Thursday, February 19, 2009

Well, the Famine is quickly approaching and I covet your prayers that I will have everything ready in time! Things have actually gone fairly smoothly, but there are always those last minute things that crop up and make ya' go "Oops, completely forgot about that!". (smile).

Also, I would ask that you be in prayer for me this weekend as I fast. I am using this time to seek the Lord's will in several areas. This has been something that I have been really dealing with for well over 2 years now and I am praying that the Lord will reveal to me exactly what I am to be doing for His kingdom. I have always known that I have a call to missions, but there have always been things (mostly a thing called "doing life") that have distracted me or gotten in the way of that. Also, when Chris and I married we were Christians, but not living for Christ, so things like "what do you want to do to serve the kingdom of Christ?" never quite came up in conversation. (big smile). Now that we have grown up (that is debatable to some people, I know!) and both committed our lives fully to Christ, we are both using this weekend as a time of prayer and meditation (listening to the Lord) and asking the Lord to show us where we are supposed to be (as in city, work, i.e. all areas of life) and what He is calling us to do for Him. So, please be in prayer for us that we will see clearly God's vision for our lives and also that we will have the courage and willingness to follow that calling. Also, most importantly, be in prayer for our stomachs!!! :)

Starving for children all over the world,
Melissa