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1 For the team to continue to impact young peoples lives in the new year.

2 Bless everyone as they spend time with their families towards the end of the school holiday.

3 For more fundraising and financial opportunities.

4 Thank God for his unconditional love for us.

5 For the whole team as they head to Youth for Christ Conference, that they will be energised and filled with the holy spirit.

6 For young people across Swindon as they go back into schools after Christmas and new year.

7 For parents going into work having spent time with their children in the holiday.

8 For school staff as they go into the new term.

9 For those in Swindon who can’t find work, that God will bless them with opportunities.

10 For all the church youth groups that are back up and running.

11 For Dave and his passion as he leads the team to serve Swindon in the best way he can.

12 For the visions of all the churches across the town, as they look to spread the word of god to as many people as they can.

13 For the team as they settle back into regular schools and sports work.

14 For the faith room in Dorcan Academy, that students will access Gods love.

15 For Ben as he continues to try and innovate the sports work to apply to young people relevantly.

16 For detached sessions in Moredon and Chiseldon.

17 For the faith room in Lawn Manor Academy, that students will see something of God’s love in our school’s work.

18 For Naomi and the hard work she puts in to the working practicalities of the office.

19 Thank God for provision in our day to day lives.

20 For the sports session at The Deanery CE Academy.

21 For the churches we partner with to share the good news of the bible throughout Swindon.

22 For Chris and the work she does towards the finances.

23 The listening service at Nova Hreod, that students will feel comfortable.

24 For Friday Football at Swindon Academy.

25 For Sarah and her passion in leading schools work projects town wide.

26 Thank God for guidance in times of struggle.

27 For the team to find new opportunities and new methods to share Gods love with young people.

28 For Sam and Emrah as they spend some time at HUB training in Stourbridge, that they are refreshed with Gods love for them, and for the time they spend in fellowship.

29 For the team to continue to work as a unit, to work effectively in schools or in communities throughout Swindon.

30 For work in the Deanery CE Academy.

31 For the Sports Café at Swindon Academy, and the great opportunity to talk about God.

1 Thanks to God for our regular financial supporters

2 For Dave who meets regularly with church leaders in Swindon

3 For Christian teachers in schools around Swindon

4 For ongoing financial resources to continue the work at SYFC

5 That the churches we partner with will flourish in the work in their communities

6 For Chris as she manages the finances of the organisation

7 For the team as they run the P-Word at Dorcan Academy today.

8 That God will restore and heal broken families

9 For our Trustees as they make decisions to do with the organisation

10 For innovative ways to spread the Gospel at our detached sports sessions

11 The Faith Room at Dorcan

12 For Naomi and the role she plays in applying for grant funding

13 Personal Development Day lessons on sex and relationships at Lawn Manor Academy

14 It’s Valentines day – Pray for God’s love to spread to each young person we see regularly

15 For Sam and relationships with young people at Pattern Church

16 For our loyal prayer partners around the town

17 Church Holiday Clubs that are sharing good news this half term

18 For Sarah in her communication and relationships with school staff

19 The Dorcan Faith Room meets today – pray that the students will attend and be open to hearing about the relevance of Christianity in life’s big topics.

20 Mentors around Swindon who are supporting young people with mental health issues.

21 For Emrah and the students he mentors at Nova Hreod

22 Those Christian young people who are living out their faith daily in schools

23 For the team to feel refreshed after a quieter week in Half Term

24 That schools will be responsive and excited to partner with us.

25 For Christian young people in the schools to be salt and light to their friends

26 For Ben as he strives to connect young people into church youth groups

27 That God will support those young people who are young carers.

28 For the Faith Room at Lawn Manor Academy

1 Thank God for his continual faithfulness in all the work we do.

2 Thank God for all our supporters both spiritually & financially.

3 For all the churches we partner with to share the gospel.

4 Our big projects such as LIVE Football, that it will be a great opportunity to reach more young people with the gospel.

