IN OUR PRAYERS

A district prayer calendar has been created for your use in praying for our district and related programs through the year. We invite you to include the following in your prayers in coming weeks:

Week of May 11: Pray for the Oakley Brick congregation this week, and for the denomination’s work in mission, outreach, and evangelism.

Week of May 18: Pray for the district’s Program and Arrangements Committee as it works on plans for district conference, and for the denominational Young Adult Conference taking place May 23-25 at Brethren Woods in Virginia.

Week of May 25: Pray for all the historic cemeteries maintained by our congregations, such as Coal Creek near Canton and the Emmert Cemetery of the former Franklin Grove church, as they continue to provide places for remembering and reflection.

Week of June 1: Pray for the Martin Creek congregation, and for the “FaithX” service trips that

will take youth and others to a variety of locations to serve this summer.

Week of June 8: Pray for Camp Emmanuel in Astoria as it welcomes the community for another season, for all the children and youth coming there this summer, and for managers Don and Kelly Davis (Woodland).

Week of June 15: Pray for the Woodland congregation, and be in prayer for the National Junior High Conference being held June 20-22 at Juniata College in Pennsylvania—and for all the youth of our district.

Thank you to everyone who has been praying for Dennis and Van Metzger, formerly of the Springfield First congregation and now at Timbercrest Retirement Community in North Manchester, Indiana. Jocelyn Watkins (Peoria First), their daughter—and our district moderator-elect—provided the following update in late April:

Dear Friends, Thank you for your prayers and support for my parents, Dennis and Van Metzger. I’m happy to share that my dad, Dennis, has regained strength and is now back home at Timbercrest with my mom. We are incredibly grateful for his continued recovery and for the care, encouragement, and prayers we have received from this community. With heartfelt thanks, Jocelyn Watkins

Thank you for your prayers! For anyone wanting to send a card, they are at: Dennis and Van Metzger, P.O. Box 501, North Manchester, IN 46962.