December 23, 2009
Merry Christmas to our friends and family, and esp. our church family at ACAC.
Our short-term missions team of 14 leaves for Tenwek, Kenya on December 26, 2009, and we would greatly appreciate your prayers, as would our hosts- Dr. Chuck and Amy Bemm.
Here are the names of the travelers:
Becky Chiapelli
Lori Chiapelli
Brock Covington
Andy Gabig
John Lantz
Deb Magness
Jon Martz
Mel Milbert
Brian Hornack
Lori Hornack
Dana Reed
Greg Sparks
Justina Sparks
Ray Wolfgang
Becky Chiapelli
Lori Chiapelli
Brock Covington
Andy Gabig
John Lantz
Deb Magness
Jon Martz
Mel Milbert
Brian Hornack
Lori Hornack
Dana Reed
Greg Sparks
Justina Sparks
Ray Wolfgang
Following are some specific ways you can pray for us over these next two weeks...
Praise
· For the Lord continually demonstrating His faithfulness and greatness during our preparation.
· For good attendance at two fund-raising concerts held outside and at the ACAC.
· For the generosity, excitement and support of relatives, friends, co-workers and our ACAC family.
· For the people involved in and contributing to something like this trip for the first time.
· For the Lord providing the amount needed for this trip and opportunities for the team to help one another.
Prayer
· That we stay focused on glorifying God and to humbly set our own priorities aside as we serve others in Kenya.
· For smooth flight connections from Pittsburgh to Paris to Nairobi and back and dealings with customs. Especially the first leg of our journey, our layover in Paris is only little more than 1 hour and we have to change terminals. Pray that the airline would help in transporting us to the terminal and that our first flight lands on time or ahead of time.
· For adjustments in culture and cuisine, time zones (7-8 hours ahead of Pittsburgh), climate (daytime highs in the 80’s) and altitude (7,000 feet).
· As Pastor Rock would say “The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing”. The main thing is the glory of God.
· That we would be a blessing and an encouragement to the Kenyans and Bemms and other missionaries.
· For spiritual eyes and ears to see things in Kenya and in Kenyans, not in a western or American way, but godly way.
· For the health, safety and a strong unity among our travel team.
· For the ability to hear God's still small voice, in situations and circumstances as He directs our path, and hearts and for a Kingdom perspective (that we would see things as God wants us to see them).
· For the Spirit’s protection over our minds, bodies, wills and hearts.
· For the Lord’s care, strength, provision and protection for our families while we are away.
· For spiritual preparation, alertness and openness to God’s working in our heart during and after this trip.
· That the hearts of our team and those in Kenya would be positively impacted, influenced and changed in a new way for God’s kingdom and for His Great Commission.
· That God would use this as an opportunity to share Jesus with our families and co-workers when we return from our trip.
· For the Lord continually demonstrating His faithfulness and greatness during our preparation.
· For good attendance at two fund-raising concerts held outside and at the ACAC.
· For the generosity, excitement and support of relatives, friends, co-workers and our ACAC family.
· For the people involved in and contributing to something like this trip for the first time.
· For the Lord providing the amount needed for this trip and opportunities for the team to help one another.
Prayer
· That we stay focused on glorifying God and to humbly set our own priorities aside as we serve others in Kenya.
· For smooth flight connections from Pittsburgh to Paris to Nairobi and back and dealings with customs. Especially the first leg of our journey, our layover in Paris is only little more than 1 hour and we have to change terminals. Pray that the airline would help in transporting us to the terminal and that our first flight lands on time or ahead of time.
· For adjustments in culture and cuisine, time zones (7-8 hours ahead of Pittsburgh), climate (daytime highs in the 80’s) and altitude (7,000 feet).
· As Pastor Rock would say “The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing”. The main thing is the glory of God.
· That we would be a blessing and an encouragement to the Kenyans and Bemms and other missionaries.
· For spiritual eyes and ears to see things in Kenya and in Kenyans, not in a western or American way, but godly way.
· For the health, safety and a strong unity among our travel team.
· For the ability to hear God's still small voice, in situations and circumstances as He directs our path, and hearts and for a Kingdom perspective (that we would see things as God wants us to see them).
· For the Spirit’s protection over our minds, bodies, wills and hearts.
· For the Lord’s care, strength, provision and protection for our families while we are away.
· For spiritual preparation, alertness and openness to God’s working in our heart during and after this trip.
· That the hearts of our team and those in Kenya would be positively impacted, influenced and changed in a new way for God’s kingdom and for His Great Commission.
· That God would use this as an opportunity to share Jesus with our families and co-workers when we return from our trip.
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