Prayer Requests

1. Lanny has been on five different partnership development trips since July and has had the privilege of sharing the needs of the ministry with many individuals and three churches. Pray for partners from these efforts.
2. We are praying (BIG!) to be at 100% support by year's end. We are praying specifically for ten families to give at least $250 per month, for ninety families to join our team with monthly gifts anywhere from $10 - $249 and for at least five churches to join our team. Please pray big with us! (We currently have a total of 30 who have committed to monthly support, 4 who give $250 and above, and 3 churches supporting us, as of 28 Sept 07. PTL!)
3. We are also in need of families to give special gifts as the Lord allows. Pray with us that the Lord will not only raise up our monthly support but our one time outgoing/travel expenses as well. These expenses total $24,800. We are grateful to have special gifts given to this ministry totaling $5180, as of 28 Sept 08. These generous gifts have allowed Lanny to make the much needed partnership development trips over these past four months.
4. Pray for a continued healthy pregnancy for Stacey and baby Joshua
5. For wisdom and grace for Stacey in homeschooling our children
6. For continued growth (spiritual and numerical!) of J-town Bible Church

Praises

1. We have had some great one-time gifts to help sustain us in the work here at JBC. These are a huge encouragement from the Lord!*
2. Praise God that He has raised up over half of our needed support in only three months, as of 28 Sept 07! ($3,560.00! This includes those who currently support us in the work at J-town Bible; they will switch their support to Cadence in Mar 08). We are so grateful for those the Lord is raising up to partner with us in ministry.
3. We praise the Lord for the five trips I have been on and the encouragement that we have received from sharing with new people, a few who are now committed to this ministry.

Thanks for your prayers and interest in what the Lord is doing in us and through us!

In Service to Him,
The Groves Family

* Gifts for our current ministry at JBC can be sent to: MCE PO BOX 337 Remington, IN 47977 (Simply place a note with it stating that it is for the Groves' ministry)