As you may know, we have a team going to minister to our sister church this Friday. Here is a prayer guide written by Barbi Partlow for us to join in the trip on:

Thank you for joining in the ministry of prayer, which is the duty and privilege of every Believer! We are so blessed to have our brothers and sisters in Christ stand with us in prayer as we go on this short trip to Cairo to bless our Egyptian friends with basic medical care, and then James Anderson and Keith Hill will go to Uganda for a week after Egypt. Our team of doctors and helpers will see HUNDREDS of people in need of a healing touch in body, mind, and spirit. Relationships will also build with our hosts, so ask God to renew and cement relationships formed in years past. The fellowship of all believers is amazing!

 PRAY FOR UNITY within our team and with the Egyptians hosting us. Cultural differences can lead to misunderstanding, so pray that God would unite us with his Holy Spirit. The medical clinics are intense and the pace frenetic, so pray that the team will work efficiently together with our Egyptian friends. We are United in Christ and are one spirit with Him! (Ephesians 4:1-6)

 PRAY FOR PROTECTION! The spiritual realm is REAL, and it is likely that we will face spiritual opposition with some in the community. We are there to show the LOVE OF JESUS in tangible ways by caring for the people with free basic medical care and attention. Pray God’s covering over us and the people we encounter, that angels will surround and protect us, and that any opposition in the physical or spiritual realm would not harm us. (Psalm 91, Isaiah 54:17)

 PRAY FOR WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT. The team will sometimes be faced with the need to make quick decisions. We need God’s help to know what to say and how to handle situations that may arise. Pray that God would give the gift of discernment when needed. (Psalm 119:66, Proverbs 3:5-6)

 PRAY FOR REST. Days are long and filled with activity. Pray that we would “not become weary in well- doing” and that God would give all team members the ability to sleep and be well-rested. (Isaiah 40:29)

 PRAY FOR PASTOR SEHA AND OUR SISTER CHURCH IN GIZA. Our sister church in Giza covets your prayers. They offer many programs for children and adults in their church and community at their facility. Pray that their ministry would grow, and that they would be able to be a witness and lighthouse to their mixed community of Christian, Orthodox, and Muslim people. (2 Timothy 4:2)

 PRAY FOR DIVINE ENCOUNTERS. There is no question that God has called this team together for this trip. We EXPECT that there will be “God appointments” and that our team members will have the opportunity to demonstrate the love of Jesus in encounters and circumstances that could only be orchestrated by God. Pray for miraculous healings and demonstrations of God’s power! (Proverbs 20:24, John 14:12)

 Pray that our team will be an expression of the life of Christ (Colossians 3:4).

Dr. Lindsay Sherrard

Dr. James Anderson

Dr. Tom Meeks and Marci Meeks

Dr. Jacki Thompson

Dr. Maurice Tucker and Micah Tucker

Pastor Keith Hill

Steve and Barbi Partlow

Elizabeth Higgins

John Schaeufele

This week Patience, Rebecca and Josh will be out of the office attending the ECO National Gathering in Newport Beach, CA. Please pray for safe travel, equipping and refreshment for them during this time. 

Layered Salad

Spaghetti with Meat Sauce

Baked Apples

Garlic Bread

Carrot Cake

Kids' Meal: Same as main

Garden Salad with Italian Dressing

Baked Chicken Quarters

Roasted Potatoes

Carrot Soufflé

Parker House Roll

Cookies

Kids' Meal: Hot Dog, Baked Beans, Oranges

Fruit Salad

Eggs

Hash Browns

Bacon

English Muffin

Cinnamon Rolls

Kids' Meal: Same as main

Caesar Salad

Chicken Marsala

Rice

Green Beans

Roll

Lemon Pudding Parfait

Kids' Meal: Drumstick, Green Beans, Apple Sauce

Come join us for our Tuesday Morning Bible Study! Refreshments begin at 9:45 and at 10 we follow with Bible study and discussions. Next week will be our last discussion on the book of James. After that we will be beginning our six-week study on "Overcomer" by David Jeremiah. All women of St. Giles are welcome!

On February 14th at 9:45 AM, St. Giles Women's Fellowship will again sponsor a baby shower for Pregnancy Resource Center of Metro Richmond. Kim Southerland, executive director of PRC, will be speaking.

Please bring only NEW items from the list below:

Baby toiletries: lotion, shampoo, Vaseline, etc. (no powder)

Baby gowns: girl or neutral colors

Girls' clothing: 0-3 months only 

Winter outerwear

Shoes

Socks: 12 months 

Bottles: 4 oz

Formula: Similac Advance (blue lid)

Diapers: size 1 or 5 only

Wipes (individual)

NO BLANKETS

Donations of new or gently used maternity clothing are also welcome.

Tuesday Morning Bible Study has taken on two projects this spring. One is collecting items for cancer patients and these items are listed in the foyer outside of the office next to the bin.

Requested items for this need are small notebooks, adult coloring books, crossword puzzle/word finder books, mechanical pencils and/or ink pens, colored pencils, fuzzy socks, and playing cards.

The second project is collecting non perishable food items as well as empty egg cartons for the local food pantry. such as peanut butter, canned meats, canned vegetables, etc. there is also a designated bin in the foyer for the food pantry items. Tuesday morning will be collecting the items and delivering them to the proper locations and will appreciate any and all donations. Monetary donations are also welcome. Please contact Judy Clough at cloughjc@yahoo.com if you would like to donate.

STEP (Strategies to Elevate People) is a local non-profit serving the Gilpin Court public housing community. STEP is currently recruiting mentors for Jobs for Life and Elevate, two programs that minister to adults in Gilpin who are seeking a life of flourishing for themselves and their families. If you would like to learn more about what it looks like to mentor, please join STEP for an Interest Session on Wednesday, February 22nd from 6-8pm at the Calhoun Center, 436 Calhoun St, Richmond. RSVP at https://www.steprichmond.org/rsvp.

In his book Share Jesus Without Fear, author William Fay shares that there are two kinds of people reading his book: 1. Those who talk about the lost, 2. Those who talk to the lost. Consider coming to First Thursday Book Club on 2/2 at 10 AM in the parlor to discuss the powerful ideas in this book on evangelism. Lunch will follow the meeting for those whose schedules allow.

Make is doing birthday parties! If you are interested in having your child's birthday party at Make, click the image for more information!

Make Creative Studio and Into the Neighborhood are throwing a party for their GALS in recovery and need your help! Click the image above for more information or contact angie@makestudiorva.com.

We are now livestreaming many of our events, including both Sunday worship services and our concert series on our YouTube channel. These can also be viewed later at the same YouTube channel. Take advantage of the opportunity to catch up on anything you’ve missed, or to share these ministries with friends who might benefit from them.