Prayers

Hello everyone! Only hours now before we head out, I cannot believe it. Thank you for all of your love and support. We have put together a prayer list for while we are away on the trip. We appreciate the prayers and the thoughts. 

Daily Prayer Needs:

 - Health of all team members

·       -   God’s presence and growth in our team relationships as we share this special time

·        -  Blessing on our team members who speak some Spanish that they can communicate effectively with more use of the language each day

·       -   Peaceful rest each night

·         - That the love of Jesus would be evident to all we meet

Specific prayer needs:

Saturday

·       -   Safe travel with smooth connections as we arrive in Guatemala City

·         - Blessed times of mutual encouragement as we worship with our brothers and sisters in  Christ at the Lutheran congregation-Castillo Fuerte

·         - Blessings on Dr Elry and Liz Orozco who will care for us while in Amatitlan

Sunday

·        -  Thanksgiving for the time to experience the Guatemalan culture in the beautiful city of Antigua

·        -  Safe travels to and from Antigua

·         Prepare our hearts Lord for the first day of service

Monday

·        -  Wisdom for Sarah and Heidi in caring for patients

·         - We ask for the presence of the Holy Spirit in all the interactions we have with the people

·         - Give patience and an open mind to the team members to look for ways they can help both big and small

·        -  Calm any fears about social or cultural differences and help us see more similarities than differences

Tuesday

·         Help for making adjustments to our second clinic day after reviewing the first day --so that we can serve even more effectively

·         Continued development of loving Christian relationships amongst team members

Wednesday

·         Safe travel to our hotel for the rest of the week

·         Continued presence of the Spirit as our team encounters various forms of poverty and begins to process these images

·         Blessings on the staff of the Miravelle hotel who will care for us for the remainder of our stay

Thursday

·         - Bless our plans for clinic in a new setting today—let your presence bring our medical team wisdom and guide us in ways we can teach the local health providers

·        -  For  God to provide families with willing hearts to share with us their lifestyles so that we can identify the biggest health risks in the community

·         - Give caring, non-judgmental attitudes to the team members conducting these surveys in local homes

Friday

·         - Allow us to meet some physical needs of the people today so that we can have the opportunity to show them the love of Christ—give us wisdom and efficiency so that we can see many people in our last day of clinic

·        -  Bless our team debriefing as we discuss our week of service

Saturday

·        -  Safe travels to Honduras for a day of touring and relaxation

Sunday

·         - Safe travel to Guatemala City and ultimately back to Omaha

·        -  Blessed reunions with family

·         - For the ongoing work of the Lutheran Church in Guatemala and CALMS