Time to PRAYSE (I stole that term from my friend Susanne!)
Praise God I am going to start teaching a kickboxing class at a real gym! This is really exciting, as everywhere else I taught was overseas!
Pray for my friends Aubrey Faith and Nick as she is soon entering her third trimester, and they are unsure if they'll be living in Cali or Alaska after their baby is born. (AND, you can pray that I find a way to get out there to SEE her during this important time!)
How has a month flown by since my last prayer request?! Please keep praying for wisdom and guidance in the search for a job that I love, care about, and will add to. I also feel a deep desire to GROW in my relationship with Jesus, to not stop taking RISKS for His kingdom, as well as be really open to life with Him, even it it seems more "ordinary" than I've recently been used to. Can you just cover me in this, please?
I'm home, and I need prayer! :) Insurance- I need new health insurance. It's harder to get once you have a pre-existing condition, so I need some favor! Job- I feel that God is leading me to be very wise in my job selection (I've applied for one so far), and to pray for wisdom for Joe's job too. Health- HEALING!! Pray that the dendrites in my colon stop flaring, and for wisdom in what I need to do diet wise! Relationships- I'm headed to see my sister and Peter, and baby ELIZA this Thursday. Pray that I can be all I need to be for this new family! Pray for Joe and I---we've been together for a year now! Pray that God would put me in the path of all who I need to meet!
My sister, Aubrey, and Peter now have...THEIR BABY GIRL! Eliza Bishai came six weeks early, but quite healthy! She was born December 10th (same day as Joe's birthday!), and is only 4 1/2 lbs. What a DELIGHT!! Please keeps the Bishai Family in your prayers, as they are also in the process of moving! Lots of big transitions at once. Praise God for his hand on Eliza and Aubrey, and pray for really speedy recovery, for them both.
Joe and I have only FIVE weeks left here in the DR. We head home Dec 21st, to MANY unknowns. Please pray that our gifts, talents, and beings will be used up to the BEST of their ability while we are here. Please pray that God will begin preparing paths, and opening doors for future plans, jobs, etc., upon our arrival home. Please pray that I will be hooked up with the right medical doctor when I get home.
My. MOM. Comes. In. 6. Days!! This is so VERY EXCITING for me!! Can you TELL??!!!!! :) Please pray for my mom as she travels here, this Thursday, November 17th, to be with her missionary daughter. She's traveling alone and entering a new country where she doesn't speak the language. Please pray for an incident free travel, and that the can have a RESTFUL, yet eye-opening trip here, for 6 days!
The pills that I started for the treatment of Ulcerative Colitis made me miserable. Each day, everytime I took more of the pills, I got a worse headache, felt dizzy, and nauseous. SO I stopped taking them, and now need to figure out something else that will work. Please keep me in prayer as I go on this journey towards healing.
We have a NAME! I've been diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis---so now we can begin to PRAY FOR SPECIFIC HEALING. Currently, I need to be on pills to heal the problem...but then after, I need prayers to learn how to control it with diet and stress management. More than anything, please pray for the knowledge of complete healing in my body.
A heart at peace gives life to the body... Proverbs 14:30
Oh what a month it has been! It's been FULL---of trials, yet true victory!
Please pray: -For healing in my body---intestinal tract, stomach, muscles--Pray PEACE, and RESTORATION. -For this next week--we are building two homes for two very needy families! Pray for safety, fun, and that everyone involved would get a deeper glimpse of God's mercy and compassion. -For these next two weeks my friend Jenny from England will be visiting me! This is SUCH a blessing and encouragement to me at this time. Pray for God's presence to be so strong with us during these weeks.