Prayer Mail

Dear Partners in Prayer,
Peace be with you.
This is our weekly public prayer mail.

Thanksgivings:

1) For the great Diocesan Youth fundraiser held Saturday in Lima. It was an awesome job to pull together, by missionaries and local youth leaders/clergy. Several of our students (past and present) are in the photos. If you were on the Albany mission trip, you might recognize a few people. Photos can be seen at:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=257622&id=629731941&l=00466d4214

2) For the great service we had on Sunday at La Ascension. Julie preached. I like her preaching.

3) For what we accomplished in class this week.

4) Praise God for what he does through us, to change lives.

5) That we were not troubled too much by the water being turned off for many hours yesterday, nor by the earthquake on the first day of Spring. Events like these remind me how dependent we are on God, daily, for life and for being able to do what we do.

6) For a great sense of God's provision for our future.

Prayers:

1) For our relationships, ministries, finances, resources, and priorities.

2) For the students in the final week of classes this cycle. This is their exam week.

3) For ordination candidates as they begin preparing for diocesan canonical exams.

4) For the AMA retreat coming up next week end (the diocesan equivalent of the ECW or Daughter's of the King). Julie is one of the musicians.

5) For the current administrative needs of the seminary and the Diocese.

6) That we would be able to keep on top of all the daily things that we need to do.

7) For the growth of the Mission of La Ascension, where we have been attending.

8) Mayoral elections are next Sunday, in each District in Lima and for the Mayor of the entire city of Lima. Please keep the elections in your prayers. Because meetings can not be held during election hours on Sunday (by law), our service is on Friday evening. It is also a "dry" weekend, and alcoholic beverages can not be sold on the Saturday or Sunday.

9) For Lydia's college application process. It is almost complete.

10) For the construction on the new apartment building going up next door to ours. For safety for the workers, good building practices, and that the construction would not be too disruptive in our lives.
Countdown until the view from our kitchen window almost completely disappears: perhaps 2 to 3 weeks. Please pray for our adjustment to this.

Thank you for praying for us. Your praying really makes a difference, and I pray for you every day.

God bless you.
In Christ,
Shaw, and on behalf of Julie and Lydia
Missionaries of the Diocese of Albany, serving in Lima, Peru.