Dear All,
Thursday's Bottom Line:
Good news! The three-day Tandem Conference began on Thursday with over 30 attendees who are all excited and totally committed to becoming disciple-makers!
More news: Two of our team members are having health challenges and need our prayers immediately.
Thursday's Prayer Requests:
1. God to minister powerfully to the pastoral couples through Scott's Better Together marriage seminar on Day Two of the Tandem Conference.
2. Scott's esophagus/swallowing issue to resolve and not recur (details below); peace for him, and plenty of energy to teach on Friday.
3. Total healing for Whitney who seems to be fighting traveler's bronchitis.
Thursday's Details:
Day One of the Tandem Conference went well. Our team even held a sample DM group with the attendees so they could experience what happens in weekly DM groups, and it looks like four new online DM groups will be starting with these couples as soon as they return home from the conference. We are praising God for a great kick-off for this new season of disciple-making throughout Luzon in the Philippines!
Healthwise, Mark's wife, Whitney, is dealing with symptoms of bronchitis. Feeling sick in a foreign country can be especially challenging; please pray for Whitney to recover quickly.
Also, several times on mission trips in the past few years, Scott has had a sudden situation of difficulty swallowing certain foods (usually chicken or fish) which seem to get stuck in his throat. Thursday evening he said this had happened again, his esophagus felt raw, and he was really exhausted. On Friday (Thursday night MO time) he will be teaching 8-9 hours during the Better Together seminar, so please pray for God to heal him and energize him!
Finally, we all know that we have an enemy who is not at all happy about what God is doing and will do during this mission trip. We also know that the Spirit who is in our ministry team is greater than any spirit that's in the world! You might be thinking, "Yes, Patty, that's true, and I'm sure somebody else will pray about those things," but as our pastor has said, "Somebody else moved away!" We are depending on YOUR prayers for Wilson and Angelica, Mark and Whitney, Scott, and the pastoral couples at this conference. Our prayers - all of our prayers - really matter and are making a positive impact on various situations there.
Thank you for praying for our team in the Philippines now! = )
Blessings,
Patty