March 2025 Prayer Newsletter

February flew by and we are looking forward to some hopefully warmer weather with the start of March. Join us in lifting the following requests to our Heavenly Father this month.

• Food Center: Praise God for the amazing volunteers who help us keep the food center running smoothly. Pray for the continued resources to meet the needs of our neighborhood.
• Tutoring: Prayers for health for tutors and students in a season of a lot of sickness. Praise God for the new tutors added to our staff and the ability to reduce our waiting list.
• Streams ‘U’: Praise God for the work of Starlight Ministries and their facilitation of the Grief and Loss Workshop in February. Prayers for those in our community that are navigating loss at this time. Pray for the upcoming “No Bad Parts” workshop on trauma. Pray for good community engagement.
• Meals on Wheels: Thank God for this organization that faithfully serves lunch to our senior neighbors 3 times a week. Pray for the 30+ neighbors that regularly attend. Pray for health, protection and continued fellowship. Praise God for a new volunteer who has gotten involved playing music once a month during lunch service.
• We thank God for the change of seasons and his faithful provision each month. As we begin looking toward summer programming, pray for guidance and wisdom with where God is leading Streams.

Current News

• Diapers Needed! We were blessed with amazing diaper donations over the holiday season, but we are reaching the end of our supply. We are in need of diapers, sizes 3-6. If you are willing to donate, donations can be dropped off at Streams Monday through Thursday between 9am-4pm. Questions? Email heidi@streamsgr.org.
• No Bad Parts: On March 12, 19, and 26 Pastor Arek O’Connell will lead a workshop on Internal Family Systems, a therapeutic approach to trauma. In this Streams ‘U’ workshop we’ll learn that while we may have parts we dislike or reject, healing starts with self-compassion. Sign up using this link. Free childcare is available for ages 1-11 with preregistration.
• Mark Your Calendar! Our next Meijer Simply Give Double Match Day is Saturday, March 22 at the Gaines and Wyoming Meijer! On this date, when you add a Simply Give gift card to your cart, Meijer will double match it. So a $10 Simply Give card becomes $30! Spread the word about this great way to support Streams Food Center.
• Neighborhood Cleanup Day: Put Saturday, May 10 on your calendar. From 9am-3pm Streams will host a neighborhood cleanup day. We will have dumpsters for neighbors to throw away trash, yard waste, mattresses etc. We also invite volunteers to help us get us ready for summer by cleaning our campus. Stop by for a few hours or the whole day to help. More information here. Questions? Email sue@streamsgr.org.
• Fun, Fitness & Fellowship: From now until May 16th the YMCA is hosting a fitness class at Streams on Fridays from 9:45-10:30 am. It is a low intensity class aimed to improve joint mobility, strength, balance and coordination. This class is completely free and everyone is welcome!