It is important for us to make effort to do the work of the Lord. Although we may not see immediate results, God is pleased by every part when we make joint and united effort in HIS work.

1. Give thanks to the Christmas Musical Event:

- Praise God for all members in the Evangelism Department and their elaborate work in promoting this ministry. Not only do they participate in themselves, but also encourage brothers and sisters to work together.

- Although the Musical Event is postponed, our hard labor in the Lord, Klema Worship’s practice, our two Street Evangelism, and all other preparation work brothers and sisters have done, … is not in vain. We praise the Lord!

- Give thanks to those brothers and sisters who have prayed and or invited people for the event. Praise be to the Lord for letting us offer all these to HIM on this Christmas;

- Ask God to give us wisdom to choose a good date for this event; ask God also to show us that the evangelistic ministry will continue even if the in-person event is cancelled.

2. Pray for the pandemic:

- We all took a lot of trouble to deal with the pandemic in the past two years. Every time the Covid situation changes in our region, we need to face new restrictions and new threats which unavoidably cause worries and anxieties. Ask God to help brothers and sisters stand firm in reliance of the Lord and cast all our anxiety on HIM; Pray also that God helps others to have faith and strength to overcome hardship and challenges from the Lord.

- We heard that the Covid cases are surging lately. In the past few days, many people had confirmed their infection. Ask God to have mercy on us and have the spreading virus in control.

- Pray for sister Sabrina Chen, brother Simon Chen, sister Melody Leung, and sister Rachel Lee who are confirmed with Covid infection. Ask God to show HIS grace upon them and heal them soon;

- Pray for those brothers and sisters who become close contacts of Covid cases. Ask God to protect them from contracting this virus; ask God to give extra peace to them;

- Pray for BAC’s seniors, those who are physically weak or chronically ill, and those live in institutions or facilities. Ask God to show HIS grace upon them, protect them and give them the peace of God which transcends all understanding.

3. Pray for the hardship and threat the world is facing:

- Not long ago, six domestic states were ravaged by tornados. Pray for those who lost their family members, homes, and assets. Ask God to comfort them and heal the pain in their hearts. Pray for those who were physically hurt and ask God to bring them to recovery. Pray for the reconstruction work in the disastrous regions, and ask God to provide them with all resources so that people there can go back to their normal life;

- Some countries are suppressing the organizations which are ministering online gospel preaching. It reminds us of the urgent need of the world. However, there are people who reject and object God and the gospel. Ask God to encourage us not to be discouraged, afraid or trembling, but to try our best to do the work, pray, and entrust our work with the Lord, even when things are difficult and when we do not know what the results will be.

4. Give thanks for Chile Santiago South Chinese Alliance Church of C&MA:

Praise God for answering our prayers for its outdoor service which was held on December 21. There are several families participated. They sang praises and worshiped God in the beautiful weather in a large meadow. We praise God for their joyful meeting with members of big and small!

1. Praise God for letting us reach the neighbors in Ave U through street evangelism by Christmas Caroling. Give thanks to God for preparing brothers and sisters who are willing to participate in the event. Ask God to protect our second street evangelism on December 18, give us good weather and allow us to reach and invite those who need the Lord Christ Jesus. Ask God to use every newspaper, magazine, leaflet, balloon, and every piece of chocolate to express HIS love and care.

2. Pray for the Musical Evangelistic Meeting and Children Christmas party:

- Give thanks to God for the Klema Worship team. Ask God to use its music and songs to express the love, peace and hope coming from HIM;

- Pray for the sermon speaker, pastor Louis Lam. Ask God to help him concisely proclaim the good news of the birth of Christ and use his sermon to move the hearts of those who hear the good news;

- Pray for all brothers and sisters who participate in this event. Ask God to give them health and keen mind and support them in every aspect;

- Pray for the weather, the site planning, sound effect, … on December 25 and ask God to protect all;

- Pray especially for the follow-up work after this event. Ask God to use this meeting to draw near those who are willing to know HIM, and follow HIM; ask God to open the doors for BAC to preach the gospel so that the numbers of being saved are added to us; Ask God also to help BAC to prepare well in the work of greeting, nurturing, and shepherding the truth-seekers.

3. Pray for the leader’s retreat from December 31 to January 1. Ask God to bless all pastors, leaders and their family members; ask God to help them share and be in fellowship with one another during this retreat, and enjoy the care and support from the members of the Lord’s family; the first annual meeting of 2022 will be held in the camp, and ask God to show HIS grace to us, protect the new and old GB members and help them walk in the same pace in promoting all ministries.

4. Praise God for giving us an additional meeting site. Ask God to help us use wisely the site, 2048 E 14^th Street, to promote various ministries; especially pray for our English Congregation and ask God to help pastor Louis Lam and his shepherding team to develop more diverse ministries with the additional site and can use it to boost the fellowship of brothers and sisters.

5. Pray for the adult Sunday School, Life Influencing Life, currently set to start on January 9. Ask God to give us hearts to long for HIS words and let us take advantage of this learning opportunity; Ask God to prepare teachers for Children Sunday school so that it can resume early.

6. Pray for the family ministry startup small group which will start to meet in January. Ask God to help the members of this group learn and share what they learn about raising the Christ-loving second and third generations with other brothers and sisters.

7. Pray for the members of the building committee. They have heavy burdens in their job, service, and family, especially those who have small children. Ask God to give them wisdom and power to arrange their time more efficiently.

1. Praise God for answering our prayers for the Good Stewardship Sunday which let us carefully think about what we can offer to the Lord every year and intentionally make our offers to HIM. We give our thanks for those brothers and sisters who made their pledges to the Lord by faith. We pray that the Holy Spirit will help them be good stewards who manage, use and share with others what the Lord has entrusted in them faithfully. Pray for those brothers and sisters who have not made the pledges by faith and ask the Lord to help them know HIM more, understand HIM more and love HIM more.

2. Praise God for answering our prayers for the annual meeting. Brothers and sisters care about God’s family. Ask God to lead BAC in its every step ahead and to grow HIS Kingdom here. Ask God to use our pastors (Rev. Caleb Leung, Pastor Patrick Eng, and Pastor Louis Lam), the GB members (sister Cathy Lan, brother Kit Leung, brother Gary Moy, brother Yingxi Yu, sister Amy Yung, sister Sandy Lam, and sister Sandra Lam), and the Trustees (brother Alan Wu, brother Jason Chui, brother Yingxi Yu, sister Modi Koo, sister Angela Ng, and sister Virginia Lee), and give them wisdom and power to lead our church to walk in a path after HIS own heart. Ask God to help brothers and sisters live out the life of Christ wholeheartedly and be determined to work to fulfill the Great Commission that the Lord has given us.

3. Praise God for giving us a heart to evangelize and letting us not forget to share the gospel with others during the pandemic. Give thanks to God for giving us faith and courage to have the in-person Musical Evangelistic Meeting; pray for the Musical Evangelistic Meeting and the Children’s Meeting; and ask God to help us grasp the opportunity to invite our relatives and friends who have not been saved or have not received the resurrected life of the Lord, so that they could know the Lord Jesus, and receive HIS salvation. Pray for the Klema Worship team and the speaker Pastor Louis Lam; ask God to help them and use them so that the gospel be exhibited through them. Pray for all bothers and sisters who participates in this event; ask God to give them health and keen mind and support them in every way. Pray also for the weather, site planning, sound effect, … on December 25 and ask God to protect all.

4. Praise God for the Street Evangelism on December 11 and 18. Give thanks to God to let us try a new way, Christmas Caroling, to evangelize on the street and send our invitations on Avenue U. Give thanks to God in preparing many brothers and sisters to participate the event and to serve HIM in unity. Ask God to use these two Street Evangelism events to let us reach and invite those who need Christ, the Lord. Ask God to use every newspaper, magazine, leaflet, balloon, and even every piece of chocolate to pass HIS love and care to them. Ask God to protect the weather and the safety of all participants on the two days.

5. Pray for the Leaders Retreat on December 31 and January 1. Ask God to bless the participating pastors, leaders and their family members and help them not only form a unity in heart but also show the result in promoting ministries when going hand in hand.

6. Pray for our using Acts as our next year sermon materials. Ask God to help pastors and give them wisdom, understanding and insight from above when they re-study, contemplate, and analyze the Words in preparation of their sermons, and use them to explain the truth accurately. Ask God also to give us a learning heart so that we can see HIM, hear HIM and keep HIS words within us and do not sin against HIM.

7. Santiago South Chinese Alliance Church of C&MA in Chile has not restored its in-person service. Pastors Shao Hua and Yu Yu are planning an outdoor service before Christmas so that brothers and sisters can praise and worship God together and have fellowship with God and one another. In the meantime, their children can also play together and receive gifts. The service is tentatively set for Monday, December 20, 2021. Pray that God protects and leads them, and also ask God to let brothers and sisters and their families join actively.

The all circumstances mentioned above includes good circumstances, bad circumstances, and trivial circumstances that happen every day. The give thanks mentioned above is to ask God to help us learn to let HIM be the Lord, to not be self-centered but thankful and hold an appreciative heart before God.

I. Pray for ourselves and our family members:

Give thanks to God that we can be with our family on Thanksgiving Day to express our thankful heart; ask God to teach and remind us to do things together as a family to express our thankful heart; ask God to help us view the things happened around us with a perspective in thanksgiving; ask God to teach us to cherish the time we spend with our family, not weighting conflicts over appreciation, or problems over HIS grace.

II. Pray for the Stewardship Sunday Service:

Give thanks to God for giving us life in all its fullness, grace in abundance, and providence with plenitude; ask God to teach us, as stewards, how to use our lives, resources and time wisely, and how to be faithful stewards through spending time in reading the Bible, offering money, and actively preaching the gospel.

III. Pray for the Annual Meeting of 2021:

Give thanks to HIM for preparing the needed theme, budget, and staff for us. Ask God to continue to prepare what we still need for the vacancy; ask God to help us love HIM more, to long to be closer to HIM, and to be willing to offer ourselves more to HIM; ask God to lead HIS pastors’ team and the leaders HE selects to lead brothers and sisters in unity for the purpose of prospering the gospel; ask God to establish HIS kingdom in BAC.

IV. Pray for the lessons we learned in the Building Ministry:

The first lesson we learned is that how to overcome the obstacles and problems with faith. The second lesson is that by faith, we are able to walk on a path led by God without resources and power in our hands and that seemed inaccessible to us. In Exodus 14:14, God’s words are especially precious: The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still. Praise God who led and is leading us. May the Building Ministry become a ministry in which we, together and in unity, build HIS kingdom in BAC.

V. Pray for the opportunities we should grab to testify for the Lord:

December is not only a month to remember and celebrate the birth of Christ Jesus, but also a special opportunity for us to witness for those who have not been saved or not received HIS resurrected life. Please pray for the Evangelistic Meeting on Saturday, December 25, at 2 P.M. The Klema Worship team will use their music, and Pastor Louis Lam will share the great news. It is especially good for the youth. Please remember in your prayers the extra-loaded street evangelism on December 11 and 18 aiming for distributing invitations, and individual invitations made by brothers and sisters.

VI. Pray for brothers and sisters and their family members:

(Please pray for those who you know that are in need.)

The all circumstances mentioned above includes good circumstances, bad circumstances, and trivial circumstances that happen every day. The give thanks mentioned above is to ask God to help us learn to let HIM be the Lord, to not be self-centered anymore but hold an appreciative heart before God.

I. Matters that we give thanks:

1. Give thanks to God that we can be with our family on Thanksgiving Day to express our thankful heart; ask God to teach and remind us to do things together as a family to express our thankful heart; ask God to help us view the things happened around us with a perspective in thanksgiving; ask God to teach us to cherish the time we spend with our family, not weighting conflicts over appreciation, or problems over HIS grace.

2. Give thanks to God that BAC had the Thanksgiving Dinner so that we could enjoy the love from brothers and sisters and hear their sharings. We experienced God’s close presence. We give thanks for the progress brothers and sisters made in learning to rely on God faithfully and in unity. We praise God for the youth group who are even more willing to serve God.

3. Give thanks to God for choosing HIS servant pastor Louis Lam to be our fellow worker; give thanks to God for us witnessing many pastors and elders, families, brothers and sisters being present in his installation ceremony. It truly testifies his past work in many people’s lives. We praise God for HIS preparation of a loving servant for us; ask God to help us cherish this opportunity and hold thankful hearts to walk forward in unity and to establish HIS kingdom in BAC and all families of BAC.

II. Matter that we pray for:

1. Pray for the Stewardship Sunday Service:

Give thanks to God for giving us life in all its fullness, grace in abundance, and providence with plenitude; ask God to teach us, as stewards, how to use our lives, resources and time wisely, and how to be faithful stewards through spending time in reading the Bible, offering money, and actively preaching the gospel.

2. Pray for the Annual Meeting of 2021:

Give thanks to HIM for preparing the needed theme, budget, and staff for us. Ask God to continue to prepare what we still need for the vacancy; ask God to help us love HIM more, to long to be closer to HIM, and to be willing to offer ourselves more to HIM; ask God to lead HIS pastors’ team and the leaders HE selects to lead brothers and sisters in unity for the purpose of prospering the gospel; ask God to establish HIS kingdom in BAC.

3. Pray for the Fully-Reopen Plan of our Church:

Give thanks to God for leading BAC in resuming its in-person adult and children services. Ask God to help us step further in fully reopening all our ministries, including Sunday Schools, Fellowships, small groups, and senior ministries; ask God to give brothers and sisters and truth-seekers sufficient faith and peace to come back to and gather in God’s family, and praise and worship HIM together.

4. Pray for our Sunday Services:

Ask God to protect and lead our Sunday Services and be the Lord and the King in all of our meetings; ask God to use the workers in praise and worship team, pastors who give sermons, and teachers in children’s services; ask God to help us praise and worship HIM devotedly and give the glory to HIM.

When November comes, we think of Thanksgiving Day and prepare to celebrate it. However Paul reminded us in 1 Thessalonians Chapter 5 that we should not only give thanks to God on Thanksgiving Day, but also in all circumstances; we should not only give thanks, but also rejoice always and pray continually. Let us offer our prayers as an aroma pleasing to the Lord.

1. Give thanks to God for answering our prayers for brothers and sisters. HE showed HIS grace to us and protected us, from the oldest to the youngest, so that we went through the pandemic in safety. Although from time to time, we had people contract Covid, became close contacts with those with Covid, needed surgeries (especially the elderly), our God protected all of us and brought us to recovery. We praise God for it! Ask God to continue to look upon us so that the bodies, hearts and spirits of all our brothers and sisters are being watched by the Lord.

2. Give thanks to God for answering our prayers for the our needed English congregation pastor. Praise HIM for choosing pastor Louis Lam to join BAC’s pastors’ team. He will dedicate his time to nurture the brothers and sisters in our English congregation; Praise HIM for letting pastor Louis Lam and his wife reach different brothers and sisters in a deeper level. Ask God to give them wisdom, understanding, power and opportunities to build deeper relationships.

3. Give thanks to God for answering our prayers to resume our in-person services. Praise HIM for giving us sufficient faith and courage and letting BAC restore its in-person Sunday services in last April and Children’s services in last June; Praise God for giving us HIS peace so that brothers and sisters came back one after another to join our in-person Sunday services, as well as parents bringing their children to children’s services. We praise God for it! Ask God to continue to protect other brothers and sisters, to remove the concerns and worries in their hearts, to encourage them to come back to God’s home faithfully, and to worship and serve HIM together.

4. Give thanks to God for answering our prayers for the Thanksgiving Day. Praise HIM for letting BAC have joint services so that brothers and sisters in English and Chinese congregations can worship the Lord together, and offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord together; Praise God for letting BAC have the Thanksgiving Sharing; ask God to help us count our blessings and proclaim HIS amazing deed to other brothers and sisters in us and in our home; Praise God for letting us have the Thanksgiving Dinner. Ask God to let us express the love and grace from the Lord to others through food and services.

5. Give thanks to God for answering our prayers for the Christmas Evangelistic Ministry. Praise HIM for preparing for us the Klema Worship team and use them to lead a music evangelistic conference suitable for the youth; Ask God to help us reach those in college, new in workforce, those young married couple, and those young parents and invite them to our church and probe into the meaning of belief and life, and bring them to know the Savior Jesus Christ; ask the Holy Spirit to again instigate us and remind us the importance of preaching the gospel and testifying for the Lord, and to help us grasp each available opportunity to bring people to the Lord, especially our children and nephews and nieces who need our prayers.

6. Give thanks to God for our 2022 ministries. Praise HIM for preparing for us the theme, the budget, and the staff. Ask God to help us love HIM more, long to be closer to HIM, be willing to offer ourselves more to HIM year by year; ask God HIMSELF to lead HIS pastors’ team and the leaders HE selects to lead brothers and sisters in unity for the purpose of prospering the gospel; ask God to establish HIS kingdom in BAC.

7. Give thanks to God for answering our prayers for the “Family Ministry” startup small group. Praise HIM for attracting determined brothers and sisters so that the group started its work intensively. We praise God for it! Ask God to use each member of this small group and help them learn and share what they receive about how to raise God-loving second and third generations, and share what they receive to other brothers and sisters.

1. Seeing the current events and the increasing Covid cases, God’s children need positive attitude to face the world and clearly understand the truth God wants us to know, not just to tell people but also to act according to it.

- Pray for pastors and missionaries. Ask God to show HIS grace and give HIS support and wisdom and power to them, and help them express the truth clearly every time they give a sermon; Ask God to let the listeners to hear God’s word clearly;

- Pray for every Christian. Ask God to help us be faithful and courageous in preaching the gospel and sharing our testimonies; God assigned us the task which is to help people reconcile with HIM. Gospel is very important. Ask God to help us pass it out as it is, not adding anything, not removing anything;

- Pray for every church. Ask God to protect various ministries and pay close attention on the ways by which the truth is being expressed; ask God to make what HIS children do to be what the world needs.

2. Chaos and panic alert God’s children the importance of prayers. Now we are in the time when we can not stop praying:

- Pray for the joint prayer meeting of local churches in Brooklyn. Ask God to remind us of interceding for the people in our community; ask God to protect the virtual prayer meeting; ask God to show HIS grace and lead the gospel ministry through the churches in Brooklyn.

- Give thanks to God for our practicing not just looking into our own interest but also caring for the needs of other children, through the Christmas Shoe Box to share the love of the Lord with children around the world. BAC collected 52 shoe boxes this year. Praise be to the Lord!

- Pray for the Joint Thanksgiving Sunday Service and Thanksgiving Testimony sharing and Dinner. Ask God to help us be thankful for HIS abundant grace and providence; ask God to help us share the love of the Lord through the testimony sharing and dinner.

- Give thanks to God for Pastor Louis Lam’s formal installation. Ask God to protect, lead and use his service in BAC so that more people are blessed through his service.

- Pray for the Faithful Stewardship Sunday Service on December 5. With the uprising and down of the Covid-19 cases, we ask God of peace to continue help us to be HIS faithful stewards and offer more of our strength, power, time and money … to HIM.

- Pray for the annual meeting of 2021 and the ministries of next year. Ask God to lead the annual meeting and help us work together and make BAC a church after HIM; ask God to bless the ministries of 2022 and give us grace and faith so that we will walk forward according to HIS will.

- Pray for the new direction of “family ministry”. Ask God to help BAC and each family work together to raise God-loving second even the third generation; pray for the small group which is about to form. Ask God to help them use about 3 months to interpret and understand the practical scope of this new direction; and through the learning within the small group, we cultivate group members with a determination of “parents to rise up and be shepherd and children to become disciples of the Lord”.

- Pray for the need of Chile. The youth fellowship in Santiago South Chinese C&MA church has started stable meetings. There are 6 active members, and it has Guitar class and Chinese class and provides the youth with fellowship. Ask God to add power and strength to pastor Yu Yu and give her wisdom and power to guide and accompany the youth to grow up.

1. Pray for the new direction of our church:

- Ask God to help us recognize that our family is the key point to build our next generation; therefore the church and the family shall work in unity in order to witness God’s faithfulness;

- Ask God to guide us how to advance this direction; ask God to lead us to help every family through this direction; ask God to use this direction to help every member of each family build closer relationship with the Lord; ask God to help the relationships between husband and wife, children, and different generations in families be in the love of the Lord so that we can face the difficult challenges in unity in this corrupted world and overcome all difficulties by relying on God;

- Pray for a small group which is about to form. Ask God to help them use about 3 months to interpret and understand the practical scope of this new direction; and through the learning within the small group, we cultivate group members with a determination of “parents to rise up and be shepherd and children to become disciples of the Lord.”

2. Pray for the seasons of celebration and remembrance of the grace of the Lord:

i. For Thanksgiving:

- Give thanks to God for HIS protection during the pandemic so that we had tasted the grace and peace from HIM and been through it safely;

- Ask God to give us thankful hearts so that we understand that we sacrifice our thank offering to HIM; ask God o help us firmly believe that HE is the Lord of our life and apart from HIM we have no good thing;

- Pray for the Joint Thanksgiving Sunday Service and Thanksgiving Testimony sharing. Ask God to help us to come together before HIM and offer our worship and praises and proclaim HIS grace and great acts through the testimony sharing;

ii. For Christmas:

- Give thanks to God to remind us of remembrance of God’s grace and share HIS love with others on every Christmas;

- Ask God to give us hearts of loving people and souls in this extraordinary day and help us to preach the good news, the birth of Jesus, to others with our whole heart;

- Especially pray for the Christmas Caroling and Christmas Gospel Gathering that we are planning. Ask God to lead the whole preparation process; ask God to arrange all necessary hands and resources; ask God to prepare the targets of gospel so that we can grasp the opportunity to preach.

