Revelation 2: 18-19
These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze. I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.
Lord, these words apply so well to Father Shaw and Mother Julie and Lydia Mudge. You know about their deeds and their love and faith, their service and perseverance, and that they are doing so much for You and Your Kingdom. Continue to guide them every step of the way and give them correct discernment about those tasks that You have set for them to do. Thank You for all the accomplishments of this past year. Bless the Mudges especially during this Advent and Christmas Season, their first out of country. May they be able to feel Your Love and Peace and Joy as they await this seasonal celebration of the birth of Your Precious Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
Weekly Prayer Mail
Dear Friends in Prayer.
Peace be with you.
This is our public prayer mail for this week.
Thanksgivings:
a) Lydia finally has her visa carnet. The process has ended. She is greatly relieved.
b) Exam week has finished. We are in the midst of grading exams and evaluating projects.
c) I had a great time making a "temperament type" presentation for the Ex-Patriot teenage youth group in our apartment on Saturday, and related it to parish life, marriage, meetings they might hold, etc. It was well received.
d) Fr. Ian Montgomery came by and did an apartment blessing for us, this week.
Prayers:
a) How to make Christmas special in the tropics. "In the Bleak Mid-winter" just is not the same in Lima, at this time of year.
b) For course preparations. Now that our first cycle has ended, we begin planning and preparing for the next one.
c) For Julie´s ordination process presentations this week and next, in Lima. She flies to Arequipa this coming weekend to make a presentation there, as well.
d) For the mission, priorities, resources, relationships, and ministries of the Diocese of Peru, the seminary, and the Mudges.
e) That God would do a mighty work with regards to the Hare-Krishna restaurant, next door. One day this week, we endured six hours of Hare-Krishna music (instead of the traditional two hours). Many times, they begin their day with the their equivalent of sung morning prayer, at 5 am, complete with drums and cymbals.
God bless you all. I pray for you daily. You are very important to us.
In Christ,
Shaw, and on behalf of Julie, and Lydia.
Peace be with you.
This is our public prayer mail for this week.
Thanksgivings:
a) Lydia finally has her visa carnet. The process has ended. She is greatly relieved.
b) Exam week has finished. We are in the midst of grading exams and evaluating projects.
c) I had a great time making a "temperament type" presentation for the Ex-Patriot teenage youth group in our apartment on Saturday, and related it to parish life, marriage, meetings they might hold, etc. It was well received.
d) Fr. Ian Montgomery came by and did an apartment blessing for us, this week.
Prayers:
a) How to make Christmas special in the tropics. "In the Bleak Mid-winter" just is not the same in Lima, at this time of year.
b) For course preparations. Now that our first cycle has ended, we begin planning and preparing for the next one.
c) For Julie´s ordination process presentations this week and next, in Lima. She flies to Arequipa this coming weekend to make a presentation there, as well.
d) For the mission, priorities, resources, relationships, and ministries of the Diocese of Peru, the seminary, and the Mudges.
e) That God would do a mighty work with regards to the Hare-Krishna restaurant, next door. One day this week, we endured six hours of Hare-Krishna music (instead of the traditional two hours). Many times, they begin their day with the their equivalent of sung morning prayer, at 5 am, complete with drums and cymbals.
God bless you all. I pray for you daily. You are very important to us.
In Christ,
Shaw, and on behalf of Julie, and Lydia.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Psalm 20: 1-5 and 7
May the Lord answer you when you are in distress;
May the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion.
May he remember all your sacrifices
And accept your burnt offerings.
May he give you the desire of your heart
And make all your plans succeed.
We will shout for joy when you are victorious
And will lift up our banners in the name of our God.
May the Lord grant all your requests.
Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
But we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
Lord, thank you for answering the prayers of and for the Mudges when they are in distress and when they are at peace. Thank you for sending them guidance when difficult decisions need to be made. Thank you for protecting them during wild taxi drives. Thank you for all the help from clergy friends and from the laity as well. Thank you for the continuing financial support needed for the continuation of their mighty ministry in Peru. Thank you that their plans are your plans and that you send your Holy Spirit to make sure that these plans succeed. We praise you, Lord, for all the progress made in a few short months: vast improvement in Spanish language skills, anointed seminary teaching, anointed healing prayer, and advancing administrative details about the ordination process in Lima. All of this success is to your, glory, Lord. Throughout all, we trust in your name, Lord our God. Amen.
