Praise and Prayer for November 13, 2009

God blessed our church with the visit of all but one of the student body from the Bible Institute in Algrange on Sunday. Spouses and children also came along. It was a personal blessing for us to see our former students, their growing children and to introduce them to Josiah. The students led the singing and meditation, gave testimonies, sang special numbers, played an instrumental number and preached. Cherith and I both taught our Sunday school classes, partly while holding Josiah! After the service and a time of fellowship, our family hurried home so that we could be ready to return to church for the evening Sango service. However, when we returned for the service, nobody else showed up. We spent time singing and praying, and then had a special treat on our way home: supper at McDonalds.


We are thankful for the health and strength the Lord continues to provide for us, especially with all of the interruptions to good rest at night for our newest family member’s feeding. We are learning once again to work our schedule around the regular feeding schedule of a newborn. For Cherith, it can be frustrating to recognize that her responsibilities to Josiah take up a good part of each day. Still, the Lord has helped us to make some good progress in some of our projects this week, including correspondence and birth announcements. Yesterday, Josiah turned one month old and the Lord has provided him with very good health. His doctor was very pleased with his progress when he saw him today for his first month checkup. How thankful we are for God’s goodness to us.

Praise for:
- the ministry of the Bible Institute students last Sunday, and for the very good attendance we had (every seat full!).
- good health and particularly the good report for Josiah’s one month checkup today.
- good attendance in Sunday school.
- progress in projects this week including correspondence.

Pray for:
- the various groups in the church as we prepare our part of the Christmas program scheduled for December 13.
- the Sunday School ministries, for regular attendance and for each member of the teaching team.
- good attendance at the Sango service this Sunday night and for Jonathan as he preaches.
- wisdom and God’s help to reach our neighbors for Him.
- continued adjustments to scheduling around a newborn and his needs.