Please Pray...

Would you please pray for a girl who has been involved in Hope for Augusta's After-school Tutoring?

In the past 2 months there has been 2 fatal shootings at one of the housing projects close to our house.  This girl attended after-school tutoring at Oak Pointe (another nearby housing project), but lived in the housing project where these two shootings occurred.   The second and most recent shooting victim was her father!  She is in 2nd grade.  I can't even begin to imagine what it must be like to 1) lose your father to such violence, 2) live in fear of someone coming for your family member - as after the first shooting they moved - knowing that that one was supposedly intended for her dad and 3) what other things has she been exposed to in her short life?  

She is not coming to tutoring right now as they have moved.  The manager of the housing project told all of this to Stephen yesterday.  She said this little girl is taking it very hard!  I pray that she would be surrounded with people who love her and that she would know the comfort that only Christ can give!  Stephen is hoping to be able to get in contact with her and her mom.  

Please pray for all the kids we minister to.  Many of them have witnessed events like this.  Many live in this project or in the surrounding projects/neighborhood.  Some perhaps have been involved themselves in acts of violence.  The first Saturday of March we hope to go to this particular housing project with other members of our church to share the Gospel with the children who live there.  It has been a prayer to see doors open to get more involved in this particular housing project.  Pray for those of us who will be going - pray that we would boldly proclaim and show the love of Christ to these neighbors.  In fact, please pray for tonight as it is New Town - the neighborhood Bible Study.  Pray for the 110+ kids and youth that come to hear the Gospel, play, eat and receive the love of Christ.  Pray for the volunteers who have committed to come every Thursday and build into these kids lives.

Thank you!