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Evangelistic on Thurs 29/10 for Sydney CBD workers: “Doing Business With God”. Pray that many will come and be challenged by the message. — Arthur Lee

Praise God for bringing three Moslems from Saudi Arbaia to the Bible study we run for internationals! Please pray they will continue to come! — Dannii Willis

A community Prayer meeting will be held tonight at 7.30pm at Ingleburn Anglican for Melissa Parker - 9 yrs girl killed by a bus yesterday. — Kevin Goddard

My mother in-law died last week as a result of 12 years of dementia. Pray that the funeral will go well and that the weather would fine up. — Sheldon Ryan

Praise God for saving two international students, through the ministries of Bible Cub and the Fellowship of Overseas Uni Students (FOCUS)! — Dannii Willis

My youngest daughter (6 mths) is getting Christened on Sunday — Glenn Slaven

Praise God for all those coming to Bible Club, we had five internationals come today to hear the basics of the gospel! — Dannii Willis

Baptism service at my church, Grace Church Kogarah. 9 people baptised today ... pray for them to continue growing in their Christian faith. — Arthur Lee

Prayer service re VIC fires - Wed 11th Feb at St Andrew's Roseville, 7.30pm-7.55pm. To pray, to remember, to hope, to comfort. — Mark Calder

VIC bushfires and QLD floods - Father, You are in control of all the earth. Please sustain and comfort all those who have lost so ...Tia Zheng

Back to St Andrew's Sunday - Roseville on 15 Feb. Over 100 families with whom we've had some contact with being invited + baptism contacts. — Mark Calder

Thanks to God for Luke's continuing efforts to build Christian community on the web; grace and love for him as he maintains it. Amen. — Mark Hadley

Lord God, please bless this new venture. Amen. — Craig Schwarze

Welcome to the prayer micro blog! Feel free to post a quick prayer request, & prayers for this site & community would be appreciated too :) — Luke Stevens

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