Kalahari 2011 Retreat Prayer Requests

Kalahari 2011 Retreat Feb 4-6

For those of us who cannot attend Kalahari 2011 this weekend, the SM staff has created a prayer list.  Eleven ways to pray for the 1,168 registered for the retreat!

1. SAFETY: pray for all 296 people traveling from Wooster Grace starting today Thu Feb 4 with set up team, then Fri 4pm 7 buses, 3 trucks, 2 vans, and some cars head out for Sandusky, OH.
2. GUESTS: pray for the 50 guests who will be introduced to Jesus Christ in a personal way throughout the weekend.
3. SPEAKER & BAND: pray for Brian Burgess and Exodus Band to minister God's Word with confidence and love.
4. LEADERSHIP: pray for Pastor Nick Cleveland to make wise decisions with eternity in mind for each person.
5. ROOMS: pray for each room to build Christian community and develop friendships that point each other back to the person of Jesus Christ.
6. DECISIONS: pray for spiritual decisions to be made by each person attending. Ask God for students to come to Him or to make renewed commitments to follow Christ.
7. SOWING HOPE: praise the Lord for 2 girls' rooms from Wooster from Sowing Hope students. pray for a great weekend with each other and spiritual decisions made. Ask God to empower Jess Artrip & Connie Benchoff as they guides these young ladies.
8. LEADERS: praise God for over 200 adult leaders committing to serve the Lord this weekend. Pray that students would leave the weekend knowing an adult who knows Jesus and who is available to listen to their deepest questions about faith in Christ. Pray for Dave Rhoad and Ben Framstad as they lead these adult leaders in prayer and worship.
9. ADMINISTRATION: pray for Rachel Snyder & Michelle Ream who are running registration at Wooster who need God-empowered energy, vision, and excitement as they serve.
10. PROGRAMMING: pray for Josh Atkins as he directs the 4 sessions where students will hear the Word taught, experience God through music, and have fun being with each other.
11. CREATIVE ELEMENTS: pray for Ben Framstad as he works on different creative elements for each of the session and as he leads a room full of high school guys. 

 Visit the Wordpress site for last year's recap, theme announcement, and this year's intro video.