Praise God for community He grants us among our faith family at Brook Hills. Ask God to grow our unity and fellowship as a church through our small groups. Pray for all those in our faith family who are not yet in a small group to find the right one for them to help them grow in Jesus.

This week we are praying for Restoration Academy (restorationacademy.org), a K-12 Christian school located in Fairfield, AL with a mission to provide an excellent, Christ-centered education to students predominantly from lower-income families. Restoration Academy is committed to meeting individual students at their point of need, providing dynamic instruction and curriculum, competitive sports, and outlets for kids to grow into all that God desires while breaking generational cycles of poverty, violence, addiction, and fatherlessness. We are also praying for Urban Hope Community Church and Pastor Alton Hardy.

DAY 1: Thank God for all He has done at Restoration Academy this past school year. Thank Him for the new dining hall, child nutrition program, elementary gym, elementary sports programs, auditorium, ongoing financial provisions, and 100% of seniors accepted to college. Pray for God to continue to bless the school, students, and faculty.

DAY 2: Pray for the administration, teachers, and volunteers at Restoration Academy who daily pour into the students under their care. Pray they would walk in faithful obedience to God’s will, would be encouraged and strengthened by His Spirit, and would be wise and discerning as they serve the school.

DAY 3: Pray for those students who are hurting and struggling.  Pray for healing and for them to feel the love of Jesus as they walk through family issues, other relationship issues, and community issues.

DAY 4: Pray for God to break the bonds of sin as the gospel and biblical truths are shared all over campus. Pray those at Restoration Academy would see revival happen on campus and among all Christ-followers.

DAY 5: Pray for opportunities for the gospel to be proclaimed to students who do not yet know Christ. It is the school’s goal that upon graduation each student would have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be committed to following Him.

DAY 6: Pray for Restoration Academy as they seek to expand their impact and reach throughout the city. Pray for new programming, services, and opportunities for students so they may excel and fulfill the plans God has already laid out for them. Pray for these new programs and services to help students succeed in life, grow closer to God, and grow His kingdom.

This week we are praying for Taylor and Julia, BH long-termers serving in the Middle East.

DAY 1: Pray Taylor and Julia will continue to abide in Christ and prioritize time in the Word and in prayer. Ask the Lord to help them grow in love and unity, and pray for their marriage to reflect Christ to all they come in contact with.

DAY 2: Ask the Lord to help this family grow spiritually. Pray they would be faithful to disciple their girls and the people God has placed in their lives who are growing in faith. Pray they would be faithful to boldly share the gospel when they have the opportunity. 

DAY 3: Pray for their home to be a place of warm hospitality where people would feel welcomed and loved and where they will be pointed to Jesus. Pray for the young women who live with them, and ask God to shape their hearts, deepen their faith, and prepare them for lasting gospel impact. 

DAY 4: Ask the Lord to bless the business endeavors they are pursuing. Pray they would be fruitful, would have endurance, and for the Lord to give them wisdom in their work and relationships. 

DAY 5: Pray for the Lord to continue to give them open doors to share the gospel through their business. Ask the Lord to protect and grow their business and give them favor and honor with those they work with. Ask the Lord to give Taylor and Julia lasting fruit as they work wholeheartedly unto the Lord and wisdom to walk in step with the Spirit in a full and stretching season as a family and in their business.

DAY 6: Pray for Taylor and Julia as they serve in their local church. Ask the Lord to continue to grow and strengthen their fellowship in love and devotion to the Lord. Pray the members would be faithful disciple-makers and would spur one another on to love and good works.