and so it begins... specific prayer requests for the next week

and so it begins... specific prayer requests for the next week

this is Mark posting as will be evident by my poor spelling and syntax... but you'll get the point :)

for those that don't know... kims last day of work was today... tommarow morning (3:30am to be exact) is the start of the next 5 months of unknown... tommarow we head to OH for a week long mission trip with our church, get "home" late sat (24th), Church on Sunday and then monday we drive to Orlando and fly to Panama on tues (27th)… yes God has a sense of humor... but we're looking forward to this although a little scared... we greatly appreciate your prayers and support.

but moving on to the real reason for this post... Andy our associate pastor and my mentor has given us a list for very specific things to have prayed for each day while in Ohio if you would please remember to pray us and these specific things each day we would be greatful.

Sat July 17
- pray for our safe travel today all the way to our stop-over in Cincinnati. It’s going to be a LOOONG day (Psalms 91:11-12;)
- Pray for our spiritual preparation (Colossians 1:9-12; Ephesians 6:10-20)

Sun July 18
-Pray for our safety to Toledo and while there in the city for the week
-Pray for us to settle in quickly to our housing arrangements at the Southside life Station and get oriented to the ministry of the week (Ps 32:7-8; Ps 121:5-8)
-Please pray for the DeGuire children to especially obey their parents this week! (Deut 5:16)

Mon July 19
-Pray for God to open a wide door for effective service to our ladies who are teaching and serving at the American School for Women and Children, our men who will be building relational bridges with international students and our whole team as we reach out to children on the southside of Toledo. (1 Cor. 16:9; Eph 5:18b)

Tues July 20
-Pray for God’s Spirit to open the minds of the unbelieving (2 Cor 4:4-6) through our kindness, love, and bold witness (Acts 4:31)
-Pray for a servant spirit among us as a team (Mark 10:45)
-Pray that God would open to us a door for the world, that we would speak forth the mystery of Christ (Col 4:3; 1 Thess 2:2)

Wed July 21
-Pray for God to grant repentance to the lost (2 Tim 2:25)
-Pray for God to give us his heart for the lost of the world (Matt 28: 18-20) through the Prayer Tea & continued relationship building, and training.
-Pray for our team to be able to work together well, get along graciously, and serve one another (Phil 2:3; Eph 4:1-3)

Thurs July 22
-Pray the seeds of the gospel fall on receptive hearts, and that people would hear Him knocking on the door of their hearts and let Him in (Mark 4:19-20; Rev 3:20; Prove 20:12)
-Pray for us to be good stewards of the relationships we’ve made this week & that God might lead us to a “person of peace” (Matt 10:11; 1 Thess 2:8)

Fri July 23
-Pray for good follow-up of new believers
-Pray for the team as we enjoy some down-time together that our love for one another would grow deeper and that we would enjoy one another! (1 peter 4:8; John 13:34-35)
-Pray for safe travels to Cincinnati tonight as we prepare for the long journey home tommarow!

Sat July 24
-Pray for safe travel all the way home (Ps 121:5-8)
-Pray for God to continue the work He began in each one of us though this experience to find ways to live missionally at home (Phil 1:6; Acts 1:8)
-Pray for our relationships with one another to be uplifting and encouraging (Hebrews 10:24-25)