{"id":271,"date":"2010-06-10T22:30:41","date_gmt":"2010-06-11T03:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ziegelbaur\/?p=271"},"modified":"2010-06-10T22:30:41","modified_gmt":"2010-06-11T03:30:41","slug":"june-2010-prayer-praise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ziegelbaur\/?p=271","title":{"rendered":"June 2010 Prayer &amp; Praise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Summer is nearly here!\u00a0 Are you changing gears, from the routines of the school year to summer breaks?\u00a0 We\u2019re down to our last full month in the US.\u00a0 And as activities wind down, our heads are turning toward Africa and what lies ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Ron and I spent the first couple days of June in Chicago at a Covenant World Mission training event primarily for new short term missionaries.\u00a0 We were amazed to see about 25 people preparing for short term service with the Covenant!\u00a0 And we got to meet a few people preparing to go to Cameroon.\u00a0 It was good to get acquainted with these future ministry colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>We also got to hear from Paul DeNeui, North Park Seminary Missions Prof.\u00a0 In the course of his talk on missiology, he spoke of the significance of the number 40 in the Bible: it\u2019s a number associated with a period of preparation for a new life or new ministry.\u00a0 After a moment of calculation, Ron whispered to me, \u201cWe\u2019ve been in the US for 40 months!\u201d\u00a0 Goosebumps moment.\u00a0 Is there any question that God is in control?\u00a0 \u201c<em>For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, &#8220;plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future<\/em>\u201d\u00a0 (Jer. 29:11)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Praises from May<\/span>:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0 Great visits with churches in Michigan and Minnesota<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0 Strong finish to some of our school year activities and ministries<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0 A good start on the packing stuff to ship (not a lot this time, as we&#8217;re moving to a capital city in Africa).<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0 Good weekend (Memorial) annual camping trip &#8211; the start of our &#8220;last times&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0 Ron &amp; Janet to Chicago (June 2-3) for part of Missionary Equipping and Training Event (which is mainly for new missionaries, but we\u00a0got\u00a0to meet new missionaries preparing to join us in Yaounde, Cameroon.\u00a0 We also took a\u00a0few boxes to be shipped by container via a Baptist mission.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Pray for June<\/span>:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0 Strong finish of school for the kids.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0 Serious packing down of things we&#8217;re leaving behind; packing up of stuff to bring with us.\u00a0 Pray us efficiency and wise use of time we have left.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0 Patience as stress mounts with the fast approach of our departure date.<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0 Final details:\u00a0 last good-byes, Cameroon visas, final medical appointments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ziegelbaur?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=271&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer is nearly here!\u00a0 Are you changing gears, from the routines of the school year to summer breaks?\u00a0 We\u2019re down to our last full month in the US.\u00a0 And as activities wind down, our heads are turning toward Africa and what lies ahead. 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