Feb 10 2007
February Prayer–God’s Abundance
"You drench its furrows and level its ridges; you soften it with showers and bless its crops. You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance. The grasslands of the desert overflow; the hills are clothed with gladness." Psalm 65:10-12 (New International Version)
• Pray for a trip to Malaga this next week to connect with the North African Partnership “member care” team. We are investigating ways to serve, especially for Carol, in the care and support of missionaries working among North Africans. This was an important connection made in Malta that will probably yield some significant ministry. There are over 250 Latino missionaries working among our focus people who need member care.
• Continue to pray for my Pakistani immigrant friends, A—— & O——-. They live here in Barcelona without their families. It is sometimes lonely and difficult for them. Continue to pray for efforts to minister to their needs and reach their community.
• Pray for my Arabic class, the other students and my teacher M———-, from Syria. Pray for his current trip to Washington DC to see his brother recovering from heart by-pass surgery. Pray for smooth transitions through immigration and for God’s grace to be revealed in his life. Pray for my witness to him. I told him I was praying for his trip.
• Pray for our language learning and the friendships we develop with classmates. Carol is studying Catalan, I am working on Arabic. These are wonderful means to connect with the immigrants of our community and to build relationships with our focus people.
• Continue to pray for M———— from Morocco. He has a busy schedule with work and school. Pray that we may find time for a discipleship relationship.
• Thanks for prayer for the conference in Malta. It was a rich time full of learning and important networking. The trip to Malaga next week is a direct fruit of that time. Other connections were made and with colleague, Ken, we were able to obtain a bird’s eye view of what God is doing across the North African region.
• Continue to pray about our visas. Word last month is that they were coming along but we have heard nothing since then.
• News about our children is encouraging. Continue to pray for Nicki’s health and studies. She is improving but still under much stress from balancing the demands. Kjel is making plans for post North Park and has several positive options in view. Pray for God’s guidance. Erick’s trip to Oman was great and has provided more friends at his current school and from other countries. Pray for his participation on the Barcelona baseball team as practices have begun and relationships are forming.
Bless you all for praying!
