PRAYER CORNER
Northwest Illinois FCA
Serving 3 Rivers, Greater Peoria, and Northern IL areas
Prayer praises and requests for NW IL FCA will be listed here. We thank you for your support of FCA and ask that you be in prayer for our staff, board, and volunteers who serve the coaches and athletes within our 23-county area.
STAFF
Praise that our Greater Peoria staff are getting to meet active Huddle Leaders in the area.
Prayer for staff that is required to serve the 10-county 3 Rivers FCA area. Especially lifting up Rock Island County for faithful volunteers and potential staff members.
PEOPLE
Prayers for Greater Peoria area coaches whose careers may be coming to a close, for those in transition, for those with young families, and for those whose seasons may have come to an abrupt end.
Prayers for coaches and volunteers for the Tri-State FCA Sports Camp that will take place this summer.
Praising God that we are seeing more youth come to Christ through our huddle ministry. Both the number of huddles and student participation are rapidly growing.
Lifting up the underserved schools as we hope to have a huddle in every public high school.
Praying for impactful experiences that change lives during the summer camp season.
Praising that camp registrations for summer opportunities are now open and spots are quickly filling!
As we pray about future ministry opportunities in the 3 Rivers area, we ask for wisdom and discretion. We also pray for resources, volunteers, and staff to serve.
Lifting up the coaches that are serving our students on a daily basis.
ACTIVITIES
Prayer for protection over the area huddles as they gather together at their campuses each week. Well over 115 huddles are served in the NW IL FCA areas.
Prayer over NW IL FCA upcoming events:
- Real Time 2026, celebration for FCA staff globally, February 19-22.
- Area Advisory Leadership Board meetings, March 12 & 26
- 3 Rivers FCA Vision Gala, April 10, Bettendorf IA
- 3 Rivers FCA Dave Anderson Golf Outing, June 1, Coal Valley IL
- Tri-State FCA Sports Camp, June 22 - 26, Dubuque IA
- FCA GameDay @ JDC Classic, June 30, Silvis IL
- Faith & Family Night with River Bandits, July 11, Davenport IA
- FCA Basketball Power Camp, July 13-15, Manlius IL
- Greater Peoria FCA Golf Outing, July 13, Metamora IL
- FCA Soccer Power Camp, July 21-23, Orion IL
NW IL FCA STAFF
DAN PEARSON
NW IL Multi-Area Director
LESLEY BANISTER
NW IL Administrative Assistant
also serving 3 Rivers and
Greater Peoria Areas
ANDREW HOFER
3 Rivers Area Director
JEFF BERNHARDT
Field Ambassador
CRAIG JOHNSON
Field Ambassador
THOM SIGEL
Field Ambassador
KEVIN BOYLE
Greater Peoria Area Director
SCOTT KRAUSE
Field Ambassador
RILEY METZGER
Area Representative
DALE STEINER
Field Ambassador
ROB MELVILLE
Northern IL Area Director
ERIC DYKSTRA
Area Representative
CATHY MIDTSEM
Administrative Assistant
CLAYTON MIDTSEM
Field Ambassador
