Prayer Ministry

Members of Trinity gather each day of the week in our prayer chapel for at least one hour to pray for the needs of our congregation, community, and the world. Green prayer request cards are located in the pew racks in our Worship Center and in a plastic envelope attached to a box at the south end of the Trinity mailboxes where the prayer requests can be dropped in a slot. (These mail boxes are just to the right of the foyer as you come in the main doors). If you would like more information about this ministry, or would like to participate in this special ministry, please contact Dee Quick or call her at 913.642.3629 or contact one of the staff.

5 Tips for Prayer
1. Choose a specific place to pray.
2. Pray at the same time every day if possible.
3. Pray out loud. Many people can pray under their breath or in their minds for long periods and still maintain intensity, but for most of us it’s a quick ticket to dreamland.
4. Keep a note pad handy.
5. Make a list to keep track of your prayer needs.

General prayer needs for Trinity:

• Pray that we fulfill our mission commitments for 2008.
• Pray for those affected by the downturn in the economy.
• Pray that Christians will continue to be the positive light during difficult economic times.
• Pray for Pastor Vern as he considers his call to Vacaville, CA.
• Pray that God would bring the right people to lead us.
• Pray that God will lead us to the right site for the West Campus.

This week's prayer list:

MEMBERS IN NURSING FACILITIES
Karl Hanusch, St. Luke’s, Plaza
Irene Rutledge, St. Luke’s South

MEMBERS IN NURSING FACILITIES
Rita Bartlett, Good Samaritan
Barbara Brown, Royal Terrace Nursing Facility
Bob Ebel, Sweet Life of Mission Springs
Jack & Virginia Edwards, Foxwood Springs Asst Living
Geneva and Harry Helmsing, Overland Park Place Janice Lewis, Sweet Life of Rosehill
Joan Roehrich, Garden Terrace
Jewell Kluender, Sweet Life of Rosehill Rehab.
Sylvia and Don Wendt, Rose Estates
Eva Zumbehl, Delmar Gardens on Quivira

MEMBERS AT HOME
Ted Backs
Irene Brown
Jack Casada
Adam Denis
Jane Dickerson
Paul Gilbert
Bob Harrell
Pastor Harlan Hartner
Sandy Heim
Bob Hemenway
Doris Kuehn
Mary Lou Lindquist
Florence Meyer
Charlene Millsap
Ken Moser
Marie Nelson
Rob O’Keefe
Mary Ann Peck
Helen Phipps
Mary Pullen
Alice Zschoche

