1 Corinthians 4: 1-2
People should think of us as servants of Christ and managers who are entrusted with God’s mysteries. Managers are required to be trustworthy.
Jesus Christ Our Savior, we thank You for your servants, Fr. Shaw and Mother Julie and Lydia Mudge. You have entrusted them with your mysteries and given them gifts to enable them to impart these mysteries to seminary students and parishioners in Lima, Peru. We thank You for their trustworthiness and for the excellent fruit coming from their ministries. We thank You for keeping them safe and for the good preaching class last week. We thank You for the healing that resulted from a healing service and continued prayer in a family’s home. We thank You that You protected Fr. Shaw from his cat allergy and protected the whole family from harm when their taxi’s tire went bad. We ask for continued protection, continued grace, and continued spiritual fruitfulness for the Mudges in Peru. Amen.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Prayer Mail
Dear Partners in Prayer,
Peace be with you.
This is our weekly public prayer mail. We started it yesterday, and the final editing was today.
Thanksgivings:
1) Classes have begun and are off to a strong start. We had a very good preaching class tonight. We team-teach, and my unbiased opinion is that Julie did an exceptional job.
2) We had special prayer time in a person's home in Villa el Salvador (a District in Lima) on Sunday evening, after the service. The service was good too, and was partly a healing service; we led it with a lay person who is in the ordination process; he went with us to the house visitation, and he was awesome when praying in the home. The service had lasted two hours. Some serious things were going on in people´s lives that needed prayer. After all the above, we met with the in-laws´ family of the person in the ordination process for about an hour or so at the apartment at the church, and listened to their insights on what is making this generation in Peru tick.
3) Praise God that we did not have an accident either to or from the service on Sunday because of our taxi´s bad tire. Our usual taxi was able to take us, after all, and will do so, next week, as well. That is a real answer to prayer. As for the flat tire, we were at the church and vicinity for about 4 hours or so at night, in part because our taxi driver (another seminarian) had a flat tire, and his spare tire had two holes in it. He spent about 2 hours getting it repaired. We discovered the flat tire on the way to the home-visitation after the service. It just went flat during the service on its own. It is now in tire heaven. The adventure sounds a lot easier than it was, to get the tire repaired.
4) Praise God that people hung in there through the service on Sunday evening, with the bull-horn from a passing vendor blaring for the first part of the service so loudly, that sitting 10 feet away from the preacher, at times I could not hear the preacher. The vendor was trying to get the attention of the people playing futbol in the park near the church. Wow, and the people in the congregation really hung in there. They liked the prayer time, best. Music was good.
5) Praise God that I survived a serious cat allergy issue with hardly a symptom afterwords, in the home we visited on Sunday evening. That in itself was amazing. All the time, I kept praying for the other people who were ministering, and doing that, kept the allergy symptoms somewhat in a kind of stasis, and afterwards, nothing. Wow. Amazing.
6) Praise God for the rest of our week. Orientation week and the matriculation service at the seminary went rather well; the matriculation process and registration process has gone well.
7) Praise God that we had an opportunity to check in with our daughter, Ruth, in Chicago, on Sunday, between the services at the Mission of Ascencion in the morning and the mission at Jesus el Salvador in the evening. Sunday was Ruth´s birthday. Go, Ruth!
Prayers:
1) For the people, relationships, ministries, finances, planning, and priorities associated with the Diocese of Peru, Saints Augustine seminary, and the Missionaries in Peru (including us).
2) For the seminary courses, and for the preparations for the graduation service in April.
3) For the Albany short term mission trip plans in late July, and the mission trip preparation discussions that continue to take place.
4) For our landlady, her husband, and the others in our apartment building. We are planning to renew our lease for another year (one year at a time), and we hope that the renewal goes smoothly.
5) For Julie at New Wineskins and the SAMS worldwide conference in April in North Carolina, and for Julie, Lydia, and I in Pennsylvania and New York State/Connecticut in May/June, including our Diocesan Convention.
6) For the students and faculty of the seminary. For the improved access to the library and proper use of the computer system and the photocopy machine. For the various other administrative matters over the next year and half.
7) For the people in and involved with the Bishop Suffragan process. We hope to be hearing a list of candidates soon. The election is in about another month.
8) That the Holy Spirit would raise up the next clerical leadership for Jesus el Salvador, soon. We are helping out, there, in the interim.
9) For our Spanish. Personally, I pray this for our family every day. There is always something new to learn, and we want to be very good at it.