May the Lord answer you when you are in distress;
May the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion.
May he remember all your sacrifices
And accept your burnt offerings.
May he give you the desire of your heart
And make all your plans succeed.
We will shout for joy when you are victorious
And will lift up our banners in the name of our God.
May the Lord grant all your requests.
Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
But we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
Lord, thank you for answering the prayers of and for the Mudges when they are in distress and when they are at peace. Thank you for sending them guidance when difficult decisions need to be made. Thank you for protecting them during wild taxi drives. Thank you for all the help from clergy friends and from the laity as well. Thank you for the continuing financial support needed for the continuation of their mighty ministry in Peru. Thank you that their plans are your plans and that you send your Holy Spirit to make sure that these plans succeed. We praise you, Lord, for all the progress made in a few short months: vast improvement in Spanish language skills, anointed seminary teaching, anointed healing prayer, and advancing administrative details about the ordination process in Lima. All of this success is to your, glory, Lord. Throughout all, we trust in your name, Lord our God. Amen.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Prayer Mail
St. Andrew, Apostle
30 November 09
Dear Friends in Prayer,
Peace be with you.
This is our weekly prayer mail.
Thanksgivings:
1) Thanksgiving for the good healing service on Sunday evening at Ascension, and for my preaching at the service, in Spanish, and mostly without notes for the first time. The sermon was well received.
2) Thanksgiving for our goddaughter's wedding on Saturday in Tennessee.
3) Thanksgiving that the ordination process for the diocese is underway.
4) Thanksgiving for the great thanksgiving celebrations we shared this week.
5) Thanksgiving that Nigel Mumford is doing much better.
6) Thanksgiving for the prayer ministry of Torre and Jean Bissell.
Prayer requests:
1) Prayer for Lydia's visa process. Thanks to the support of Bp. Godfrey, we may actually see a conclusion to the matter on Thursday. It is not over until it is over.... so keep praying.
2) Prayer for fellow faculty member (Arequipa campus) and missionary Ron Robertson who has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this past week. He is currently in hospital in the United States.
3) Prayer for:
a) the presentation that I make on Saturday to an ex-pat teenage youth group who will be meeting in our apartment (presentation in English).
b) I will also be celebrating at the Mission of Ascension on Sunday, and will be preaching and celebrating at the mission of San Juan Evangelista inSan Juan de Miraflores (a district of Lima) on December 13th; both services will be in Spanish.
Pray the that Holy Spirit would move in the hearts and minds of everyone attending both services.
4) Prayer for the planning, preparations, ministries, and finances of the Anglican Diocese of Peru, the Saints Augustine Seminary, and the Mudges.
5) Prayer for the preparations of the Diocese of Albany short-term mission trip to Peru next year.
6) Prayer especially for Julie and for everyone in the Diocese of Peru, as the ordination process gets underway (clergy, lay people, diocesan staff). The process has been formally announced over the past two weeks. Julie has some informational meetings coming up on December 7 and 14 in Lima, and is planning a trip for similar kinds of meetings to Arequipa, either on the week-end of December 12th or the 19th. After that, comes the interview stage. Please pray for the people who are likely to be ordained on May 1.
7) Prayer for students, faculty, and administrators of the seminary in Lima, this week. It is final exam week and the last week of the academic year. The next academic year begins on January 25th.
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.
30 November 09
Dear Friends in Prayer,
Peace be with you.
This is our weekly prayer mail.
Thanksgivings:
1) Thanksgiving for the good healing service on Sunday evening at Ascension, and for my preaching at the service, in Spanish, and mostly without notes for the first time. The sermon was well received.
2) Thanksgiving for our goddaughter's wedding on Saturday in Tennessee.
3) Thanksgiving that the ordination process for the diocese is underway.
4) Thanksgiving for the great thanksgiving celebrations we shared this week.
5) Thanksgiving that Nigel Mumford is doing much better.
6) Thanksgiving for the prayer ministry of Torre and Jean Bissell.
Prayer requests:
1) Prayer for Lydia's visa process. Thanks to the support of Bp. Godfrey, we may actually see a conclusion to the matter on Thursday. It is not over until it is over.... so keep praying.
