Daily Prayer Request

And this is the boldness we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.  And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have obtained the requests made of him.  – 1 John 5:14-15

We have a BIG prayer request for you all.  We would like to ask you, our supporters, to pray for us specifically and intentionally daily between now and the end of the year 2013.  We are moving into the period of our Home Assignment where we need to have a large wave of financial support come in between now and the end of the year so that we can head back to Ecuador when we are planning in February of 2014.  In order to return in February, we need to be 100% funded and we are currently at 58% officially.  In reality, we actually aren’t as far away as it may sound; we have quite a few verbal commitments that aren’t included in that percentage.  As we always say, it is the monthly support commitments that are most important as Long-term Missionaries; however we will be allowed to return once we show that we can demonstrate that we have a continued, sustained 100% support level over a several month period.  In order to do this, both monthly commitment gifts and one-time gifts are counted so that is to say that every kind of financial gift matters a great deal for our return to Ecuador.

In times when we feel down and feel like we are up against impossible odds, we are reminded from Scripture that anything is possible with God and through your prayers we can accomplish what is seemingly impossible. So, at this time and going forward until the end of the year, we would like to ask that those of you who pray for us regularly could please pray daily for a large wave of support to come in starting in the month of August through December 2013.  Thank you so much for your faithful commitment to us and our ministry and for your prayers!

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.  And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.  And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.   – Romans 8:26-28