Pray Without Ceasing...
for Forrest and Lynn Thye as Forrest prepares for upcoming surgery.
for Charles Taylor following a fall, and for both Charles and Mary Frances as they adjust to new rhythms of life.
with thanksgiving and celebration for Glenn Sanders, Ph.D., dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at King University, as he was recently named the recipient of the inaugural Nathan O. Hatch Leader of Character Award. This was presented by the Educating Character Initiative, a project of the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University. Dr. Sanders has been instrumental in obtaining grants to empower faculty in the implementation of character and virtue education across the curriculum at King, and is a participant in similar nationwide efforts.
for the family and friends of Mary Jane Henika as they prepare for her memorial service on March 15, 2pm, at BPC. A reception will follow the service.
for those affected by the flooding in Eastern Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, and southwest Virginia. As they recover from devastating losses, we pray for outpourings of support to meet both immediate and ongoing needs.
for our ministry partners with populations particularly vulnerable at this time, to include Literacy NRV, Blacksburg Refugee Partnership, He She Ze & We, Women’s Resource Center, and Blacksburg Community Pride.
for our local and global community to support each other as we learn to be more aware of and seek to oppose racism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, bigotry, oppression and violence.
for those friends and members of BPC, and in our community who are struggling with physical and mental health challenges. May they and their loved ones feel comforted and supported.
for our country. We pray that we find a just and peaceful way out of polarization and toward a better cultural appreciation of the complexity and plurality of a healthy democracy.
for all of those affected by the wildfires in California, especially those who have had to evacuate and those who have lost everything. We ask for God's protection for all those who are still in harm's way, particularly the first responders, and pray for strength for all those in the midst of crisis.
for so many people throughout the world who live in areas of violent conflict. We are especially aware of those suffering in Palestine, Israel, the Ukraine, and Sudan. Guide the leaders to seek peaceful resolutions. Be with women and children who bear the biggest burdens, and church leaders who speak out against violence and for security and an end to fighting.
as losses from climate change accelerate all over the world. Give us courage, hope, imagination, motivation and insight to address climate warming. We pray for those who are most affected. Give us urgency and international unity of purpose and will in combating and mitigating climate trends. Help us love and protect our Creator's world.
for Dessa and Cobbie Palm, our mission partners in the Philippines, and their continued work with youth in the community through Youth Advocates Through Theater Arts (YATTA), clean water access, and sustainability of local resources.
for our partners and friends in CEDEPCA in Guatemala.
for our friends in Mulanje, Malawi, working to meet ongoing health, educational and food-producing needs.
for the Henika family, Randy and Sherry Ingham, the Peeples family, Jeananne and Allen Bame, Steve and Marcia Andrews, Stan and Janne Mathes, Renee Lahn, Nancy Alexander, and Wilmoth O’Dell.
for those in the military: Luke Phillips, Eden Elizabeth Lawson, and Joel Hunter.
You can send prayer requests for Prayers of the People in Sunday worship and/or to be added to the website prayer list to Rhonda (rhonda@blacksburgpres.org).