感恩及代祷事项（11-12月）
感谢神：
- 九月份和十月份由教区长及会督所主持的三个教区之牧区议会及宣教区巴布新畿内亚和所罗门岛屿所举行的议会都圆满结束。
- 许多加入各牧区堂会之新执事的意愿以及在职执事们继续甘心乐意在各堂会和布道所事奉。
- 眷顾保守官会督与会督娘所有的行程平安顺利及牧者领袖们忠心执行任务。
- 在各牧区堂会和布道所全力以赴之支持下，年会的经济需求得到供应。
代祷事项:
年会 –祷告：
- 8-10/11于吉隆坡举行真道事奉与宣教学院之海外神学生应届毕业典礼和退修会。
- 19/11在阿得雷德举行的牧职部会议以及在第17届年会会议之前和期间所举行的其他部会议。
- 20-22/11传道师退修会，22-25/11举行的第17届年议会议会，以25-28/11
- 在阿德莱德举行的青年大会和妇女成人退修会。 为受邀的讲员祷告，也为彻头彻尾之美好气候祷告。
- 第17届年议会议会，将选举下一届的会督，和所有各部之选举。求神 保 守选举顺畅，荣归于神。
- 求神赐予神学生们力量与智慧, 在学业上力争上游，认真学习。
- 上帝继续带领和指引所有牧者们在2018年执行所委托的事奉并传讲教
- 导今年主题“转化教会，改变社体”。
- 所有年会的牧区堂会/布道所都重视祷告和禁食。
- 所有卫理公会的堂会/布道所抓紧建立门徒的异象，并且参与宣教的行列及成立立约小组。
- 主呼召年青人在真道事奉和宣教学院课程上装备自己，以便在神的国度里成为本处传道和全职工人。
- 上帝供应宣教部在本地及海外事工所需要的款项。祷告神的子民继续参与并支持每日1元的宣教基金。
- 卫理医疗和宣教团队所需的资金及其事工，帮助和接触国家如柬埔寨，尼泊尔和巴布亚新几内亚的贫困人民。
- 于阿得雷德2018年举办之年议会议会，牧者林文光牧师及鄢礼银牧师与筹备委员们之间的同工搭配。
牧区堂会 – 祷告：
- 所有在各牧区堂会和布道所新届的执事会及牧职关怀委员会。
- 所有牧区堂会/布道所在2018年能与年议会齐心去落实年会通过的所有的计划。
- 圣恩堂和信恩堂尚需的建堂款项。
- 所罗门岛屿布道所欲购买一间店屋作为崇拜场所所需的建堂基金。
- 所有被委派至各牧区堂会/布道所的牧者们都能尽心竭力牧养治理教会。会众积极参与教会的服事并慷慨解囊各堂会经济的需求。
年会牧者与家庭–祷告
- 牧者们有健康的身心灵。求神使用祂的仆人来牧养祂的子民并扩展祂的国度。
- 官佰全会督和会督娘有健壮的体力与充沛的恩典及精力来应付诸多的事奉。
- 三位教区长林宝强牧师、林忠傧牧师及雷少康牧师都有从神而来的恩典、智慧来安排各教区的事工。
- 为着在宣教区巴布新几内亚服事的吴庆明牧师、蔡晓明牧师及师母、陈美华牧师，王涛传道及师母和所有弟兄姐妹的安全及健康祷告。
- 为杨小琳传道在所罗门岛屿布道所之事奉祷告。
Thanksgiving & Prayer Items (Oct-Dec):
THANKSGIVING
- Thank God for:
- all the Local Conferences that was held in September and October went well for the 3 Districts, and for the Mission Districts in PNG and Solomon Islands conducted by our District Superintendents & Bishop.
- the willingness of many new stewards joining the Local Church Executive Committee (LCEC), and the current stewards continuing to serve in our Local Churches and Preaching Center.
- all the safe travel of Bishop and Kim, and for all the Pastors & Leaders in their faithful labor in carrying out their various ministries faithfully.
- meeting all the financial needs of the Annual Conference having the full support from all the local churches and preaching centers.
SUPPLICATION
CMCA – Pray for:
- overseas LAMM students Graduation Ceremony and Retreat to be held in Kuala Lumpur from 8 to 10 November.
- Board on the ministry meeting on 19 November in Adelaide & all other Boards meetings to be held before and during the 17th AC Session.
- the Pastors’ Retreat on 20 to 22, November, the 17th AC Session to be held from 22 to 25 November, and the Australian Methodist Youth Convention, and Women & Adult Fellowship Retreat held concurrently from 25 to 28 November in Adelaide. Pray for the speakers, and also for good weather throughout.
- election of the new Bishop, and all other elections at the 17th AC Session that the election will be smooth that God’s name may be glorified.
- the theological Students that God give them the strength and wisdom to do well in their studies.
- God’s to continue to lead and guide all the Pastors to carry out the various ministries entrusted to them in the new year 2018to continueto preach and teach on the theme of “Reforming the Church, Transforming the Community”.
- All the CMCA local churches / preaching centers to keep focusing on the importance of prayer and fasting.
- All the Local Churches / Preaching Centers to catch on the vision of Disciple making, and their involvement in Missions, and to form Covenant Disciple Groups.
- More young people to take up LAMM Courses to equip themselves to be local preachers, or to be fulltime workers in God’s Kingdom.
- The Lord to provide the monthly expenses of Board of Missions for mission work around Australia and overseas. Pray that His people will continue to support and give $1 a day to the Mission fund.
- the fund needed for the Methodist Medical & Mission ministries and mission work in helping and reaching out to those underprivileged in countries like Cambodia, Nepal & PNG.
- the organizing committee for the Annual Conference 2018 to be held in Adelaide. Rev. Gloria Ling & Rev. Peter Yong together with the organizing committee.
Local Churches – Pray for:
- All the newly elected LCEC and Pastor Parish relationship Committee (PPRC) in all our Local Churches and Preaching Center.
- All the local churches/ preaching centers to work together with the Annual Conference to implement all the plans adopted by the Conference for 2019.
- the building fund required for the Holy Methodist Church, and Faith Methodist Church.
- the building fund needed to purchase a shop lot to be used as a place of worship in our Solomon Islands Preaching Centre.
- All the pastors to serve faithfully in the local church or preaching center that he or she has been appointed. The members to give generously towards the various funds for ministries in the local churches.
CMCA Pastors and their families – Pray for:
- The physical, mental and spiritual well-being of all the pastors. Pray for God to use his servants to minister to His people and to further God’s Kingdom.
- Bishop Kwang & Kim for good health, and sufficient grace and strength for safe travel and to cope with the many ministries engagement.
- Our 3 District Superintendents, Rev. Milton Nee, Rev. Tiong Ting Ling and Rev. Alexis Lui for grace, wisdom and strength to co-ordinate the ministries in each District.
- King Ming Wu, Rev. Mei Hua Chan and Rev.Xiao Min Cai & his wife, Vanessa, Pastor Stephen Wang & his wife Maggie who are serving in our Mission District in PNG, and all the brothers and sisters in PNG. Please pray for protection and good health.
- Pastor Esther Yung serving in Solomon Islands Preaching Centre.