Thank you for praying for us. It makes a difference. I pray for you every day.
God bless you.
In Christ,
Shaw, and on behalf of Julie and Lydia
Lima, Peru
Peace be with you.
This is our weekly public prayer mail. We started it yesterday, and the final editing was today.
Thanksgivings:
1) Classes have begun and are off to a strong start. We had a very good preaching class tonight. We team-teach, and my unbiased opinion is that Julie did an exceptional job.
2) We had special prayer time in a person's home in Villa el Salvador (a District in Lima) on Sunday evening, after the service. The service was good too, and was partly a healing service; we led it with a lay person who is in the ordination process; he went with us to the house visitation, and he was awesome when praying in the home. The service had lasted two hours. Some serious things were going on in people´s lives that needed prayer. After all the above, we met with the in-laws´ family of the person in the ordination process for about an hour or so at the apartment at the church, and listened to their insights on what is making this generation in Peru tick.
3) Praise God that we did not have an accident either to or from the service on Sunday because of our taxi´s bad tire. Our usual taxi was able to take us, after all, and will do so, next week, as well. That is a real answer to prayer. As for the flat tire, we were at the church and vicinity for about 4 hours or so at night, in part because our taxi driver (another seminarian) had a flat tire, and his spare tire had two holes in it. He spent about 2 hours getting it repaired. We discovered the flat tire on the way to the home-visitation after the service. It just went flat during the service on its own. It is now in tire heaven. The adventure sounds a lot easier than it was, to get the tire repaired.
4) Praise God that people hung in there through the service on Sunday evening, with the bull-horn from a passing vendor blaring for the first part of the service so loudly, that sitting 10 feet away from the preacher, at times I could not hear the preacher. The vendor was trying to get the attention of the people playing futbol in the park near the church. Wow, and the people in the congregation really hung in there. They liked the prayer time, best. Music was good.
5) Praise God that I survived a serious cat allergy issue with hardly a symptom afterwords, in the home we visited on Sunday evening. That in itself was amazing. All the time, I kept praying for the other people who were ministering, and doing that, kept the allergy symptoms somewhat in a kind of stasis, and afterwards, nothing. Wow. Amazing.
6) Praise God for the rest of our week. Orientation week and the matriculation service at the seminary went rather well; the matriculation process and registration process has gone well.
7) Praise God that we had an opportunity to check in with our daughter, Ruth, in Chicago, on Sunday, between the services at the Mission of Ascencion in the morning and the mission at Jesus el Salvador in the evening. Sunday was Ruth´s birthday. Go, Ruth!
Prayers:
1) For the people, relationships, ministries, finances, planning, and priorities associated with the Diocese of Peru, Saints Augustine seminary, and the Missionaries in Peru (including us).
2) For the seminary courses, and for the preparations for the graduation service in April.
3) For the Albany short term mission trip plans in late July, and the mission trip preparation discussions that continue to take place.
4) For our landlady, her husband, and the others in our apartment building. We are planning to renew our lease for another year (one year at a time), and we hope that the renewal goes smoothly.
5) For Julie at New Wineskins and the SAMS worldwide conference in April in North Carolina, and for Julie, Lydia, and I in Pennsylvania and New York State/Connecticut in May/June, including our Diocesan Convention.
6) For the students and faculty of the seminary. For the improved access to the library and proper use of the computer system and the photocopy machine. For the various other administrative matters over the next year and half.
7) For the people in and involved with the Bishop Suffragan process. We hope to be hearing a list of candidates soon. The election is in about another month.
8) That the Holy Spirit would raise up the next clerical leadership for Jesus el Salvador, soon. We are helping out, there, in the interim.
9) For our Spanish. Personally, I pray this for our family every day. There is always something new to learn, and we want to be very good at it.
Thank you for praying for us. It makes a difference. I pray for you every day.
God bless you.
In Christ,
Shaw, and on behalf of Julie and Lydia
Lima, Peru
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Scripture Prayer
Psalm 30: 4 and parts of Psalm 30: 11-12
Make music to praise the Lord, you faithful people who belong to him. Remember his holiness by giving thanks. You have…clothed me with joy so that my soul may praise you with music and not be silent.
Lord, we thank you for the musical gifts that you have bestowed upon Mother Julie Mudge. Thank you that she is able to use this gift at La Ascencion. We pray Lord for the keyboard with a mind of its own. Lord, we pray that you would fix the problem or make it possible for a better keyboard to be donated or purchased. We honor You with music, Lord, and we would like to change a joyful noise into a symphony of praise. Amen.
