For the next three weeks, from January 4 to January 20, I need you all to do something for me. My team and I will be in a closed country where it is illegal to do the things we do. It’s a spiritually oppressive place where most people we’ve talked to have had major battles on their hands each and every day. On top of this a few of us are still sick (including myself), many are homesick (’tis the season), we’ll be hitting some major culture shock, and we’ve just had a big change in our team dynamic (see ‘A Different Kind of Leader’ for more details). So what I need is for you all to pray for us every day for the next three weeks.
Pray for:
– Discernment on when, where, and how to share the gospel and when to just pray
– Safety
– New team dynamics to keep growing us the way they already are
– Spiritual protection and strength
– No mistakes in security precautions. There are stories of people destroying 20 years of ministry by sending a text message to their mom with the word ‘pray’ in it that lead authorities to undercover missionaries who were then deported. We don’t want that.
– Health and healing
– God’s provision. Several of my teammates need to have large portions of their support to come in by the time we leave for Africa or they won’t be able to continue on the race, and with no access to communication they can’t do fund raising while in this next location.
– That this time would be glorifying to God in every way possible
We are taking strict safety precautions from January 4 until January 20 that don’t allow us to access our emails, blogs, or internet in general, so no one will hear from us until then. At the earliest. Be assured that if something bad did happen people would know very quickly, so no news is good news. If there is an emergency my parents will know how to get information to me via AIM. Thank you everyone for all you do! Your prayers make the biggest difference in the world!
