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CSB Canada National day of Prayer

Thank you for your help.
Saturday, February 29, 2020
24 hours of dedicated intercession.
John 14:13 - Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

Saturday, February 29, 2020, was set aside for people to pray for the ministry of Christian Service Brigade across Canada.

On behalf of the Board of CSB Canada and each member of our staff,
We want to say a very special thank everyone who took the time
to pray for this important ministry.

Bright and Keen for Christ.

Prayer Requests 2020:

Some Priority Requests:

• Pray for Increased support for the President's position, allowing more time to be spent in administration, connecting with churches and donors, and the development of materials. Steve would like to move to half-time by the end of 2020. Pray that several NEW Pre-authorized Monthly donors would join his support team.
• Pray for the expansion of CSB to more churches in Canada. Our ministry to raise up multiple generations of Christ-following men is a partnership between churches, their men and Christian Service Brigade. We are particularly focused on Alberta where we have had a number of solid inquiries from parents and churches about a ministry to their boys.
• Pray for wisdom as Steve finishes the "Frontier Trails" reboot in the Battalion Achievement program.
• Pray for Open Doors and Ideas as Brigade develops new ways to connect with churches with our ministry programs and discipleship materials.
• Pray for ISI - IRON SHARPENS IRON MEN'S EQUIPPING CONFERENCE in Vancouver. On April 4th, hundreds of men will gather in Coquitlam with keynote speakers Dr John Neufeld (Back to the Bible Canada) and Chris Boyko (BC Lions' Head Conditioning and Strength Coach). Pray that the men will be reminded that they are called to serve God through their local churches.

• Praise the Lord for each one of our Donors who have supported us so faithfully over the years, especially our monthly pre-authorized donors, many of whom have supported the ministry financially for decades.
• Pray for Camp Teepee Pole, CSB's partner ministry in the foothills just west of Sundre Alberta. Pray that boys and young men will be impacted by the Camp's summer camps: Father and Son Team Day; Tree Climbers Weekend; Leadership Trails Week; Adventure Trails Week; and Stockade Week. Pray for their Fundraiser Banquet on April 18th.
  

Some Personal Requests

• Pray for a couple who have to sell their house for a good price, and as soon as they can, as they have purchased another one nearby.  
  
• Pray that a Shape & Race Event and their Winter camp will go really well and are God Blessed. Pray for an increased number of boys in Stockade.
• Pray for a former US Staff member’s eight grandsons would continue walking closely with the Lord during their elementary and early teen years. May each one grow to be a man of God.
• Pray for a pastor in one of our churches who was recently diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. Pray that the doctors would find a therapy that matches his cancer cell type. 

• Pray for Camp Cherith - Ontario that we partnered with for CSB Adventure Week  for more that ten years. Pray that God will work mightily in the hearts of campers this summer. Also pray for staffing and finances to eliminate the balance of the new land purchase.
• Pray for the families of former CSB leaders, staff and supporters who have gone to be with their Lord over the last year including: Phil Johnson, Nelson Rothfus, Wally Mills, Tom Swan. Bill Martin, Steve Grove’s Mother in Law, Lois Wilson
• Pray for healing several local leaders who are facing major health issues that is limiting their involvement in ministering to the boys and young men in their churches.
  

Requests for our Staff:

• Pray for the staff of CSB Canada and their wives –

              Dr Steve (Bonnie) Grove, President and RD for North Saskatchewan;
              Harold (Carol) Browne, Vice President and RD for Quebec & Maritimes;
              Gord (Marie) Banman, Warehouse Manager and RD for Manitoba &   South Saskatchewan;
              Ron (Diane) Carnahan, Regional Director for Ontario; and
              Howard (Kathie) Pike, Regional Director for British Columbia & Alberta.

• Pray for Steve in Winnipeg this weekend to celebrate 65 years of Continuous ministry at Calvary Temple (longest of any church in Canada), Prayer Breakfast for the men and boys on Saturday morning, a Training Seminar in the afternoon. Steve will be speaking at three services on Sunday, March 1st.
• Pray for Steve's daughter Heather dealing with mental pressures resulting from experienced losses in her life.
• Pray for Kathie as she will be undergoing reconstructive surgery on all five toes of her right foot in mid-May. She will be in a non-weight bearing cast for 8 weeks and another 4 weeks of limited mobility after that. Howard will be her primary caregiver from May 14th through August 6th, perhaps longer. This will reduce Howard’s availability during this period, particularly up to July 9th.

 
 CSB Overall Ministry Requests:

• Pray that Christ would be given the preeminent position in all we do and say in the Tree Climber, Stockade and Battalion groups across Canada.
• Pray that the Word of God would be clearly proclaimed, so that each boy or young man would have the opportunity to ask Jesus to become his Saviour, and to follow Him as a strong disciple.
• Pray that the CSB leaders, Tree Climber dads, Rangers, Chief Rangers, Lieutenants, Captains, Brigade Chairmen and church leadership will build strong connections with the boys and young men; that all involved in those ministries will bring glory to God and will truly be “Bright and Keen for Christ”.
• Pray that Churches across Canada would recognize their responsibility to build the upcoming generations of boys and young men, and would seriously consider using Christian Service Brigade as part of their ministry of Building Godly Men.
• Pray for the Board Members of CSB Canada as they provide the overall leadership and determine the direction of the organization. Thank the Lord for Frank Vander Muellen who served on our Board for the past several years. Pray for Dr Gord Lovegrove who has joined the Canadian Board recently.
  

• Pray for safety as our staff, leaders, boys and families travel to and from their CSB activities.
• Pray for our efforts to "Build Godly Men of Today and Tomorrow" as we encourage men and CSB leaders to be effective in their churches and ministries, families and communities; to be mighty Men of God and worthy Christ-followers.

• Pray that God will stir up church leadership to provide men in their churches opportunities to disciple and mentor boys to manhood through action-packed, geared-to-boys ministry programs.
• Pray for our partners south of the border, for Scott Haima and the staff of CSB USA headquartered in Buffalo New York.
• Pray that CSB in local churches will continue to Win and Train Boys for Christ, and that together we are Building Godly Men of Today and Tomorrow.