3. Pray for the need of Chile:

The pandemic is still prevalent in Chile. Shao Hua and Yu Yu indicated that it greatly impacted brothers and sisters and had them lost peace and hope.

- Pray for the brothers and sisters in Chile. Ask God to protect them so that they can hold firmly on HIM under the pandemic and economic and political attacks; ask God to help them continue to be disciples with hope in difficult situations;

- The church is going to make a decision about restoring in-person services at the end of the year. Ask God to give the wisdom and power to make the right decision.

4. Pray for the joint prayer meeting of local churches in Brooklyn:

- Ask God to protect the joint prayer meeting on November 13;

- Ask God to show HIS grace and lead the gospel ministry through the churches in Brooklyn.

5. Pray for Rev. Johnny Chan:

Give thanks to God that Rev. Johnny Chan returned to New York in safety. Ask God to protect his health and ask God to be in control and arrange all necessary exams and treatments that he needs.

6. Pray for Judy and her husband Henry:

Give thanks to God for answering our prayers for Judy and Henry. Their quarantine has ended and they are allowed to leave their room to walk around freely. Ask God to continue to show grace upon them, protect them and give them health physically and in spirit.

1. Pray for the new direction of our church:

“Calling parents to rise up and be shepherd and calling children to become disciples of the Lord.” It is a new direction God put in our hearts.

- Ask God to help us recognize that our family is the key point to build our next generation; therefore the church and the family shall work in unity in order to witness God’s faithfulness;

- Ask God to guide us how to advance this direction; ask God to lead us to help every family through this direction; ask God to use this direction to help every member of each family build closer relationship with the Lord; ask God to help the relationships between husband and wife, children, and different generations in families be in the love of the Lord so that we can face the difficult challenges in unity in this corrupted world and overcome all difficulties by relying on God;

- Pray for a small group which is about to form. Ask God to select suitable members; ask God to help them understand HIS will, the direction of shepherding, the advancing steps and details so that all brothers and sisters and their families can be disciples pleasing the Lord.

2. Pray for the joint prayer meeting of local churches in Brooklyn:

Several Chinese-speaking churches will have an online joint prayer meeting on Saturday, November 13.

- Ask God to have the churches be closer to HIM and rely on HIM when facing challenges and difficulties; ask God to restrain the power of the evil so that we can claim victory by relying on the Lord;

- Ask God to let the gospel be preached in a broader way in Brooklyn; ask God to add the numbers those who were being saved.

3. Pray for the need of Chile:

The coronavirus cases rebounded in Chile. Daily confirmed cases sharply increased from several hundred to two thousand. It may hit a third wave.

- Ask God to curb the spread and keep the pandemic in control;

- Ask God to give wisdom to the Chilean government so that it may balance the measures in tightening the restrictions and allowing necessary gatherings;

- Chile election is coming. The constitution will be modified. Local Chinese people are concerning large-scale protests, even riots. Ask God to give peace to Shao Hua, Yu Yu and all brothers and sisters; ask God to protect them from being terrified or attacked;

- Pray for the STM currently planned in the end of March next year. Ask God to open way for us so that the STM team can go as planned.

4. Pray for Rev. Johnny Chan:

Prior to his return to Panama last week, Rev. Johnny Chan had a physical examination. The report shows that he may have a possible prostate illness which requires further examination. Rev. Chan will be back to New York on Wednesday for further exam.

- Ask God to protect the hearts of Rev. Chan and Mrs. Chan and their children and grant them peace and strength directly from HIM;

- Ask God to protect his return trip to New York; ask God to be in control and arrange all necessary exams and treatments Rev. Chan needs.

5. Pray for Judy and her husband Henry:

Give thanks to God for answering our prayers for Judy and Henry. Their test results came back negative this week. Although the senior hotel person-in-charge still can not tell them that the quarantine is over but we believe they soon shall be allowed to leave their room and walk around freely.

- Ask God to continue to show grace upon them, protect them and give them health physically and in spirit;

- Ask God to give extra peace and joy to Judy so that she be content with the Lord.

1. Pray for our own spiritual life:

If I still use business and tiredness to excuse myself for not willing to get close to God, not much concerned of remaining in the Lord like the branches remaining to the vine closely, for my laziness to pray and read the bible and love the Lord with all my heart in my daily life, I ask God to forgive me; Ask the Holy Spirit to again shine upon and remind and rebuke us so that we come back to God in humility and trust, and receive the power of life from the Lord.

2. Pray for our Sunday Services:

- Pray for our Sunday Services, Chinese, English and Children. Ask God to help all participants to glorify the Lord and be in awe of HIM, and respond HIM with our praise and worship;

- Ask God to help us open our heart and let the Holy Spirit work in our lives, and let the word of

God take root in us and bear fruit later;

- Ask God to use the speakers and the teacher in the Children Service and let them speak the word

of God, explain HIS will so that we can follow HIM closely.

3. Pray for English-Speaking Ministry:

- Pray for Pastor Louis Lam and Mrs. Lam and ask God to help them know every brother and sister in a deeper level individually and shepherd them according to their need.

4. Pray for Pastors and Staff:

- Pray for pastors and staff. Ask God to bless and use Pastor Caleb Leung, Pastor Patrick Eng and Pastor Louis Lam; Ask God to protect and lead their team so that they work cooperatively with one another and lead the congregations in unity so that brothers and sisters live their life in glorifying God and benefiting others;

- Pray for the pastors’ work in planning the direction, developing the ministry focus and theme of the sermons for the next year. Ask God to give us wisdom and understanding and help them grasp HIS will.

5. Pray for the possible new direction of our church:

In the year of 2020, God began to put a new direction in our hearts: Calling parents to rise up and be shepherd and calling children to become the disciples of the Lord. Our home is the key point to build the next generation. And this move is deepened and expanded gradually and now it is time for the whole church to pray together and grasp God’s will and to make changes guided by the Holy Spirit. Facing difficulty and put trust in the Lord and pay the price; in this chaotic world, the church and each family work together and testify God’s faithfulness.

6. Pray for the nominating committee:

Praise the Lord that the work of the nominating committee is almost done. Among the five GB members, 2 trustees and 3 auditors we need, there is only one position still vacant for nomination. Ask God to move and call for those who please HIM to serve HIM.

7. Pray for the couple, Judy and Henry:

Judy is suffering pain all over her bones, and headache. She has no appetite and difficulty to fall asleep. Henry coughs a lot. The doctors checked on them in the morning. They remain in quarantine at a senior’s hotel.

1. Pray for your own spiritual life:

- If I still use business and tiredness to excuse myself for not willing to get close to God, not much concerned of remaining in the Lord like the branches remaining to the vine closely, for my laziness to pray and read the bible and love the Lord with all my heart in my daily life, I ask God to forgive me; Ask the Holy Spirit to again shine upon and remind and rebuke us so that we come back to God in humility and trust, and receive the power of life from the Lord.

2. Pray for our Sunday Services:

- Pray for our Sunday Services, Chinese, English and Children. Ask God to help all participants to glorify the Lord and be in awe of HIM, and respond HIM with our praise and worship;

- Ask God to help us open our heart and let the Holy Spirit work in our lives, and let the word of God take root in us and bear fruit later;

- Ask God to use the speakers, Pastor Louis Lam, Pastor Caleb Leung and the teacher in the Children Service and let them speak the word of God, explain HIS will so that we can follow HIM closely.

3. Pray for English-Speaking Ministry:

- Pray for Pastor Louis Lam and Mrs. Lam and ask God to help them know every brothers and sisters in a deeper level individually and shepherd them according to their need.

4. Pray for Pastors and Staff:

- Pray for pastors and staff. Ask God to bless and use Pastor Caleb Leung, Pastor Patrick Eng and Pastor Louis Lam; Ask God to protect and lead their team so that they work cooperatively with one another and lead the congregations in unity so that brothers and sisters live their life in glorifying God and benefiting others;

- Pray for the pastors’ work in planning the direction, developing the ministry focus and theme of the sermons for the next year. Ask God to give us wisdom and understanding and help them grasp HIS will.

5. Pray for the possible new direction of our church:

In the year of 2020, God began to put a new direction in our hearts: Calling parents to rise up and be shepherd and calling children to become the disciples of the Lord. Our home is the key point to build the next generation. And this move is deepened and expanded gradually and now it is time for the whole church to pray together and grasp God’s will and to make changes guided by the Holy Spirit. Facing difficulty and put trust in the Lord and pay the price; in this chaotic world, the church and each family work together and testify God’s faithfulness.

6. Pray for the nominating committee:

The nominating committee has reached out some brothers and sisters and invited them. Pray earnestly for their responses. Ask God to move and call for those who please HIM to serve HIM; pray for the needed 5 GB members, 2 trustees and 3 auditors. Ask God to prepare for us.

1. Pray for our own spiritual life:

- If I still use Covid to excuse myself for Sunday in-person service, I ask God to forgive me. Ask the Holy Spirit to help us understand HIS will which is to have HIS people to worship HIM in unity and the Lord is pleased and hope to see us worship HIM physically together and in unity;

- If I use business and tiredness to excuse myself for not willing to get close to God, for my laziness to pray and read the bible, I ask God to forgive me. Ask the Holy Spirit to again shine upon and remind and rebuke me so that we come back to God in humility and trust, and receive the power of life from the Lord.

2. Pray for our Sunday Services:

- Pray for our Sunday Services, Chinese, English and Children. Ask God to help all participants to glorify the Lord and be in awe of HIM, and respond HIM with our praise and worship;

- Ask God to help us open our heart and let the Holy Spirit work in our lives, and let the word of God take root in us and bear fruit later;

- Ask God to use the speakers, Pastor Louis Lam, Pastor Patrick Eng and the teacher in the Children Service and let them speak the word of God, explain HIS will so that we can follow HIM closely.

3. Pray for our English Ministries:

- Thank God for answering our prayers for the 10/09 Exercise Day. We invited over 40 old and new friends and brothers and sisters to participate. Ask God to use this event to not only cohere the relationship among us, but also open wider the door of gospel;

- Pray for the College & Career Fellowship BBQ in Pastor Louis Lam’s home; Ask God to help brothers and sisters be in fellowship in a relaxed atmosphere to encourage one another and share with one another;

- Pray especially for Pastor Louis Lam and his wife; Ask God to help them know every brother and sister in a deeper level and form a closer relationship with them and shepherd them according to their need.

4. Pray for Pastors and staff:

- Pray for pastors and staff. Ask God to bless and use Pastor Caleb Leung, Pastor Patrick Eng and Pastor Louis Lam; Ask God to protect and lead their team so that they work cooperatively with one another and lead the congregations in unity so that brothers and sisters live their life in glorifying God and benefiting others;

- Pray for the pastors’ work in planning the direction, developing the ministry focus and theme of the sermons for the next year. Ask God to give us wisdom and understanding and help them grasp HIS will.

5. Pray for GB:

Pray for the GB meeting on October 10. Ask God to protect and lead this meeting and ask HIM to guide us for our next year’s theme, budget and upcoming plan so that BAC will walk in the direction according to HIS will.

6. Pray for the Nominating Committee:

The nominating committee has reached out some brothers and sisters and invited them. Pray earnestly for their responses. Ask God to move and call for those people who please HIM to serve HIM; pray for the needed 5 GB members, 2 trustees, and 3 auditors. Ask God to prepare for us.

7. Pray for Rev. Tak Lee and Mrs. Lee:

Rev. and Mrs. Tak Lee need to plan their future service goal and direction. Ask God to give them extra power and strength; Ask God to confirm for them their work in Chile; Ask also God to expand their view in evangelizing and use them greatly in prospering the local gospel ministry.

8. Pray for the C&MA Metro District Conference from October 11 to 12:

- Pray for the 100+ local C&MA churches of diverse background in our district. Ask God to help them rely on the Lord devotedly, walk forward in unity, and not to make any decisions under the pandemic and political influence;

- Ask God to help every C&MA church experience the victory in the Lord under the difficult time and transform its weakness to being strong;

- Ask God to speak to every participant in the prayer conference because we all need the guidance, comfort and encouragement of HIS word.

1. Pray for ourselves:

Accustomed to the nearly two-year pandemic life, we, under the new norm, may not detect the change in ourselves. Our health, temper, spiritual life and the love to the Lord and others, …, fall back without being noticed. If the love of me grows cold day to day, I ask God to pardon me; if I lost my original conviction, I ask for God’s forgiveness; Ask God to bring us back to HIS sheep pen with HIS unfailing love.

2. Pray for Pastor Louis Lam:

- Pastor Louis Lam officially started his service in BAC. Ask God to give HIM extra power and strength, wisdom, aptitude and understanding so that he knows and grasps the purpose for which God sent him to BAC;

- Pastor Lam needs to get closer to brothers and sisters of various age group. Ask God to give him opportunities so that he can form close and trustful relationship with brothers and sisters in English congregation;

- Pastor Lam is taking a theological course focused on learning to be still in spirit. This course is not easy. Ask God to give him extra wisdom and outstanding.

- Especially pray for all pastors and the team. Ask God to bless, use, protect and lead them so that they work cooperatively with one another and well use their spiritual gifts in the ministries of the church and lead the brothers and sisters to live a life glorifying God and benefiting others.

3. Pray for Pastor Patrick Eng and Mrs. Eng:

- Pastor Eng recently suffers backache and foot ache. With physical therapy, his pain was reduced. Thank God for it. Ask God to continue to protect and treat him so that the pain he experiences is going away completely;

- Pray for Mrs. Maime Eng’s recovery progress. Ask God to show HIS mercy to her and lead her to full recovery.

4. Pray for Pastor Shao Hua Huang and Mrs. Huang:

In order to have more time to serve God, Pastor Shao Hua Huang and his wife plan to sell their restaurant business and residence unit and search for a commercial/residential property close to the church in the southern area and switch to a take-out only restaurant business. We give thanks to God for their willingness to give up what they own for the sake of the Lord! Ask God to look with favor their offering; ask God to prepare a suitable location for them; ask God to protect and lead the whole process of sale so that indeed they see God’s will and leading.

5. Pray for brother Kit Leung and his family:

Sister May Leung and her family became close contacts after one of her co-workers was tested positive for COVID. They are currently under quarantine at home. Ask God to give peace to brother Kit Leung, sister May Leung, and their daughter Alexia Leung in their waiting for the test results; Ask God to show HIS grace to them and protect their health.

6. Give thanks to God for sister Yan Wa Fong Chu and her family:

Give thanks to God for answering our prayers for sister Yan Wa Fong Chu. All of her infected family members are fully recovered from Covid.

7. Pray for GB’s work:

GB is making effort to work on the theme, financial budget and future plan of next year. Ask God to show HIS grace to it, and lead and show it the direction which is following HIS will.

8. Pray for the Exercise Day on October 9 by English Congregation:

English congregation will have an Exercise Day on October 9 and expect to reunite all old and new friends. Ask God to lead the preparation work; Ask God to help them to get in touch with those young people they reached in the past; Especially ask God HIMSELF to look for and attract those who need HIM.

God wants us to learn two things: to see what the grace of God had done; to remain true to the Lord with all our hearts unceasingly. Ask God to help us learn the two things through our prayers.

I. Pray for ourselves:

Ask God to help us to remain true to the Lord with all our hearts; ask God to let us not focus on the problem, difficulty, frustration or weakness but see what the grace of God has done.

II. Pray for the Mission Ministry:

- Pray for the missionaries all over the world because it is not easy to preach the gospel and plant churches, and it is becoming more difficult than before; ask God to help them remain true to the Lord with all their hearts and see what the grace of God has done in their journey of mission so that they can boast for victory in their mission ministries;

- Pray for the mission ministry in Chile: Pastor Shao Hua Huang and his wife need God’s walking with them and help, especially they both are having some health issues, although nothing major. We ask God to show HIS grace and mercy upon them and give them strength; pray also for their children and youth ministry which they plan to enhance, and ask God to help them remain true to the Lord with all their hearts and see what the grace of God has done; pray for the early arrival of our STM to Chile. Ask God to open ways for preaching gospel to the local people.

III. Pray for our English Ministry:

- Give thanks to God for giving us Pastor Louis Lam for our English congregation. Ask God to give wisdom and power to Pastor Lam and sufficient grace to tend the flock;

- Give thanks to God for letting BAC reach many English-speaking youth. Ask God to rise and move more brothers and sisters among us to care the group of youth and preach gospel to them;

- English prayer meeting has moved to Friday night at 9:30 P.M. Ask God to encourage brothers and sisters to practice prayer together and rely and look upon the Lord unceasingly

IV. Pray for the gospel ministry in Brooklyn. Ask God to strengthen the faith of all churches and learn to be more faithfully relying on the Lord in the present difficult days and grasp opportunity to preach the gospel and make effort to boast our victory to Satan.

V. Pray for the pandemic which is getting better and worse from time to time, the street safety which seems worrisome and the random shooting incidents which occurred more frequently. Ask God to give us the true peace from above; ask God to easy our worries and remove the threat that affects us; ask God to teach us to make right decisions every day in reliance on HIM.

VI. Pray for the Nominating Committee and its work. Ask God to give the members wisdom and lead their work; Ask God to move and call those who please HIM to serve; pray for the needed 5 GB members, 2 trustees, and 3 auditors. Ask God to prepare for us.

VII. Pray for Mrs. Yan Wa Fong Chu whose husband, older daughter and two grandsons tested positive for Covid-19 and they are under quarantine at home. Ask God to show HIS grace and protection to them and heal them so that they all recover soon; ask God to give extra peace to the family, especially extra strength to Mrs. Zhu and give her enough energy to care for her family.

1. The new school year began, and teachers and students were back to classrooms; Different from the return of office employees, the reopening of the schools gives big increase for individual contacts. Ask God to give us calm and peaceful heart and help us not to worry or fear but more actively to reach and care the people around us.

2. Pressure from life and work often hurts our soul and makes us short-tempered. We impulsively say something that we originally do not intend to say or do something that we originally do not intend to do. Ask God to show us HIS grace and mercy so that we can trust and rely upon HIM. HE is the one who can heal and transform us. Therefore we pray to HIM.

3. Give thanks to God who has reminded us since the summer retreat that making our home church, making God filled in our home, making parents the spiritual counselors of the children. Ask God to encourage us to pray for our next generation, not only for our own children, but also for the next generation of our church. The young generation has its own struggles and is not easily to focus on God. Ask God to help us bring them to HIM, receive HIS salvation and the direction to truth and life.

4. Give thanks to God for leading the goal of the mission department which is to encourage and nurture brothers and sisters to have a heart of evangelism and preaching gospel and provide opportunities for training and practice in evangelism. Pray for the Mid-Autumn Celebration on September 18 held by FHL fellowship. Give thanks to God to move brothers and sisters to make this an opportunity for preaching gospel and have relatives and friends to join us; Give thanks to God to prepare for us that over 1/3 adult participants are either non-believers or truth-seekers; Ask God to bless this gathering so that we witness the result of our past prayers, caring and testimony for them; Pray for God giving us good weather, site-planning, and food arrangement. Give thanks to God for preparing faithful brothers and sisters who work together to serve the Lord and love others.

5. Give thanks to God for HIS preparation and selection of Pastor Louis Lam who will become the pastor in our English congregation. Ask God to help the whole church act together and serve the Lord and people and be witnesses of God and glorify HIM.

6. Give thanks to God for Mrs. Maime Eng whose spinal cord surgery has completed smoothly. She is now home for recovery. Ask God to continue to protect and heal her so that she fully recovers as soon as possible.

7. Pray for sister Judy – she is tired physically and spiritually and desperately needs God’s comfort and support. Ask God to help the sister to sleep peacefully at night and gain enough energy during the day; ask God to give her appetite so that she can eat normally and receive necessary nutrition; Especially ask God to give extra strength to her and her husband Henry so that they plan their life with the faith and hope in the Lord.

God had promised the Israelites who returned to Jerusalem that HE would take good care of them. But HE exhorted them not to be afraid and let their hands be strong, From the positive aspect, it was a calling for them making effort to live out the truth; from the other side, it asked them not to plot evil against each other, not to love to swear falsely. In short, do not be afraid, do not let your hand be weak, do not do things the LORD hates, and become a blessing.

1. Although we need to face variants of the coronavirus, we ask God to help us not be afraid, not do things which offend the LORD; ask God to use us to be a blessing of others around us.

2. Give thanks to God for helping us not be afraid, for letting our hands be strong so that we bravely held the VBS and Fun in the Son; ask God to use us to become a blessing to the participated children and their families.

3. Ask God to help the members and families of our church and the families, relatives and friends that we reached are also not afraid, and live out the truth and become a blessing.

