· Pray for the new deacons’ court (for list of deacons see p. 12), that they would be given wisdom to work in harmony to discern God’s will for the congregation
· Pray for those recently baptised — Jess Tait, Cao Yuan, Richard Allison, Buki and Tafadzwa Msengezi — and for the congregation to support them in their spiritual growth
· Give thanks for the work of the interns, Tanya Alexeeva, Pedro Gonzalez and David Nemeshegyi, and that God would bless them as they return to their home countries of Russia, Argentina and Hungary
· Pray for the work among internationals, particularly the future direction of our International Club iFriends begun by Tanya and others
· Our work among young people, particularly Sunday School leaders and pupils and the IT Club for teenagers
· Continue to pray for wisdom concerning the future of the building
· Pray for Christian events and witness in the forthcoming Edinburgh Fringe Festival
· Christian life, discipleship and witness in an ‘age of austerity’ in the Western world
· The work of Bethany Christian Trust and other agencies working among homeless and deprived people
· Our ongoing relationship with the church in Lom, Bulgaria
