Prayer Requests (last updated 4-30-08)

Hi everyone!



I´m having a great time here in Peru but as always there areas where I would love your prayer support.



1. Seeking God- ¨but seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.¨This is one of the verses that God gave me about why I am here. As I read Matthew God linked this verse (mat. 6.33) and Matthew 8.22. ¨But Jesus said to him, ¨Follow Me, and allow the dead to bury their own dead.¨ This is one of those hard verses that I never really liked or understood but as I prayed God revealed (to me in this time) that this verse is telling us to leave the things of the flesh, since we are alive in Christ and dead to the sins of the flesh, behind and ¨allow the dead to bury their own dead.¨ So this is my first prayer request that here in this time I may fullfledged seek God´s face.

-----I love it when God´s confirms a word that he has given you through other saints. About two minutes after writing this first prayer request I went into the bible school to hear David play a song and Mario surprised us with a prophetic message. After he spoke we were singing and worshipping, in Spanish, and then Mario began to prophesy in English. It was one of those words that just resonated as truth and was a complete confirmation of what God had been speaking to me through his word. Hallelujah :)

2. Learning the language- I didn´t learn anything my freshman year in Spanish 1 but had a great second year with Senora Hallingstad. With that little foundation I am able to get around but can´t have real conversations with the people. It is hard to learn Spanish when David is so much better than I am. When we are working or shopping or wherever we go it is faster, easier, and more comprehensive for David to talk... it´s really nice but at the same time I don´t get to learn the language. David is teaching me Spanish as we work but it is a challenge and I could definately use the Holy Spirit to speed things along :)

ºººupdateººº I think it is sort of natural when learning a new language but I feel like I´ve sort of rounded a corner. It is easier to understand and communicate and everything is coming to me a little faster now. Praise the Lord for the patient Peruvians who are helping me learn the language :)

3. Health- Well to start from the feet up:
I have a rash on one of my toes that Tinactin can´t kill. (Praise God it´s gone! Thanks for you Prayers.)
I sprained my ankle back in August and it is still giving me trouble when I work.
My back and neck seem to enjoy going out of place (Praise God. Two weeks ago Dee Copely spoke at the bible college about the ¨new song ¨ and after her message we were worshipping and I was dancing at the back entrance, just worshipping God and up front Mario was like, ¨Someone´s back is being realigned¨. Sure enough my back was the worst it had been since I had been in Peru and as I moved around the bones where in place and the pain was gone. I´ve cranked it a couple of times since then playing with the kids and working but I guess that just means I need to dance some more :) Hallelujah!!!)
My wrists never healed from when I broke them.
My right hand has two warts :(
And now I seem to have la Gripa again (a cough)

4. Wisdom- There is so much need but I only have so many resources, simply said I need my Father´s wisdom. Many days I´m torn to pour out everything I own, everything I have, and all that I am. It is so hard to come from a place of such prosperity and blessing to the basurero or to any place where there is poverty such as that which surrounds me here and I must ask the Lord to hold my heart, for it is confused. And so I must listen and love, pour out all of myself that I can, all that the Lord calls me to, and be a good steward. For every gift I have is from the Father and every gift I give is to be a spirit led gift from the Father.

¨If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that?¨—James 2:15-16

¨give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.” —Luke 6:38

and Matthew 25:14-30

5. Spirit Led-Romans 8:14 ¨because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.¨

Thanks everyone, I will continue to update this post as I go.