4. Pray for the pastor we need to hire for the English congregation. Ask God to prepare the proper pastor to lead the brothers and sisters in the English congregation to truly make effort to live out the truth and become a blessing of others.

5. Pray for the coming new school year. Ask God to protect the students, teachers and parents from living in fear and help them rely upon God in a deeper level.

6. Pray for the Chile reopening borders. Ask God to give wisdom to pastor Shao Hua Huang and his wife and help them restore their in-person service strategically. Ask God to give brothers and sisters a strong heart so that they are not afraid of returning to church.

7. Pray for Afghanistan. Ask God to reign over the new regime and stop them plotting evil against each other; Ask God to give them a heart fearing HIM and let them bring blessing to the people.

8. Pray for the great powers in this world and pray for their ruling authorities. Ask God to let them love truth and peace and not to do things against God and harming others; ask God to help them become a blessing of the people and other countries.

The world is turbulent, and the people are restless. Natural calamities and man-made misfortunes appear one after another. It seems that God is reminding us that the time we spent in prayers is too little and not enough for these many people and these many things. Ask God to help us not looking to our own interests but each of us to the interests of others who are in various places and in need. Especially ask God that in the mission month HE opens the eyes of our heart and helps us learn the mission ministry and let brothers and sisters to encourage each other to try our best in this ministry.

1. Thanksgiving Items:

(1) Give thanks to God for answering our prayers for brother Zhi Ren Deng who went back home from rehab safely. His memory deteriorates and ask God to help him adjust to his living-at-home situation as soon as possible; Ask God that Mr. and Mrs. Deng will get enough hours in home attendants service so that they receive their needed care and companion.

(2) Give thanks to God for answering our prayers for Mrs. Maime Eng. Doctors have arranged her to receive a surgery on September 10. Ask God to protect the process and heal her fully.

(3) Give thanks to God for answering our prayers for sister Judy. She has adapted to her current living condition and is satisfied with the service she received. Ask God to protect and lead her and her husband Henry in their daily lives and give them health physically, mentally and spiritually.

(4) Give thanks to God for answering our prayers for hiring a pastor for our English congregation. The Pastor Searching Committee has found a proper candidate. Ask God to lead and protect the whole process and may it follow HIS will in each step.

2. Prayer Items:

(1) Pray for the severe impact by tropical storm Ida:

US east coast was affected by tropical storm Ida. The torrential rain had caused flooding in many places and the number of death rose to 46. Pray for New York and New Jersery and ask God to look after those who lost their family members or their homes and comfort them; ask God to protect the rescue and recovery work so that the affected railroads, highways, streets, or power transmission lines be restored as soon as possible.

(2) Pray for the schools in NYC:

All schools started or is scheduled to start for the new academic year. All public schools in NYC are going back to in-person learning. Ask God to protect the teachers and students and have them pleasantly teach and learn and grant them peace.

(3) Pray for Afghanistan:

Taliban has fully controlled Afghanistan and taken over the regime. Based on their past extreme reigning measures, many Afghans decided to flee out of the country. Ask God to show justice, mercy and protection to the local people and Christians and help them pull through this difficult time.

(4) Pray for Haiti:

Gives thanks to God for HIS reminder and encouragement. As of today, BAC has sent out $3,070 to Haiti for its rescue mission. However it has not reached our expected $5,000. Ask God to continue to encourage us so that we are willing to share God’s grace, through our monetary offering, with the afflicted people and help them to receive their much-needed material; ask God to continue to protect the local rescue and reconstruct mission and give the personnel enough faith, hope and strength to accomplish the work.

(5) Pray for the pandemic:

The global pandemic has not been controlled. The WHO has called for developed countries and pharmaceutical companies to distribute the Covid vaccines to poor regions as soon as possible. Ask God to show HIS mercy to the world and let the pandemic stop gradually.

(6) Pray for the gospel ministry during the pandemic:

Give thanks to God for answering our prayers and let VBS finish in a peacefully and joyfully environment; ask God to continue to protect the Fun In the Son on September 11, and the FHL fellowship on September 18 and use us to preach the gospel and testify for HIM.

1. Pray earnestly for Afghanistan:

Soldiers of Taliban have entered the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul and regained the control of the regime. There were suicidal bomb attacks at the Kabul airport on the 26^th during the chaos. The attacks caused at least 170 death, and injured at least 200 people.

- Ask God to show HIS mercy and grace upon Afghanistan and stop the evil conducts of the extreme terrorist group, and ask God to reduce the death and injury of innocent people;

- Ask God to rise up a leader who pleases HIM to lead Afghanistan and reign the country with clean hands and integrity, protect and provide every tribe with freedom in living and practicing religion.

- Pray for those who lost their homes. Ask God to show his mercy to the refugees running out of the country and protect and provide for them during their journey; due to the closure of the airport, we asked God’s mighty hands to intervene and protect the citizens of other countries to leave timely or get to safe places;

- Pray for the very few local Christians in the country. Ask God to help them to find power, wisdom and peace "more than all we ask or imagine," in HIS promises; ask God to keep them from being persecuted;

- Pray for the women in Afghanistan because they have always had no protection and respect and had nearly no right. They were even deprived of the basis educational and medical care. Ask God to protect them and "hem them in – behind and before" with love.

2. Continue to pray for Haiti:

- Give thanks to God for answering our prayers – Hurricane Grace did not cause serious damage to Haiti;

- Ask God to continue to show HIS mercy, comfort, and heal to the disaster-afflicted people. Ask God to protect the rescue and rebuilding work; also ask God to protect and bring the rescue materials from all of the world directly to the hands of the afflicted people so that they receive their much needed help;

- Give thanks to God for touching the heart of our Mission department and timely sent out our gift which was sent to the local for rescue work; ask God to continue to touch the hearts of brothers and sisters so that we are willing to let other people share in the blessings of the gospel and let the church receive more gifts to send to the local for rescue work.

3. Give thanks for our VBS program:

- Praise God for giving BAC opportunity to witness the growth and transformation in children’s lives;

- Praise God for preparing many youths to help and promote the VBS ministry. Their active and initiative and warmhearted effort is worthy of our affirmation, even some first-time VBS parents appreciate their service. May God Himself reward them for their hard work.

4. Pray for Chili:

- Give thanks to God for the coronavirus situation in Chili. The daily new cases dropped dramatically, and they are gradually returning to their normal life. However their customs and ports are still not open. Ask Go to protect the missionary work, especially pray for Rev. and Mrs. Tak Lee being able to return Chili as early as possible. Ask God to open way for them;

- Pray for Pastor Shao Hua Huang’s health. He recently experienced headaches, weakness in strengths, being unable to stand steadily. Ask God to help him find the reason and heal him early.

5. Pray for brothers and sisters who are in need:

- Give thanks to God for answering our prayers for brother Zhi Ren Deng, who is going back home on August 31. Ask God to protect the transportation of his medical bed be sent to his apartment timely and installed properly and be ready to use; ask God to prepare enough home-attendant hours for him and his wife so that they receive the care and accompany they need.

- Pray for Mrs. Maime Eng whose spinal cord showed some medical problem. It is bringing her not only extreme pain but also not being able to walk steadily and having the risk of fall. Ask God to show HIS grace and mercy upon her, and heal her; ask God to use medicine, physical therapy or surgery to heal her and relieve her pain.

7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti last Saturday and killed at least 2000 people. The number of death is expected to climb up to between 10,000 and 100,000. Besides the earthquake, COVID-19, food crisis, rampant crimes, and the assassination of the president, etc. Now Hurricane Grace is going to make a landfall in the coming days and it will greatly impact the rescue effort.

God demands HIS children and HIS church to have the same heart and attitude as Paul had, that is “I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.” Haiti is one of the places where it urgently needs the gospel.

1. Pray for the current situation of Haiti, the pain and suffering and their powerlessness and helplessness the Haitians are experiencing. May God have mercy upon them; Ask God to have them receive the true hope and peace for accepting HIS salvation; Ask God to heal the tormented souls; and ask God to comfort those who suffered loss and became homeless.

2. Give thanks to God for letting HIS children be willing to make effort to share in the blessings of the gospel when they are also in pain. Ask God to help the local church and disciples, especially the 16 C&MA churches. Ask God to strengthen their faith. 4 of the 16 churches and 1 seminary need special prayers because their buildings had suffered structural damage during the earthquake.

3. Metropolitan District Superintendent of C&MA urges the churches in New York and New Jersey to care about the disastrous condition in Haiti and make effort to give their support. Ask God to call the churches to work with the local churches in unity and help the churches, the families and the communities where the earthquake hit hard; Ask God to call us to participate so that the local churches and Christians know that there are other people walking with them to express the love of Christ in HIS name.

4. Pray for the Fund which the Metropolitan District Office is planning to set up in order to help the local Mission of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in its rescue work and providing food and shelter to the homeless and making effort to rebuild the damaged church and school buildings. Ask God to use the small-scaled rescue team and other brothers and sisters to work together and offer together so that the faith of the churches be rebuilt. Ask God to help the Fund be able to raise enough money to directly use for helping rebuild the families and serve the surrounding communities.

5. Ask God to give us a gentle heart, even when the threat from outside is big and the situation is horrible, we are still willing to share in the blessings of the gospel with others. Ask God to continue to use the VBS and the September Mission Month, and give us sensitive, gentle and loving spirit and attitude to help the children, parents and the non-believers we outreached.

6. Give thanks for sister Alexa Leung who were baptized, sister Eily Liao who transferred her membership; Thank God for their exhibiting the transformation of their life; Pray for their continued growth in their spiritual lives and ask God to protect and lead them.

7. Give thanks for the little children in the VBS; Thank God for their devoted attention to God’s words, making effort in memorizing God’s words and reciting God’s words; Thank God for the parents being spiritual counselors; Ask God to bless them in their accompanying the growing up of their children.

1. Pray for the re-rising numbers of coronavirus cases:

- Covid-19 pandemic is still here and recently we have seen re-rising numbers of cases. More than one variants are rampant in different regions. Pray that God shows HIS mercy, protection and healing to HIS land and HIS people;

- Pray that God let people understand HIS love and accept HIS love and teach us to be willing to repent and turn back to HIM, during the pandemic and natural disasters;

- Ask God to grant us peace so that we have the peace and comfort from HIM; Ask God to remove the fear in our heart when we are dealing with the pandemic; Also ask God not to let us loosen our guard and add unnecessary worries due to overly concern.

2. Pray for families:

- Ask God to help each family learn how to stand up; ask God to help each parent become the spiritual counselor of their children; ask God to let each family become an exit of HIS love;

- Pray for our next generation. Ask God to help us lead them to know HIM, trust HIM, love HIM, and revere HIM;

- Especially pray for the ongoing VBS. We gave thanks to God for giving us 18 children and ask God to help us grasp the opportunity and bring them to form a close relationship with HIM;

- Ask God to give wisdom to counselors, and a teachable heart to the children and faith of breakthrough our limits to BAC so that this VBC can glorify God and benefit people.

3. Pray for members who are in need:

- We love because God loves us first. Ask God to help us become a group full of love, and be able to care and serve one another;

- Pray for our members who are in need, for those who are either weak physically, or spiritually, or heavily burdened with workload, or searching for a job, or adapting to new school or work environment, or dealing with problems with family, finance, or marriage. Ask God to reach out HIS mighty hands and embrace them and become their timely help; Ask God to prepare a way out for them so that they hold the peace and hope in the Lord;

- Especially pray for those members who have not returned church or joined our in-person Sunday services. Ask God to help us to take initiative to care about their difficulty and need and encourage them to be back to God’s family.

4. Pray for the new members of our BAC family:

- Praise God for leading sister Alexa Leung's baptism and becoming a member of the church; Give thanks to God for leading sister Eily for transferring her membership to BAC family;

- Ask God to protect them and let their spiritual life grow healthily with the church.

5. Pray for the needed pastor for our English congregation and ask God to choose the appropriate pastor for us. Pray also that God give wisdom to the Pastor Searching Committee and help them to make decisions according to HIS will.

6. Pray for the planed Children and Youth Ministry in Chile:

- Ask God to protect and lead the brothers and sisters who are in training, and give them wisdom and understanding in what they learned; ask God to help Mrs. Ruth Leung who are training them and let her know the need of the local church and provide guidance accordingly and systematically;

- Ask God to help the brothers and sisters who are in training to find the important truth in the Bible independently and organize it to a program and use it in their weekly teaching materials.

1. Pray for the members who are in need, especially for our seniors:

- Give thanks to God for answering our prayers for brother Zhi Ren Deng; Praise God for protecting brother’s recovery progress after his surgery and ask God to bring him back home with his wife as early as possible;

- Give thanks to God for watching over sister Bao Sheng Feng Deng. During the days when her husband is away, God Himself becomes her comfort and help and accompanies her each night and gives her peace;

- Give thanks to God for protecting brother Zi Yan Li and his wife and bless them with the care from his children and grandchildren. Pray for sister Sou Lai Li who is suffering some stomach illness and ask God to heal her;

- Give thanks to God for bringing sister Judy and her husband Henry back to NY from HK; Praise God for preparing for them a senior apartment in Sheepshead Bay; ask God to protect and lead them to adapt to their new living environment as soon as possible; especially pray for Judy for her physical, mental and spiritual need, ask God to give her extra peace.

2. Pray for VBS:

- Give thanks to God for helping BAC resume our in-person children service and by faith we have the VBS; Praise God for answering our prayers by drawing nearly 20 children to participate the VBS and preparing more than 20 helpers to serve HIM through the VBS;

- Ask God to let not only each VBS kid enjoy a beautiful time but also each helper experience HIS deeds; Ask God to let the youth to learn how to serve HIM; let the little children know more about the salvation and presence of our Lord Jesus;

- The participants are from various families. Ask God to protect them and give them peace in the pandemic; ask also God to lead us in site planning and cleaning, suitable weather and temperature, and proper preventive measures; Praise God for giving us warmhearted brothers who brought us portable AC units and expanded the space that we can use;

- Especially pray for the Parents Fun Time and ask God to use the 4 activities to let the parents, under pleasant and relaxed atmosphere, know our church and be willing to form a deeper relationship with us; ask God to give the serving brothers and sisters wisdom to reach and communicate the parents.

- Ask God to use the VBS to let us introduce the Lord Jesus Christ to the little children and their families; ask also God to let us help those children and families who already knew HIM grow to be families pleasing God, and further, strong and powerful ones and determined to follow HIM even in difficulties.

3. Pray for the pastor we need for our English congregation, and ask God to choose the appropriate pastor for us; ask also God to give wisdom to our Pastor Search Committee and help them make decisions according to HIS will.

4. Pray for the planned Children and Youth Ministry in Chile:

- Ask God to protect and lead the brothers and sisters who are in training, and give them wisdom and understanding in what they learned; ask God to help Mrs. Ruth Leung who are training them and let her know the need of the local church and provide guidance accordingly and systematically;

- Ask God to help the brothers and sisters who are in training to find the important truth in the Bible independently and organize it to a program and use it in their weekly teaching materials.

1. Be thankful for our summer retreat:

- Give thanks to God for answering our prayers for our summer retreat; thank HIM for speaking to us at the retreat; ask God to help us respond to HIS teaching;

- Pray for each family and ask God to protect each couple to truly love each other so that they become good example and role model of their children in character and spiritual pursuit who later will establish their own family relying on God;

- Ask God to give wisdom to parents in raising their children so that they will listen to and accompany with their children in overcoming the problems of big and small and challenges.

2. Pray for all church ministries in August:

- Give thanks to God for helping BAC resume the in-person children service and have the VBS in faith;

- Pray for our scheduled VBS on August 7, 14, 21 and 28. Ask God to protect in the four days the contents, site planning, pleasant weather, and all participated little children, parents and the serving brothers and sisters;

- Ask God to use the VBS to bless more children and families through us;

- Pray for the baptism on August 15. Thank God for preparing this opportunity for the brothers and sisters who will be baptized to share their testimony for Christ Jesus – to die with Christ and resurrect with Jesus;

- Ask the Lord to give grace to the brothers and sisters who will be baptized so that they become a member of God’s kingdom and let the Holy Spirit shine in them and lead them into the truth and strengthen their faith and help them loyally follow Christ in their lifetime.

3. Pray for the global pandemic:

- Delta variant caused the rising of the positive cases in many regions including many states in the US. NYC is one of them too. Ask God to show mercy to us and stop the spread.

- Ask God to give wisdom to local government and prevention center and help them do a good job in fighting this pandemic; ask also the Lord to comfort the families who lost their loved ones and the medical workers who work extra hours in caring their patients and protect their physical, spiritual and mental health and receive the power from the Lord; pray for those who are infected and may they recover and not have any sequela.

4. Pray for the global natural disasters:

- Global warming causes severer natural disasters year by year. Deadly high temperature assaulted India and more than 17,000 people died from it. The northwestern region of US and Canada also suffers the lasting high temperatures which cause heat waves, thunder sticking and fires. Many European countries had server flood. Germany has at least 170 people died from it; the flood in Henan province affected over 13,900,000 people and caused over one hundred deaths.

- Ask God to show mercy, protection and comfort upon people in those regions. Pray also for the affected families and may their daily supply be provided and may they be able to return their home soon.

5. Pray for the needed pastor for the English congregation and ask God to choose the appropriate pastor.

1. The church has restored the in-person service since early April. We are thankful. Thank God for letting brothers and sisters enjoy fellowship and show love and care in person.

2. As of today there are still some brothers and sisters who have yet come to join in-person service. Ask God to give us sensitive spirit to detect their difficulties and provide them with proper and timely care.

3. The theme of the summer retreat focuses on the spiritual growth as a family. Parents shall lead the family to worship the only and true God and obey HIS words. This is a big and difficult thing for parents and families. Pray that God speaks to every participant through the message of Rev. Daniel Leung and let us know that nothing is impossible for God as long as we obey and rely on HIM; Ask God to help us to make our home a place to respect HIM; pray also that God protect our safety in the retreat.

4. We expect BAC to outreach various people, including children, young parents, youth and seniors and bring them to God. With the pandemic, it seems difficult to us. Ask god to make these things possible. Ask God to give us understanding and detect their need and provide proper care so that BAC becomes a church of caring others.

5. We plan to let little children know the Bible through VBS and know the truth. It is difficult to have parents willing to join in-person activities. Ask God to let us see HIS amazing arrangement and let us serve the children and their families in this community.

6. The building project seems an impossible task for us. Give thanks to God who reminds us, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Therefore, we earnestly ask God to let us experience HIS mighty power in this project.

7. After Step One of our fundraising, we received far less pledge than what we need. Ask God to let us put the five loaves of bread and two fish into HIS hands so that HE performs the miracle of Feeding the Five Thousands with it. Ask God to use us of little and insignificant to accomplish HIS will, that is, we continue to be salt and light in the community.

8. The building ministry has new challenge, that is, the soil inspection report came back and indicated poor soil quality which requires special structural design in the building project. It is a frustrating news to the building committee. Ask God to open ways for us with HIS mighty power; ask God to give wisdom and power to the architect; ask God to give extra faith to the members of the building committee so that they walk forward with faith.

9. Pray for our needed pastor in the English congregation and ask God to choose the proper pastor for the church.

We continue to come before HIM to petition for some things which are impossible with man, but are possible with HIM. We plea because God wants to accomplish these things through us. These things are taught in the Bible: Men can be saved and enter the kingdom of God; Men can love God with all their heart and with all their soul and with all their mind and with all their strength; Man can shoulder up the missions God assigned for them; Men can be salt and light through God’s church in the dark and evil world.

1. Because of love, we hope that our family members receive God's salvation. Although it seems difficult, but God makes it happen for us according to HIS promises.

2. The theme of the Summer Retreat focuses on the spiritual growth as a family. Parents shall lead the family to worship the only God and obey God’s words. It is a big and difficult thing to a family or parents. Pray that God speaks to every participant through the message of Rev. Daniel Leung and let us know that nothing is impossible for God as long as we obey and rely on HIM.

3. We expect BAC to outreach various people, including children, young parents, youth and seniors and bring them to God. With the pandemic, it seems difficult to us. Ask God to make these things possible.

4. We plan to let little children know the Bible through VBS and know the truth. It is difficult to have parents willing to join in-person activities. Ask God to let us see HIS amazing arrangement and let us serve the children and their families in this community.

5. The building project seems an impossible task for us. Give thanks to God who reminds us, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Therefore, we earnestly ask God to let us experience HIS mighty power in this project.

6. After Step One of our fundraising, we received far less pledge than what we need. Ask God to let us put the five loaves of bread and two fish into HIS hands so that HE performs the miracle of Feeding the Five Thousands with it. Ask God to use us of little and insignificant to accomplish HIS will, that is, we continue to be salt and light in the community.

7. The building ministry has new challenge, that is, the soil inspection report came back and indicated poor soil quality which requires special structural design in the building project. It is a frustrating news to the building committee. Ask God to open ways for us with HIS mighty power; ask God to give wisdom and power to the architect; ask God to give extra faith to the members of the building committee so that they walk forward with faith.

8. The pandemic again postponed our September Short Term Mission trip. Although we can not support in-person the gospel ministry in Chile, we pray more earnestly for them. Especially pray for their children and youth ministry which they are expecting to extend; pray for their ongoing training and equipping and ask God to give extra understanding and ability to them; pray for the children and youth ministry which is now online and ask God to help them solve their technical problems and protect the results of the ministry.