We also thank you, Lord, for the healing that took place when the Mudges followed the urging of your Holy Spirit and traveled to another district in Lima. May You continue to be with Father Shaw and Mother Julie and Lydia Mudge in all their ministires, especially with the starting of classes at the seminary this week. Continue to reveal to them the truth in Your Word. “Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.” Amen.
(John 17:17)
Make music to praise the Lord, you faithful people who belong to him. Remember his holiness by giving thanks. You have…clothed me with joy so that my soul may praise you with music and not be silent.
Lord, we thank you for the musical gifts that you have bestowed upon Mother Julie Mudge. Thank you that she is able to use this gift at La Ascencion. We pray Lord for the keyboard with a mind of its own. Lord, we pray that you would fix the problem or make it possible for a better keyboard to be donated or purchased. We honor You with music, Lord, and we would like to change a joyful noise into a symphony of praise. Amen.
We also thank you, Lord, for the healing that took place when the Mudges followed the urging of your Holy Spirit and traveled to another district in Lima. May You continue to be with Father Shaw and Mother Julie and Lydia Mudge in all their ministires, especially with the starting of classes at the seminary this week. Continue to reveal to them the truth in Your Word. “Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.” Amen.
(John 17:17)
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Weekly Prayer Mail
Dear Partners in Prayer,
Peace be with you.
This is our weekly public prayer mail.
Thanksgivings:
1) Orientation week at seminary is off and running.
2) A special healing time in a person's home went well on Sunday afternoon. We had a surprise visit by someone to our apartment; then we all traveled to another district. We prayed for healing. There was a healing, and that led to one person after another asking for healing prayer. The Holy Spirit was very gracious.
3) The ordination process (which Julie is coordinating) continues to move along nicely.
4) We believe that the new monthly apartment maintenance-fee process is going smoothly, after a rocky start.
5) Julie has become involved in the music ministry on Sunday mornings at La Ascencion in the Surco District of Lima. She had been leading music rehearsals. Now, in addition and when we are at la Ascencion, she is playing a keyboard with a mind of its own (prayers for a better keyboard would be good.
Prayers:
1) For the relationships, ministries, finances, planning, and priorities associated with the Diocese of Peru, Saints Augustine seminary, and the Missionaries in Peru (including us).
2) For the courses and orientation, for the preparations for the graduation service in April, and for the matriculation service on February 20.
3) For the Albany short term mission trip plans in late July, and the mission trip preparation discussions that continue to take place.
4) For our landlady, her husband, and the others in our apartment building. One of our next door neighbors died on Sunday morning at 3 am.
5) For Julie at New Wineskins and the SAMS worldwide conference in April in North Carolina, and for Julie, Lydia, and I in Pennsylvania and New York State/Connecticut in May/June, including our Diocesan Convention.
6) For the students and faculty of the seminary. For the improved access to the library and proper use of the computer system and the photocopy machine. For the course registration process, student matriculation process, and various other administrative matters.
7) For the people in the Bishop Suffragan process.
8) For our ability to go back and forth to Sunday services at Jesus el Salvador in the Villa el Salvador District, in the next two weeks. Our usual transportation arrangement is not possible.
9) That the Holy Spirit would raise up the next clerical leadership for Jesus el Salvador, soon. We are helping out, there, in the interim.
10) For the CEMO process (commission on ministry equivalent), and the ordination examination process. I am assisting Julie with the ordination examination ideas. Please pray for the people who will be ordained in a few months, and for those who are waiting in the wings.
Thank you for praying for us. It makes a difference. I pray for you every day.
God bless you.
In Christ,
Shaw, and on behalf of Julie and Lydia
Lima, Peru
Optional reading:
Hope you are enjoying the Olympics. We miss watching them. It is not possible to get more than printed summaries on-line about the Olympics, because NBC does not broadcast competitions on-line outside the US and its territories.
Fútbol (soccer) is the main sport in the headlines in Peru at the moment.
Fútbol is the most followed sport in Perú and around the world. At some point in the year, usually, there is even a special fútbol game each year in which all the heads of state from the different countries in South America play a fútbol game together, though there was reluctance to hold the game last year, I understand, because of some uncomfortableness between certain nations.
For people in Peru, having the winter Olympic games take place in February in Canada, is for North Americans like having the winter Olympic games taking place in August in Chile.]
Peace be with you.
This is our weekly public prayer mail.
Thanksgivings:
1) Orientation week at seminary is off and running.