2) Prayer for fellow faculty member (Arequipa campus) and missionary Ron Robertson who has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this past week. He is currently in hospital in the United States.
3) Prayer for:
a) the presentation that I make on Saturday to an ex-pat teenage youth group who will be meeting in our apartment (presentation in English).
b) I will also be celebrating at the Mission of Ascension on Sunday, and will be preaching and celebrating at the mission of San Juan Evangelista inSan Juan de Miraflores (a district of Lima) on December 13th; both services will be in Spanish.
Pray the that Holy Spirit would move in the hearts and minds of everyone attending both services.
4) Prayer for the planning, preparations, ministries, and finances of the Anglican Diocese of Peru, the Saints Augustine Seminary, and the Mudges.
5) Prayer for the preparations of the Diocese of Albany short-term mission trip to Peru next year.
6) Prayer especially for Julie and for everyone in the Diocese of Peru, as the ordination process gets underway (clergy, lay people, diocesan staff). The process has been formally announced over the past two weeks. Julie has some informational meetings coming up on December 7 and 14 in Lima, and is planning a trip for similar kinds of meetings to Arequipa, either on the week-end of December 12th or the 19th. After that, comes the interview stage. Please pray for the people who are likely to be ordained on May 1.
7) Prayer for students, faculty, and administrators of the seminary in Lima, this week. It is final exam week and the last week of the academic year. The next academic year begins on January 25th.
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.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Weekly Scripture Prayer
Psalm 126:3
The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.
Lord, on this day of Thanksgiving, we give you thanks and praise for all that you are doing through Fr. Shaw and Mother Julie and Lydia Mudge. We thank You for their ministries which are so full of joy. Thank You for the prayer ministries shared by all three Mudges and we ask especially for discernment about Lydia’s special role. We thank You that the Diocesan Youth Leaders’ Retreat went well with the awesome help of Your Holy Spirit. We thank You for progress in the design and implementation of the ordination process in the Diocese of Peru. And we thank You for the special people that the Mudges work with in Peru. All is for Your glory, Lord. Amen.
The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.
Lord, on this day of Thanksgiving, we give you thanks and praise for all that you are doing through Fr. Shaw and Mother Julie and Lydia Mudge. We thank You for their ministries which are so full of joy. Thank You for the prayer ministries shared by all three Mudges and we ask especially for discernment about Lydia’s special role. We thank You that the Diocesan Youth Leaders’ Retreat went well with the awesome help of Your Holy Spirit. We thank You for progress in the design and implementation of the ordination process in the Diocese of Peru. And we thank You for the special people that the Mudges work with in Peru. All is for Your glory, Lord. Amen.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Weekly Prayer Mail
Dear Partners in Prayer,
Peace be with you.
This is our weekly public prayer mail.
This is Thanksgiving week in North America. If you want to make pumpkin pie from a pumpkin in Peru, you have to ask for "Calabash halloween" (a Halloween squash).
Thanksgivings:
a) Thanksgiving that the Diocesan Youth Leaders retreat went well, this past weekend. The Holy Spirit touched the lives of 20 to 25 youth leaders from across Peru. It was awesome.
b) Thanksgiving for the steps forward being made in the design of the ordination process in the Diocese of Peru.
c) Thanksgiving for our friends, supporters, and family. That would be you. Thank you to Jeanne and Debbie for your part in making sure we are in contact with everyone in various ways. Thank you to Fr. Gus Calvo and the Albany Diocese Mission Commission, members of our support team, and the people at SAMS (our mission sending agency). Thank you for all you do for us.
d) Thanksgiving for what God has done through us because of our willingness to minister in the Diocese of Peru. May you be similarly blessed by what God is doing through your continuing participation in this venture.
e) Thanksgiving for the people who work for Jesus in the Diocese of Peru as missionaries; we have the privilege of working alongside a great group of the people of Peruvian origin, for the Gospel. It is a wonderful team. There is a great bishop in Peru who is our team captain, and we like the seminary Rector and his family. I am glad we are part of this missionary team.
f) Thanksgiving for the diocesan administration teams in the Diocese of Albany and the Diocese of Peru. They have have been very helpful to us.