9. Pray for our own physical health and our willingness to obey. We truly believe that it is not possible with man’s own ability. We need to rely on God to transform us.

Summer retreat’s theme is “Be Holy, Be Useful and Shine”. The speaker, Rev. Daniel Leung’s message will not be for individual spiritual life or whether a church is following God’s will, but focus on the growth of the spiritual life in a family. The teaching in the Bible is: faith shall start in family, and children shall receive discipleship training from a young age and the parents are their spiritual counselors.

I. Pray for yourself and your family:

- Ask God to help us be willing to change the world through my family;

- Ask God to let us know clearly what HIS will is to my family;

- Ask God to give us faith, not just do what we can, but see in faith what HE will do among us;

- People in this generation, even Christians, are lack of the heart of giving. It may look like they are making effort to the society, for justice and peace, but ultimately, they are for themselves. Ask God to give us a heart of giving and let HIM be the Lord and the King in our life, in our everyday living and in our family.

II. Pray for the Summer Retreat:

- Pray for the summer retreat from July 23 to 25 and ask God use Rev. Daniel Leung’s message to speak to each person and family in the retreat.

- Ask God to give each participant a heart longing for HIS words and be brave to accept HIS challenge and be willing to be transformed by HIM;

- Ask God to protect the trips and grant us good weather and good time we will spend there; ask God to let every family have joyful time together.

III. Pray for the VBS:

- Give thanks to God for HIS giving BAC opportunity this year to outreach children and parents; especially for the VBS in the four Saturdays in August, and ask God to continue to use it as our opportunity to serve the community and others; ask God to use it as a way for us to preach the gospel too;

- Pray for the VBS registration. Besides the former students, ask God to prepare new students; especially for the street evangelism on Ave U and ask God to let us reach more neighbors so that families register at the spot;

- Besides the children outreach in VBS, it is also a good opportunity to reach parents, especially pray for the Parents Happy Hours Workshop and ask God to help us form relationship with the parents;

- VBS has various positions for brothers and sisters to fill and ask God to prepare us those who are determined to participate in the children ministry and parents gospel ministry;

- Because faith shall starts in family, we ask God to give wisdom and understanding to BAC so that the children ministry readjust the goal and expectation in this ministry.

IV. Pray for the Church Outing on July 17 held by FHL Fellowship. Ask God to let this activity not just for brothers and sisters to reconnect, but also for us to form friendship with non-believers and bring more people back to church.

V. Pray for the needed pastor in the English congregation and ask God to choose the proper pastor for our church.

Ask God to teach us how to love HIM and fear HIM at the same time; also ask God that we learn the life wisdom starting from fearing of God.

I. Pray for the reopening of BAC:

1. Give thanks to God for protecting New York City in its continued decease of the COVID-19 cases and the restrictions being loosen. Ask God to help brothers and sisters restore their faith and drive of joining in-person services and long for healthy and full-scaled church life.

2. Give thanks to God for answering our prayers for resuming the Children service. In-person children service has restarted. Ask God to help us resume as soon as possible our children’s Sunday school so that little children can learn the Bible in a systematic way.

3. Give thanks to God for arranging Baptism for us on August 15. Ask God to help those brothers and sisters who have accepted Jesus be willing to get baptized in front of God and people to testify that they die and resurrect with the Lord.

II. Pray for the Evangelism Ministry:

1. Pray that God refresh and transform our life after the pandemic; ask God to help us become a church experiencing God; ask God help BAC to accomplish the missions HE assigns to us so that HE receives the greatest glory.

2. Ask God to let every gathering and ministry of BAC be our opportunity of glorifying HIM and benefiting people so that HIS name be lifted up and the people who participate receive the blessing from the above.

3. Pray for the July 17 outing of FHL fellowship. Ask God to let this outing not only be our opportunity to reconnect with brothers and sisters in the Lord, but also form friendships with non-believers to evangelize.

4. Pray for the summer retreat from July 23 to 25. Ask God to speak to every person and every family during the retreat so that we can regain our strength and do more good work for the Lord.

5. Pray for the VBS in the four Saturdays in August. Ask God to continue to use it to become our opportunity to testify for HIM in the community and serve others; ask God to remove the obstacles in people’s heart so that either children, parents, brothers and sisters, or new families we outreached can participate actively and let us experience God’ amazing deed again in this summer.

III. Pray for the building ministry:

1. Ask God to help us express our attitude of loving and fearing HIM when we respond to the building survey.

2. Ask God to build our life, experience HIS faithfulness, mercy and grace through our building project.

3. Ask God that we could build one another, encourage one another, utilize our specialties in the difficult building project so that the body of Christ grow healthily.

4. Pray for the Step One in our fundraising, and ask God to help us respond with faith so that the pledge reach the goal we set.

IV. Pray for the needed pastor in our English Congregation and ask God to choose the proper pastor for us.

From the spiritual aspect, the more difficult and challenging the life is becoming, the more children of God need thankful hearts and reliance to HIM. Ask God to help us learn this lesson.

I. Matters that we are thankful:

1. Give thanks to God for answering our prayers about our children service. Last Sunday we resumed our in-person children services. About ten children came to the services. We praise the Lord!

2. Give thanks to God for answering our prayers about brothers and sisters coming back to in-person Sunday services. Thank God for bringing brothers and sisters back to in-person service one after another. Ask God to help us grasp the opportunity to get close to HIM.

3. Give thanks to God for answering our prayers for the two-week Brighten Your Life STM. Thank HIM for preparing our hearts determined to evangelism; Thank God to prepare ten brothers and sisters to grasp this opportunity to equip themselves; ask God to use us to spread the gospel and have more people receive HIS salvation.

4. Give thanks to God for answering our prayers about the pandemic. Presently the COVID-19 cases in New York State continues to reduce and the restrictions enacted by the state may be lifted. Praise the Lord! Let us continue to pray for the medical researchers and workers for their work in the clinical trial of the COVID-19 vaccines for small children. Ask God to make the whole process safe and smooth.

5. Give thanks to God for answering our prayers for people in different age groups. Thank HIM for protecting the youth among us. There are six students graduating. They are Terence Wong, Sabrina Chen, Sahara Lam, Chrysantha Zhong, Samuel Chen and Janice Liang. Ask God to protect them in either their continued schools or work fields and let them experience in the fullest extent HIS grace in their new places.

II. Matters that we rely upon God:

1. Pray for the building ministry:

- We truly believe that the building project is not a task that God gives us to accomplish, but lessons HE wants us to learn to rely upon HIM in each step of the whole process, either a big step or a small one, either when we have strength or when we are exhausted;

- Ask God to help us walk out of our comfort zone and extend our territory and see the opportunity we have now from HIS point of view; ask God to ask us to let HIS will be done on us with all our might and with all our power.

2. Pray for our preaching the gospel and training discipleship:

- Give thanks to God to let us serve little children and reach their parents through our VBS programs each summer and our children ministry. Pray for the VBS which will be held in the four Saturdays of August. Ask God that not only bringing the kids who participated in the past back but also preparing for us new children and families so that we can evangelize to them;

- Pray for the VBS preparation work. Ask God to prepare our hearts to serve HIM through this ministry; ask God to prepare brothers and sisters who are driven by the spirit to serve the children ministry and parents ministry so that the whole VBS teams work together in a cooperative and united way to make the gospel prosper;

- Ask God to let our church provide opportunity to let little children know HIM, experience and believe HIM; ask God to let our church work with parents to make joint effort to make children and the youth be the disciples of the Lord;

- Ask God to use the summer retreat to let individuals and/or families to hear the gospel and get the opportunity of being nurtured and regaining their strength;

- Pray for the needed pastor in our English Congregation. Ask God to choose the proper pastor for us.

Ask God to help us be a disciple of glorifying HIS name and benefiting others; pray also that God helps us be a church of glorifying HIS name and benefiting others; ask also God to help us to give all glory to HIM and bring HIS salvation to others; ask God to teach us to use our freedom according to HIS love.

1. Pray for the threats the world are facing:

- The pandemic is still raging, and many regions are affected by the variants of the virus. Ask God to show HIS mercy and grace to those regions and take actions to cut off the spreading chain.

- Give thanks to God for leading the scientists in the medical and research field and let the vaccinated population be extended to the youth, even the children. Ask God to protect people of all ages to have safe and effective vaccines.

- Many countries and regions are facing threats of disorder. These include the marches and protests brought by uncooperative residents in pandemic prevention. Some places even had riots caused by political unrest. Ask God to remove the fear and competition from people’s heart and give love and peace to the world so that the peace from the above fall upon us.

- Chile is still prohibiting foreigners to enter due to the coronavirus situation there. Pray for the scheduled September STM trip and ask God to open ways for us – ask God to open doors during the pandemic and protect the preparation work; if it is God’s will, ask God to let the STM team help the local Chinese to receive HIS salvation. Ask God to use the STM team to be a help to the local Chinese C&MA church.

2. Pray for the non-believers to receive HIS salvation:

- Ask God to help us value HIS will to have thousands being saved and respond properly to the evangelical ministry; ask God to let people around us to receive HIS salvation through us and experience the life-transforming change.

- Pray for the brothers and sisters who are taking the evangelistic training and practice. Ask God to give them understanding so that they grasp and practice what they learned and glorify God and benefit others in the evangelistic ministry.

- Pray for video “Reconciling Family” on the Parents’ Day Evangelistic Meeting, first played on June 12 and replayed on June 19. Ask God to use the message of the speaker, Dr. Charles Yu, and the testimony of brother Ying Xi Yu, to express the message about God reconciles with man; ask God also to open the hearts of those who watch the evangelistic meeting so that they understand the heart of our Heavenly Father.

- Pray for the family telephone calls and street evangelism on Ave U on June 19. Ask God to help us let the families we are evangelizing feel HIS love through our telephone calls; ask God to use the gospel gift packages we give out to let the recipients feel loved.

3. Pray for the Step one of our Building Ministry:

- Give thanks to God for Orchard Alliance which gifted us $2000 for the third consecutive years, when we are facing severe challenges in the building project. It eased our pressure of repaying the loan. Give thanks to God to show us that HE is walking with us.

- Ask God to help us respond with faith when facing the great financial need of the building project.

4. Pray for the reopening of our children’s ministry:

- Children service will be held outdoor under the tent(s). Ask God to protect the weather at the time of the service so that the little children are able to praise and worship God in a comfortable environment.

- Pray for the parents who can be free of concern for bringing back their children to church. Ask God to bring the little children back to HIM.

5. Pray for the needed Pastor for our English congregation: ask God to choose the proper pastor for our church.

I. Pray for the Evangelistic Ministry in Brooklyn:

1. Ask God to instigate us to be willing to offer ourselves and be part of the evangelistic ministry; ask God to let the people living in this community receive HIS salvation through us and have life-transforming experience.

2. Pray for the evangelistic training and practice on June 11, 12 and 18. Ask God to use three speakers to explain clearly various skills in evangelism; Ask God to give understanding to the students so that they can learn and practice what they learned.

3. Pray for video “Reconciling Family” on the Parents’ Day Evangelistic Meeting, first played on June 12 and replayed on June 19. Ask God to use the message of the speaker, Dr. Charles Yu, and the testimony of brother Ying Xi Yu, to express the message about God reconciles with man; ask God also to open the hearts of those who watch the evangelistic meeting so that they understand the heart of our Heavenly Father.

4. Pray for the family telephone calls and street evangelism on Ave U on June 19. Ask God to help us to let the family we are evangelizing feel HIS love through our telephone calls; ask God to use the gospel gift packages we give out to let the recipients feel loved.

II. Pray for Step One in BAC’s Building Ministry:

1. The building project needs a huge amount of fund. Ask God to give us willingness to offer and be part of the extension of God’s kingdom.

2. Pray for the monthly need of $30,000 for mortgage and other expenses; pray for the Step One of fund raising action: Pledge goal for individual and/or family of $1000 per month;

3. When God invites us to be a member of the pledge, ask God to instigate me to be willing to respond HIS deep love, and try our best to offer and put what we have into HIS hands so that HE accomplishes great things for us.

III. Pray for the Parents’ Day Celebration on June 13:

1. Give thanks to God to let BAC use the Parents’ Day to remind us to honor our parents, not only to care for their physical needs but the salvation of their soul. Ask God to help brothers and sisters to invite our own parents to participate this celebration and have an opportunity to know HIM.

2. Pray for the Baby Dedication Ceremony in English Congregation on June 13. Ask God to bless the families who already registered and let their children be in the Lord’s blessing and grow up healthily in HIS grace.

3. Pray for the Children Service which is scheduled to resume. Ask God to let little children back to church to get close to HIM, praise and worship HIM.

IV. Pray for Brother Zhi Ren Deng and sister Bao Sheng Feng Deng:

1. Give thanks to God for preparing a rehabilitation facility for brother Zhi Ren Deng in Brooklyn. There are Chinese foods which harmonizes brother’s stomach. We are grateful for that. Brother needs physical therapy and learn to stand up and walk. Ask God to relive the pain he suffers and help him to recover smoothly.

2. During the time brother Deng is in hospital and rehab, Mrs. Deng is unavoidably worried, and concerned. Ask God to remove her worries and give her peace which transcends our perception. Especially pray for the time when the home attendant was not with her and she is alone at the apartment, and ask God to be with her and protect her.

Paul wished us to remember God’s three traits: God does not particularly hate our sins and go after us for them. Instead HE is a God who loves us deeply; God will not go against HIMSELF so HE deserves our trust the most; During trials, God will provide a way out for us so that the temptation becomes training. Therefore, we could face all circumstances with faith; When we pray to entrust ourselves to HIM, God will lead us the way out.

I. Ask God to provide us a way out when facing the huge financial challenges in the building ministry:

1. Ask God to help us firmly believe that the building project is HIS will, and it is HIS invitation to us in participating in building a church.

2. Ask God to give us the peace from the above and help us see HIS grace is over the difficulty the building ministry encountered so that we could hold tight on HIS presence.

3. Ask God to instigate us to make effort to contribute to the building project, besides our tether offerings, and respond to HIS great love.

II. Ask God to open a door of salvation for those who need the gospel and can be saved:

1. Give thanks to God for using our church to bless us and people around us. Ask God to use us be an exit of the gospel so that more people can be saved.

2. Pray for the two-week STM, Brighten Your Life, joint prayer meeting on June 2 and ask God to let us pray and watch over in unity the gospel ministry in Brooklyn.

3. Pray for the evangelistic training and practices on June 11, 12 and 18. Ask God to use three speakers to explain clearly different skills in evangelism; pray also for the understanding of the students so that they can learn and practice the skills taught.

4. Pray for the June 19 telephone visits and street evangelism on Ave U. Ask God to open a way for our proclaiming the gospel.

III. Ask God to let us face it with faith when praying for all restored-to-be meetings/gatherings of our church:

1. Give thanks to God for letting BAC restore the in-person Sunday Service. Ask God to help brothers and sisters break away various snares or spiritual unrest, and come back to HIS temple to worship and praise HIM.

2. Pray for the Children Sunday Service which is set to be restored on June 13. Ask God to let the church family, from the oldest to the youngest, worship and serve HIM together and build one another.

3. Ask God to help us not just work for resuming the Sunday Services, but also learning to commit to one another and grow together in our spiritual family.

IV. Ask God to provide a way out when we face the challenges from the pandemic, financial situation and health conditions:

1. The pandemic has lasted over 500 days. When our health or financial situation is threatened, let us ask God to help us firmly believe that HE is the God who gives us grace and power so that we can overcome all temptations.

2. Give thanks to God for brother Zhi Ren Deng’s successful hip surgery. Ask God to protect his smooth recovery.

I. Pray and Ask for God’s Compassion be Present:

1. The Covid pandemic is still persist in some regions. Variants are dominant in many of those places and that caused the re-bounce of the spread. Pray for those countries where the spreading is rampant, especially for India and its adjacent counties. Ask God to stop the spreading and ask God healing power be present; and ask God to bring their needed medicines, medical equipment and vaccines; pray for the countries where there is re-bounce of the spread, especially Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Canada, Brazil, etc, and ask God to help the governments promote preventive measures decisively and wisely and reduce the spread.

2. Ask God to protect the production, effectiveness, distribution, transportation and storage of the vaccines so that more people will have the opportunity to be vaccinated, especially for those poor and underdeveloped areas.

3. Pray for the worsened violent conflict between Israel and Palestine radicals. Ask God to resolve the hatred between them ; pray for the innocent victims either died or injured, and ask God to show HIS mercy, comfort and healing to them.

4. Pray for those who are in the depths, some are greatly affected by Covid, some the violence, some racial hatred, some war. Ask God, if it is HIS will, to let them have the opportunity to know HIM and receive HIS salvation; pray for their body, soul and spirit and ask God to prevent them from physical harm, from fear and terror and receive the redeemed life of the Lord.

II. Pray for the Building Ministry:

1. Covid affected our gatherings. Ask God not to let the communications, understanding and unity be hindered in the building ministry.

2. For the continued work of the building committee: communications with the architect firm, financial institution Orchard Alliance, and the local government agencies. Ask God to give them extra strength, especially wisdom, power, faith, and patience so that each member truly experiences HIS grace and peace.

3. Give thanks to God for HIS leading of the building ministry. We witnessed HIS intervention in the demolition process. Ask God to let us see HIS more powerful intervention, especially in the fundraising and let us witness the amazing result of HIS intervention.

4. Pray for the faith of brothers and sisters. Ask God to help us not to be afraid of the large amount of construction funds we need; ask God to give us a heart to follow HIM closely; ask God to stop us to replace HIS heart with our own.

III. Pray for the June Evangelism Events:

1. Pray for the June 13 celebration for Mother’s and Father’s day. Ask God to use it to be an opportunity to evangelize to parents; Pray for the baby devotion ceremony in the English congregation. Ask God to bless the three registered families and let their children be blessed by the love of the Lord and grow up healthily in HIS grace; pray for the children worship service we will restore on that day and ask God to bring active responses from children, parents and teachers, and bring them again to be close to the Lord, praise and worship the Lord.

2. Pray for the Brighten Your Life Brooklyn local STM week. Ask God to instigate our willingness and rise up again – grasp the opportunities to plant the seeds for the Lord. Ask God to bless the local residents of Brooklyn so that they will hear the gospel.

I. Pray and Ask for God’s Compassion be Present:

1. The Covid pandemic is still persist in some regions. Variants are dominant in many of those places and that caused the re-bounce of the spread. Pray for those countries where the spreading is rampant, especially for India and its adjacent counties. Ask God to stop the spreading and ask God healing power be present; and ask God to bring their needed medicines, medical equipment and vaccines; pray for the countries where there is re-bounce of the spread, especially Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Canada, Brazil, etc, and ask God to help the governments promote preventive measures decisively and wisely and reduce the spread.

2. Ask God to protect the production, effectiveness, distribution, transportation and storage of the vaccines so that more people will have the opportunity to be vaccinated, especially for those poor and underdeveloped areas.

3. Pray for the worsened violent conflict between Israel and Palestine radicals. Ask God to resolve the hatred between them ; pray for the innocent victims either died or injured, and ask God to show HIS mercy, comfort and healing to them.

4. Pray for those who are in the depths, some are greatly affected by Covid, some the violence, some racial hatred, some war. Ask God, if it is HIS will, to let them have opportunity to know HIM and receive HIS salvation; pray for their body, soul and spirit and ask God to prevent them from physical harm, from fear and terror and receive the redeemed life of the Lord.

II. Pray for the Building Ministry:

1. Covid affected our gatherings. Ask God not to let the communications, understanding and unity be hindered in the building ministry.

2. For the continued work of the building committee: communications with the architect firm, financial institution Orchard Alliance, and the local government agencies. Ask God to give them extra strength, especially wisdom, power, faith, and patience so that each member truly experiences HIS grace and peace.

3. Give thanks to God for HIS leading of the building ministry. We witnessed HIS intervention in the demolition process. Ask God to let us see HIS more powerful intervention, especially in the fundraising and let us witness the amazing result of HIS intervention.

4. Pray for the faith of brothers and sisters. Ask God to help us not to be afraid of the large amount of construction funds we need; ask God to give us a heart to follow HIM closely; ask God to stop us to replace HIS heart with our own.

III. Pray for the June Evangelism Events:

1. Pray for the June 13 celebration for Mother’s and Father’s day. Ask God to use it to be an opportunity to evangelize to parents; Pray for the baby devotion ceremony in the English congregation. Ask God to bless the three registered families and let their children be blessed by the love of the Lord and grow up healthily in HIS grace; pray for the children worship service we will restore on that day and ask God to bring active responses from children, parents and teachers, and bring them again to be close to the Lord, praise and worship the Lord.

2. Pray for the Brighten Your Life Brooklyn local STM week. Ask God to instigate our willingness and rise up again – grasp the opportunities to plant the seeds for the Lord. Ask God to bless the local residents of Brooklyn so that they will hear the gospel.

Let us ask God to help us be determined not to hinder the gospel of Christ.

