katherine at St Alban’s Hospice) and St. Elizabeth 8th School, as she continues to plan and Hospice in his role as Chaplain. run a busy Chaplaincy schedule. Please pray for him as he spends Please pray today for our time with young people Trustees. We thank God for their 14th transitioning between children’s wisdom and insight as they lead our Charity forward this year. Thank God for all the people who and adults services. have given up their spare time on 9th our Maintenance Day to help 4th make the African Adventure site Please pray for the CYM team as Please pray for the staff at Suffolk safe and looking good for the we share another team study One as we meet to pray this season ahead. together looking at “soul keeping”, lunchtime that we will not only that God would really speak to us know God’s love and presence but 15th as individuals and a team. that we will see a powerful move of God in this place. Members of our team will be at Rushmere Baptist Church this evening helping to lead and support ‘Cafe Church’. Please pray for them as they spend time with the folks at RBC. 16th 22nd 27th Please pray for Daniel and the Please pray for Daniel’s work at There is just over a month to go members of staff at Stoke High Stoke Green Baptist Church. He is until African Adventure 2020 School who have input in many currently seeing some great starts!Please pray for the team at students’ lives; that they are able personal growth within the young CYM and volunteers as they to give the appropriate support. people, which is amazing! Please continue to prepare.Please pray do pray that will continue. that God gives them all peace and 17th re-assurance beforehand. 23rd Thank God today for The 28th Salvation Army Priory Centre in Easter is a fantastic opportunity to Nacton and all the work they do. celebrate through Chaplaincy. Prayer for all students at Give thanks for all the hopeful Westbridge Academy that they 18th things at Chantry Academy and would make wise choices over the for the reflections and blessings Easter holidays. Please pray today for Simon. He Ant is preparing for next week. is on holiday this week and, Pray for positive responses. 29th hopefully, having some rest! 24th Please pray for the staff at St. 19th Margaret’s Primary School as they Please pray for the staff at St. begin to “wind down” for the Each Thursday afternoon after John’s and St. Margaret’s Primary Easter Holidays. Pray that the real school at Chantry Academy, Ant Schools as we prepare blessings meaning of Easter will shine serves Staff at Recharge Cafe. A to show the staff how much they through all the activities being great time to lift the staff up in are appreciated. May they be planned in and around school. prayer particularly for an experience aware of how God is doing great of a “spiritual recharge”, through things through them. 30th encouragement in the midst of all the challenges a school environment 25th Please pray for the leadership of brings. Pray in strength to those St. Matthew’s Primary School who are weary and burdened. Please pray for Josh L and today as we meet with them to Kymmene today as they meet review the last term of Chaplaincy 20th with St. John’s Primary School and plan for the summer term! staff to review the last term and We thank God for the partnership Pray for Tim our Westbridge plan for the next one! Please pray we have there. Chaplain that God would speak for a real excitement around the clearly to him and enable him to work in that school. 31st speak prophetically into the lives of staff and young people. 26th Please pray for Lorraine at Suffolk One as she helps the CU lead the 21st Pray for Beth as she does Easter reflection and delivers the outreach work around Ipswich staff “blessings”. Please pray that all school staff Academy - pray for wisdom with would be “replenished” in love the practical elements such as and energy. They give so much resources and safety. out- may they know how loved and valued they are.