Praise and Prayer for February 26, 2010

A special treat this week was the visit of some dear friends of ours, Dr. Jim and Carol Prodan. Although they were only here for two nights, we had a wonderful time together and they were a great encouragement to us. Jonathan was able to show them our church and various sites here in Reims. The children were so excited to have friends to read to them and play together. Carol taught Adrianna some simple songs on the piano and Jim read stories to the kids. Adrianna enjoyed reading Dr. Seuss to them. We praise the Lord for the blessings this visit was to our family.

This weekend promises to be especially busy for the Evangelical Baptist Church of Reims. Tomorrow there will be over 20 pastors and missionaries and over 25 church folk, gathering at the church to assist in the ordination of the church’s new pastor, Emmanuel Fischer. Cherith is busy getting food prepared for the luncheon the ladies will be serving. Sunday morning there is a special Consecration service planned for Emmanuel in which the main speaker will be the president of the Algrange Bible Institute. We are preparing some of the special music, so this week we have had several people in our home to practice with us. There will be a carry–in dinner after the service to give opportunities to fellowship and celebrate together God’s faithfulness.

Praise for:
- healing and good health for our family this week.
- safety for our good friends and ministry partners, the Prodans in their travels and for the time of blessing as they visited us this past weekend.
- good progress in plans for the ordination/consecration this weekend.
- the safe arrival Wednesday of Elva Farrell’s father, Dan Maguire.

Pray for:
- the ordination counsel and installation of Emmanuel as the new pastor this weekend.
- Jessica Leslie, who will be arriving this week from Springville Baptist Church, PA, to help us for two months.
- more church members to commit to serving the Lord in various aspects of church life and ministries.
- God’s direction to be clear to us for our future ministry (after home ministry in 2011).