There are a couple of other specific areas that we would appreciate prayer. First is our instructor situation. Due to the state requirements for certified fire instructors, we are finding it close to impossible to pull off a Fire Academy with our current instructor model. We don't want to lose training options, but we also don't have a clear path forward on finding a solution to the problem. Please pray that we would have wisdom on what we should do to address the issue, and if that requires hiring additional staff, please pray that God would be moving in their hearts to prepare them to come on staff with us at ALERT. Pray for all our instructors that they would be encouraged spiritually, that they would invest well into the men, and that God would keep bringing us the instructors that we need.

Another area for prayer is all of the admin projects that we are trying to make headway on this quarter. We are working on redesigning our website to make it easier to navigate and give a better introduction to the ALERT program for people who don’t know anything about us. Lord willing we will launch the new site in December (and we would really appreciate your feedback once it goes live). We are also looking at making some progress on various business development projects like marketing, strategic planning, and better fundraising practices. Pray that we prioritize these projects well; with students on campus most of the year it can be hard to make time to work on long term projects that are important but not urgent.