Prayer Letter March 2013
I know of no better thermometer to your spiritual temperature than this,
the measure of the intensity of your prayer. - Spurgeon
the measure of the intensity of your prayer. - Spurgeon
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PRAYER
Several years ago our Pastor Tommy Nelson did a short sermon series called the Four Corners outlining some of the basic tenants of the Christian faith (we highly recommend this series - see link below). In the message on prayer he works through Abraham’s prayer for Lot in Genesis 18 and draws this conclusion: “When God wants to do something, He does it through prayer, to glorify Himself. To enhance our relationship with Him, and to let us be participants, He puts us in situations that stress us. Then, based upon the knowledge of who He is, we pray. We pray persistently, but we’re not held to the mercy of our words.” Roman 8:26 tells us “we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.” We have been asking for prayer over the past year that God would move in our circumstances so that we would be able to move to Vienna to participate in the work He is doing there. The past few weeks we have seen some amazing answers to these prayers. HOUSE SOLD!
In fact it sold in 2 ½ hours after it was listed on the MLS, to a buyer who had not yet been inside the house, for more than our asking price. It appears all systems are go on this sale and we will be closing on April 11th!
VISAS APPROVED AND READY FOR PICK UP!
Monday we received the news that our Visa to live in Austria is ready and waiting for us to come and get it in the immigration office in Vienna. Our understanding is they will hold it for us until we arrive.
To God be the Glory, GREAT things He has done!! PRAYER REQUESTS
So, now we are in one of those situations God puts us in that stress us - not because we are concerned everything will work out, but because there is so much to get done. In the next couple of weeks we need to pack up everything we plan to take with us to Vienna (not much) and sell, give away or dispose of everything else. We are also still having meetings with potential prayer and financial supporters. These meetings have been a delight, solidifying long time friendships and making new ones. We are praying for a mid-May departure date, and the only thing standing in the way of that date is finding financial partners, a total of $1,000 per month in additional giving will take us to Austria. We have complete and total faith this is His work and He will complete it. God is using this time to encourage us in our faith! When things get difficult in Austria we will be strengthened as we look back on these times. |
PRAY, earnestly! PRAY we will complete all we need
to accomplish in His strength. PRAY we will keep our focus on Him.
to accomplish in His strength. PRAY we will keep our focus on Him.
As always, we can not thank God enough for you!
We praise Him for your love and friendship.
We praise Him for your prayers.
We praise Him for your financial support.
Even though we thank and praise God, please know .......
YOU are each appreciated.
We praise Him for your prayers.
We praise Him for your financial support.
Even though we thank and praise God, please know .......
YOU are each appreciated.