Sunday, August 24, 2008

prayer letter

I have been convicted about a few things the last few months and have been praying about what exactly needs to be done about it...

1 ~ my need for others to regularly pray for me in my life and ministry here

2 ~ my failure to enable that to happen by communicating prayer needs to those who I know would love to pray!

I have been very poor at communicating to you about how things are going here (please forgive me!) and I'm starting to reap the negative consequences of that! I'm finding I desperately need others to carry my needs and the needs of those in Thailand before the Father - and I need the accountability of writing to you about them.

I've been thinking about whether to try to do this on my blog or by letter or email. I have been a little more hesitant recently about sharing things on my blog as I am discovering that I have no idea who is actually reading it anymore. Some people I don't even know, I'm sure... So, I would like to do something a little more formal and write a prayer/update email every month or few weeks.

My question for you is - would you be willing to commit to praying for me, Clint (for this year!), my students and the growing church in Thailand? Praying for someone regularly is a commitment and one that I struggle to keep as I support other missionaries, so please don't enter it lightly! But it makes a world of difference! God truly does hear and answer prayers and I am continually amazed at how quickly He responds to the prayers of others in my life when I lay my heart and struggles before them. It's an exciting journey - watching God work - so for you sake and mine, I would ask that you consider this commitment.

I have the first letter written in my head. : ) If you would like to pray for me this year, please either send me an email or post a comment, including your email address (maybe of them I have already, but just in case!). Thank you for considering and for already being such a faithful friend and prayer for me in the past!

Monday, August 18, 2008

Proud

Clint made the JV Soccer team at ICS!! I'm so proud - he's worked really hard for this all summer and we've been praying for a long time that he'd make it. We're both really happy! : )