I. Ask God to help us show that HIS salvation and victory are real:

1. Give thanks to God for answering our prayers and protecting brother Zhi Ren Deng’s stent-removal procedure.

2. Give thanks to God for HIS protection and mercy. Brother Bruce Faa Loong Lee had completed his first course of chemotherapy and have not felt any side effects. Ask God to continue to lead his full course of chemotherapy.

3. Mr. Furong Li is continuing his chemotherapy. He is very weak and depressed. Ask God to comfort him and touch his heart so that he could turn his eyes upon the Lord and receive HIS salvation in the Lord.

4. Pray for sister Baosheng Feng Deng. Ask God to use the eye drop to help heal or slow down the deteriorating process of her eyes.

5. Pray for brothers and sisters who are mournful, who feels no strength to walk forward, who are bound by sins, and who are physically weak. Ask God to rely upon the Lord who strengthens us and overcome all.

II. Ask God to give us a heart full of compassion:

1. Pray for the world and ask God to give peace to people; ask God to heal our fragile spirits and remove the threat from illness, safety concerns, and family financial conditions … and give us grace and peace from the above.

2. Pray for the coronavirus situation in all regions, especially for those countries and regions where variants of the virus are spreading rampantly. Ask God’s healing power be there and stop the spread.

3. Pray for the global economy. Ask God to use the vaccine and help all governments reopen the industries/businesses of all kinds and revive the weak economy.

III. Ask God to help us show the gospel clearly and be witnesses of life-transforming experience:

1. Ask God to give us a heart of preaching the gospel and reporting the good news and reignite our determination of evangelism; ask God to give us sensitive spirit and detect the need of people around us and bring them to the Lord and let the Lord’s love and salvation fill them.

2. Pray for the “Brighten Your Life” Brooklyn local STM week. Ask God to encourage brothers and sisters who are willing and able to participate and open ways for them; ask God to let us learn evangelizing skills in the STM week and have the chance to practice them.

3. Pray for the Children worship in June. Ask God to open ways so that both children and their parents are actively participating; Pray for the June 12 Sunday for celebrating Mother’s and Father’s Day. Ask God to use it to become an opportunity for preaching the gospel.

IV. Ask God to help the church, either in restoring all gatherings, promoting building ministry, or promoting unity in facing challenges, show the Lord’s salvation and victory are real, and to give us a heart full of compassion and ask God to help us show the gospel clearly and be witnesses of life-transforming experience.

The pandemic continues and the global political and economic environment is turbulent. When we do not know how God is going to make future plans, we ask God to help us learn how to pray; ask God to show HIS mercy on us of little faith and weakness and give us faith which can move mountains.

I. Pray for the places where the pandemic hits the hardest:

1. Pray for India:

- The coronavirus suddenly became uncontrollable. Everyday there are more than 300,000 new cases; the local medical facilities are overburdened. Beds, medicines, even oxygen are in need. Ask God to show HIS mercy to and heal India;

- The numbers of new cases and death are climbing each day. Countless families were torn apart. Ask God to deliver the people in an abyss of misery; ask God to show HIS mercy to them, most of which have not known HIM, have not known HIS love, have not known HIS prepared salvation; Ask God to show the power of HIS mercy and deliverance to them.

2. Pray for Chile:

- The pandemic in Chile is still severe with 7000 new cases daily; however, the government may reopen the country shortly for the sake of the economy. Ask God to give wisdom to the authorities so that they appropriately evaluate the circumstance and make proper decisions; Pray for the local people and ask God to help them balance their daily lives and prevention effort;

- Pray for the local brothers and sisters. Their restaurant businesses were dramatically affected. Ask God to give them faith to look upon HIM, and give them peace to rely upon HIM.

II. Pray for the peace of the world:

1. Pray for the world and ask God to give peace to people; Ask God to heal our fragile spirits and remove the threat from illness, safety, and family finance …. And give us grace and peace from the above.

2. Israel has achieved tremendous success in fighting the pandemic and held the first large-scale religious celebration which assembled about 100,000 participants. However, the overcrowding caused stampede at the site, and over 200 people were either dead or injured. Some of the dead are children. Pray for the families of the dead and ask God to comfort them and wipe off their tears; pray for those who are in critical condition, and ask God to heal them; pray for the people of Jewish religion, and ask God to open the eyes in their hearts so that they can see that the Lord Jesus is the Messiah, the one they are waiting for, their Savior.

3. New York City may fully reopen in two months. Ask God to help us wisely react and adjust ourselves to it and still be careful about taking prevention measures.

III. Pray for the ministries of the church:

1. Pray for the reopening of the church and other gatherings. Ask God to lead the steps, the plan and the arrangement of the reopening. Especially pray for the children worship reopening in June and ask God to open ways for us; pray for the Sunday service to celebrate Mother’s and Father’s day. Ask God to use it to become an opportunity for preaching the gospel;

2. Pray for “Brighten Your Life” Brooklyn local STM week. Ask God to instigate brothers and sisters who are able and willing to participate and open ways for them; ask God to use the STM week to light up the lives of the brothers and sisters of the local churches in Brooklyn so that we bring light to the community for the Lord, during the time when Brooklyn is under cloudy days.

IV. Pray for brother Bruce Faa Loong Lee, brother Siu Tak Leung, and Mr. Furong Li. Ask God to heal them and be with them; pray for brother Zhi Ren Deng who will have a gallbladder stent removal procedure on May 4 and ask God to show HIS grace to him and look after him.

1. Pray for our restored physical Sunday service:

- Give thanks to God for leading BAC to restore our physical Sunday service. Ask God to help us learn the lessons HE wants us to learn at the reopening time;

- Ask God to help pastors and GB members plan wisely to resume our fellowships, small groups, adult Sunday school, children Sunday school, and senior’s groups;

- Ask God to give faith and peace of mind to brothers and sisters and let us be willing to leave the comfort and have the drive to join the physical service and restore our normal church life.

2. Pray for the building ministry:

- Give thanks to God for HIS protection and leading. The site investigation has completed. Civil engineer will analyze the data obtained from the site investigation and other materials and write a report for the city’s building department. Ask God to protect the work of the civil engineer;

- Building ministry faces some allegations from the department of environmental protection and the department of building. The building committee needs to spend a lot of time and energy to deal with them. Ask God to give them wisdom, power and patience to solve the allegations one by one;

- There are three members in the building committee will attend a workshop and learn how to raise the fund for the building project. Ask God to give them understanding so that they can use what they learn in practice;

- The site needs to be maintained regularly. Ask God to help the building committee and the Trustees to have the wisdom and power to promote brothers and sisters in taking part in the work.

3. Pray for the children’s department: the children department will have meetings about restoring the physical gatherings. Ask God to lead the meeting so that all participants will has appropriate changes of ideas and making proper decision;

Children department will hold an event in early June to celebrate Mothers’ Day and Fathers’ Day and use this opportunity to outreach more children and their parents. Ask God to lead the plan and the preparation.

4. Pray for the baptism: BAC is considering to postpone the baptism for better preparation. Ask God to give wisdom so that we made the best decision; Pray for the brothers and sisters who registered and is considering to register for the baptism. Ask God to strengthen their faith.

5. Pray for our members and family and friend who are in need:

- Pray for brother Bruce Faa Loong Lee and Mr. Furong Li and ask God to use the chemotherapy to heal them, and reduce the side effects; ask God to help them experience HIS presence in the their physical discomfort;

- Give thanks to God for answering our prayers for brother Hung Wai Wu – the blood has been absorbed gradually and his vision has improved;

- Give thanks to God for protecting brother Zhi Ren Deng – his pre-surgical blood works and other necessary exams have been completed smoothly. Ask God to show grace upon his stent-removal procedure on May 4;

- Brother Siu Tak Leung has good spirit even though he is bedridden. He praises and prays to God. Ask God to continue to look after him;

- Sister Lai Cheun Lau Yu is suffering swollen knees and there is a lot of pain. With some acupuncture therapy her condition improved; Praise God;

- Give thanks to God for brother Kevin Chan and sister Joanna Chan. Their son, Micah Amos was born peacefully. Ask God to help them have enough energy to take care of their two young children.

Life is a journey during which we will experience problems and face challenges. We will also hear many voices, especially those coming out of our own feeling. This verse reminds us to distinguish God’s voice from all voices and follow HIS will. Ask God to give us faith so that many voices may quite down.

I. Matters we give thanks for:

1. Give thanks to God for HIS restoring our physical Sunday service so that brothers and sisters can be together worshiping God. Ask God to help us learn the lesson when HIS leading us to reopen.

2. Give thanks to God for HIS leading the installation ceremony of Shao Hua and Yu Yu so that pastors and brothers and sisters being in various regions could participate the ceremony and witness God’s grace! Also give thanks to God for using BAC as the encouragement and support of them and the local church they pastor and to strengthen their service.

3. Give thanks to God for Shao Hua and Yu Yu and their determination to train their physical and spiritual life with a set timetable. Ask God to help them cultivate good habits.

II. Matters we pray for:

1. Pray for the building ministry:

- The building committee is scheduled to meet the architect firm on Wednesday and discuss the blueprint of our new church building. Ask God to make their meeting productive;

- Ask God to give wisdom and power to the building committee and help them consider our current loan capacity and see the building ministry in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of them, and make wise and faithful decisions according to God’s will;

- The site of the building needs to be maintained regularly. Ask God to give the building committee and the Trustees of BAC wisdom and power to promote brothers and sisters working together.

2. Pray for the June Baptism:

- Ask God to encourage us to care more about the gospel ministry in the current world and make effort to proclaim HIS salvation; ask God to add to our number those who were being saved;

- Ask God to prepare the hearts of those who already accepted the Lord so that they are willing to get baptized as witnesses to the people of what they have seen and heard;

- Ask God to open ways for us so that things like the heart of people and the circumstance work together and the baptism be held as scheduled.

3. Pray for the brothers and sisters who are in discipleship training class:

Thanks for God’s protection and leading, they had finished the first book, The Disciple’s Cross, and will start the second book, The Disciple’s Personality, in May. Ask God to help them follow the lead of the Holy Spirit, and train themselves as disciples of the Lord, and have sufficient faith, perseverance, and inner drive.

4. Pray for the members and relatives and friends who are in needs:

- Brother Bruce Faa Loong Lee and Mr. Furong Li has started their chemotherapy. Ask God to heal them;

- Brother Zhi Ren Deng will start his pre-surgical checkups on the 20^th and ask God to protect him;

- Pray continuously for brother Hung Wai Wu and brother Siu Tak Leung and ask God to look after them.

We gave thanks to God for HIS answering our prayers in things big and small during the past year under the pandemic. HE showed HIS grace to us, gave peace and strength to us and was present with us in experiencing our days of good and bad.

1. Give thanks to God for answering our prayers for BAC reopening:

- Give thanks to God for leading BAC’s reopening in a responsible and fearless way and our physical Sunday service is resumed;

- Give thanks to God for giving GB members a joined heart and effort, adding the work from other brothers and sisters for cleaning, so that the Easter Sunday physical service was held without concerns; we praise God for their devoted service;

- Ask God to continue to protect us and die down the pandemic so that other services can be restored too.

2. Give thanks to God for answering our prayers for BAC’s children ministry:

- Give thanks to God for opening ways for our children ministry. From the VBS in a Box and online Christmas Celebration of last year to Spring Blessing and Easter Egg Hunt of this year, we saw the active and exciting responds from the children, even a few children accepted Christ in these events; Give thanks to God for giving us extra grace that we do not deserve;

- Give thanks to God for reminding us not to overlook the Children ministry or see these activities as unimportant; ask God to help us bring little children to HIM effectively so that they know the truth in the Bible from a young age and have the wisdom to accept Christ Jesus’ salvation.

3. Give thanks to God for answering our prayers for BAC’s building ministry:

- Give thanks to God for the new progress in the building ministry. Site investigation has started, and it may take 3 days. Give thanks to God for HIS step-by-step arrangement in this ministry;

- When the building committee is worrying about the needed fund for further work, God has special preparation for us, and we gave thanks to HIM. HE moved the hearts of the staff at Orchard Alliance, a financial institution which gave us the loan previously, to encourage us not to be afraid and they will pray for us; they also encourage us to pray and entrust God unceasingly and ask God to prepare us what we need;

- Ask God to give us power so that we can accomplish HIS will – building HIS church; ask God also to show HIS glory with this building ministry.

4. Give thanks to God for answering our prayers for things big and small:

- We prayed to God to give us suitable weather for the Easter Egg Hunt and HE gave us a pleasant sunny day so that the event was held in the beautiful day;

- We prayed to God for Rev. and Mrs. Tak Lee. HE showed HIS grace upon them and healed them. They have fully recovered from the infection of COVID-19;

- We prayed to God for Shao Hua and Yu Yu. HE arranged their installation ceremony taking place this Sunday so that they accept the service of leading the church and pastoring HIS sheep; ask God to give them extra wisdom and power in their various services;

- We prayed for brother Zhi Ren Deng. HE arranged his gallbladder removal procedure on May 4. Ask God to protect him in various pre-surgical checkups;

- Brother Hung Wai Wu suffered Burst Blood Vessels in the eye and it had affected his vision; ask God to make the blood being absorbed naturally so that he does not need to have a surgery;

- Sister May Leung’s father, brother Bruce Faa Loong Lee , was diagnosed with cancer and will start chemotherapy next week. Ask God to protect and heal him;

- Continue to pray for brother Siu Tak Leung, and Mr. Furong Li. Ask God to heal their physical weakness and bring them to full recovery;

- Sister Joanna Chan will have a new baby at the end of April. Ask God to bless her delivery with peace and smoothness.

Because the anointed Jesus Christ poured out his life and was numbered with the transgressors and died, and because HE bore the sin of many, HE fully shattered the power of sin and declared victory. From the day HE is risen to the day HE returns, He makes intercession for the transgressors by holding onto this victory. Today, because of the intercession of Christ Jesus and others who joins, we own the victory of resurrection. Please let us make intercession unceasingly.

1. Pray for the restoration of men and God:

- The death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ completed the salvation planned by God. Ask God to remind us of making intercession for non-believers urgently and grasp the opportunity to proclaim the gospel to them; Ask God to make me overcome the various threats from death in Christ and live a resurrected, lively life full of hope;

- Ask God to open the door of gospel to the unreached; ask God to send us to the multitude and proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ.

2. Pray for the restoration among men:

- Pray for Myanmar. Due to the domestic conflicts and political turbulence, the local is in chaos. Ask God to bring peace and stability to Myanmar; ask God to protect the local church, believers, missionaries and their family members, and strengthen them with power physically, mentally and spiritually, so that they wisely continue their service in Myanmar in all decisions they make;

- Recently there are many anti-Asian attacks nationwide. Pray for the world we are in, those families who were hurt or lost their loved ones, and ask God to have mercy on them; pray also God’s love melt the hard ice formed by gap, misunderstanding and/or hatred among people so that we treat one another with love.

3. Pray for BAC’s reopening, Easter Sunday “Egg Hunt” Event and the Installation Ceremony of Shao Hua and Yu Yu:

- we had prayed for the above three matters for over a month. Ask God to help us see how HE opens ways for us, and answers our prayers; ask God to let us experience the unexpected like the resurrection of Christ Jesus brought to the world;

- Praise God for giving us this special grace and preparing 23 families and 35 children for the Easter Egg Hunt event; Ask God to use our service and continue to bring HIS love to these families and children;

- Praise God to allow us to resume our physical services on Sundays. Ask God to let more repented to receive HIS resurrected life; ask God to let the new believers be ready for the baptism in June;

- Praise God for HIS work in planting the first Chinese Church of C&MA in Chile and prepared brother Shao Hua and sister Yu Yu to be the pastors leading the church. Ask God to continue to protect and lead the church and make it grow steadily in the Lord’s grace.

4. Pray for the members who are in need:

- Pray for brother Siu Tak Leung, Mr. Fu Rong Li (sister Mei Xia Li YU’s uncle), brother Zhi Ren Deng who is suffering sciatica, sister Bao Sheng Feng Deng whose legs are very weak. Ask God to heal their physical weakness.

1. Pray for the recent Anti-Asian activities:

- Ask God to melt the hard ice formed by gap, misunderstanding and hatred with HIS love so that people of different races live in harmony and in equality; also ask God to stop all possible hate crimes in all places;

- Pray for the nationwide Anti-Asian movement, and ask God to protect every assembly or protest with peace and order and not to cause greater animosity;

- Ask God to protect the steps of HIS children, either going to walk, school or out somewhere, and give them safety.

2. Pray for BAC’s reopening plan:

- BAC will reopen for physical service on April 4. Ask God to help us rely on HIM with faith and get ready with the preventive measures for reopening;

- Ask God to prepare the faith and loyalty of brothers and sisters who will participate the physical service so that we can glory God with our physical and online services;

- Pray for the joint service on that day. Ask God to help brothers and sisters in Chinese and English congregations to work together and offer our best to HIM.

3. Pray for Easter “Egg Hunt” event:

- Praise God for preparing 19 families and 31 children to participate the Easter “Egg Hunt” event. Ask God to remove all obstacles so that they can come to join us as planned;

- Ask God to use this event to let the little children come before HIM; ask God to help us preach the salvation of Christ through the “five-color caterpillar” to the little children; and bring fun to them with the egg hunt activity;

- Ask God to open the hearts of the little children and their parents so that they know and accept HIS love;

- Pray for the preparing work such as cleaning up, decoration and arrangement of the space, and ask God to protect and lead the work; it is an outdoor activity and we pray that God prepares a suitable weather for us.

4. Pray for the installation ceremony of Shao Hua and Yu Yu:

- Pray for the installation ceremony on April 11. Ask God to protect and lead the preparation work;

- The ceremony will be held online. In order to cope with all brothers and sisters who are in different regions, we ask God to protect the smoothness of the program and stableness of the internet connection;

- Ask God to use the ceremony to confirm HIS calling to Shao Hua and Yu Yu in public and authorize them to pastor disciples and lead the church;

- Ask God to rise up local brothers and sisters so that their hearts are filled with love to the souls and work with pastors to preach the gospel and care for the communities.

5. Pray for the members who are in need:

- Rev. and Mrs. Tak Lee are experiencing cold-like symptoms, tiredness, loss of appetite; Rev. Lee received his first dose on Monday and the next day he felt body ache. Ask God to heal him and bring him to full recovery.

- Thank God for listening to our prayers for brother Siu Tak Leung who are going to be discharged from the hospital and come home. Ask God to help him to full recovery soon.

1. Pray for Myanmar’s Political Turbulence:

- The military has controlled Myanmar. Ask God’s hand getting involved into this crisis and stop it;

- More than 230 had died since the protest started. Pray for the safety of the local civilians and ask the LORD to comfort the family members who lost their loved ones;

- Pray for the men in authority in Myanmar. Ask God to show mercy to them and make justice shown in Myanmar so that the life of the local people can go back to normal;

- Pray for the Christians and missionaries in Myanmar. Ask God to save them, protect them so that they will not be prosecuted politically and/or religiously.

2. Pray for BAC’s Reopening Plan:

- BAC will restore the physical service on April 4. Ask God to give us faith to rely on HIM and be ready for the preparation and prevention measures;

- Ask God to give faith to brothers and sisters to overcome the worries and fear over the coronavirus so that we trust HIS protection and attend the services without concerns;

3. Pray for Easter Sunday “Egg Hunt” Event:

- Praise God for preparing 19 families and 31 kids to participate the Easter Sunday “Egg Hunt” event. Ask God to use this event to let the little children come before HIM; Ask God to help us explain the salvation of Christ to little children through “Five-Color Caterpillar” and use “Egg Hunt” to bring fun to them;

- Ask God to prepare brothers and sisters who are determined to evangelize to non-believers and grasp the chance to form a relationship with parents and even share the gospel with them;

- Pray for the preparation work, contacting parents, the decoration and arrangement of the space for the space. And ask God to bless all work and protect and lead us. The event will be held outdoor on the church lawn. Especially pray for God giving us good weather on that day.

4. Pray for the Installation Ceremony of Shao Hua and Yu Yu:

- Pray for the online installation ceremony of Shao Hua and Yu Yu on April 11. They will become the pastors of Santiago South Chinese Church of C&MA. Ask God to protect the preparation, the smoothness of the ceremony, the stableness of the internet connection …. so that the whole ceremony receives the greatest blessing and show God’s glory;

- Ask God to use the ceremony to confirm HIS calling to Shao Hua and Yu Yu in front of the public and authorize them to pastor the believers and lead the church;

- Ask God to rise up local brothers and sisters so that their hearts are filled with love to the souls and work with pastors to preach and care for the communities.

5. Pray for Members who are in need:

- Brother Siu Tak Leung is hospitalized for breathing difficulty. Ask God to use the medical team and medications to treat him;

- Sister Christina’s mother completed her therapy and was discharged home. She is still worried the condition of her mom. Ask God to comfort her and protect her mom and her mom to full recovery.

1. Pray for BAC Reopening Plan:

- BAC plans to restore the physical services on Easter Sunday (4/4/2021). Ask God to guide and open ways for us so that our reopening plan will be able to carry out as planned;

- Ask God to give faith to brothers and sisters to overcome the worries and fear over the coronavirus so that we trust HIS protection and attend the services without concerns;

- In order to restore the physical services, there are many cooperation and coordination required from various aspect. Ask God to let pastors and GB conceive HIS will and ask also God to give them meticulous mind to consider all relevant details and make the reopening plan step by step.

