May 20, 2009

 

Dear Parents:

 

We invite you to join us as we unite as one body in seeking God’s covering over our children. We are launching a new campaign “40 days of fasting and praying” starting May 20 through June 28, the day upon which certain Gospel Tabernacle kids will be getting baptized. We seek to unite our prayers over them for clarity, conviction and a true commitment to the Lord. We seek a revival in their lives and for them to have a true encounter with God.

 

Our children are precious to us, but even more precious to Jesus. We know that the Lord has a special plan for each of their lives (Jeremiah 29:11). But, bear in mind, the enemy also has plans. Therefore, we encourage all parents to be fully committed to this campaign on behalf of the precious children that God has entrusted us with. The Bible says that when we pray according to His will, He will answer. “And we can be confident that He will listen to us whenever we ask for anything in line with His will. And if we know He is listening when we make our requests, we can be sure that He will give us what we ask for.” (1 John 5:14-15).

 

The Lord Jesus said, “Let the children come to me. Do not stop them!” (Matthew 19:14). As our children prepare for baptism, it is our prayer that the younger children will follow in their steps, as they mature and seek a relationship with the Lord.

 

Enclosed in this package are various samples of prayers as well as helpful Scriptures that can be great prayer tools during this campaign. We suggest keeping these tools in a place where they can be seen daily as a reminder each to pray for our kids.

 

Also enclosed are calendars for this campaign which show the names of the people who have committed to a particular day during this campaign to fast and pray. This way, we have covered each day with a designated person praying and fasting for each of the 40 days. We encourage everyone to join in on this fast on any day you want, the more the better. We ask that you also pray daily for the person fasting so the Lord gives them strength and clarity.

 

We thank you for being a part of our family. Remember, there is strength in numbers! The Bible says in Joshua 23:10, “Each one of you will put to flight a thousand of the enemy, for the Lord your God fights for you, just as he has promised.”

 

God bless you!

 

Pr. Denise Silva

Children’s Ministry

Gospel Tabernacle

gospeltabkids@aol.com

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