2) A special healing time in a person's home went well on Sunday afternoon. We had a surprise visit by someone to our apartment; then we all traveled to another district. We prayed for healing. There was a healing, and that led to one person after another asking for healing prayer. The Holy Spirit was very gracious.
3) The ordination process (which Julie is coordinating) continues to move along nicely.
4) We believe that the new monthly apartment maintenance-fee process is going smoothly, after a rocky start.
5) Julie has become involved in the music ministry on Sunday mornings at La Ascencion in the Surco District of Lima. She had been leading music rehearsals. Now, in addition and when we are at la Ascencion, she is playing a keyboard with a mind of its own (prayers for a better keyboard would be good.
Prayers:
1) For the relationships, ministries, finances, planning, and priorities associated with the Diocese of Peru, Saints Augustine seminary, and the Missionaries in Peru (including us).
2) For the courses and orientation, for the preparations for the graduation service in April, and for the matriculation service on February 20.
3) For the Albany short term mission trip plans in late July, and the mission trip preparation discussions that continue to take place.
4) For our landlady, her husband, and the others in our apartment building. One of our next door neighbors died on Sunday morning at 3 am.
5) For Julie at New Wineskins and the SAMS worldwide conference in April in North Carolina, and for Julie, Lydia, and I in Pennsylvania and New York State/Connecticut in May/June, including our Diocesan Convention.
6) For the students and faculty of the seminary. For the improved access to the library and proper use of the computer system and the photocopy machine. For the course registration process, student matriculation process, and various other administrative matters.
7) For the people in the Bishop Suffragan process.
8) For our ability to go back and forth to Sunday services at Jesus el Salvador in the Villa el Salvador District, in the next two weeks. Our usual transportation arrangement is not possible.
9) That the Holy Spirit would raise up the next clerical leadership for Jesus el Salvador, soon. We are helping out, there, in the interim.
10) For the CEMO process (commission on ministry equivalent), and the ordination examination process. I am assisting Julie with the ordination examination ideas. Please pray for the people who will be ordained in a few months, and for those who are waiting in the wings.
Thank you for praying for us. It makes a difference. I pray for you every day.
God bless you.
In Christ,
Shaw, and on behalf of Julie and Lydia
Lima, Peru
Optional reading:
Hope you are enjoying the Olympics. We miss watching them. It is not possible to get more than printed summaries on-line about the Olympics, because NBC does not broadcast competitions on-line outside the US and its territories.
Fútbol (soccer) is the main sport in the headlines in Peru at the moment.
Fútbol is the most followed sport in Perú and around the world. At some point in the year, usually, there is even a special fútbol game each year in which all the heads of state from the different countries in South America play a fútbol game together, though there was reluctance to hold the game last year, I understand, because of some uncomfortableness between certain nations.
For people in Peru, having the winter Olympic games take place in February in Canada, is for North Americans like having the winter Olympic games taking place in August in Chile.]
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Scripture Prayer
Psalm 90: 16-17
Let us your servants, see what you can do.
Let our children see your glorious power.
Let the kindness of the Lord our God be with us.
Make us successful in everything we do.
Yes, make us successful in everything that we do.
Lord, we thank you for your kindness and your glorious power. We thank you for letting your servants, the Mudges, see what you can do. Thank you for their successes and continue to bless them with successes as they do your work in Peru. We thank you for the students with whom they interact. We thank you for the lay people, clergy, congregations and the seminarians to whom the Mudge’s ministries are a blessing. We thank you for your provision. Help the Mudges continue to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit. Bless Julie during her travels to the US in April and bless all three, Father Shaw and Mother Julie and Lydia, as they attend Hannah’s ordination and attend the Albany Diocesan Convention later in May and June. We ask all of this in the name of Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen.
Let us your servants, see what you can do.
Let our children see your glorious power.
Let the kindness of the Lord our God be with us.
Make us successful in everything we do.
Yes, make us successful in everything that we do.
Lord, we thank you for your kindness and your glorious power. We thank you for letting your servants, the Mudges, see what you can do. Thank you for their successes and continue to bless them with successes as they do your work in Peru. We thank you for the students with whom they interact. We thank you for the lay people, clergy, congregations and the seminarians to whom the Mudge’s ministries are a blessing. We thank you for your provision. Help the Mudges continue to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit. Bless Julie during her travels to the US in April and bless all three, Father Shaw and Mother Julie and Lydia, as they attend Hannah’s ordination and attend the Albany Diocesan Convention later in May and June. We ask all of this in the name of Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen.
