West Texas Mission Opportunities:Invitation to Prayer

Faces of Children is an ecumenical prayer ministry under the auspices of First Presbyterian Church of Midland, Texas. Our mission is to initiate ministries of prayer for children in churches, communities, and neighborhoods. In doing so, we seek to provide an opportunity for people of God to join together, learn about children and their needs throughout the world, and celebrate Christ's love (especially as it relates to children).

A message from Chris Laufer, Coordinator, Faces of Children

"Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!” Psalm 95:2

“Every prayer of petition becomes a prayer of thanksgiving and praise as well, precisely because it is a prayer of hope. In the hopeful prayer of petition, we thank God for his promise and we praise him for his trust."

"Our numerous requests simply become the concrete way of saying that we trust in the fullness of God’s goodness, which he wants to share with us. Whenever we pray with hope, we put our lives in the hands of God. Fear and anxiety fade away and everything we are given and everything we are deprived of is nothing but a finger pointing out the direction of God’s hidden promise which we shall taste in full.”

"Every prayer we pray, gracious God, is a sign of our love, our hope and our trust in you.”

Christ Our Hope, daily Lenten devotions compiled from the writings of Henri J.M. Nouwen

OK, since last week’s letter was so long, I’m only going to include the devotion this week! Thank you so much for praying with hope for the children of our local and global communities.

Thank you for your compassion for the children of our community and our world. Thank you for lifting them before God in prayer. If you would like to share prayer celebrations or concerns about children or those who care for them, please send them to me at claufer@facesofchildren.net or give me a call. Thank you for your prayers for the children of the world!

Please join us on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. in the Bride’s room at First Presbyterian Church, Midland, as we gather to pray for children. Lunch ($5) will follow our time of prayer

Praying with hope,

Chris