Yesterday, we watched our granddaughter board a plane to Nairobi, Kenya. At age seventeen, she exhibits more genuine faith than many adults I know. When she learned of the opportunity to spend ten days ministering to African orphans she prayed and determined God wanted her to be a part of the mission trip. Never mind the extremely high price of the trip. She wrote letters and babysat, and sure enough, God provided the needed money. Nor is this her first mission trip. She has already ministered to orphans in Mexico and Guatemala (twice). When I was seventeen, I had crossed the Mexican border once with my parents and dreamed of someday going to Canada. Actually geography is a secondary part of God\u2019s challenge to believers. Faithfulness is our initial response. Once God has a person that can be used, \u201cwhere\u201d becomes an issue. For Whitney, \u201cwhere\u201d is wherever God leads \u2013 across the classroom or around the world. The Bible prophesizes \u201ca child shall lead them\u201d (Isa. 11:6). The reference is not about Whitney, but it could be. How about you? Does faithfulness characterize your response to God\u2019s claim on your life? If so, ask yourself this week, \u201cwhere, Lord?\u201d and follow.<\/p>\n
And join me in praying for these global concerns:
\n\u2022 Pray for students from Southwest Christian School, Fort Worth as they travel to and minister in Kenya.
\n\u2022 Pray for the economic crisis in Greece that daily is turning toward potential social unrest and for the effect it is having on missionaries who serve there.
\n\u2022 Pray for those who minister in the midst of the Paralympic Games in Vancouver (March 12-21) and for churches as they follow- up on Winter Olympic ministry.
\n\u2022 Ivanovo City with a population of 430,000 is the textile capital of Russia. Because most of the textile workers were traditionally women, it has been called the \u201cCity of the Brides.\u201d Pray for those who minister there, helping prepare the \u201cCity of Brides\u201d to become part of the Bride of Christ.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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