February Newsletter
Those Who Serve
I am inspired by the resiliency of the people among whom I work, both the missionaries from away who work in Peru, and God´s people from here alongside whom we work.
There are several common factors which contribute to resiliency, that particularly stand out for me among everyone, including: a) flexibility in the face of constantly changing circumstances, b) a sense of humor even in times of deepest need, c) organizational ability, to help keep priorities in perspective, and to help keep the main thing, the main thing, d) and behind it all, is the Holy Trinity, quietly guiding what we do.
Flexibility, a sense of humor, organizational ability, and the guidance of the Holy Trinity add up to resiliency, the ability to keep going with God, even in the face of what seem to be insurmountable difficulties. Through earthquakes. Earthquakes are very common here. Through tragedies. Tragedies are very common here.
One story comes to mind of a seminarian who was in a microbus accident in the past few weeks. He and his wife are praising God that although he lost some teeth and was knocked around, he was not more seriously injured and did not die. Several others did die. And he came through the accident with fewer injuries than he might have had otherwise, in part because he had with him a large bible which protected his intestines from further injury. And he is healing quickly. He should be back at his normal duties in March. Wow. Resiliency.
Plans: We plan to visit The Albany Diocesan Convention in June 2010.
May your Valentines Day be filled with God´s love.
Prayer Requests:
* For the students in the seminary.
* For the lay people, clergy, congregations, and seminary in the diocese of
Peru.
* For the ministries, relationships, priorities, and finances
of God's people in Peru (including ours).
* That we may spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the power of the
Holy Spirit.
* For the Diocese of Albany short-term mission trip to Lima in late July.
God bless you, and thank you for your continuing support!
Shaw, and on behalf of Julie and Lydia
I am inspired by the resiliency of the people among whom I work, both the missionaries from away who work in Peru, and God´s people from here alongside whom we work.
There are several common factors which contribute to resiliency, that particularly stand out for me among everyone, including: a) flexibility in the face of constantly changing circumstances, b) a sense of humor even in times of deepest need, c) organizational ability, to help keep priorities in perspective, and to help keep the main thing, the main thing, d) and behind it all, is the Holy Trinity, quietly guiding what we do.
Flexibility, a sense of humor, organizational ability, and the guidance of the Holy Trinity add up to resiliency, the ability to keep going with God, even in the face of what seem to be insurmountable difficulties. Through earthquakes. Earthquakes are very common here. Through tragedies. Tragedies are very common here.
One story comes to mind of a seminarian who was in a microbus accident in the past few weeks. He and his wife are praising God that although he lost some teeth and was knocked around, he was not more seriously injured and did not die. Several others did die. And he came through the accident with fewer injuries than he might have had otherwise, in part because he had with him a large bible which protected his intestines from further injury. And he is healing quickly. He should be back at his normal duties in March. Wow. Resiliency.
Plans: We plan to visit The Albany Diocesan Convention in June 2010.
May your Valentines Day be filled with God´s love.
Prayer Requests:
* For the students in the seminary.
* For the lay people, clergy, congregations, and seminary in the diocese of
Peru.
* For the ministries, relationships, priorities, and finances
of God's people in Peru (including ours).
* That we may spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the power of the
Holy Spirit.
* For the Diocese of Albany short-term mission trip to Lima in late July.
God bless you, and thank you for your continuing support!
Shaw, and on behalf of Julie and Lydia
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Weekly Prayer Mail
Dear Partners in Prayer,
Peace be with you.
This is our weekly public prayer mail.
As I look around us, I am struck more and more poignantly about the need to have people praying for us.
Thanksgivings:
1) Lydia had a great time at the retreat this past week, and came back renewed, and with a strong sense of her personal goals.
2) That the Sunday service went well at Jesús el Salvador on Sunday morning.
3) Praise God that the Holy Spirit touched the lives of people at the healing service at the Church of the Ascencion on Sunday evening.
4) We took a moment to familiarize ourselves with Peru a bit on Saturday, by going to Parque de las Leyendas, one of the large zoos in Lima, in another District in the city. I like zoos. This zoo gave me a feeling for other parts of the country, and also it gave me an appreciation for God's creation, that I might not have had otherwise.
5) That preparations are well underway for orientation week (begins February 15) and the next cycle of courses at the seminary (begins February 22).
6) That the ordination process (which Julie is coordinating) is moving along nicely.
