Praise and Prayer for May 15, 2009

God continues to accomplish His purposes, due in part to the faithfulness and prayer support of His people. Thank YOU for having an important part in our lives and ministry! We have experienced God’s help this week as we faced each of our regular responsibilities with my (Jonathan’s) left arm still in a cast. While the pain is now mostly gone and I’ve learned to do many things one-handed (though more slowly, for sure!), there is much more for Cherith to do. She now does ALL of our driving, including our roundtrip to Algrange. To each added task, she gives attention with love and care and God is giving her strength for the extra load. God has truly blessed our children with a wonderful Mother, for whom we are very grateful. Also, this week we honor our own Mothers who have loved us, sacrificed for us and shown us what a life consecrated to God and their family looks like. Thank God for Mothers!

There were 15 kids present for Sunday school on Sunday, five in each class! We are encouraged by the kids’ good attention and some have asked some very good questions. We were missing some of our students at the Institute this week, though God gave us profitable classes. Only two more weeks before the choir sings for the Graduation ceremony. Last evening, I was picked up and taken to the Council meeting at church. This Sunday we will have our Sango Service and share a segment of “The Hope”.

Praise for:
- the healing to Jonathan’s wrist, the decrease in swelling, and for the strength He is giving to Cherith.
- good progress made with projects and reports.
- steps forward in finding shipment for the Sango Hymnal
- Mothers!

Pray for:
- a good end to the school year at the Institute, for the ensembles as they prepare for graduation.
- the renewal of our French residency cards.
- God’s working in hearts through the Sango service and the Sunday School.
- the Ladies’ Scrapbooking Outreach this Saturday, May 16th.