2. Pray for the Easter Sunday Egg Hunt Event:

- Children Ministry is planning an Easter Sunday “Egg Hunt” Event on the church lawn; ask God to use this event to let the little children come before HIM;

- Ask God to help us preach the gospel through the “five-color bead” and bring fun to them through the Egg Hunt activity;

- Ask God to prepare an evangelizing group and grasp the chance to form a relationship with parents and even share the gospel with them;

- Pray for the preparation work, contacting parents, the suitable weather, the decoration and arrangement of the space for the event. And ask God to bless all work and protect and lead us;

3. Pray for the Summer Retreat:

- Pray for the Summer Retreat from July 23 to 25. Ask God to protect the event to be held as planned;

- Ask God to prepare us the heart and time for the summer retreat so that we long for not only getting close to HIM in the camp but also enjoying the fellowship with brothers and sisters;

- Pray the speaker, Rev. Daniel Leung. Ask God to give him physical, mental and spiritual health to preach God’s words.

4. Pray for the Installation Ceremony of Shao Hua and Yu Yu:

- Pray for the online installation ceremony of Shao Hua and Yu Yu on April 11. They will become the pastors of Santiago South Chinese Church of C&MA, Ask God to bless the entire ceremony and show HIS glory;

- Ask God to use this ceremony to confirm HIS calling to Shao Hua and Yu Yu in front of the public and authorize them to pastor the believers and lead the church;

5. Pray for the members who are in need:

- Pray for the vaccinated members and ask God to minimize the side effect of the vaccine and make the best immune effect of it;

- Pray for those who have not been vaccinated and ask God to give them patience to wait and ask God to protect them;

- Rev. Andrew Leung returned to the heavenly home on March 10. Please pray for Mrs. Ruth Leung and other family members and ask God to comfort them.

1. Pray for BAC Reopening Plan:

-GB plans to restore the physical service on Sunday in early April. But the Elders of the Presbyterian Church suggested us to slow down the reopening step. Pray that God removes the worries and doubt in people’s heart and looks upon HIS guidance only; Pray also that God helps GB give responses to different opinions wisely and make faithful and wise decisions;

-Ask God to give brothers and sisters faith to overcome the worries about the pandemic and fear over the virus so that we trust HIS protection and attend the physical services without concerns;

-In order to restore the physical services, there are many cooperation and coordination required from various aspects. Ask God to let pastors and GB conceive HIS will and understand the thoughts of brothers and sisters; ask God to give them meticulous mind to consider all relevant details and make the reopening plan step by step;

2. Pray for the Children Easter Sunday Event:

-Ask God to help us value the children ministry and not to view it as an auxiliary part of any adult ministry;

-Ask God to let us reach more children and accompany them to grow; ask God to give us wisdom and power so that the children will have the assurance of HIM and be with HIM since childhood; ask God to open the heart of the parents and be willing to make effort, partnered with BAC, in growth of their children’s life;

-Children Ministry plans to hold an event for children on Easter Sunday. Ask God to give them creative ideas and views so that they can come up with some practical and fun activities with gospel messages and let the children know the Lord Jesus Christ who died for them on the cross and resurrected;

3. Pray for the Installation Ceremony of Shao Hua and Yu Yu:

-Pray for the online installation ceremony of Shao Hua and Yu Yu on April 11. They will become the pastors of Santiago South Chinese Church of C&MA. Ask God to bless the entire ceremony and show HIS glory;

- Ask God to use this ceremony to confirm HIS calling to Shao Hua and Yu Yu in front of the public and authorize them to pastor the believers and lead the church;

-Ask God to help brothers and sisters know how to follow Shao Hua and Yu Yu and support them to build the church; Ask God to give them united heart and mind to make the gospel prosper;

-Ask God to use the installation ceremony to let the community know that HE is looking for them through this group of people and show HIS love and salvation through them.

4. Pray for the Members who are in need:

-Pray for the vaccinated members and ask God to minimize the side effect of the vaccine and make the best immune effect of it;

-Pray for those who have not been vaccinated and ask God to give them patience to wait and ask God to protect them;

-Pray for Pastor Andrew Leung, brother Zhi Ren Deng, brother Steven Leung’s aunt Mrs. Hou, sister Meixia Li Yu’s uncle Mr. Furong Li. Ask God to heal the physical weakness of them.

1. Pray for the building ministry:

-God’s will is not only to build a structure but also to build our life. Ask God to let us understand that the building ministry is to show HIS glory; ask God to help us rely upon HIM in this path and give all glory to HIM!

-The building project requires large amount of fund which is beyond what we can afford. Ask God to give us the faith to overcome the worries and fear and look upon HIS providence only and boldly ask HIM what we need and ask HIM to give us a heart to respond HIS deep love and offer what we have with all our heart, with all our mind and with all our strength.

2. Pray for the church reopening and restoring the physical service plan:

-The pandemic lasted for over a year and our daily life has been greatly impacted. We might have already adapted to the new norm. Ask God to help extricate us from the adapted practice and convenience when we work, study and worship God at home during the past year so that we are willing to step by step restore the normal activities and get ourselves ready physically, mentally and spiritually;

-BAC plans to resume our physical service on the first Sunday in April. Ask God to give extra faith to brothers and sisters to overcome the worries and fear over COVID-19 so that we trust HIS protection and participate the physical services without concerns;

-Pray for pastors and GB members. Ask God to let them conceive God’s will and the leading of the Holy Spirit and wisely lay out a plan for reopening schedule so that all ministries and services be restored orderly;

-After holding the Christmas and Chinese New Year online celebrations, BAC sees the need of the children ministry; Ask God to let us serve in a deeper way the children and parents we have reached;

-Children Ministry plans to hold an event for children on Easter Sunday. Ask God to give us creative ideas and views so that they can come up with some practical and fun activities with gospel messages and let the children know the Lord Jesus Christ who died for them on the cross and resurrected.

3. Pray for the Chile Mission ministry:

-The pandemic will delay our April Chile STM to the end of September. Ask God to open ways for the STM team so that the September trip will happen; Ask God to protect the local evangelizing work so that the church still be able to preach the gospel effectively without the help the STM team;

-Give thanks to God for Shao Hua Huang and Yu Yu Zhao who accepted the calling from God and be willing to learn how to pastor the believers and lead the church. Ask God to give them wisdom and power to face the challenges as pastors;

-Pray for the installation ceremony of Shao Hua and Yu Yu on April 11. They will become the pastors of Santiago South Chinese Church of C&MA. Ask God to protect the plan and arrangement of the installation ceremony;

-Ask God to let all brothers and sisters in New York and Chile together be joyful for the big step the church makes.

Last year, the pandemic dramatically changed our lives, affected our economy, even brought political turbulence which made many of us be at a loss. These are the lessons which God wants us to learn. We are going to a future with uncertainty and pray that God gives us the faith to overcome our worries and fear. It is beyond our ability to reach the level which God expects to the ministries of our church. We pray that God gives us more faith so that we will seek HIS guidance in all things.

1. Pray for the BAC’s reopening plan:

-BAC plans to resume our physical service on the first Sunday in April. Ask God to help us wisely differentiate what worry is and what fulfilment of duty is and know HIS will in deciding BAC’s reopening. We also pray that God gives us extra faith in overcoming our worries and fear over the COVID-19.

- Pray that God gives wisdom to the pastors and the GB members so that they can set up a reopening schedule and allow different ministries and meetings can be restored orderly;

-Children’s Department is planning to hold an event on Easter Sunday. Ask God to remove the obstacles which prevent the children from coming to HIM; Pray also that God who gives us creative ideas to prepare meaningful activities which also make parents feel safe, so that the children can participate the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

2. Pray for the Building Ministry:

-Give thanks to God for HIS leading of the demolition process. The old structures have been demolished and the site has been leveled. Pray that the Department of Building will approve it, which will complete the demolition work.

-The blueprint of the new building has almost been done. It will be submitted to the Department of Building for approval. Pray that God protects the application so that the blueprint be approved smoothly;

-Pray that God helps us take care the leveled site under the leadership of the GB, and keep it clean so that the weed will not grow and garbage will not be piled up, and the neighbors will not complain;

-BAC will need to raise a large amount of funds which is beyond our ability. Ask God to give us the faith to overcome our worries and fear and be willing to respond to HIS deep love and be willing to offer what we have.

3. Pray for the inoculation of the covid-19 vaccines and ask God to get rid of the doubts we have to the vaccines and rest assured to rely on HIS protection no matter we receive the vaccines or not.

4. Give thanks to God for using the Spring Blessings new year celebration to let us have the opportunity to love one another in the LORD, and serve the people in this neighborhood. Ask God to help us continue to live out our faith which triumphs our worries and fear.

I. Give thanks to God:

1. Give thanks to God who created the everything and is in control of everything; Give thanks to God who set signs to mark seasons and days and years; Give thanks to God who let us experience HIS deep love and protection. We pray that in the new year God teaches us to walk with HIM and rely on HIM to overcome our weakness, break through our restraints, reduce the conflict among family members and fill us with love.

2. Give thanks to God for answering our prayers for the building ministry; Give thanks to HIM for HIS protection of and leading the demolition process – currently all three old structures has been demolished; Give thanks to God for accomplishing HIS own will; Give thanks to God for protection of BAC so that we see brothers and sisters loving one another, caring for one another, and having a heart and mind of looking to interest of the others. We praise God for that!

3. The pandemic affected the STM team’s plan. We give thanks to God for HIS continued work in Chile so that the local brothers and sisters continue to grow. We pray that God protects them in learning and adapting to church life which is important to the growth of their spiritual life. We also pray for Shao Hua and Yu Yu that God opens ways for their installation ceremony.

II. Rely upon God:

1. Raging coronavirus seems to put a stop to the world. However, God is still establishing HIS kingdom in the whole world and giving HIS salvation to men. We pray for all churches and missionaries – under the great impact of transforming the traditional way of service and evangelizing, they can have the wisdom and power from the above and effectively preach the gospel and bring the good news to all people.

2. Pray for the remaining work of the demolition process. It requires another heavy machinery to demolish the foundation and concrete wall of the basement and level the site, and remove all construction waste and garbage. Then the DOB will inspect the site. Once it is approved, the demolition process is done. We ask God to protect each step to go smoothly.

3. The building ministry is stepping into a new phase. We ask God to help us trust in HIM in all circumstances, either as individual or as a church, either in plenty or in need, either in good time or in distress, reply upon HIS grace to accomplish the missions HE entrusts us to do.

4. Pray for the building committee. Ask God to give wisdom to them so that they find the direction of the building ministry; Ask God to help them draft a plan for the next step so that all brothers and sisters of BAC can participate together, pray for it together.

5. Pray for the BAC’s reopening plan which is to resume our physical service. We ask God to give wisdom to pastors and GB members so that they develop a plan with necessary measures and time of reopening.

6. Pray for the Spring Blessings celebration held by Faith Hope Love Fellowship on Saturday, February 20. We ask God to let us, together with family and friends and some brothers and sisters in Chile, praise and worship God and celebrate the new year.

1. Pray for the building ministry:

-Give thanks to God for answering our prayers so that the building project broke through a very difficult step and finally is in the demolition process and leveling the site;

-Give thanks to God for answering our prayers for the demolition which started after two-day delay due to the snowstorm. The workers are working hard to catch up. We ask God to protect the safety of the workers and the site;

-The building ministry is entering into a new phase. Ask God to be the leaders of every step in front of us and ask God to help us to trust in HIM in all circumstances, either as an individual or as a church, either in plenty or in need, either in good time or in difficulties, to rely upon HIS grace to accomplish what HE entrusts us to do;

-Pray for the architectural design of the church building. Ask God to give wisdom and understanding to the architect so that he/she can draw the best suitable blueprint for our church. The current draft blueprint does not have parking space. Ask God to help this design to be passed by the Department of Building so that the church will have more useful space;

-Pray for all members of the building committee and ask God to give them wisdom and power and take away their fear and trembling so that they persevered in future difficulties and lead brothers and sisters to march forward in unity;

-Pray for the needed construction fund which we do not have at this moment and cannot undertake with trifle effort. Ask God to help us cry out for HIM boldly and firmly; ask God who give abundantly to prepare for us what we need and help us see HIS great deed in every step we walk forward;

-Ask God to help us be willing to obey HIS leading and follow HIS command; ask God to help us accomplish this work by faith according to HIS will, HIS time and HIS plan;

-Pray for brothers and sisters and ask God to help us, from the seniors to the youngest, be part of this building ministry; ask God to build our spiritual life and give us unity in our fellowship in the gospel; Ask God to make BAC a lamp in this community to light up the darkness; Ask God to use the church to be a place where people will know HIM; Ask God to add the number of be saved to our church.

2. The National Office of Christian & Missionary Alliance has relocated from Colorado Springs to Ohio. The Metropolitan District has relocated from East Orange to Jersey City. Pray that God helps them better serve HIM in these new locations and more efficiently provide pastoral services to the churches under them.

3. Pray for brothers and sisters who have different need. Ask our merciful God to become their strength, comfort and help in their difficult times.

I: Be Grateful for our building ministry:

1. Give thanks to God for HIS love to BAC and HIS continuous answering to our cry for the building ministry and HIS leading this ministry to march forward.

2. Give thanks to God for HIS walking with us in the process of the building project – we purchased the property on Ave Y in 2006. Although the first drawing plan was rejected in 2010, God opened way for us so that we purchased the adjacent property in 2015 which made an expanded drawing plan practical. Since 2016, we have experienced various difficulties in the demolition process, but God never forsakes us.

3. Give thanks for HIS patience in waiting for us for our little faith and slow steps and HIS grace on us as a family to make every decision in this project; Praise HIM for listening to our prayers for the alternative building plan last year and helping us not to be a foe of others who have different opinions from us.

4. Give thanks to God for HIS accomplishing the very difficult thing – open way for the demolition process. The City’s Department of Building and Department of Environmental Protection have issued the work permits. The machinery used for the work will be shipped to the site by Monday and the work will start.

5. Give thanks to God for providing us faithful and dedicated members of the building committee, professional architect and general contractor; Praise God for providing employees for the general contractor to deal with complicated issues, run about the project, contact and arrange proper workers so that our building project progressed .

II: Pray for our building ministry:

1. Pray that God leads the demolition process starting Monday so that the weather will not affect its progress and it can be finished soon; ask God to protect the safety of the workers and the safety of the work site.

2. Pray that the drawing plan of the new building. Ask God to give understanding and wisdom to the architect so that he will provide BAC the best design for its use.

3. Pray for all members of the building committee. Ask God to give them wisdom and power and take away their fear and trembling so that they persevere in future difficulties and lead brothers and sisters to march forward in unity.

4. Pray for the needed resources of the building ministry - fund which we do not have at this moment and cannot undertake with trifle effort. Ask God to help us cry out for HIM boldly and firmly; ask God to prepare for us what we need and help us see HIS great deed and hear HIS exhortation.

5. Ask God to help us be willing to obey HIS leading and follow HIS command; ask God to help us accomplish this work by faith according to HIS will, HIS time and HIS plan.

6. Pray that every brothers and sisters. Ask God to help us to be part of the building project and offer all we have faithfully, either prayers, time, power, or money; ask God to accept all that we give cheerfully and willingly.

One of the reasons that we feel that the loudest voice in the world is hatred and destroy is that the children of God do not make our thankful voice loud enough. Therefore, please let us pray with a grateful heart.

1. Give thanks to God for HIS protection in the pandemic so that we peacefully get through these difficult days; Praise God for answering our prayers for the started vaccination process; Pray that God gives us peace when we are awaiting for our turn for vaccination and let us know what we rely upon is not from others but HIM.

2. Give thanks to God for HIS grace and mercy for the peaceful inauguration ceremony; Pray for the new President and the new administration; ask God to help them be diligent in their official duties and govern the people with love; ask God to give them wisdom and power to lead the country to walk on a path according to HIS will; Pray for the people of the United States. Whether the new President is one you like or not, ask God to help us accept him with a grateful heart, and continue to pray and watch over the country and the land.

3. Give thanks to God for listening to our prayers for 2021 so that BAC set various ministries as follows:

- Give thanks to God for the discipleship training in 2021. God prepared the teacher(s) and 6 students; Ask God to be with them and will draw them close to HIM, have them follow HIM and be HIS disciples;

- Give thanks to God for the last Christmas Evangelistic Meeting. Praise God for helping BAC using internet to spread HIS love and gospel; Praise God for letting Faith Hope Love Fellowship extend the love and care and be determined to preach the gospel. Pray for the coming Spring Blessings celebration on February 20. Ask God to use this meeting to improve the friendship in the Lord and testify for non-believers for the Lord;

- Give thanks to God for helping us remain united when we had different opinions about the building project; Praise God for listening to our prayers and allowing us to make the decision as a family; The decision may not make everyone happy, but we pray that God helps us continue to look upon and rely upon HIM in unity in HIS leading and providing for us in the ministry;

- Summer retreat of last year was canceled. Give thanks to God for letting us continue to prepare for our 2021 Summer retreat; Ask God to allow us to have the retreat and lead its preparation.

- Give thanks to God for leading BAC in our various ministries during the pandemic. If the Lord will, HE will let us resume our physical service; BAC plans to resume our physical service in April. Ask God to help the preparation and give us patience to wait for HIS arrangement.

4. Give thanks to God for answering our prayers for our Chile Mission work; Praise God for planting the first Chinese-speaking C&MA church there; Praise God for choosing Shao Hua and Yu Yu to become their pastors. Pray for Shao Hua and Yu Yu and their installation ceremony, and ask God to open ways for them so that the coronavirus subsides and the ceremony be held as planned.

1. For the coronavirus pandemic:

- Although the coronavirus is still spreading, we give thanks to God for answering our prayers. Vaccines have been developed successfully and many countries had started to execute the inoculation plan;

- Pray that God helps the effectiveness of the vaccination so that people who gets vaccinated generates antibody and effectively stop the spread;

- Pray that God relieves the side effects, if any, on the older people, medical workers and frontline workers who have received the vaccine so that they get the best protection;

- Pray that God gives wisdom to officials and health department staff so that the distribution, storage, and the usage of the vaccines be arranged efficiently, and the vaccination plan be executed smoothly;

- Pray that God removes the doubt in people’s heart about the vaccines so that we can rest assured to get vaccinated. During the days we wait for our turn to get the vaccines, we pray that we have the peace from God.

2. For the Newly-Elected US President and the US government:

- Thanks God for making a closure of the President election; Pray that God protects the 1/20 inauguration being held in a peaceful, orderly and safe manner;

- The U.S. will continue to face the current pandemic for some time. Ask God to help those people who have the power, either the President or the Vice President, or the senators, the congressmen, federal officials, governors and local officials, and gives them wisdom and ability to govern the country with righteousness and mercy, humbleness and gentleness.

- Pray for the divided society. Ask God to heal the wounds in people’s heart with HIS love and forgiveness; bring faith and hope with peace and forbearance.

3. For BAC:

- Praise God for HIS leading of our building ministry. The building committee has already submitted the relevant documents to apply for the demolition permit to the NYC Department of Building. We are waiting for their notification for supplemental documentation request or approval notice. At the meantime, the building committee submitted the relevant certifications about demolition to the NYC Department of Environmental Protection. Pray that God removes all obstacles before these applications and approves these applications and opens way for the new stage of our building project.

- Pray for the Adult Zoom Nurturing Ministry by Nurturing Department; Ask God to help us connect with Jesus Christ through Bible study; Especially pray for the new class, Master Life, and ask God to let us grasp this opportunity to learn to follow the Lord and be a disciple.

- Pray for the Chile Short Term Mission in April. Although there are difficulties and uncertainties, we pray that God continues to give us grace, lead us through, and strengthen the work that the church did in the past at Chile.

- Pray that God uses the “Way of Life” online bible study Cantonese program “The Apostle’s Creed” and Mandarin program “The book of Acts” to help all registered brothers and sisters have spiritual growth.

1. In the beginning of this year, God reminds us that HE is a faithful God. We praise HIM!

2. God had called us and is calling and will call others. We give thanks to HIM!

3. Pray that God helps us learn to connect with the Lord Jesus Christ in every way. Especially we pray for our spiritual life and ask God to let it connect with the life of the Lord Jesus Christ tightly.

4. Dwelling in the unsettled environment, we pray that God help us pray not only for the world but also for ourselves; Ask God to help us grasp HIS faithfulness, either in the morning or at night, because every day is a new day and we believe that HE is with us.

5. Pray for our brothers and sisters. We will face another period of challenging time. Pray that God teaches us to put HIM at the most important place; Pray that we stay united as a church and be willing to connect with Jesus Christ.

6. Praise God for leading BAC marching forward – the leaders in all departments have implemented the plans for this year, without knowing when the physical Sunday Service resumes; Pray that God let the whole church be in unity and connect with Jesus Christ and be determined to live holy and serve HIM only.

7. Pray for the Adult Zoom Nurturing Ministry by Nurturing Department; Ask God to help us connect with Jesus Christ through Bible study; Especially pray for the new class, Master Life, and ask God to let us grasp this opportunity to learn to follow the Lord and be a disciple.