Prayers:
1) For the relationships, ministries, finances, planning, and priorities associated with the Diocese of Peru, Saints Augustine seminary, and the Missionaries in Peru (including us).
2) For the seminary student review meetings on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings of this week in which the seminary Registrar (Julie) will be participating.
3) For the course and orientation preparations currently underway at the seminary, as well as for the preparations and plans for the graduation service in April, and the ramping up of the Commission on Ministry process that is underway.
4) For the Albany short term mission trip plans in late July, and the mission trip preparation discussions that are currently taking place.
5) For our landlady, her husband, and the others in our apartment building. Also, for the new system for paying the monthly maintenance fee. It is on its "shake-down" cruise.
6) For Julie at New Wineskins and the SAMS worldwide conference in April in North Carolina, and for Julie, Lydia, and I in Pennsylvania and New York State/Connecticut in May/June, including our Diocesan Convention.
7) For the students and faculty of the seminary. From time to time students and faculty seem to be under some kind of spiritual attack. Just one example: a student was recently hurt, but not killed, in a rather gruesome microbus accident in the past week or so. The driver and some others were killed. One of the things that prevented the student´s injuries from being more severe was the large Bible that he had by his side, that protected his intestines from injury. And this example represents just one of several significant matters which are playing out at the moment. Please keep all the students and faculty in your prayers.
8) For the people in the Bishop Suffragan process, for those who will be elected and those who will not be elected: that the Holy Spirit would guide them all to what he has called each to do, every step of the way, for the rest of their lives. They are marked as Christ´s own for ever.
I am reminded daily, that our legacy is what Jesus wants us to accomplish in the lives of the people around us. And I am reminded daily that praying for others helps accomplish this.
Thank you for praying for us. It makes a difference. I pray for you every day.
God bless you.
In Christ,
Shaw, and on behalf of Julie and Lydia
Lima, Peru
Peace be with you.
This is our weekly public prayer mail.
As I look around us, I am struck more and more poignantly about the need to have people praying for us.
Thanksgivings:
1) Lydia had a great time at the retreat this past week, and came back renewed, and with a strong sense of her personal goals.
2) That the Sunday service went well at Jesús el Salvador on Sunday morning.
3) Praise God that the Holy Spirit touched the lives of people at the healing service at the Church of the Ascencion on Sunday evening.
4) We took a moment to familiarize ourselves with Peru a bit on Saturday, by going to Parque de las Leyendas, one of the large zoos in Lima, in another District in the city. I like zoos. This zoo gave me a feeling for other parts of the country, and also it gave me an appreciation for God's creation, that I might not have had otherwise.
5) That preparations are well underway for orientation week (begins February 15) and the next cycle of courses at the seminary (begins February 22).
6) That the ordination process (which Julie is coordinating) is moving along nicely.
Prayers:
1) For the relationships, ministries, finances, planning, and priorities associated with the Diocese of Peru, Saints Augustine seminary, and the Missionaries in Peru (including us).
2) For the seminary student review meetings on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings of this week in which the seminary Registrar (Julie) will be participating.
3) For the course and orientation preparations currently underway at the seminary, as well as for the preparations and plans for the graduation service in April, and the ramping up of the Commission on Ministry process that is underway.
4) For the Albany short term mission trip plans in late July, and the mission trip preparation discussions that are currently taking place.
5) For our landlady, her husband, and the others in our apartment building. Also, for the new system for paying the monthly maintenance fee. It is on its "shake-down" cruise.
6) For Julie at New Wineskins and the SAMS worldwide conference in April in North Carolina, and for Julie, Lydia, and I in Pennsylvania and New York State/Connecticut in May/June, including our Diocesan Convention.
7) For the students and faculty of the seminary. From time to time students and faculty seem to be under some kind of spiritual attack. Just one example: a student was recently hurt, but not killed, in a rather gruesome microbus accident in the past week or so. The driver and some others were killed. One of the things that prevented the student´s injuries from being more severe was the large Bible that he had by his side, that protected his intestines from injury. And this example represents just one of several significant matters which are playing out at the moment. Please keep all the students and faculty in your prayers.
8) For the people in the Bishop Suffragan process, for those who will be elected and those who will not be elected: that the Holy Spirit would guide them all to what he has called each to do, every step of the way, for the rest of their lives. They are marked as Christ´s own for ever.
I am reminded daily, that our legacy is what Jesus wants us to accomplish in the lives of the people around us. And I am reminded daily that praying for others helps accomplish this.
Thank you for praying for us. It makes a difference. I pray for you every day.
