Smith Prayer & Praise - May 2006
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"I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation," Isaiah 61:10a (KJV)
Dear Team,
May is already getting away from us, and we are just getting our prayer update out. Thanks for your prayers during this busy time for us:
Praises:
1. Praise God for a great finish to our parenting class with five families from our church. The Lord blessed each family involved. See pictures.
2. Praise God for the salvation of Salvadora. Read more about this spiritual battle in these two journal entries: entry 1 & entry 2
3. Praise God for a good trip to Guatemala over Holy Week. We had a good and refreshing time with Lori's parents. See pictures.
4. Praise God for a good Children's day service on April 30. A few new kids and their parents attended church that day. See pictures.
Prayer Requests:
1. Pray for our upcoming trip and transition to the US for home assignment. Pray for all the packing and "loose end tying" that we will be doing in the next several weeks. Pray for a good family adjustment and for the provision of extra funds for the travel and move.
2. Pray for the church transition. Pray that the men who are stepping up will prove to be faithful servants. Bryan, along with four other men from the church had the opportunity to attend an excellent leader's conference last week. Pray that it will continue to bear fruit.
3. Pray for the salvation of Abigail and Alejandro. Abigail is Salvadora's niece. See praise number 2 above. Also please pray for the salvation of Oliver, Isela's husband. She and her three children are studying God's Word with us, and would love to see their husband/dad join them.
Praise God for His magnificent salvation. Pray for the efforts that are being made to get the gospel out, including the distribution of a World Cup Soccer gospel tract that is being distributed. It is a great, well accepted tool that is being used to share the good news here in Mexico!
Rejoicing in the Lord,
Bryan, Lori, Kendra, Tara, & Ben