8. Pray for the enhanced visiting ministry by the Fellowship Department and Shepherding Department; Its goal is to express love and care for brothers and sisters. Pray that God uses every visitation to let the body of Christ care for one another and shepherd one another; Pray also that God let us be determined that we are one family in the Lord and be able to be in unity and connect with Jesus Christ.

9. Pray for Missions Department and Evangelistic Department. Ask God to help us face the current challenge and continue to live out the Christ-transformed life and be a good testimony for the Lord and preach the gospel in the far and near; Especially pray for Rev. and Mrs. Tak Lee. They may not be able to return to Chile in February because of the coronavirus situation in Chile which tightens the rules at the customs and border. Pray that God moves away various barricades and open ways for them so that they could return to Chile as soon as possible.

10. Praise God for HIS continuous leading to our building ministry. HE protects and leads when we are in our constant discovery process. The water valve issue has been fully solved. We now have sufficient documents to apply for the permit for demolition. Pray that God helps BAC be in unity and connect with Jesus Christ and rely upon and look upon the Lord to accomplish HIS will towards us.

11. Pray that God helps us heed the result of our spiritual life when it connects with Christ, not just focus on what we could do, when we are making effort to be the salt and light.

1. Praise God for leading BAC marching into 2021! Pray that God continues to help us be determined to be holy, live a holy life, serve HIM only, be useful to HIM, and be willing to continue to be salt and light for the Lord; live out our lives for our theme of this year: “Be Holy, Be Useful and Shine”.

2. Give thanks to God who watches over us from the beginning to the end of the year. Pray that God helps us grasp HIS faithfulness although we are uncertain what we will face in the future. Pray that God gives us faith to be determined about HIS sovereignty although there will be full of challenges in the future. Pray that God helps us experience HIS abundant grace and love in our difficult times.

3. We praise God for the “A Different Christmas” Evangelistic Meeting. We gave thanks to God for HIS protecting its smooth going, and for over 80 participating units and the opportunities it provided to people to think about the meaning of the birth of Jesus Christ. Among them there were many non-believers, adults and children. We pray that God plants the seed of gospel in their hearts and make it grow. We also pray that God continues to encourage us to care for them with love and toil in the field of gospel, love people and serve the Lord. Pray that we live out our transformed life and glorify HIM.

4. Praise God for protecting the leaders retreat. Pastors and staff had sincere sharing and communication and encouraged one other. Pray that God stretches out HIS mighty hands to help us walk on the right path and lead BAC forward so that both our quality and quantity increase.

5. Pray for Santiago South Chinese C&MA. Ask God to give wisdom and ability to pastor Shao Hua and Yu Yu and help them establish the Lord’s church and lead brothers and sisters to live out their theme, “Glorify the Lord and Stand Firm in Faith”. Ask God to help them continue to be close to the Lord through their bible reading, prayers and devotions and practice to love one another, care for one another and preach the gospel.

6. Pray for Rev. and Mrs. Tak Lee. Ask God to help them pass all health requirements and smoothly return to Chile next month and continue their service.

7. Give thanks to God for brother Zhi Ren Deng who passed the cardiac examination. Because his gallbladder procedure is selective, not emergency, the hospital recommended a postpone.

8. Pray for sister Yuk Kuen Liu and her family. Ask God to comfort them and answer their prayers and take away their grief.

9. Pray for brother Bing Fu Yung. He is suffering some heart problem. We pray that God will heal him.

God wants us to pay special attention on how to respond to HIS love in this Christmas time; we will learn from Mary, and let God be the most important one in our heart.

1. Praise God for the most important part of HIS salvation plan – the birth of Jesus Christ!

2. We are grateful because Jesus Christ was born to the world with God’s greatest and deepest love, with HIS resurrected life, with all of HIS glory, and with the peace from the rebuilt relationship between God and man. Pray that God helps us live in HIS presence because of Christ’s becoming flesh.

3. Praise God for leading BAC to experience a different year of 2020! Ask God to help us to continue to look upon HIM in the new yar and faithfully practice the commissions HE entrusted us.

4. Ask God to help brothers and sisters live out our theme of next year, “Be Holy, By Useful, Shine”; ask God to help us preach the gospel through love and care and continue to testify for HIM about HIS wonderful deeds on us.

5. Pray for the leaders’ retreat on January 1. Ask God to protect and lead it and show HIS will to them, so that the pastors and staff can nurture and lead the church according to HIS will; ask God to help our church to grow in quality and quantity; ask God to add the numbers of new believers to us.

6. Pray for all ministries of next year. Ask God to help and lead to continue to try our best to obey HIM and practice HIS great commands and commissions, even under uncertainty, and accomplish our ministry toward different age groups; ask God to lead the building ministry to move forward according to HIS will.

7. We give thanks to God for the “A Different Christmas” Evangelistic Meeting. Praise God for letting different brothers and sisters to participate in different parts of this meeting. Ask God to continue to encourage us to toil in the field and love people and serve the Lord.

8. Pray for brother Zhi Ren Deng. He needs to remove the previously installed stent in his gallbladder. Pray that God protects the whole procedure and makes it smooth;

Pray for brother Bing Fu Yung. He is suffering some heart problem. We pray that God will heal him.

Pray for sister Yuk Kuen Liu and her family. Ask God to comfort them, wipe off their tears; ask God to protect the wake and funeral service on December 30.

God teaches us to find rest in HIM, trust in HIM at all times, and pour out our hearts to HIM; especially when we worry, concern, are in need, and don’t know what to do, we truly need to pray and find rest in HIM, for God is our refuge.

Pray that God helps us pray in the season of Christmas, in memory of the birth of Jesus Christ.

1. All disciples of the world will experience a different Christmas. Churches cannot hold Christmas activities as before. Christmas is to remember the birth of Lord Jesus who was born to the world to show God’s love. Ask God to help us follow HIS example and live out the power of the gospel and express the true love of Christ through trust in HIM in this difficult situation.

2. For the first time our church will hold our Christmas Evangelistic Meeting online. In the preparation, we face many difficulties and challenges. We worry the network connection, the reaction of the gospel targets, … Pray that God helps us open our hearts and pour out our hearts to HIM, and bring all burdens to HIM in prayers and follow HIS lead.

3. Give thanks to God for answering our prayers, HE had led the church to make a decision on the building project. We feel that this is a big and difficult thing; we are afraid that it is far beyond of ability to endure; we worry that we do not have adequate funds to support it; we also concern whether brothers and sister will be in unity; … Ask God to help us find rest in HIM; ask God to let us pray with a heart full of reliance and trust in HIM; ask HIM to give us faith and hope to move forward. Especially pray for all members of the building committee. Ask God to double their wisdom and ability and become their strength and help when they are worn and torn.

4. Many brothers and sisters or their families are still facing great difficulties, either in life, or in work, or in heart and spirit, or in physical illness. Ask God to help us open our hearts and pour out our hearts to HIM, and let HIM transform us in prayers and give our soul rest. Especially pray for brother Chun Ngok Liu, and ask God to heal him; ask God to become the refuge of his entire family.

5. Praise God for answering prayers from the multitudes, vaccines from various countries are coming to the market and ready to be used. However we do not know enough about the vaccines and even concern of the side effects they may cause. With the coronavirus continues to spread further and more widely, ask God to help us pour out our hearts to HIM and let HIM transform us in prayers and give our soul rest.

This verse tells us that God had already given Israelites all the law and commands through Moses. At that moment, God sent Joshua to lead Israelites to enter the land of Canaan. HE knew that Joshua would feel exhausted and overwhelmed. With the coming difficult situations and various challenges Joshua would have to face, God told him to be strong and very courageous and be careful to obey all the law HE commanded and follow HIM.

Let us all be strong and very courageous when praying this week; and be strong and very courageous in obeying God’s command and follow HIM.

1. Pray for the Building Ministry:

When we feel that this ministry is a big and difficult thing and feel it is far beyond our ability to endure, we pray that God helps us be strong and very courageous to obey HIS command and follow HIM; ask God to give us strength to march forward.

2. Pray for the Gospel Ministry:

- Many people in this world have already been disappointed with the church and Christians. They are not just young people, but a whole generation. But the great commission God gave to church does not stop; ask God to give us courage to continue to preach the gospel and testify for HIM;

- When we are making effort to preach the gospel and testify for the Lord, we often feel that it is so hard for people to believe in Jesus and have their life transformed by the gospel. Ask God to help us be strong and very courageous to carry out HIS great commission and obey HIS command; ask God to give us courage to continue to preach the gospel;

- This global pandemic widely affected the world; people need the peace and love from God, especially those who does not know God. Ask God to help us use this Christmas to show the love and salvation of Christ to our family and friends; ask God to use our Christmas Evangelistic Meeting to be those families' starting point of their journey of knowing Jesus Christ and we could further nurture them in the future.

3. Pray for the body of Christ who are in need:

- Mrs. Ming Kit Leung, Rev. Daniel Leung’s wife, rested in the arms of the Lord on December 9. Family members are thankful for the prayers and companions of caring brothers and sisters provided in the past two years – their difficult times. Pray that God comfort Rev. Daniel Leung and his family and give them courage and strength to walk forward.

- Praise God for protecting brother Chun Ngok Liu and timely sent medical treatment to him. He is in stable condition. Pray that God continue to care for the brother and provide him good doctors and medicines to bring him to heal. His family is picking an appropriate nursing home for him. Pray that God leads their way.

FOLLOWING JESUS EVER DAY BY DAY

[Hymns 193]

Following Jesus, every day and day,

Nothing can harm me when He leads the way;

Sunshine or shadow, whate’er befall,

Jesus my Savior is my All in All.

1. Praise God for reminding us through this hymn that HIS protection and leading is every day, sunshine or shadow, whatever befall, so that we could give to HIM our all with the faith in HIM.

2. Ask God to help us be determined to follow HIM, and firmly believe that HE is our Savior and the Lord of our life; we are content because we have HIM.

3. Ask God to help us become a faithful steward and be willing to manage our life, live, asset and ability according to HIS will. In the mist of the uncertain future we trust that God will lead our way, therefore we rely upon HIM and offer ourselves to HIM fully in the coming year.

4. Praise God for leading our church in experiencing a different year of 2020. We give thanks for HIS abundant supply so that BAC has no shortage in promoting various ministries; Ask God to lead the coming new year and help brothers and sisters be determined to follow the Lord so that we can “Be Holy, Be Useful, and Shine” and march forward into the year of 2021.

5. Praise God for letting BAC be determined to preach the gospel in difficult circumstance. Ask God to protect our Christmas Evangelistic Meeting and let us celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ at this event joyfully; Ask God to encourage us to invite family and friends to join us so that non-believers receive the new life by accepting the salvation from Christ, see the light in the darkness, and obtain peace and hope in distress.

6. This global pandemic widely affected the world; no one no place is shielded from it. As children of God, we ask God to let us see HIS embracing arms with love so that we are not afraid of any harm; We ask God to let us continue to look upon, rely upon and follow HIM in our restrictive living, health and economic situation.

7. Praise God for answering our prayers – COVID-19 vaccines from different countries are coming to the market one after another, and they are like the light at the end of the tunnel. Ask God to help us continue to wait in patience the distribution of the vaccines; Ask God to remind us that our peace does not come from the vaccines, but from HIM.

I. Praise God for leading brothers and sisters to share their testimony in HIS leading and amazing grace in the past year. Praise be to God!

II. Pray for Stewardship Sunday Service:

1. Ask God to help us acknowledging that all things are from HIM, including our life, ability, time, money. All are given by HIM.

2. Ask God to help us be God’s faithful steward and willing to manage our life, live, asset and ability according to HIS will.

3. Ask God to move our heart and encourage us pray first before filling out the Faithful Stewardship Pledge form and help us offer ourselves to HIM in full.

III. Pray for Annual Meeting on December 6:

1. Ask God to lead our online Annual Meeting and let us pursue HIS will and walk into the year of 2021 encouraged by HIS great love.

2. Give thanks to God for letting BAC experience a different year of 2020; Praise God for HIS abundant supply so that BAC could promote various ministries with no deficiency; Ask God to continue to bless us in the new year and lead brothers and sisters determined to “Be Holy, Be Useful, and Shine”.

3. Pray for the GB members, Trustees and Auditors of next year:

- Praise God for HIS preparation for BAC the GB members of next-year term: sister Amy Yung, sister Sandy Lam, sister Sandra Lam; Trustees: sister Modi Koo, brother Yingxi Yu, sister Angela Ng, sister Virginia Lee; Auditors: sister Rachel Lee, brother Terrence Wong, sister Alan Wu;

- Ask God to be pleased by their willful heart; ask that God gives them wisdom and ability so that they could experience more and deeper HIS presence and grace through their service;

- Pray for a unfilled positions and ask God to show HIS grace upon us and prepare for us.

4. Pray for a new direction of our building project:

- GB suggests us to purchase the 7504 Bay Parkway property, including the first floor, basement and rear residential unit on the second floor and at the same time try to sell the Ave Y property; ask God to continue to reveal HIS will to us and lead us to walk forward according to HIS guidance.

IV. Pray for the Pandemic:

1. The coronavirus cases climb in NYC. Ask that God who gives us mercy protects us from contracting the virus.

2. Pray for the brothers and sisters whose family are affected by the pandemic. Ask God to help us learn how to look up to HIM and rely on HIS faithful supply.

I. Pray for Stewardship Sunday Service:

1. The pandemic persists. No matter what situation we will face in the future, we ask God to continue to help us be HIS faithful steward so that we may offer more of ourselves to HIM.

2. Ask that God who gives us abundance helps brothers and sisters at BAC learn to be HIS faithful steward, through daily Bible reading, participation of money offering and active preaching of the gospel; pray that we will see HIS glory together, and carry out HIS great commission together.

3. BAC will adopt a new way to practice the 2021 Faithful Stewardship. Pray that God who gives us wisdom helps us understand and grasp the chance and respond actively.

II. Pray for the BAC Annual Meeting:

1. Ask God to protect the annual meeting on December 6;

2. The annual meeting will be held on zoom, first time ever. Ask God to help us break through the limitations of its form and technology so that the brothers and sisters will participate.

3. Pray for BAC’s ministry in 2021. Ask God to bless us and lead us. No matter what we will face in the future, ask God to give us grace and faith so that we could march forward according to HIS will, the ministry go on and we be HIS salt and light.

4. The pandemic affected the economy and BAC is not shielded from it. Pray that God teaches us not to worry about tomorrow; ask God to help us learn to look upon HIM, rely upon HIS faithful supply.

5. Praise God to prepare for us next year’s GB members, trustees and auditors. Ask God to be pleased by their willing service; ask God to give them wisdom and ability so that they could experience more and deeper HIS presence through their service. Pray for the unfilled positions and ask God to show HIS grace upon us and prepare for us.

6. Pray for a new direction of our building project. Ask God to continue to reveal HIS will to us and lead us to walk forward according to HIS guidance.

III. Pray for the Pandemic:

1. The coronavirus cases climb in NYC. Ask that God who gives us mercy protects us from contracting the virus.

2. The NYC public school system switched to all-remoting learning. Ask God to help teachers, students and parents adjust to the new model.

3. Praise God for leading the scientists in their finding and making vaccines for COVID-19. Ask God to continue to help them make cautious and correct decisions in testing the vaccines for its safety, effectiveness, transportation, storage, distribution and priority of vaccination of all people.

Looking back the past Thanksgiving Days, we are thankful for the warmth in gathering with family and friends, for the plenty God provided to us. We enjoyed and valued the treasured times. However, we need to be thankful this year because God is with us everyday and HE opens ways for us. We need to hold onto God’s promises, not what we see, to be a thankful one.

1. Praise God – our God HE is, our God HE was and our God HE is always gonna be. HIS promise never fails.

2. Praise God – HE answers our prayers, HE helps us face difficulties and challenges; Praise God for helping us overcome difficulties when we feel weak and powerless; Praise God for providing for us even when we think that we are in need. Praise the God who never forsakes us.

3. Praise God for HE loved us first so that we know to love back. Give thanks to God for our remembering the needs of other children, not just caring for our own, and sharing the love of the Lord with children around the world, through Christmas Shoe Box. We gave thanks to God for BAC’s collecting 44 shoe boxes this year!

4. Praise God – Social distancing does not stop us from gathering on holidays. Pray for our online Thanksgiving Testimony Sharing. We ask God to help us use the internet to share our testimony, proclaim HIS great deed, and preach the gospel.

5. Praise God for leading the new Together We Bring Peace action and Christmas Evangelistic Meeting; Give thanks to God for protecting the prep work; Ask God to prepare the heart of people who are willing to share testimony or listening to the testimony. Ask God to help us see the spiritual need of the people around us and effectively bring them to God.

6. Praise God for answering our prayers for the building project; the water meter issue is almost solved. Ask God to continue to show HIS will to us and lead us forward according to HIS will.

7. Praise God for brother Zhi Ren Deng and his wife. Thank God for healing Mr. Deng and bringing him to a full recovery. His physical strength and appetite restored; he gained some weight, and his feet are stronger, and he is able to walk a distance without a walker; Thank God for sister Bao Sheng Feng Deng, for HIS accompanying her, protecting her and giving her peace. Pray that God continues to show grace upon them.

8. Praise God for Chile Southern Santiago Chinese C&MA Church. The pandemic affected their physical gathering but did not affect the growth of the church. Give thanks to God for HIS encouragement so that brothers and sisters cherish more of their online worship, prayer meeting and bible readying; they care about one another through online platform and encourage one another and pursue more fervently the words of God. We give thanks to God for their strengthened faith and their pursing heart of God!

The God we trust is a God who loves us. Nothing shall separate us from HIS love. One may become worrisome, fearful or anxious because of things happened around him/her, so that he/she fails to declare victory in all things through the loving God.

1. Pray for ourselves:

- Ask God to pardon us for separating ourselves from HIS love; ask God to help us live in HIS love so that we will not be bound by worry, fear and anxiety;

- God is worthy of being praised by us everyday for the great love HE gives us; ask God to let us continue to be victorious in praise and worship.

2. Pray for the political future of the United States:

- Praise God for leading the Election Day through peacefully. Ask God to continue to protect the ballot-counting work to finish smoothly; ask God to give the faith and patience to the citizens to wait for the result of the election;

- Ask God to pardon us for the division caused by different political views – tension created by the distrust between two sides; ask God to help us learn to tolerate and forgive others because of HIS great love; ask God to stop the violent protests in different places and relieve the destruction brought by the violence;

- Ask God to help the parties to move on from the past discord, find the common ground and work together to bring the country back to the path which God wants us to be, after the election.

3. Pray for the new lifestyle in the pandemic:

- The pandemic has lasted nine month and is still going on, even spread more rapidly; ask God to forgive us for our proud – we think that we could stop it by science;

- Ask God to show mercy and grace to us in the chaos caused by the pandemic so that our faith to God will not be hindered by threat, fear, pain and disappointment;

- God’s great love surrounds us, and helps us overcome the negative effect from the pandemic;

- The pandemic affected our daily life and brought us a new norm. Every family has to learn to adapt to the new norm. All businesses and industries must learn to adapt to the new norm. Ask God to protect us from separating from the loving God even when we feel exhausted;

- The pandemic also affected our church life. We give thanks to God for HIS helping us to adapt to the new way of gathering. Sometimes we feel inadequate in fellowship and encouragement. Ask God to help brothers and sisters to overcome our own weakness through HIM;

- Pray for the new Together We Bring Peace action. Ask God to help us follow HIS plan and continue to preach the gospel with all our might.

4. Pray for the online Thanksgiving Testimony Sharing: ask God to help us grasp the opportunity to testify for HIM; ask God to let us see HIS grace; proclaim HIS great deeds; give all glory to HIM in our heart!

The God we believe is the sovereign creator and HE is capable of dealing with the disorder, emptiness and darkness; HE is the God who established order in disorder. The order HE established is not only for helping people to avoid danger, but also for bringing people back to HIS peace, receiving the greatest grace, mercy and help.

1. Pray for ourselves:

- Ask God to remind us that we need the order HE established to overcome our original disordered, empty and dark lives;

- Ask God to help us walk away from disorder and be part of those who contribute to the order;

- Ask God to help us to be willing to live our lives according to the order HE established so that we receive HIS blessing in our lifetime.

2. Pray for the Together We Bring Peace Action:

- Ask God to lead BAC to be HIS useful vessel in this time and help others to walk away from disorder and return to the order of life;

- Pray for our family members and friends who are not saved because they need to overcome disorder, and return to the order of life; ask God to give them opportunities to receive HIS salvation and rebuild the relationship with HIM;

- Ask God to help us use well the remaining two months in this year, intentionally and initiatively send out the peace we have from the above; use prayers, telephone calls, gifts etc. to express the love of Christ to those who have not been saved;

- Ask God to let us see people walking away from fear, despair, hatred, pride, …, and return to the order HE established;

- Pray for the online evangelistic meeting on December 25, and ask God to let us break through the limitations and bring people to God through internet;

- Ask God to protect and lead the new model; ask God to open ways for us; ask God to move hearts so that we care about the salvation of families and friends;

- Ask God to lead the prep work of the evangelistic meeting, either the contents, or the participants, or the tech support, or proper gifts…., ask God to lead us in all these arrangements.

