Prayer Mail

Dear Partners in Prayer,
Peace be with you.
This is our weekly public prayer mail for 7 March 2011. The School year and parish program year are starting in Peru, summer vacation begins about Epiphany and effectively ends on Ash Wednesday.

Thanksgivings:

1) For power point presentations. They complement my teaching style really well. They are great fun to put together, and the students like them.

2) The progress we have made, getting Lydia ready for college.

3) That Padre Alberto has returned to La Ascension from his vacation. I like his preaching and his musical ability.

4) For the progress we are making, planning our classes for the rest of the year.

5) For the continuing progress we are making with on-line education development.

6) For the good times we have sharing our faith, as people are open to that.

Prayers:

1) For our visa and residency card situation upgrade. We went to Interpol and Migraciones this week, to arrange for needed papers. Next step, call Migraciones in about a week and a half, to see what the step after that is. It is possible, with a large dose of realism, possible that the remaining step may be to get our cards. We will see.
Number of days left on our tourist visas: about 119.

2) For upcoming meetings and appointments.

3) We are moving forward with arrangements for Lydia´s going to college trip in July/August. In the US, aside from getting Lydia up and going to college, we will be available to visit parishes in the Diocese of Albany. Prayers for this trip would be appreciated.

4) We are in the process of hopefully sending out our monthly newsletter, beginning this month, in written form and perhaps in a video or powerpoint format as well.

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

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

Thank you for praying for us. Your praying makes a difference for us, and I pray for you every day.
God bless you, and have a blessed beginning of Lent.

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