Announcements, Prayer Requests and Praises

Announcements:

* ATF (Aquire The Fire) money is due Tuesday, February 8th! It costs $25 dollars and you will get that money back to use toward food when we leave to go to ATF. If you would like to go, please give your money to Dee Anne or Ed. We are leaving to go to Muncie, Indiana on Friday March 11th and we will be back late Saturday night or early Sunday morning before church. More information to come. If you have any questions just post your question after logging in and someone will be glad to respond quickly. For more information about ATF check out the website.

* Tuesday February 1st Todd will be giving his last Bible Study. There will be a going away party for him after he gives the Bible study. Please bring $5 to cover for the cost of pizza.

* Beach Party on Saturday, February 19th at The Cellar from 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm. See Lisa for more details.

* Compassion Money Due: Dee Anne still needs compassion money from a few people for the month of January. She will also need compassion money for the month of February. If you do not know if you need to pay, or are interested in helping with compassion it is not too late. See Dee Anne for more details.

* Young Adult Bible Study on Thursday Nights at 7 pm until 8:30 pm.

Must be 18 years old or older.

* The Cellar will be open for high school and college aged students on Saturday Nights from 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm.

Prayer Requests:

• Lisa and Jeremy's mom needs prayer. She has a chipped shoulder and needs to have physical therapy for it. After she recieves some physical therapy she is going to get an MRI taken of her shoulder to help determine if she is going to need surgery. Because of doctor's orders, she will be off of work.
  
• Pat and Amy's daughter Rebecca needs prayer. Friday night/early Saturday morning Rebecca was take to the hospital in Rockford because she was not breahing and was cyanotic. This had happened before and she was taken to a nearby hospital. However, the doctors did not know the cause of it and gave Pat and Amy material to read if it were to happen again. Right now Rebecca is being treated at the hospital in Rockford. Please also keep Pat and Amy in your prayers because this is a very stressful and emotional time for them.
  
• Amy (same person as listed above) and Amanda's Grandma Noble and Grandpa Clark. Their Grandma Noble is in the hospital for ovarian cancer and their Grandpa Clark is also in the hospital because he is having problems with his lungs.
  
• Ashley and Britney's mom needs prayer for her health. Their dad also needs prayer, along with his family. Also, Ashley's friends mom needs prayer. (No specifics were mentioned.)
  
• Hope's mom needs prayer for her ruptured disk. Her mom is also having legal and health problems. Please pray for God's perfect timing for when these things are to happen.
  
• Lisa and Jeremy's brother Eric needs prayer. (No specifics were mentioned.)
  
• Todd is moving to Palatine on February 4th. Please pray for God's protection over him while he is away. Also pray for strength and guidance.
  
• I (Becca) need prayer for guidance and direction. God has been showing me things lately and I just need Him to guide me onto the right path that He wants me to travel. Please pray that God would give me direction and help me become aware of doors that are open, and also pray that He would take my hand and guide me onto the path that He wants me to take, so that I will be following His will and not my own.

Praises:

• Lisa's friend Gwen came to youth group.
  
• Jeremy's friends and family helped fix his car.
  
• Eric's retreat went well over the past weekend. God used him more than Eric had planned on. One of the verses that was used for this retreat was John 15:5, which says, "Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing."

Famous questions from Ed:

How is everyone's ministry doing?

How is everyone's quiet times?