My Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Last night we witnessed true dedication to preaching the Gospel in prison. I saw Andy pulling in to the prison parking lot and noticed the front of his car was mangled up pretty bad. I asked when it happened, and he casually replied, “Oh, about 5 minutes ago”. A huge male deer met his demise after jumping right in front of his car on the way to prison. Andy shrugged it off like it was nothing and preached his message as planned to the inmates in first service. It’s sad to see one of God’s creatures die like that, but even more encouraging to see God’s protection of one of His children on mission for Him. We gave thanks in both services, and prayed for Andy’s wife to be understanding (it was her car). He did report later last night that he got home safely and she was indeed understanding – answered prayer all around!
Thank you all for joining us on this prayer journey each week, as we lift up all the inmates, staff, and their families at Chester County prison. The Chaplains and volunteers also appreciate your prayers, as we pray right alongside all of you. Below are the requests verbalized this week. May God bless you and your family richly this week as we lift all these requests to our gracious Heavenly Father.
Grace and Peace,
Rick
Prayer Requests from last Thursday (12:00 Service, plus Inmate sessions):
- Kenneth– my trial was a gut punch – so many lies being told, then being found guilty on all charges even though the attorney admitted I was out of state when the crime happened, but said the charges can still apply. I don’t understand what is happening, and trying my best to see what God is doing. Help me trust Him.
- Kenny– getting the maintenance job in the prison is looking good – keep praying that I get it. I got a new cellmate and we’re reading the Bible together – we take turns then talk about what it means. I had blood and urine samples taken (routine) and pray for my labs to be good. Please pray for my family, my girlfriend, and my friends Frances and Jimmy going through tough time after losing his adult daughter last week and his sister a few weeks ago. Pray that my time goes smoothly and quickly, and the Lord will show me the right way.
- Keith– [When submitting appointment request, I was notified Keith no longer in custody and his status was “general release”. He was expecting transfer to a Maryland prison in November, so I’m not sure what happened. Guess we just chalk it up to answered prayer! Please continue to pray for Keith, his girl Anita with addiction issues, his family, and his weekly request that God would keep working in his life.]
Prayer Requests from Medium Security (7:00pm Monday service):
- John– that God would return us all to our families.
- Jim M– for a family friend (John) with stage 4 kidney cancer.
- Joe– my friend Jeffrey is terminally ill, with less than a year to live. Also for another friend struggling to stay sober.
- Ross– for everyone in here – both men and women, all the court dates coming up, everyone’s health in here, and that I can max out my time to go home to Florida.
- Jose– for all those impacted by Hurricane Helene devastating the Southeast US, and for all the rescue workers.
- Matthew– for anyone who needs forgiveness.
- Joshua– for my family, my friends out there, and pray for all the Judges, PO’s, and CO’s.
- Drake– for my support system.
- Dan T– for my brother-in-law to overcome whatever roadblocks are in the way of accepting Christ.
- Miguel– for patience in hard times, and gratitude in good times. And for my kids (3 boys) to remain healthy and strong.
- Ross– I also want to pray for a program to help out of state inmates in need.
Prayer Requests from Minimum Security (8:30pm Monday service)
- Troy– all those impacted by Hurricane Helene.
- Chris– to get back together with my Daughter (Stormy) soon.
- Clarence– thanks for volunteers coming out each week, for the guys back on the block that don’t make it out to church services, our families and children, my court case, to get closure in a hearing Thursday, for Jeremiah, and for volunteer Matt who is out sick.
- Jeron– to be reunited with my kids, and that their Mom would get her head right. Also for volunteer Andy in first service who hit the deer tonight.
- Bard– all the court cases coming up, especially for John.
- Andrew– my girl is depressed – pray for strength, my court case, and my family and friends.
- Zack– the Bible says to pray for our enemies, so for my enemies.
- Jeremiah– strength.
- Rick C– my daughter (Ali) is getting married in 2 weeks, praying peace for her and her Mom.
- Andy D– for the girl who cuts my hair with questions about baptism for her teen sons, may she watch the church video I sent her and come to an understanding of what it means to have relationship with Jesus.
Prayers from Onesimus Prison Ministries
- Volunteer Andy’s upcoming hernia surgery on Oct 9 and quick healing.
- For word to get out and all tickets to be sold for the Prison Ministry Benefit Dinner at Green Street Grill on Oct 25 (see www.onesimusministries.org).
- For our wonderful Prison Chaplains- Jack, Rhonda, and Heinrich.
- For current and prospective staff at Chester County prison, in light of shortages and high turnover which is making normal operations difficult and impacting religious programming.
- For both current and recently released inmates to experience spiritual freedom and set their foundation on the solid rock that is Jesus Christ, and that they would be surrounded by brothers and sisters in the faith.
- For all the Aftercare ministries across Chester county- may they have all they need in resources and volunteers to do the work that God calls them to.
If you’d like to find out more about mentoring and discipling a man or woman coming out of prison, drop us a note at outreach@onesimusministries.org.
These weekly prayer requests are also posted on our website – https://onesimusministries.org/category/weekly-prayer-requests/
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