3. Pray for the raging coronavirus pandemic:

- The surging coronavirus has brought grave threat, fear, pain and loss; ask God to show HIS mercy and grace in this great disorder, and help us to return the order of life;

- The pandemic is deeply influencing the global economic and political systems. Pray for all nations in this world and ask God to be the authority in all nations and bring the disordered world back to the right track and people can enjoy the beauty HE created.

4. Give thanks for the Walk Fellowship (English Congregation) on November 1; Thanks God for answering our prayers so that they have fellowship during the pandemic.

1. Pray for the U.S. Presidential Election and the future of our country:

- Ask God to have mercy on us so that we all have a heart in awe of HIM. Only those who are in awe of God will have a heart of loving others as oneself. Ask God to give us the inner drives and faith so that we are willing to work with others to solve problems, overcome difficulties, and our country and its citizens be blessed;

- Ask God to bring every citizen who is eligible to vote out to vote and be responsible for upholding this country, find the best way out in the difficulties; ask God to give citizens wisdom to cast his/her vote;

- Pray for the elected, either the President or the senators or members of the U.S. House of Representatives; ask God to add strength to them so that they could do what they should do; ask God to protect them so that they do not become corrupted;

- When everyone thinks that policies decides our lives, pray that God helps us to reaffirm that only HIS truth and HIS words can be the standard of our living;

- Pray for the potential protests, violence and destroy which might occur after the election; May God have mercy on us and do not let these things continue to happen.

2. Pray for our grasping God’s will – HE wants all people to be saved:

- Ask God to help us share HIS peace with others; ask God to let us break through the limitations of the circumstance and bring people to God through internet;

- Ask God to protect and lead us in a new way; ask God to open ways for us; ask God to touch our hearts so that we care about the salvation of our families and friends;

- Ask God to put a special calling in us so that we pray for certain people and/or families and reach out to them according to our special calling;

- Ask God to help us express HIS love and salvation in wholeness; ask God to let us see the fruits of life being changed;

- Ask God to be the Commander of our evangelical conference, either the contents, or the participants, or the technical support, or the proper gifts…; pray that God leads us in all these arrangements;

- Ask God to let brothers and sisters not only remember to preach the gospel during Christmas time, but also plant our determination to evangelize in our lives.

3. Gives thanks for brother Zhi Ren Deng and sister Bao Sheng Feng Deng. Pray that God’s grace and peace be with them; Ask God to continue to protect their physical health and living routine and provide for them.

Man should face his sin and the consequences sin brings. However, God loves us so much that HE warns and scold us in order to redeem us. That is HIS abounding love.

Pray that God’s grace, mercy and abounding love fall on those who belong to HIM.

1. Pray that God has mercy on us for our physical need:

- We pray for the surge of COVID cases, including positive cases and hospitalization cases. Pray that God has mercy on the world, as the flu season is approaching, we ask that HIS healing grace fall upon those who are infected so that they receive the needed help and comfort.

- We pray that God gives wisdom to those scientists so that they are able to find effective anti-viral medications and vaccines, and stop the pandemic as soon as possible. We also ask God to help the medical workers to know the effective preventive and treatment measures so that the global pandemic be controlled as soon as possible.

2. Pray that God has mercy on us for our philosophical need:

- We pray for those who are in school, from kindergarteners to colleges students. We ask God to show grace and mercy to their study – ask God that their study will not be greatly affected because of the change of the learning model; pray that God helps the next generation to absorb knowledge, train their way of thinking, learn to discern right and wrong, and become mature;

- We pray for the Presidential Election. Pray that God helps the citizens do not become discouraged or give up because of the chaotic political environment; pray that God helps us to fulfill our responsibility as a citizen and vote.

3. Pray that God has mercy on us for our emotional need:

- The busy city life often causes us angry, worrisome, fearful, and even losing of patience. The pandemic worsens these negative emotions. Pray for our emotional need and ask God to show HIS mercy on us and help us to be kind to ourselves and overcome the difficulties when we deal with family, relatives or co-workers.

4. Pray that God has mercy on us for our spiritual need:

- We pray that God makes everyone to experience HIS love and salvation; pray that God shows HIS mercy on us so that we realize our limits and be willing to accept HIS love and forgiveness, no longer living in HIS anger and our own anger;

- We pray that God helps us forgives others because HE forgave all our transgressions;

- We pray that God helps us grow stronger, more mature, having more patience and tolerance because of HIS love to us;

5. Pray that God helps BAC continue to keep working on HIS assignments and live out and accomplish these assignments.

This promise and blessing from God is not only for one people, but for every one who is willing to accept this promise. God’s will is to walk with HIS people even if HE has to ride across the heavens and be on the clouds in his majesty. HE hopes his people to be strengthened, helped, and to stand firm. HE also promises HIS people to fight for them and be victorious.

God hopes us to pray every day; God hopes us to live our life in HIS presence; God hopes us to learn to rely on HIM every day.

1. Ask God to help us to live our life by relying on HIS promise and blessing; ask God to refresh us internally; ask God to guide us to see the circumstances with a new attitude.

2. Pray for the rising numbers of the infected cases. New York City had red, orange and yellow zones drawn due to the rising numbers of coronavirus. We pray that God is with us, protects us, comforts us and helps us to rely on HIM to overcome this pandemic, no matter which zone we reside.

3. Over six months have passed since the pandemic hit us. We ask God to help us overcome our own weakness, negative thoughts and emotions when we live in the restrictive conditions, under economic depression, even maybe becoming jobless or in life-threatening situations; We ask God to help us be willing to be transformed by HIS promises and blessing, and see the disappointment and loss as a trial and opportunity for us to grow and stand firm by relying on HIM.

4. Pray for the going back status of resuming our physical services. Ask God to teach us to continue to grasp our present resources and chances and not to stop worshipping and praising God; not to stop our devotion and bible-reading; not to stop our daily prayer and intercession; not to stop our fellowship with brothers and sisters; not to stop our mission and evangelism; not to stop preaching the gospel. We ask God to help BAC to become a church glorifying HIS name.

5. Pray for the building committee, the nominating committee, the online gospel ministry and Christmas Shoe Box event. Ask God to bless the brothers and sisters who are making effort to serve in these ministries. Ask God to give them wisdom and ability to overcome the difficulties and strengthen the work they had done.

6. Pray for the Presidential Election, the global pandemic, the global economy, the turbulent political environment, the federal government, the state and the city. Ask God to be in charge in all levels of the administration; Ask God to give people humble hearts to learn to be obedient, and be willing to practice justice and show mercy according HIS will.

7. Pray for those who are looking for a job, those who are trying to adapt to new learning or work model, those who are physically weak or emotionally depressed or spiritually disturbed; Ask God to be with them; Ask God to fight for them according to HIS promise, and provide for their daily need, so that they do not feel that they are separated from the love of Christ.

Praise God for using this verse to challenge us to become the messenger of the gospel. God challenges us not only preach the gospel to people near us but also people far away from us. God also wants us to help other believers to become messengers of the gospel.

1. Pray for us Becoming Messengers of the Gospel:

- Give thanks to God for the messages we heard through different speakers in September. Ask God to help us have the ability to respond;

- Pray for the Christmas Shoe Box action. Ask God to use the gift prepared by us to show HIS love with little children around the world; pray also that God helps the churches which will dispatch these gift boxes to pass the gospel to families around the world;

- Pray for the subjects of gospel of BAC, the people groups we are serving; especially for the two online small groups which contain non-believers we reached and two other online bible study groups. Ask God to use the brothers and sisters who are leading these groups and help them to spread the gospel to non-believers;

- Continue to pray for our gospel subjects in various age groups. Especially ask God to prepare Chinese-speaking college students for BAC.

2. Pray for us Being Helpers of other Believers to Become Messengers of the Gospel:

- Santiago, Chile’s capital, is fully reopened. The life of local people went back to normal. Pray for those who need the gospel, especially for the local Christians getting opportunities to bring people to Christ;

- Pray for Rev. and Mrs. Tak Lee who plan to return to Chile in Mid-October. Ask God to open way for them – the entry restrictions to be loosened so that they be allowed to enter Chile;

- Pray for the STM in April. Ask God to open way so that the team will be dispatched as scheduled. Pray for the anointing ceremony of brother Shao Hua and sister Yu Yu who will formally take the positions as pastors of the church. Pray also for the coming baptism and ask God to make it take place smoothly; Pray also for the STM team responding to the challenges the missionaries gave, preparing different tools for evangelism and practicing preaching skills with local brothers and sisters. Pray that God strengthen our determination for preaching the gospel.

3. Pray for Various Needs:

- For the recurrent increase of the coronavirus cases. May God’s peace be with us and those who need HIM; for the research and development of the vaccines; for God helping us walk forward in difficulties;

- For the November Presidential Election. Ask God to help the citizens, withholding their dissatisfaction, learn to be responsible and be united and put together our resources to solve our problems; Ask God to heal the wounds caused by the past oppositions and animosities among us, and pray in one heart to find the path our country is heading to;

- Give thanks to the Church Outing. Give thanks to God for letting brothers and sisters to be reunited and share with one another;

- Pray for brother Zhi Ren Deng who recovered a lot in spirit and physical strength. Ask God to continue to heal him;

- Pray for brother Chun Ngok Liu, whose blood sugar level is not stable. Ask God to protect him.

God expects BAC to shine before others and wants us to be HIS witnesses in all situations we encounter. Let us ask God to help BAC’s brothers and sisters to glorify the name of our Father in heaven, in problems of big and small, especially in prayers.

1. For BAC’s Responding and Breakthrough to the Circumstances:

- Physical services have yet to be resumed. Ask God not to diminish our worshiping and praising heart . Via online services, we still can glorify HIM;

- Pray for the GB committee. Ask God to give them faith and wisdom so that they make appropriate decisions and preparation on resuming our physical services;

- Give thanks to God for the extension of the VBS in a Box ministry. It makes it possible for BAC walking with the parents we outreached. Ask God to use online small groups so that brothers and sisters can connect with them. We may hold other Parents Workshops which may become a breakthrough of the present limitations, and continue to care for and serve these parents.

2. For BAC’s Continued Building up One Another and Be Christ’s Disciples:

- Fellowships, small groups are not gathering physically. Ask God not to stop our spiritual gatherings in fellowship. Via online meetings, private communications, and greetings of one another, we continue to entrust various physical, spiritual and mental needs of our brothers and sisters in the Lord;

- Pray for the church outing. Ask God to help us grasp the opportunities to reconnect with our brothers and sisters, and ask God to make this day a day to care for new friends and testify for the Lord before them;

- Pray for those who are physically weak, who are spiritually depressed, who lost their job and face financial pressure, and for the teachers, students and parents. Ask God to be merciful upon them. May HIS peace and comfort be with them. We especially pray for brother Zhi Ren Deng who is in nursing home. Ask God to help him to recover and heal him;

- Pray for the Way of Life class, online bible-study seminars or Sunday School programs. Ask God to use them to be venues for brothers and sisters to encourage one another, and build up one another.

3. For BAC’s Becoming a Blessing to the Community:

- Give thanks to God for putting BAC in the present community where we serve people of all kinds in the past thirty years through various ministries and become a blessing. Ask God to help BAC continue to shine before others and bring light to the darkness in the dismal and perplexed time;

- Ask God to continue to protect the Building Ministry and lead its way, and help brothers and sister, in unity, seek HIS will in this ministry;

- We still have not found the exact location of the underground water main valve for the office. Ask God to give wisdom to the building committee and the contractor so that they can solve the problem as soon as possible.

God wishes us to experience the truth stated in Zechariah 4:7 under all circumstances. If we are truly able to grasp God’s will and entrust HIM with everything and let HIM lead us, we will see how HE removes obstacles standing before us in our circumstances.

Let God help us to pray the following this week:

1. For Mission Ministry:

- Praise God for answering our prayers and helping us hold the joint worship service in the Mission Month smoothly. We ask God to continue to protect the next three Sunday joint services, especially the third and the fourth one when we invited outside speakers. Ask God to make the internet run smoothly so that we can dedicate ourselves in worship, praise and listening to God’s message;

- Pray for Rev. and Mrs. Tak Lee who are planning to return to Chile in Mid-October. Ask God to protect them so that they can pass the virus test required by Chile government and enter the country smoothly;

- Due to the pandemic, two STM trips were forced to be cancelled this year. Pray for the STM ministry in the next year, and ask God to open the way for us so that we can make the April trip as scheduled;

- The Chile Church began to plan its direction for next year. Ask God to lead them.

2. For Evangelical Ministry:

- Give thanks to God for HIS continued development of the VBS in a Box action. Ask God to help us to walk with the parents. Our church hopes to use the zoom meeting on 9/13 to accompany the parents and release some pressures they face when the school starts. Ask God to use this meeting and make it a breakthrough of the limitation we are experiencing in the pandemic so that we can continue to care for and serve these parents;

- Pray for the church outing. Ask God to help us grasp the opportunity to reunite with brothers and sisters; also ask God to use this day to have us care for new friends and testify for the Lord before them;

3. For Building Project:

- As of today, we still have not found the exact location of the underground water main valve for the office. Ask God to give wisdom to the building committee and the contractor so that they can solve the problem as soon as possible;

4. For Our Responding to the Pandemic:

- Ask God to help us to understand the true peace we have in our heart is not from the medicine or policies made by the government, but from the LORD; ask God to let us hold on tight to HIM;

- Pray for the GB; ask God to give them faith and wisdom to make the appropriate decision and preparation for resuming physical services of our church;

- Pray for the students and parents who are facing school starts; ask God to help them prepare for school wisely; especially pray for brothers and sisters who are in the education field; they are sister Jane Chen, sister Kathy Li, sister Elisa Mui, sister Joanna Chan, sister Irene Becker, sister Rachel Lee and sister Alice Chan. Ask God to give them joy and peace in their workplace.

5. We continue to pray for brother Zhi Ren Deng, sister Bao Sheng Feng Deng for their physical, mental and spiritual needs.

The LORD wants to see HIS people’s spiritual revival; HE also invites HIS people to pray for their spiritual revival. Therefore, we must learn to pray for our revival according to HIS will.

1. Pray for our Receiving Blessings from the LORD and Experiencing Spiritual Revival:

- For the students who are facing the coming school reopening. Pray that the LORD removes the concerns and fear from the hearts of all students, parents, teachers, principals, and administrative officials of DOE and helps them be ready for school reopening wisely;

- For brother Zhi Ren Deng. Pray that God keeps his blood pressure, appetite, spirit and strength in control; Ask God to bless him with quick recovery so that he is ready to have the gallbladder removal procedure; Pray for sister Bao Sheng Feng Deng. Ask God to bless her and grant her safety when she stays home alone at night, and prepare enough home-attendant service for her;

- For brother Chun Ngok Liu. Pray that God bless him and stabilize his blood sugar level, give him strength on his feet so that he does not easily fall and experiences HIS grace every day; Pray for sister Yuk Kuen Liu. Ask God to bless her with sufficient spirit, strength, patience and joy in her heart to take care of her husband;

- For sister Yuyu Zhao who was diagnosed with high level of blood sugar. Pray that God heals her, and reduces the side effect of the medicine; Ask God to bless her with faith which she relies upon to walk forward.

2. Pray for our Experiencing HIM and Receiving Revival with the LORD’s Protection:

- Give thanks to the LORD for HIS extra protection so that we have been through the pandemic peacefully since March; Ask the LORD to let us know that the peace we experienced is not for granted, but from the leading of HIS gracious hands, upon all things happened; Ask the LORD to give us grateful heart and know that HE is God;

- Ask God to help us understand that what we rely on is not any drugs or vaccines but the LORD who created the heaven and earth so that we know more about prayers and trust and look upon HIM solely;

- Ask God to give us peace in our heart, peace in our daily life, so that we have more faith, by holding HIS hands, to face the coming difficulties and challenges.

3. Pray for the Revival of the Church:

- Pray for the reopening of the church. Ask the LORD that not only brothers and sisters can praise and worship HIM through physical services but also restore the fellowship among the bodies of the Christ;

- Pray that the LORD makes the reopening of the church to become the revival of the church;

- Give thanks to the LORD for answering our prayers for preparing gospel subjects in the age range of 4-14 and 14-40. During the past two years, through our summer VBS children ministry, our church reached many children and their parents; Ask God to prepare Chinese-speaking college students and expand our gospel targets;

- Give thanks to the LORD for the online small groups, so that we continue to connect with the young parents. Ask God to help our church to form more online small groups so that we could walk with different parents and testify for Christ before them;

- Ask God to give us usable place for our church so that we could offer ourselves to be used by HIM; May God use us to bring HIS blessings to the community and the people around us.

Pray that God helps us to tightly grasp HIS eternal commandment and petition for three focuses, so that under any circumstances, we will not forget the three focuses.

1. Our church lives in the God-fearing faith which is not controlled by environment.

2. Brothers and sisters make all decisions in unity while walking forward and building one other.

3. Stay Missional, so that our church is filled with the love which makes us salt and light.

According to the above three focuses, during this week, we pray:

1. For the building project;

2. For Mission ministry, evangelizing ministry;

3. For brothers and sisters of different ages, especially for brother Zhi Ren Deng, sister Bao Sheng Feng Deng, brother Chun Ngok Liu, and sister Yuk Kuen Liu.

1. For the Building Project:

- Give thanks to God for HIS help – the water meter removal is in the process of resolution; Weeds need to be taken care; Ask God to lead the whole process and have it be complete as soon as possible; There is a good chance that the old structure can be demolished within a month; Pray that God help the demolition process be complete smoothly;

- Pray for the new possible the building site – Bay Parkway site. Ask God to help brothers and sisters make a decision in choosing the church location unitedly;

- Ask God to help us be able to use whatever building HE prepared for us, either Avenue T, Avenue Y or Bay Parkway, to fulfill HIS commission so that we continue to reach out to different people and spread the gospel.

2. For the September Mission Month:

- Ask God to use the Mission Month to remind us of the Great Commission; Ask God to give us the determination to be willing to make effort to spread the gospel;

- The Mission Month will be held online this year; ask God to make all arrangements and keep it smooth; especially pray for time, stable network connection, cooperation of Chinese and English servers and invited speakers during Joint Worship;

3. For the Global Pandemic:

- Pray for the students who will start school in September. Ask God to prepare a peaceful heart for students, parents, teachers and DOE officials so that they have the wisdom to prepare for the return to school; ask God to give the best protection and learning result to students, either in blended model or remote-learning model.

- The pandemic seems not to end soon. Ask God to give wisdom to medical workers so that they could find accurate test kits, effective drugs and vaccines to stop the spread of the virus and the global pandemic ends.

4. For Beirut, Lebanon:

After the dreadful explosion on August 4, countless residents in Beirut live in despair. It is also a continued destruction caused by revolution and COVID-19. More than 200 people died from the explosion. As the rescue resumes, more deaths may be discovered. The president of US C&MA urges us to pray for the C&MA member and support it financially during its long recovery.

- Ask God to give comfort and peace to the families and friends of the deceased;

- Ask God to let every broken and desperate heart to feel HIS presence;

- Pray for the recovery and peace of the 5000+ injured;

- Ask God to prepare sufficient medical workers and supplies and satisfies their urgent needs;

- Pray for the local Christians who will be able to bring comfort and hope to the desperate;

- Pray for the 300,000+ who suddenly became homeless and ask God to provide safe housing in a short and long term and coordinate the food supply;

- Pray for the reconstruction and the needed resources of the local churches.

1. Pray for the Building Project:

- Give thanks to God for his continued leading of our building project. We also tried our best to follow HIM. Recently a door opened for us. We pray that God helps us to know and follow HIS will.

- The new possible property is located at 7504 Bay Parkway. It is a 6-story Commercial/Residential building. The contractor suggests us to purchase the first floor which could host 150 people, the 1410-square-foot basement which could be divided into 4 classrooms, a 900-square-foot residential unit on the rear part of the second floor, and a 760-square-foot deck in the yard. The price for the above-mentioned portion of this property is $3,200,000 approximately. The building construction is scheduled to be complete in March 2021.

- Ask God to help us not lean on our own understanding, but trust in the LORD and know whether or not HE wants us to purchase this property.

- Ask God to help brothers and sisters be united in making decision on the church location.

- Ask God to help us be able to use whatever building HE prepared for us, Avenue T, Avenue Y or Bay Parkway, to fulfill HIS commission so that we continue to reach out to different people and spread the gospel.

2. Pray for the Global Pandemic:

- With months of stay-at-home lifestyle due to the pandemic, we ask God to help us prepare for the return of the normal life; especially pray for the re-opening of our church services; ask God to lead our pastors and leaders to have a clear vision on the re-opening, help them to make proper decisions with faith and wisdom; ask God to help our church make detailed protective measures in re-opening and proper reaction plan; ask God to help us fully trust in and rely on HIM.

- Pray for the students who are going back to school in September. Ask God to prepare a peaceful heart for students, parents, teachers and DOE officials so that they have the wisdom to prepare for the return to school; ask God to give the best protection and learning result to students, either in blended model or remote-learning model.