5 All the church youth groups around Swindon.

6 Pray for the Good News for Swindon church network as they continue to bring churches together.

7 Churches outreach projects, that they will reach people with the gospel.

8 Pray for the Hub Youth and Children’s work gathering as we continue to encourage and support church workers

9 Ben, Sam & Emrah as they work with students at the Deanery using football to share faith.

10 Chiseldon is one of our longest running weekly sessions so pray that we continue to be a light in that community.

11 The session at Buckhurst today, that through conversations the young people there begin to hear the gospel.

12 Pray for the guys in Moredon as they run sports there, in partnership with Rodbourne Cheney Baptist.

13 Friday Football at Swindon Academy and that through the Sports Café that young people begin to explore faith.

14 Pray for the 14 girls we are taking to Fierce conference in collaboration with Synergy, that they are encouraged, empowered and encounter God.

15 Pray for our admin staff we might not see them out and about but they are the most important people in our team.

16 Dave as he heads up the running of the organisation and that he will find peace in a stressful job.

17 Naomi as she works tirelessly organising the work we do.

18 Sarah that she is energised for all the schools work she does.

19 Pray for Chris as she works out all our accounts and finances a job rarely noticed but so important.

20 Pray for Ben as he continues to build partnership with local churches to create as many opportunities for young people to hear about Jesus as possible.

21 Pray for our Interns Sam and Emrah as they continue to give up their time to grow in faith and serve God.

22 On Mother’s Day let’s thank God for all the amazing mums we have in our lives – physical and spiritual.

23 Sarah’s weekly support of St Luke’s school.

24 Pray for Dorcan; we run a lunch club there every week and have a great relationship with the staff, pray this continues.

25 Sarah & Sam, in partnership with Pattern church have been running Youth Alpha in The Deanery.

26 With Rodbourne Cheney Baptist, Sarah and Emrah, mentor young people in vulnerable positions in Nova Hreod. Pray for wisdom as they work in tricky situations.

27 Pray for the lunch club at Lawn Manor we run every Friday that young people respond to the gospel in an incredible way.

28 As we constantly meet with New Schools to see how we can support them and share about Jesus.

29 Young people in Swindon as they face the increasing pressures of society, that they know that there is hope in Jesus.

30 Pray that God will continue to provide much needed funds and finances to keep our work of expanding the gospel running.

31 For all our volunteers and new volunteers to join us.

1 For Easter assemblies taking place over this week.

2 For those who receive mentoring in school from team members. Pray that God would bring peace to those young people struggling with mental health issues.

3 The training that Emrah and Sam received last week will continue to be impactful both in theirs and other lives.

4 For the continuation of financial resources for SYFC.

5 For Naomi as she helps the organisation tick along; and for favour in her grant writing.

6 For the team that they manage to receive some spiritual refreshment over the Easter period.

7 For all children and young people this Easter break, for whom home life is not a happy place.

8 For those children and young people who are away at Christian camps over the Easter period – that this would be a positive faith altering time for them.

9 For all the young people the team meet out on the streets – that they would filter further into youth groups.

10 Good Friday – for young people, that they may remember something of what may have been said in school Easter assemblies run by the team.

11 For Church partnerships – that they would continue to grow in impactful ways.

12 Easter Sunday – for revival for all people on Sunday as we remember the One who gives life.

13 For the young people that we mentor in schools – that they make wise decisions over the Easter period.

14 For all the volunteers who work with us over so many different projects. That they would know Christ in them.

15 For Chris as she manages the day-to-day accounts of the organisation.

16 For the growth of “The Hub”, children’s & youth leaders gathering that brings together those who provide provision for under 18’s across our churches in Swindon.

17 For those who are starting to revise for exams taking place this summer.

18 For a culture of youth work to grow within Swindon area.

19 For children and youth leaders leading groups at church this morning, that they would know the blessing of teaching a younger generation today.

20 The Trustees as they meet tonight. For wisdom, guidance and inspiration for the organisation.

21 For Dave as he leads the team, that God will direct his steps

22 For all those children and young people for whom going back to school this week is a cause of anxiety.

23 For Children & young people as they return to school today.

24 For Sam as he works with Pattern church. Also pray into Sam’s future – that God will speak to him clearly about what he should be doing.

25 For the team as they start training for their physical 70km kayak fundraiser in July.

26 For Emrah as he works with Rodbourne Baptist Church. Also pray into Emrah’s future – that God will direct his paths.

27 For Ben as he leads sports ministry at The Deanery.

28 For Sarah as schools’ clubs start back. That her words would ring true in young people’s hearts.

29 For the team as they meet today for devotions, that it would be a faith building time.

30 For the newly formed faith groups at Schools – that they would continue to grow in number and depth.