Praying for Carson Today

Today I am praying for Carson. He comes w/his mom to my small group every Thursday. Today he is having his tonsils out. Please pray for him.

Pray for Maggie Today

I am praying for sweet Maggie today. Her surgey is @ 2:00. Please pray for her, too.

24 Hours

In 24 hours we will be @ the airport hugging Lourdes for the first time :o) I can hardly believe it, and can hardly wait.

Please pray for her travel. She will be boarding a plane @ 7:40am Spain time. That is 12:40am Tennessee time. She will arrive in Nashville @ 6:21pm, following 3 different flights. That is going to be a lot for anyone let alone a 15 year old traveling alone. Thank you in advance for your prayers.

Homecoming pictures to follow soon :oP. . .

Pray for Tyler

*Update*

Thanks for praying. Tyler was able to come home today :o)6/8/8


Please pray for baby Tyler. He is a little jaundice, and the doctors want him to stay at the hospital at least one more night. Please pray nursing would go well for him, and his weight would pick up & jaundice would go down--tonight. So that he & Mom (Lisa) can come home tomorrow.

Pray For the Chapman Family

Please pray for the Chapman family. Their youngest daughter was killed after being hit by a car driven by her older brother. I can not imagine the emotions going on in this family.

I can only wonder what is God's plan.

Here is the article about the story.

Mexico Missions Bound :o)

It is 4:00am. I am about to leave for Mexico. Don't have a lot of time to post, but wanted to ask for your prayers. Clinic Days should be Monday through Thursday, we'll know more about our exact plans when we get there. I will not have internet or telephone access :o( We return late on Saturday (10:45pm). Please pray for our mission team, and also for our families.

Specific prayer request for my dear friend Darby. Her Dad was put in the hospital w/pneumonia yesterday, and her oldest daughter broke her arm.

Thank you all. I will post pictures & incredible stories about what an amazing God we serve, when I get back.

Please Pray for The Johnson's

Some friends from church are adopting Savannah-Hope from Malawi. Crystal is there now. They rescheduled the court date for this Thursday. Please pray that everything will be in order for a smooth adoption. You can follow the story on their family blog. Go here.

Sacred Gathering

Last night, I completed a 2.5 day fast. It was part of the Sacred Gathering @ church. God never ceases to amaze me. Four years ago, I participated in the Sacred Gathering, also @ church. I fasted then, too. That is when I first felt God calling me into medical missions. Since then I have been on 4 medical/dental mission trips to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. God has been so good to me through each of the experiences.

When the speaker asked us last night to share what God had been telling us over this last 3 days, I spoke w/Chris Hollomon. I talked w/him about how it felt so easy to share Jesus w/perfect strangers thousands of miles away. In another country, but that when it came to sharing my heart right here--that a lot of times is a whole different story.

All to often I don't give God all the credit, and glory he deserves. Because Ultimately, ALL of the credit & glory belongs to Him. I don't understand why I have not been as comfortable sharing w/friends, and family as I am strangers? Fear of rejection? Fear they'll ask questions I won't know answers to? Fear that I'll share & they just won't care to hear the truth?

My prayer is that God will erase all of those trivial fears--trivial to God, not me. My prayer is that God will restore broken relationships, and allow me to speak his truth clearly. Please pray with me in this.