FRIENDS AND RELATIVES
Dave Anderson, father of Erin Pittenger
Bernadine Abbott, friend of Pastor Vern
Barb Allen, sister of Jean Rabenau
Angie Anthony, friend of Carol Doms
Robin Berger, granddaughter of Shirley & Bob Hemenway
Peter Boyland, friend of Peni and Sam Colville
Rex Brooks, Jr., brother of Shirley Sachs
Wally Bryon, friend of Joel Shifflett
Betty Cantrell, friend of Karen Phipps
Chelsea, friend of Pat Olinger’s family
James Collins, friend of Elaine Fleenor
Rebecca Curtis, friend of Joy Humbarger
Betty Dankenbring, friend of Helen Schmidt
Steven Dempsey, son of Cathy and Steve Dempsey
Nicki Dolci, friend of Pat Olinger
Steve Dorei, friend of Karen Phipps
Lucas and Mitch Dow, friend of Brenda Lewallen
Kathy Dunn, co-worker of Dan Sutton
Jeanene Engelhardt, cousin of Kathy Doyle
Erich, Lex and Roxie, family of Marilyn and Phil Kubler
Karl Fischer, father of Dan Fischer
Laurie Foglia, friend of Glenn and Cindy Scherb
Porter Froetschner, nephew of Jared & Jen Froetschner
Barry & Jen Gribbon, relatives of Judy Byrum Sutton
William Gum, friend of Sam Colville
Kent Hall, husband of Jenni Hall
David Hargis, father of Wesley Hargis
Donna Harris, mother of Debbie Wells
Jean Hinnen, friend of Sr Retiree’s Group
Juanita Holdford, cousin of Doris Kuehn
Glenn Humbarger brother of Gary Humbarger
Mary Humphrey, mother of Pat Smith
Kobra and Sakhi Husani, friends of Trinity
Jack Iams, Stephen Minister, friend of Trinity
Inez Kahler, mother of Dee Quick and Pat Davenport
Louella Katterhenry, mother of Curt Katterhenry
Aaron Kelly, friend of Alice and Ernie Pintar
Melissa Killingsworth, niece of Debbie and Bob
Rod Kreykes, father of Kris Miner
Scott Lake, friend of Kathy Ellwein
Tad Lemon, friend of Joy Humbarger
Steven Leslie, nephew of Juanita Meyer
Michael Lynch, friend of Debbie Wells
Helena Mai, mother of Connie Hansen
Anita Masters, friend of Karen Phipps
Linden Kay Meir, friend of Jim Smith
Agnes Meyer, friend of Mary Lou Pullen
Janet Meyer, friend of Kathy Eckman
Ashton Miller, grandson of Pat and Mike Davenport
Ian Miller, grandson of Marilyn & Phil Kubler
Bobby Miller, son of Pat Davenport
Mike & Pat Miller Family, friends of the Ungers
Rhonda Miller, niece of Marilyn & Phil Kubler
Lou Mindrup, friend of Emily and Jason Davis
Brad Murray, uncle of Susan Boehnke
Sarah Brackman Moeller, friend of Anne Erickson
Colleen Nelson, family of Bob and Jeanette Nelson
Barbara Nemecek & Family, friends of Susan Bartlett
Art Niermeier, brother of Carol Ohlde
Seth Ostermann, nephew of Debby & Vern Oestmann
Samantha Owens, daughter of Gary and Wendy Owens
Jayden Palmer, nephew of Annette and Janice Kramer
Larry Pankau & Family, friends of the Nesselrode’s
Greg Path, brother of Glenn Scherb
Kahlie Pecaut, great niece of Evelyn Unger
Jacques Pierre-Cole, friend of Jenny Schneider
Betty Poglitsch, mother of Carol Doms
Ernest Roehl, brother of Shirley Hanusch
Jill Rusecki, daughter of Judy Bornkessel
Allison Sanders, teacher of Eric Brennan
Paul Schulze, cousin of Dianna Sutton
Charles & Pat Schumer, parents of Marc Schumer
Eric Senecal, friend of Debbie Killingsworth
Nicole Seymour, daughter of Judy Gross
Norman Skrukrud, father of Bob Skrukrud
Phil Snyder, uncle of Allen Snyder
Mary Stetson, sister of Bev Skrukrud
Ralph Stites, brother of Mary Lou Pullen
Randy Strunk, brother of Tom Strunk
Elta Sutton, Judy Byrum Sutton’s mother-in-law
Mary Taylor, friend of Joy Humbarger
Katrina Tickles, mother-in-law of Yvonne Tickles
Susan Wagner, friend of Sharon Doris
Dean Wallace, father of Denise Loeffler
Bernadine Wentz, relative of Bill Kuehn
Jeanette Zipse, cousin of Jean Thomas

DEATHS
Hilbert Augustin, brother of Ruth Hanusch
Regina Doss, mother of Doug Doss
Elsie Shearer, mother of Jackie Burger

A.C.T.S. is an acronym for a model of prayer that offers to God our adoration, confession, thanksgiving and supplication. It is often difficult to pray. Perhaps we don’t really know how to pray. Sometimes we may not feel we’re “qualified” to pray, or we feel we don’t have the right to pray for some reason. Using the ACTS model for prayer, it will be very easy to pray, even if you’ve never really prayed in the past. ACTS praying doesn’t require any great knowledge of or study about prayer, but praying in this way is personal, effective, and powerful. This method of prayer is ideal even for young children with a limited vocabulary or for those inexperienced at prayer. Seasoned prayers can use it too. There are many references to the various elements of ACTS prayer in the Bible, so we can be assured it is proper and appropriate to follow this model. In Philippians chapter 4, verse 6, the apostle Paul writes, “Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” Paul’s letter to his student and friend, Timothy, states, “I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be made for everyone.” [1 Timothy 2:1].

Stand in the Gap
Ezekiel 22:30,31 says, “I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand before Me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found none. So I will pour out My wrath on them and consume them with My fiery anger, bringing down on their own heads all they have done,” declares the Sovereign Lord.

What a startling verse! Did you catch what God said? Did you hear His heart? He said He looked for someone – anyone – only one person – to stand in the gap through prayer for Israel so He would not have to destroy it. He did not want to punish them. He was actively looking for someone who was praying to save the land, to forgive the people, and to cry out for mercy. One voice could have brought God’s deliverance.

See how powerful our prayers are before God? Our prayers do not fall on deaf ears. Are you “standing in the gap” for our church? What a difference your prayers can make! God, Himself, says so! He is waiting and watching. Will our Sovereign Lord find you “standing in the gap” at 3 o’clock for Trinity, lifting up our three prayer requests to the throne of God?

James 4:2 says, “You do not have, because you do not ask God.” Author F. B. Meyers writes, “The great tragedy of life is not unanswered prayer, but unoffered prayer.”