Prayer requests:
a) Lydia´s visa process is in another delay because of a signature that is needed. Pray for the content of the letter, that it would be signed by the department chief shortly, and for the visa process from that point, onward (whatever may be left to do).
b) Pray for the development and unfolding of the ordination process in the Diocese of Peru. The development process has gained momentum this past week, and an important presentation will be made Wednesday morning to the Diocesan Council. Julie is doing a fantastic preparation job. The exam process is unfolding well, for my part.
c) Pray for the winding down of this semester and the planning and preparation for the next cycle of classes which begins in February. We are having meetings to prepare for the next round. Preaching and Evangelism are our teaching prospects for the next cycle. We just finished teaching an Introduction to the Old Testament and a course on the Nicene Creed. I like team teaching with Julie, and she is really good as a faculty member.
d) Pray that lives will continue to be transformed through our prayer ministry. It seems that everytime we get together with others to pray in a prayer ministry it is just awesome. All three of us are involved: Julie, Lydia, and myself. There was a word from the Lord Saturday night by a priest in the Diocese that Lydia would have an important role to play. Please keep Lydia in prayer, for that role, whatever it may be.
e) Pray for the priorities, ministries, and finances of the Anglican Diocese of Peru, Saints Augustine Seminary, and the Mudge family. We could not do it without your support. You all are a God-send. Thank for praying for us. I pray for you every day.
f) Pray for the planning and preparation for the Diocesan short-term mission trip to Peru, in July, next year. We are in the design phase of the mission trip: what project(s) to do, etc. I just saw the guest list. Wow. What an fantastic group. Please keep Fr. Gus Calvo and the team in your care, and also our counterparts down here in prayer, that we would all do what Jesus wants us to do during that time together.
One additional item of note:
I felt led to look over some of my favorite psalms in Spanish, Saturday, and I came across a verse which is kind of a pun for the short-term mission trip to Peru next year, and also in general, for people in the Diocese of Albany. It goes like this:
NIV, Psalm 127:1/NVI, Salmo 127:1
Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain.
Si el Señor no edifica la casa, en vano se esfuerzan los albañiles.
God bless you.
In Christ,
Fr. Shaw, Mtr. Julie, and Lydia,
Lima, Peru.
Peace be with you.
This is our weekly public prayer mail.
This is Thanksgiving week in North America. If you want to make pumpkin pie from a pumpkin in Peru, you have to ask for "Calabash halloween" (a Halloween squash).
Thanksgivings:
a) Thanksgiving that the Diocesan Youth Leaders retreat went well, this past weekend. The Holy Spirit touched the lives of 20 to 25 youth leaders from across Peru. It was awesome.
b) Thanksgiving for the steps forward being made in the design of the ordination process in the Diocese of Peru.
c) Thanksgiving for our friends, supporters, and family. That would be you. Thank you to Jeanne and Debbie for your part in making sure we are in contact with everyone in various ways. Thank you to Fr. Gus Calvo and the Albany Diocese Mission Commission, members of our support team, and the people at SAMS (our mission sending agency). Thank you for all you do for us.
d) Thanksgiving for what God has done through us because of our willingness to minister in the Diocese of Peru. May you be similarly blessed by what God is doing through your continuing participation in this venture.
e) Thanksgiving for the people who work for Jesus in the Diocese of Peru as missionaries; we have the privilege of working alongside a great group of the people of Peruvian origin, for the Gospel. It is a wonderful team. There is a great bishop in Peru who is our team captain, and we like the seminary Rector and his family. I am glad we are part of this missionary team.
f) Thanksgiving for the diocesan administration teams in the Diocese of Albany and the Diocese of Peru. They have have been very helpful to us.
