SEPTEMBER 2019
Click on a name or ministry below for specific prayer & praise items. Check back monthly for updates.
Colin Leaver – Executive Director
Prayer:
- For 2 new leaders with QYU who are finishing raising their deputation funds before they can start serving youth in ministry. Also pray for those they connect and partner with to accomplish this Gospel mission
- For more golfers needed for our Golf Marathon on Thursday October 10th. These golfers are helping to raise money for our ministry.
Praise:
- For a great Summer BBQ at the Leaver house with all QYU board and staff members to take an evening to slow down, celebrate and fellowship together.
- For our 2 summer staff, Rachel and Megan, who poured their hearts into serving youth at Masterpiece Performing Arts camps, and the Brighton and Belleville youth centres.
- For the Gospel passionately shared to over 40 people who were involved in the week long Centre Hastings Beach volleyball camps, including lots of cottage youth from across Ontario
- For 2 new leaders with QYU who are finishing raising their deputation funds before they can start serving youth in ministry. Also pray for those they connect and partner with to accomplish this Gospel mission
- For more golfers needed for our Golf Marathon on Thursday October 10th. These golfers are helping to raise money for our ministry.
Praise:
- For a great Summer BBQ at the Leaver house with all QYU board and staff members to take an evening to slow down, celebrate and fellowship together.
- For our 2 summer staff, Rachel and Megan, who poured their hearts into serving youth at Masterpiece Performing Arts camps, and the Brighton and Belleville youth centres.
- For the Gospel passionately shared to over 40 people who were involved in the week long Centre Hastings Beach volleyball camps, including lots of cottage youth from across Ontario
ANDREW MACKAY - QYU YOUTH CENTRE
Prayer:
1. For volunteers as they gear up for fall programs.
2. For students as they adjust to school and new teachers and classes.
3. That neighbourhood youth will discover the Youth Centre.
Praise:
1 For a fantastic summer of ministry with our summer staff.
2. For the connections made with new youth this summer.
3. Grateful for a refreshing summer and a little vacation.
1. For volunteers as they gear up for fall programs.
2. For students as they adjust to school and new teachers and classes.
3. That neighbourhood youth will discover the Youth Centre.
Praise:
1 For a fantastic summer of ministry with our summer staff.
2. For the connections made with new youth this summer.
3. Grateful for a refreshing summer and a little vacation.
Rikki-Anne McNaught – Performing Arts
It would be appreciated if you could stand with our Performing Arts Mininstry as September kicks off the formal training for our high school ministry team, Spirit Borne. Please pray for:
- adult male small group leader - we still need 1 -2 people to commit
- unified team who glorifies Christ
- for all leaders and students to know God and make Him known
- for financial coverage for students who cannot pay the fees
Thank you for standing in the gap for our team!
TEAH SCHUILENBERG - ASSISTANT
- Thanking God for a fruitful summer with the Masterpiece camps in the various Quinte areas.
- Pray for continued growth and plans to enhance next summers Mastepiece Camps.
- adult male small group leader - we still need 1 -2 people to commit
- unified team who glorifies Christ
- for all leaders and students to know God and make Him known
- for financial coverage for students who cannot pay the fees
Thank you for standing in the gap for our team!
TEAH SCHUILENBERG - ASSISTANT
- Thanking God for a fruitful summer with the Masterpiece camps in the various Quinte areas.
- Pray for continued growth and plans to enhance next summers Mastepiece Camps.
Mike Fuller – Brighton Beacon YOUTH CENTRE
Prayer
- For all our volunteers, as we get ready to start up again.
- For financial founding.
- For the students as they start school.
Praise
-That we have been given this opportunity to love on and minister to the kids of Brighton.
- Our summer program as we where able to stay open 2 days a week!
-God continues to opens doors for us to talk to youth!-
- For all our volunteers, as we get ready to start up again.
- For financial founding.
- For the students as they start school.
Praise
-That we have been given this opportunity to love on and minister to the kids of Brighton.
- Our summer program as we where able to stay open 2 days a week!
-God continues to opens doors for us to talk to youth!-
ELI VERKUYL - STUDENT MINISTRY IN THE COUNTY
Praise:
- Thankful that God successfully provided abundantly for deputation fundraising.
