Prayer and Praise Items

Praise Items
• Praise God for the significant number of volunteers to lead spring break and summer mission teams.
• Praise God for the celebratory spirit around inauguration events for Messiah’s eighth president, Kim S. Phipps.
• Praise God for the wonderful community response to hurricane relief and other catastrophic needs.
• Praise God for the positive feedback from students for the chapels held this fall semester.

Prayer Items
• Pray for students, faculty, and staff who travel during the Christmas break.
• Pray for students and faculty involved in cross-cultural classes during January term.
• Pray for the planning of a Martin Luther King, Jr., chapel and focus week, scheduled for January.
• Pray for the February release of the book, Gracious Christianity, by Douglas Jacobson, professor of church history and theology, and the late Rodney J. Sawatsky, past president of Messiah College. A study guide will also accompany the book..