June Prayer & Praise
Another full month has come and gone for us, with some significant things happening. It was an eventful month with Carol traveling to Chicago for Kjel’s graduation from North Park, my trip to Morocco, Nicki moving to Minneapolis and having a kidney infection….let’s see, oh yes, and Erick just left for Mallorca to spend time with some friends after finishing school. We are very aware of a praying community that supports us and want to continue to thank you for being part of what God supplies for our journey. We feel God’s company in the midst of our lives and are grateful to be part of what he is doing for focus people.
My trip to Morocco went great even though I got sick. More in-depth stories can be found below so check those out if you want more detail. And the pictures are there to give some visual aids. Suffice it to say, Morocco is very enchanting as it is important for what God is doing today with our focus friends, many of whom come from Morocco. Here are some prayer requests as we go forward over the next 30 days. Please join us in praying.
• Nate is our friend and Covenant short-term missionary we left in Fez to study Arabic. He is doing well but asks for prayer for learning the language and also for spiritual support during the next 3 weeks of study.
• Arabic teacher. I have not been able to visit my Arabic teacher for a while but hope to have a coffee with him this next week. Continue to pray for him, that God would give us opportunities to connect at a deep level and share about the things of God with each other through friendship and trust. I don’t want to leave Barcelona without having the chance to establish a deeper bond with him and sharing more deeply the love of Christ.
• House rental. We have a great lead on a house for rent back in Seattle. Please pray that the owner strongly consider us as potential renters. The price is right, the size is good, and the location is perfect for what we need to do this coming year. We have tickets to return on July 20th so we are not really too close to the date to have a place to stay. If this house does not work out, pray that God will provide and show they way.
• Kids. Continue to pray for our children, each of them as they are in major transition this year. Pray for God’s guidance and wisdom in their lives as they make decisions about their futures, careers, friendships and sense of God’s presence in their lives as well.
• Pakistani friends. Praise God for a successful 1st worship service for my Pakistani friends this last month. Pray that God continue to lead and provide for Austin, Oliver and their growing list of friends and contacts that they minister to.
Well, this is probably enough for this month. Do pray also more generally for our transition back to Seattle. Pray for things like all the details, relationships, new opportunities, travel, energy, peace and just overall sense of God in our lives and our faithfulness to follow, whatever that entails! Keep posted on my blog for stories and developments in our ministry and many transitions these next few months. The picture above tells the story of who all this activity is about. Without him, we are pretty boring and insignificant. But since we know him, our lives have Kingdom significance. Just think, we can all be part of his plan for the ages. That is exciting. Nothing beats that for adventure, significance and the stuff of life that keeps us leaning forward into his love and grace. By the way, click the picture for details about where and what. A click takes you to the place on my flickr site with more information.
“People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God.” Luke 13:29
I want to know as many people from the east and west at that great feast!