Prayer requests:
a) Lydia´s visa process is in another delay because of a signature that is needed. Pray for the content of the letter, that it would be signed by the department chief shortly, and for the visa process from that point, onward (whatever may be left to do).
b) Pray for the development and unfolding of the ordination process in the Diocese of Peru. The development process has gained momentum this past week, and an important presentation will be made Wednesday morning to the Diocesan Council. Julie is doing a fantastic preparation job. The exam process is unfolding well, for my part.
c) Pray for the winding down of this semester and the planning and preparation for the next cycle of classes which begins in February. We are having meetings to prepare for the next round. Preaching and Evangelism are our teaching prospects for the next cycle. We just finished teaching an Introduction to the Old Testament and a course on the Nicene Creed. I like team teaching with Julie, and she is really good as a faculty member.
d) Pray that lives will continue to be transformed through our prayer ministry. It seems that everytime we get together with others to pray in a prayer ministry it is just awesome. All three of us are involved: Julie, Lydia, and myself. There was a word from the Lord Saturday night by a priest in the Diocese that Lydia would have an important role to play. Please keep Lydia in prayer, for that role, whatever it may be.
e) Pray for the priorities, ministries, and finances of the Anglican Diocese of Peru, Saints Augustine Seminary, and the Mudge family. We could not do it without your support. You all are a God-send. Thank for praying for us. I pray for you every day.
f) Pray for the planning and preparation for the Diocesan short-term mission trip to Peru, in July, next year. We are in the design phase of the mission trip: what project(s) to do, etc. I just saw the guest list. Wow. What an fantastic group. Please keep Fr. Gus Calvo and the team in your care, and also our counterparts down here in prayer, that we would all do what Jesus wants us to do during that time together.
One additional item of note:
I felt led to look over some of my favorite psalms in Spanish, Saturday, and I came across a verse which is kind of a pun for the short-term mission trip to Peru next year, and also in general, for people in the Diocese of Albany. It goes like this:
NIV, Psalm 127:1/NVI, Salmo 127:1
Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain.
Si el Señor no edifica la casa, en vano se esfuerzan los albañiles.
God bless you.
In Christ,
Fr. Shaw, Mtr. Julie, and Lydia,
Lima, Peru.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Weekly Prayer Mail
Dear Friends in Prayer,
Peace be with you.
This is our public prayer mail for 17 November 09:
Thanksgivings:
1) We hear that Lydia's visa process may be finalized as early as Thursday. One day at a time.
2) The Hari-Krishna restaurant has been silent this week.
3) This week, Julie has made great strides in developing an official ordination process in conjunction with the plans of Bp. Godfrey for the Diocese of Peru.
4) This week, I have made great strides with the help of Bp. Godfrey and the Rector of the seminary in developing a process for Diocesan Anglican Assessments (type of General Ordination examinations).
5) I believe that my preaching was fine at the parish on Sunday. I hope that people were blessed by it.
Prayer requests:
1) For the seminary students, and for the people in the ordination process. Particular weeks to keep in mind: the week of Nov 30 (exam week), the week of December 6, and the week of December 13. Ordination meetings will be taking place in the cities of Lima (central coast) and Arequipa (southern highlands).
2) For the priorities, ministries, resources, and finances of the Anglican Diocese of Peru, the seminary, and for us.
3) For the Provincial Youth leader retreat this coming weekend (that Lydia will be attending), and the Life of the Spirit seminar during that retreat with which Julie and I will be helping.
4) For the remaining two weeks of classes and the mentoring groups that we lead.
Thank you for praying for us. Your continuing prayer support really makes a different. 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 public prayer mail for 17 November 09:
Thanksgivings:
1) We hear that Lydia's visa process may be finalized as early as Thursday. One day at a time.
2) The Hari-Krishna restaurant has been silent this week.
3) This week, Julie has made great strides in developing an official ordination process in conjunction with the plans of Bp. Godfrey for the Diocese of Peru.
4) This week, I have made great strides with the help of Bp. Godfrey and the Rector of the seminary in developing a process for Diocesan Anglican Assessments (type of General Ordination examinations).
5) I believe that my preaching was fine at the parish on Sunday. I hope that people were blessed by it.
Prayer requests:
1) For the seminary students, and for the people in the ordination process. Particular weeks to keep in mind: the week of Nov 30 (exam week), the week of December 6, and the week of December 13. Ordination meetings will be taking place in the cities of Lima (central coast) and Arequipa (southern highlands).
2) For the priorities, ministries, resources, and finances of the Anglican Diocese of Peru, the seminary, and for us.
3) For the Provincial Youth leader retreat this coming weekend (that Lydia will be attending), and the Life of the Spirit seminar during that retreat with which Julie and I will be helping.
4) For the remaining two weeks of classes and the mentoring groups that we lead.
Thank you for praying for us. Your continuing prayer support really makes a different. 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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