Reading this weeks prayer diary is Olatunde Adebambo, who works as the HR, Learning & Development Manager for the Diocese. He loves God and he is committed to doing his own bit for the knowledge of the Glory of the Lord to cover the earth as the waters cover the sea.
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19 August
Our father and our Lord. We thank you for St. Martin in the Guernsey Deanery. We thank you for Daniel Foot and the work you have committed into his hands. We pray that you will continue to strengthen him and grant him the grace to carry on. We commit the Bubble Church into your hands, and we pray that you reveal yourself to the children and the families that participate in the service. We commit the music group into your hands, and we pray that your inspire them with sounds from heaven. All of these we ask in Jesus’ name. Amen.
20 August
Lord Jesus. We thank you for St. Peter Port Town Church in the Guernsey Deanery. Thank you for Penny and Peter Graysmith. They will remain fruitful in the work you have given to them and their fruit will abide. We pray for their ministry of welcome and we ask that it will be a place of refreshing and rest for all. We pray for every tourist that visits the town church. We pray that they will not leave without experiencing your love and your mercy. We pray that you will make a way for the homeless who seek shelter there, we pray that each of them and their families will be settled in their own home.
We thank you for the town church musicians and the 12 choral scholars. We pray that help them to take their much-deserved rest. As they return, we pray that you will strengthen their voice and grant them access to new songs. All of these we ask in Jesus’ name. Amen.
21 August
Lord Jesus. We thank you for Holy Trinity in the Guernsey Deanery. Thank you for the people you have called to serve in Holy Trinity. We thank you for Jon Honour, Sarah Couchman, Bryan Pill and Eileen Davis. We pray that your grace will abound upon them and their work.
We thank you for the increasing number of people joining the ministry from Africa. We pray their coming will contribute to the advancement of your kingdom. As they seek to appoint a new children’s Pastor in Holy Trinity, we pray that you will give them a pastor after your heart. We commit the building project launched this year into your hands. We understand that the earth is the Lord and its fullness thereof, we pray that all the resources required to complete the building will be made available to them in Jesus’ name. We thank you for the Episcopal Churches in South Sudan. We pray from Rt. Revd Simon and Bishop Nasir. Your covering will remain upon them, and you will bless the work of their hands. All these we ask in Jesus name.
22 August
Lord Jesus, we thank you for St. Stephen in Guernsey Deanery. We are grateful for all your sons and daughters that you have called to serve in St. Stephens. Thank you for Joe Thompson, John Luff, and William Mason. We pray that they will continue to grow in their knowledge of your will for the ministry. As they move into the next chapter, you will remain a lamp to their feet and a light to their path. We pray for their family ministry and the Junior Worship; we pray that you will take glory in the services. We pray that as they lift you up, you will work in the hearts of those outside of the Church and draw them closer to you. All these we ask in Jesus’ name.
23 August
Our father and our God, we thank you for St Pierre du Bois in the Guernsey Deanery. Thank you for St. Peter’s ministry of hospitality, hope and humour, we pray this continues to grow. We pray that you will reconcile people to you through their service in the name of Jesus. We thank you for your answers to prayers from the 24/7 prayer room. As they seek to pray for persecuted believers, we pray that you will infuse them with new life to declare your will as it is in heaven here on earth. All these we ask in Jesus’ name.
24 August –
Lord Jesus, as today we reflect upon Bartholomew the Apostle.
We thank you for St. Sampson and St. Mary in the Guernsey Deanery. We thank you for the clergy and the Licensed Lay Ministers: John Le Page and clergy John Guille and all those that serve along with them. We pray that you will strengthen them by your Spirit, and you will prosper the work that you have committed to their hands. All these we ask in Jesus’ name.
25 August –
On the thirteenth Sunday after trinity,
Lord Jesus, we thank you for St. Saviour and Torteval in the Guernsey Deanery. We thank you for Mark and Tracy Charmley, Linda le Vasseur and Sarah-Jane Allen. We pray that you will cause the light of your word to shine upon their path always. We commit the 2nd annual weekend camp into your hands. We pray that as people gather to fellowship and worship and have fun, your word and your counsel will find expression. We pray for unity and oneness for the organising team. We pray that the spirit of excellence will be upon them, and they will glorify you in all the activities they put together. All these we ask in Jesus’ name.