God bless you.
In Christ,
Shaw, and on behalf of Julie and Lydia
Lima, Peru
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Scripture Prayer
Romans 12: 6-8
God in his kindness gave each of us different gifts. If your gift is speaking God’s word, make sure what you say agrees with the Christian faith. If your gift is serving, then devote yourself to serving. If it is teaching, devote yourself to teaching. If it is encouraging others, devote yourself to giving encouragement. If it is sharing, be generous. If it is leadership. lead enthusiastically. If it is helping people in need, help them cheerfully.
Heavenly Father, we thank You for all the gifts that you have bestowed upon the Mudge family. Thank You for the effective way that Fr. Shaw and Mother Julie speak Your Word. Thank You for all the service to others that we hear about Lydia and her parents doing. Thank You for the teaching skills of Father Shaw and Mother Julie and bless them and their students abundantly as a new semester starts soon at the seminary. Thank You for all the intercessors who encourage the Mudges in all of their endeavors. Thank You for all those who contribute financially. Thank You for wonderful leadership skills and for enthusiasm and for the cheerful helping of the Mudge family in Peru. Amen.
God in his kindness gave each of us different gifts. If your gift is speaking God’s word, make sure what you say agrees with the Christian faith. If your gift is serving, then devote yourself to serving. If it is teaching, devote yourself to teaching. If it is encouraging others, devote yourself to giving encouragement. If it is sharing, be generous. If it is leadership. lead enthusiastically. If it is helping people in need, help them cheerfully.
Heavenly Father, we thank You for all the gifts that you have bestowed upon the Mudge family. Thank You for the effective way that Fr. Shaw and Mother Julie speak Your Word. Thank You for all the service to others that we hear about Lydia and her parents doing. Thank You for the teaching skills of Father Shaw and Mother Julie and bless them and their students abundantly as a new semester starts soon at the seminary. Thank You for all the intercessors who encourage the Mudges in all of their endeavors. Thank You for all those who contribute financially. Thank You for wonderful leadership skills and for enthusiasm and for the cheerful helping of the Mudge family in Peru. Amen.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Scripture Prayer
Psalm 40: 5
You have done many miraculous things, O Lord my God.
You have made many wonderful plans for us.
No one compares to you!
I will tell others about your miracles,
Which are more than I can count.
Lord, we thank you for all that you have done so far through Fr. Shaw and Mother Julie and Lydia Mudge and we thank you for the wonderful plans that you have for them in the future. All of their works bring glory to you, as they bear witness to the blessings that you have bestowed upon them and upon those to whom they minister. We thank you especially for the work of your Holy Spirit in the Sunday worship celebrations and in the healing services and in the teaching duties that are about to begin again. Continue to bless the Mudges, Lord. Amen.
You have done many miraculous things, O Lord my God.
You have made many wonderful plans for us.
No one compares to you!
I will tell others about your miracles,
Which are more than I can count.
Lord, we thank you for all that you have done so far through Fr. Shaw and Mother Julie and Lydia Mudge and we thank you for the wonderful plans that you have for them in the future. All of their works bring glory to you, as they bear witness to the blessings that you have bestowed upon them and upon those to whom they minister. We thank you especially for the work of your Holy Spirit in the Sunday worship celebrations and in the healing services and in the teaching duties that are about to begin again. Continue to bless the Mudges, Lord. Amen.
Weekly Prayer Mail
Dear Partners in Prayer,
Peace be with you.
This is our weekly public prayer mail.
Thanksgivings:
1) That Lydia has had a great time this week helping with the Compassion program at San Juan Evangelista in the San Juan de Miraflores District of Lima, and started learning arpillera sewing (three dimensional technique) at another mission. (Arpillera sewing is a fund raising ministry associated with the Diocese of Peru.) As of this morning, she is now off to a week long high school beach retreat south of Lima, with an English speaking youth group, and beaming.
2) That the Sunday service went well at La Ascencion. We covered for the Vicar who is away. I led the service, Julie preached a good sermon, and she led the music on keyboard (Typically, over the past few months, there has been a guitar player - usually the Vicar, or the music is sung a capella).
[Praise God! Lydia was able to help Julie out with the recollection of the melodies for the songs we were to sing when no one else could remember the melodies; between Julie, Lydia, and others, they were able to reconstruct melodies for most of the songs so that Julie could then transcribe the notes on paper, to play from....all in the half hour before the service. For you see, none of the musical notes had been written down, anywhere; they are all in the Vicar's mind; the rest of us only have the words, and we learn the melody when we sing. It is like singing from one of the Anglican Isaac Watts hymnbooks a few centuries back; I used to have one (no music in it, just the words in it). Under the circumstances, Julie, Lydia et al did a fantastic job.]
