Prayer Mail Dec 21

Dear Partners in Prayer,
Peace be with you.

This is our weekly public prayer mail for 21 December 2010.

Thanksgivings:

1) Praise God for arriving safely in the US. The airplane crew received a round of applause. Thank you for your prayers.

2) Praise God that Lydia received notice of a scholarship she will receive for college.

3) Praise God the ordination of Hannah Mudge and Christina Vance on Saturday at St. John's in Troy. I really like their service at Oaks of Righteousness.

4) Praise God that, at last, I appear to be in the final phase of recovery from a major sinus infection (I did not know that I had a sinus infection until I went to the doctor this week, but I have been taking care of it since I learned of the news).

5) Praise God for the friends and family members whom we have been able to see since our arrival.

Prayers:

1) For safe and timely travel during the Christmas season.

2) For Julie and I as we continue to plan and prepare for February seminary orientation, and our regular courses on Biblical Interpretation. We are team teaching the next course, beginning in February, 2011.

3) For our landlady´s responsiveness and openness to what remains to be done in our apartment. She was going to work on replacing the bathtub while we were away.

4) For Lydia's driving practice in the US. She is doing well.

5) For the relationships and spiritual protection of missionaries and other diocesan team members in Peru, and our ministries, finances, resources, and priorities.

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

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

We hope to see some of you over our remaining time in the US.

Have a Merry Christmas, and God bless you.

Feliz Navidad!

In Christ,
Shaw, and on behalf of Julie and Lydia