Prayer Requests

Hey Folks,

We'd like to throw some items out for your consideration in prayer:

* Pray for our growth in personal holiness & Christ-likeness.
* Pray for patience as we learn about this culture and place. It is very humbling not knowing how to find much of anything in this place and having to be so reliant on others to do just about anything. So pray for patience & endurance.
* Pray for the kids & their safety here. Make that for the whole mission team. We are some of the only gringos in this place and we constantly feel like we stand out because we do. Lots of folks are curious and needy.
* Pray for our acquisition of the Spanish language. In fact, pray that if God doesn't grant the gift of tongues and /or the interpretation of tongues, that He would grant the quickest acquisition of another language that has ever been accomplished in the history of the world. Our whole family is taking lessons.
* Pray for the healing of my back. As many of you know, I've had 2 surgery's on my lower back and now I've stirred stuff up down there again. I have constant pressure on a nerve in my lower back which causes quite a bit of discomfort and gnawing pain most of the time. I have found a therapist in town who is treating it and it seems to make progress from time to time.
* Pray for the advance of Christ's kingdom here. Pray for our three churches, for the encouragement of the pastors who serve them. And pray for the unviversity ministry that meets every Friday night.

"May God be gracious to us and bless us
and make His face shine upon us (selah)
that Your way may be known on the earth
Your saving power among all nations." ~ Ps. 67:1-2