3) For all the people who have been contributing to our mission effort by their prayers, finances and other resources.
4) That our health is back to normal.
5) That preparations for the next cycle of teaching at the seminary are underway.
Prayers:
1) For the relationships, ministries, finances, planning, and prioritizing associated with the Diocese of Peru, Saints Augustine seminary, and the Missionaries in Peru (including us).
2) For the Sunday service that we will be involved with at Jesus el Salvador in the Villa el Salvador District of Lima this Sunday morning at 10:30 am, and for the healing service at La Ascencion in the Surco District of Lima on Sunday evening at 6 pm.
3) For our family both here and in the US, especially for Hannah´s potential wisdom tooth issue.
4) For the course and orientation preparations currently underway at the seminary, as well as for the preparations and plans for the graduation service in April, and the ramping up of the Commission on Ministry process that is underway.
5) For the Albany short term mission trip plans in late July, and the preparation discussions that are currently taking place this week and will be continuing next week.
6) For our visitation to the US this year, including 1) Julie at New Wineskins and the SAMS worldwide conference in April in North Carolina, and 2) Julie, Lydia, and I in Pennsylvania and New York State/Connecticut in May/June, including our Diocesan Convention plans.
7) For Lydia as she enjoys her week away, and for Lydia as she resumes school next week.
Thank you for praying for us. It makes a difference. I pray for you every day.
God bless you.
In Christ,
Shaw, and on behalf of Julie and Lydia
Lima, Peru
Peace be with you.
This is our weekly public prayer mail.
Thanksgivings:
1) That Lydia has had a great time this week helping with the Compassion program at San Juan Evangelista in the San Juan de Miraflores District of Lima, and started learning arpillera sewing (three dimensional technique) at another mission. (Arpillera sewing is a fund raising ministry associated with the Diocese of Peru.) As of this morning, she is now off to a week long high school beach retreat south of Lima, with an English speaking youth group, and beaming.
2) That the Sunday service went well at La Ascencion. We covered for the Vicar who is away. I led the service, Julie preached a good sermon, and she led the music on keyboard (Typically, over the past few months, there has been a guitar player - usually the Vicar, or the music is sung a capella).
[Praise God! Lydia was able to help Julie out with the recollection of the melodies for the songs we were to sing when no one else could remember the melodies; between Julie, Lydia, and others, they were able to reconstruct melodies for most of the songs so that Julie could then transcribe the notes on paper, to play from....all in the half hour before the service. For you see, none of the musical notes had been written down, anywhere; they are all in the Vicar's mind; the rest of us only have the words, and we learn the melody when we sing. It is like singing from one of the Anglican Isaac Watts hymnbooks a few centuries back; I used to have one (no music in it, just the words in it). Under the circumstances, Julie, Lydia et al did a fantastic job.]
3) For all the people who have been contributing to our mission effort by their prayers, finances and other resources.
4) That our health is back to normal.
5) That preparations for the next cycle of teaching at the seminary are underway.
Prayers:
1) For the relationships, ministries, finances, planning, and prioritizing associated with the Diocese of Peru, Saints Augustine seminary, and the Missionaries in Peru (including us).
2) For the Sunday service that we will be involved with at Jesus el Salvador in the Villa el Salvador District of Lima this Sunday morning at 10:30 am, and for the healing service at La Ascencion in the Surco District of Lima on Sunday evening at 6 pm.
3) For our family both here and in the US, especially for Hannah´s potential wisdom tooth issue.
4) For the course and orientation preparations currently underway at the seminary, as well as for the preparations and plans for the graduation service in April, and the ramping up of the Commission on Ministry process that is underway.
5) For the Albany short term mission trip plans in late July, and the preparation discussions that are currently taking place this week and will be continuing next week.
6) For our visitation to the US this year, including 1) Julie at New Wineskins and the SAMS worldwide conference in April in North Carolina, and 2) Julie, Lydia, and I in Pennsylvania and New York State/Connecticut in May/June, including our Diocesan Convention plans.
7) For Lydia as she enjoys her week away, and for Lydia as she resumes school next week.
Thank you for praying for us. It makes a difference. I pray for you every day.
God bless you.
In Christ,
Shaw, and on behalf of Julie and Lydia
Lima, Peru
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