March 2013 Prayer Calendar

1. Praise God for Derek, who after

Teen Haven staff took him on a col-

lege visit, was re-energized to make

the commitment to school. He start-

ed classes Feb 4.

2. Pray that God will send people for

our open staff positions who have a

heart for His ministry and calling in

their lives.

3. Praise God for a restored job for a

patient eagerly waiting to get back

to work!

4. Pray for 2 young mothers who are

studying to earn their GEDs.

5. Praise God for Diana, our new part-

time addition to the volunteer de-

partment.

6. Pray for God’s help as we plan for

our 20th annual Golf Tournament on

June 21st. Learn more at

www.WSM.org/Events.

7. Pray for the Leadership Team as

they meet for their monthly planning

day.

8. Praise God for “Gordon”, a Mission

client who is serving at his church

and responding well to new respon-

sibilities.

9. Pray for God’s blessing on a private

grant we have applied for to help

provide dental care for our clients

through our dental clinic.

10. Praise God for Mr. Joe who provides

a monthly hot lunch for our Wonder

Club children.

11. Pray for wisdom and discernment

for our Development Committee that

meets today.

12. Pray that Water Street Ministries

would be able to help people with

their deep needs and not just their

immediate needs.

13. Praise God for bringing about growth

in Genesis, a teen who learned

about the potential and value God

has given her. She has changed her

plans to drop out of high school into

plans to attend college!

14. During the Easter season, Wonder

Club will focus on the plan of salva-

tion; pray for open hearts.

15. Praise God for Aeropostale, a cloth-

ing store that’s collecting jeans for

Water Street, and for the students

who are donating.

16. Pray that teens attending the Vision

Conference at Calvary Church today

will be inspired to use their interest

or skills to further God’s work.

17. Pray for a long-time volunteer as she

adjusts to the recent loss of her hus-

band.

18. Praise God for Wonder Club’s oppor-

tunity to encourage families as they

parent their young children.

19. Pray for the new partnership be-

tween Water Street Health Services

and Susquehanna Valley Pregnancy

Services.

20. Praise God for a donation of 300

gallons of milk that was donated.

21. Pray for success during Wonder

Club’s open enrollment period for

the 2013-2014 school year.

22. Praise God for the opportunity to

share Jesus every day with the peo-

ple we serve.

23. Pray for resources for Water Street

Health Services’ new behavioral

health program.

24. Pray for a good transition for the

many men, women and families who

have moved out of homelessness

recently.

25. Pray for a graduate of the Mission’s

LifeRecovery Program as he makes

plans to go to school to study Veteri-

nary Medicine.

26. Praise God for two new doctors and

one general practitioner who are

donating their services to Water

Street Health Services.

27. Pray for wisdom and discernment

as we help churches become more

aware of and responsive to home-

lessness and poverty.

28. Pray for our staff as they adjust to

the leadership of a new president in

the ministry. May it strengthen our

focus on God’s plan for Water

Street.

29. Praise God for the Volunteers that

will serve at Water Street this week

as we give out food baskets, and

serve Easter Dinner.

30. Pray that people will fill God’s love

today as the Mission serves its spe-

cial Easter meal.

31. “He was the source of life, and that

life was the light for humani-

ty.” (John 1:4 GW) Pray that our

clients would find the light and life

that only Jesus can give.

A Dream Fulfilled

By Sharon Houck, Data Entry Assistant, Water Street Ministries

“Jan” is a young woman who is residing here at the Mission. On her

first day here, her Mission counselor asked her, “What do you want to

do with your life?” She promptly replied, “Get my GED (General Equiv-

alency Diploma). I have wanted to do that for a long time, but there

are so many things that have been keeping me from being able to do

that.” Through her time here at the Mission, she has realized that

those “barriers” were choices she had made, and it was her responsibility to take control of her life. She

also learned that she could do just that.

With the help of her mother watching her children, Jan took the challenge and met it; she received her

GED in December. The hardest part was all the running she had to do to take the children to school and

her mother’s, but it was worth it!

She now is in the process of getting her Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification, after which she

wants to go to nursing school. She wishes she had done this sooner but is excited about the future and

making a better life for herself and her family.

Praise the Lord for 2 other women who passed their GED tests just this week. This is not an easy task

normally, but with family responsibilities it was extremely hard. Pray for them as they look to the future for

themselves and their children.

Invite a Friend to Become a Prayer Partner

Help change one life at a time by inviting a friend to join the 600+ individuals who faithfully pray for the

ministry. To sign up, contact Sharon at (717) 358-2028 or email Contact@WaterStreetMinistries.org.