Prayer:
- For favour and influence with school administrators. Creativity in creating content/means to reach students.
- Also I’d love to see YU re-aquire office space within the PECI school building
- Thankful that God successfully provided abundantly for deputation fundraising.
Prayer:
- For favour and influence with school administrators. Creativity in creating content/means to reach students.
- Also I’d love to see YU re-aquire office space within the PECI school building
Marvin McMurray – STUDENT MINISTRY IN Centre Hastings
Prayer Request:
- That I will be able to hear how the Lord is directing me towards programs, events and fellow laborers..
- The Billy Graham event coming up in October. Pray that students who are invited will accept and go.
Praise Report:
- Special thanks to the Lord for both good attendance and execution of the Masterpiece Theatre Camp, and the Beach Volleyball Camp. Special thanks also for all the Volunteers who put their summer on hold to help make these camps possible.
- That I will be able to hear how the Lord is directing me towards programs, events and fellow laborers..
- The Billy Graham event coming up in October. Pray that students who are invited will accept and go.
Praise Report:
- Special thanks to the Lord for both good attendance and execution of the Masterpiece Theatre Camp, and the Beach Volleyball Camp. Special thanks also for all the Volunteers who put their summer on hold to help make these camps possible.
Mike Wilson – GRAPHIC WORD
Prayer
- For our committee as we work on recruiting patterns to join us in sharing the heart of Graphic Word
- Our students who went to FanExpo, that they would remember to consider how they share their beliefs/faith with others in a relatable way
- For partners to come alongside us in our Board Game Nights and RPG & Me programs
Praise
- We had 9 students come out to FanExpo even this past Saturday
- Big thank you to our Summer Staff that helped run Board Game Nights
- Thank you to church partners Trenton Weslyan Church (letting us use their 12 passenger van for Fan Expo) and Frankford Community Church (letting us speak about the ministry and preach)
- For our committee as we work on recruiting patterns to join us in sharing the heart of Graphic Word
- Our students who went to FanExpo, that they would remember to consider how they share their beliefs/faith with others in a relatable way
- For partners to come alongside us in our Board Game Nights and RPG & Me programs
Praise
- We had 9 students come out to FanExpo even this past Saturday
- Big thank you to our Summer Staff that helped run Board Game Nights
- Thank you to church partners Trenton Weslyan Church (letting us use their 12 passenger van for Fan Expo) and Frankford Community Church (letting us speak about the ministry and preach)
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS
DON & TANIA - BOLIVIA LEADERS
- Please continue to pray for our partnership with Bolivia; we are exploring how and when we can visit Bolivia and send funds to help them. We desire God's direction and guidance.
- For YFC in Bolivia who are running School of Life programs in local schools with hundreds of youth. Pray for their partner churches who will connect with each student who asks to receive Christ. Pray for Bolivia leaders: Richard, Paula and Vivianna.
- Also pray for a former YFC leader in Ontario who is exploring helping QYU to partner with Bolivia
GERMAN INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEERS
- Praising God for a visit from our first German Intern Sarah (from 2012) and her new husband this summer
- Prayer for Hendrik (from 2016) who is visiting us in Canada in the second week of September
- For our new German volunteer named Ina, who has just arrived. Pray that her time here will be rewarding for her as she serves here in Canada
- Please continue to pray for our partnership with Bolivia; we are exploring how and when we can visit Bolivia and send funds to help them. We desire God's direction and guidance.
- For YFC in Bolivia who are running School of Life programs in local schools with hundreds of youth. Pray for their partner churches who will connect with each student who asks to receive Christ. Pray for Bolivia leaders: Richard, Paula and Vivianna.
- Also pray for a former YFC leader in Ontario who is exploring helping QYU to partner with Bolivia
GERMAN INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEERS
- Praising God for a visit from our first German Intern Sarah (from 2012) and her new husband this summer
- Prayer for Hendrik (from 2016) who is visiting us in Canada in the second week of September
- For our new German volunteer named Ina, who has just arrived. Pray that her time here will be rewarding for her as she serves here in Canada
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