March 2023

Written By Mellisa Pressley

God is Understanding

Definition: One who has empathetic or tolerant recognition of somebody else’s nature or situation

Scriptures: 1 Chronicles 28:9-10; Psalm 147:5; Ephesians 1:7-9

Praise and Thanksgiving

• God has provided us with an attorney! We can now move forward with finalizing forms and various tools needed to legally protect both the minors and adults in GenFree ministries.

• Several people have been brought by the Lord to establish a foundational framework for GenFree. They continue to work together to bring various levels of support, administrative aid, encouragement, and prayers.

• GenFree Intensive Registrations are coming - We have over 15 registrants so far!

• We have another GenFree Intensive scheduled in Spring Hill, Tennessee October 9-10, 2023, scheduled.

• New GenFree Connection Coordinators – dealing with all steps requests and general GenFree ministry information requests

Intercession

AREAS IN FOCUS: These areas of ministry are currently in our scope of focus and need additional prayer:

• Training 2023 – URGENT FOCUSED PRAYER NEEDED

  • First GenFree Intensive (in-person weekend) is scheduled in Bismarck, North Dakota April 28-29, 2023.

  • Specifically, we are working out the speakers and content development.

  • Pray for all the attendees…. that God would call them out, make way for their finances and needs, and envelope them with a passion to get networked in this area of ministry.

• Testimonies being filmed – we are recording student testimonies to post on the website. Pray the Holy Spirit gives these young people the words to say and the editing process painless.

• FICM Newsletters from GenFree this Spring – We are writing newsletters in March and April sent to over 6,000 recipients. Pray for the words given by the Lord touches readers, deepens their own walk with God, and inspires them to invest in young generations for Christ.

• GenFree Presentations this Spring

  • Vision and Promotion Presentations given at the FICM Practicum and the Transform Retreat April 2023 – both in Travers City, Michigan (both presented by Mellisa Pressley) with a NEW GenFree Booth

  • New Presentation Scheduled in Family Gathering Event 2023 in Northampton, UK – We are starting a discussion with all 40 countries on how we can bring Freedom in Christ to Gen Z. Pray God reveals His plans for this presentation and group collaboration.

• Revision and Rebranding of Steps booklet for Young Persons and GenFree bookmarks

• Budget 2023 Development and funding

• Spiritual Warfare

  • It has been more than apparent that GenFree is a threat to Satan and his schemes! Please be in prayer for the battles (although the war has already been won!) currently going and those attacks in the future. Specifically, pray for physical health for the leaders, their families (especially their children and grandchildren), their marriages, and their safety in traveling.

  • Join us in daily putting on our God-given armor, claiming Jesus’ authority, and declaring that authority over all areas of our lives.

• New GenFree Website content

  • There is minimal content currently on the GenFree website because there are so many aspects involved in the creation, editing, approval and distribution of material and resources. This is a BIG, BIG task! We need the Lord to provide it all!

  • We also need wisdom and patience in the process. The team members know they are in a beautiful place of complete dependence and reliance on Christ here.

  • We also pray those who visit the site will be patience, feel excitement and anticipation, and hope for the future as content is slow to develop and distributed.

Areas still need of continued prayers and are of great importance:

• PROTECTION, PROVISION & SPIRITUAL GROWTH: We ask the Lord to protect and provide for the team’s families, infuse them with creativity and vision, direct them into the resources He has planned for this team to utilize, and continually grow in dependance and love with Christ personally. The enemy wants to discourage and disarm us all as we seek to walk in the Spirit and faithfully follow the calling He gave us. Please pray by name specifically for:

  • James and Mellisa Pressley, Joe and Tammy Williams, Mary Chester, FICM Staff involved in support of this effort: Dan Studt, Cindy Bergenback, and Chris Campbell, and other administrative support: GayNell Scarborough, Gary and Mary Erkes, Sue Huber

• TEAM DEVELOPMENT: We want to further develop a team of contributors who serve as youth ministers and curriculum developers. This takes some networking and prayerful discernment. Pray God leads us to HIS chosen contributors for the curriculum content and GenFree team.

• TIMING: Lord, Jesus, keep us in step with Your divine timing. We want to wait upon You as you deem right and charge full steam ahead only when you say "GO!", so keep us in daily submission to your direction and speed as You fold out Your plan for this ministry effort!

• CONTENT DEVELOPMENT: You know how the enemy will try to distract us, dilute our passion, and discourage our attempts. Pray the enemy be blocked from his efforts, as we claim the authority and position in Christ given to all those who serve Him! Pray with us for our hearts and minds to be in complete alignment with the Holy Spirit.’

  • New Generation Freedom Website content: Pray for the GenFree Team as we develop more content for workers, parents, and young generations.

  • New GenFree Intensives: Pray for the development of training seminars in various locations throughout the USA.

  • Curriculum development: for HIS words to just freely flow onto the keyboards as we type this message for students!

• FUNDS: Donations will be an ongoing series of faith endeavors. God is THE provider, and we depend on Him to bring forth donors to fund the expenses this ministry requires. Areas in Need of funding currently are:

o Rebranding materials (Video and sound equipment, graphic designers, website developers)

o Team member expenses as they travel to train CFMAs.

o Future Youth Intensives - development and expenses

o New Curriculum development

o Field Staff expenses (currently GenFree team field staff are Tammy Williams and Mellisa Pressley)

o To give a donation, visit https://www.ficm.org/give/

• DREAMING AHEAD: Lastly, pray for God to continue to work out the specific ways FICM can resource and further disciple adults to work with the next generation. We are looking into trainings, website contributions, networking platforms, future youth practicums, parent resources, and more! Lord, keep us tethered to Your vision and plans!

Mellisa Pressley
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