Prayer Update for The River

Pastor Dave Griewe has sent out this list of prayer requests as he and the team continue to prepare for the grand launch of The River this coming Sunday. After the list is an encouraging praise report.

• Please pray that we reach lots of people with the news of our new church.
• Pray that the people who come to hear the Good News will respond to Christ by giving their life to Him. We are praying for a minimum of 200 people to come to our Grand Opening and stick around to become a part of our church.
• Pray for a large crowd of young families to show up for the Easter Egg Hunt. Pray for them to have a great time and to desire to check out our church and Easter Sunday.
• Pray for two full services at 9:30 and 11:00 AM on Easter.
• Pray for a successful and safe children's petting zoo we are having for our Kidz Krew (our children's ministry) on Easter Sunday.
• Pray the enemy is restrained.
• Pray for the last minute details to come together for the launch.
• Pray for Pastor Dave as he prepares the message this week, "Why Does the Resurrection Matter to Me."
• Pray for our church finances as well as the support needed for staff.

Praise report

• Our youth ministry is doing a great job! We have over 20 students who have come and enjoy the fellowship and teaching time. This is huge! Two families have decided to come to The River as a result of our youth ministry.
• Our people have grasped the responsibility to get the word out and we had enough people sign up to distribute postcards for Easter.
• We have had a good response to helping us put on the Lexington Hills Easter Egg Hunt.
• We have had 6 good weeks of preview services with an average of about 85 people a week who have been coming and well over 100 who consider us their new church home!