Prayer Requests, week of 6-11-07

Please welcome Rob the Intern, who has agreed to be an author on this blog! Robbie is here at Fortress for his second summer of internship, and has a really good relationship with the kids. He'll be able to keep his pulse on what's going on in their lives, and relate those needs to us. Thanks, Robbie, for agreeing to be a part of the Fortress Prayer Team in this way.

Also welcome Nathan, who will be providing us with details and prayer requests for the volunteer groups who will be working with Fortress this summer. This is Nathan's first summer at Fortress, working as a community intern. Thanks, Nathan, for keeping us in the loop as far as the volunteers and groups are concerned.

Both of these new authors will post on Mondays, or as specific prayer requests arise during the week.

Prayer Requests from Michael, our Exec. Director:

Monthly fundraising campaign. We are praying for 50 new donors in 100 days using contacts from the board of directors and we have had very little participation, thus success. Along the same lines, pray that I can be patient and loving through these expectations not being met and rely more on God when I get frustrated about it.

Interns and kids. First week went great for a first week. (Praise and answered prayer!!!) We have several new kids we want to form relationships with. Pray for the focus and perspective of the interns, to remember this is God’s work and God’s kids and He will grow them how and when He wants, we’re just planting and watering.

New Staff. We hopefully will be hiring some new full-time key staff positions in the next week or two for the fall. Pray for our new people and for God’s will throughout the process of hiring.

Thanks for the prayers and getting those out to other prayer warriors. We look forward to seeing God work through all of your prayer covering and petition on our behalf.