Hey Kids! Don't forget to say 'please' and 'thankyou'!

Well, in the excitement of posting my first blog entry, I forgot my manners. My parents would be appalled.

As I mentioned in my last post, we have already seen the hand of God at work in this whole life-changing process. We know that He moves in response to our prayers, that what we pray matters to Him.

When God was going to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah (see Genesis 18), Abraham asked Him basically, "what about the righteous people? Should they die with the wicked?". Abraham bargained with the God of the universe, imploring Him to spare the city of Sodom for the sake of the righteous. The Lord said "If I find 50 righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole city for their sake."

Abraham went on to bargain God down to 10 righteous people. Just 10, and the whole city would be spared. A pretty good deal I reckon. Unfortunately, there wasn't even 10, so the cities went up in smoke. The Lord was still gracious however, sending angels to escort Lot out of there safely. Yes, God cares for the one.

Anyhoo, what i'm trying to get at is that our prayers move the hand and heart of the Lord to action.

We want to say thankyou for all your prayers so far and please keep going!! Your prayer support is vital to our survival.

Secondly, there have been people that have already responded to God's leading and generously given to us financially. Thankyou so very much. We know that as you have sowed into our ministry, the Lord will bless you.

The money we have received so far has helped us get passports, visas, pay school fees and buy furniture. In addition to general living costs, there are on-going school fees to pay for Ben and the boys. Ben will also have the opportunity to go on a couple ministry trips during the year, each being self funded. We live knowing God will provide our every need. Its a good place to be.

So our 'please' is please keep praying for us: for peace, safety, ease of transition, provision and health.

Our 'thankyou' is thankyou so much for all your support; your prayers and your generous gifts. We have been blessed so much in this journey already, we wait in great anticipation of what the Lord has for us next.