Praise and Prayer for October 19, 2010

God has brought us through another week, and safely over another 1200 miles since last Tuesday.  We are grateful for His protection and for His help for us, especially for the children as we face the many challenges that our travelling schedule brings.  They have been a part of our ministry presentation in almost every church where we have ministered, giving greetings, quoting verses and singing.  The constant changes do bring special challenges, however, and we would ask for special prayer for extra grace for each of them. 

Last Wednesday evening, my Mother’s oxygen levels dropped toward the end of her dialysis session and she needed to be taken to the ER.  She was in the hospital through today, when she was discharged and returned home. They drained 1.25 liters from around her lungs (thoracentesis) on Friday and adjusted some of her medicines.  We are thankful for brother Don and Ramona and my Aunt Mary Lee who are there and able to help and visit during this time when we are so far away.  Cherith’s Mom has been a real help to my Mother as well, and has been able to visit her several times. 

It is good to be back here in northeast PA.  We are nicely settled into a single wide home on the Dale Grosvenor farm, nestled in the beautiful Endless Mountains near Montrose, PA.  This week we have a special opportunity to join Pastor and Mrs. Rosenau and several other couples from Springville Baptist Church in attending a Couples Prayer Advance (Christ Life Ministries) in Lancaster, PA.  We look forward to the special time of studying and applying Biblical principles to strengthening our marriage relationship.  Our children are excited about spending time with Jessica Leslie who has taken extra time off work to be able to watch them for us.  We will be leaving the Advance early on Friday evening in order to retrieve our children and then on Saturday travel up to Parishville, NY for meetings on Sunday.

  Praise for:

- protection on our travels this week from NC to VA to DE to PA to NY, and back to PA.

- His help for the children, and for their participation in our home ministry.

- Josiah’s life, and for his second Birthday last Wednesday (October 12) in DE, and for the fun time celebrating with some of our ministry partners.

- God’s undertaking for Jonathan’s Mother this past week, for some improvement with her breathing, and that she has now returned home again.

- the time we have here in northeast PA connecting with our church family here and with partners in ministry.

Pray for:

- protection in our travels to Lancaster, PA and Parishville, NY.

- our children, for extra grace for the challenges that they are facing, for adequate rest and for good progress in school.  Pray for them as we leave them with Jessica on Thursday and Friday to attend the Prayer Advance.

- Jonathan’s Mother, for increased strength and that she’ll be able to breath well and rest well at night.

- God’s blessing on our ministry partners and that God would raise up others who share our burden to partner with us through prayer and financial support.