Praise and Prayer for August 15, 2010

We’re thankful for God’s help as we’ve gone through the whirlwind of the past couple of weeks.  The Lord answered prayer for our family as we separated for our round trip back to France to renew our residency cards.  The children did very well with Grandma and Grandpa Broeckert, and we were able to accomplish the purpose for the trip.  A special blessing was joining the church family in Reims for prayer meeting on Tuesday evening, the only full day we were in the country.  We even got to participate in the service as I was asked to lead the singing and prayer time and Cherith was asked to accompany the service.  Two young people were present that our church has been praying for these last couple of years.  One of them received God’s gift of salvation a few weeks ago and has been attending services regularly since.  God continues to work in hearts!

 

Cherith enjoyed a special opportunity to attend a Ladies’ Retreat with her aunt and a cousin where they were blessed by the ministry of Nancy Leigh DeMoss and Gracia Burnam.  God protected our family as we made a road trip to WI and Michigan’s Upper Penninsula.  We spent some time with my Grandma Teachout and my uncle’s family (Clifford Teachout), including a cousin and his wife that drove from Minneapolis for the weekend, and ministered at Grandma’s church in DePere,WI. This past week was the Broeckert family camping trip in Ontonagon, MI where 19 of us gathered for several days of fellowship, hiking, swimming in Lake Superior, and various outings.  We were missing Cherith’s brother Davar and his family and her sister Hadessah.  It was good to get home Friday evening just in time to prepare for a full day of ministry with our dear friends and partners in Fremont, MI.  Our meeting schedule has begun in earnest and we depend on the Lord for health, strength and protection in the days ahead.

  Praise for:

- the Lord’s answers to prayer for our family as we were separated for four days for our trip back to France.

- God’s answers to prayer concerning the two young people that we saw in prayer meeting in Reims.

- the Ladies’ Retreat Cherith was able to attend.

- the family reunions that we have been able to be a part of.

- God’s blessings in the meetings that we have had and for the blessing and encouragement that we have received.

- the progress that Jonathan’s Mom continues to make at Heartland Healthcare.

Pray for:

- wisdom and strength to accomplish all we need to do along with our heavy meeting schedule.

- our children with all of the challenges and changes that come with the schedule that we are having.

- the church in Reims, and for the new believers.

- wisdom for the doctors treating Jonathan’s Mom as they deal with the breathing problems caused by the buildup of fluid in her lungs and abdomen.  The Plavix she is taking for the stents that were inserted recently is keeping them from doing the procedure to drain the fluid.

- God to provide for the purchase of homeschooling materials for Adrianna and Caleb’s school year.