Here's a fun game for us to play while I work on writing up the account of the past couple of days. If you were praying for Ben, add a comment to this post, telling your general location. If you know other people who were praying, add their locations too. Some friends of mine, in a closed Facebook group, have started a list like this, and they've got 50 countries and 48 states on their list . . . so far . . .
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1 – 200 of 399 Newer› Newest»I was praying in Australia. So excited to see he is free!
Praying in Siguatepeque, but had family/friends praying in Ontario, Canada and California.
Praying in Alabama (still praying)
NC, FL, IL
I'm in Katy, TX (Houston). So happy and rejoicing in this happy ending. Praise the Lord!
Praying in NH. A friend in one of your groups posted asking for prayers.
We had our camp praying here in Ontario as well as family and friends in Manitoba and British Columbia in Canada. Also friends in the Dominican Republic and MI, USA
Campamento, Honduras
We were praying for you all here at Ft Meade, MD. And now we rejoice with you, too.
Eagan, Minnesota
I was praying from Orange County, California and had people praying for you and Ben from China, Indonesia, Macedonia, Nebraska, Ensenada Mexico, Bakersfield and San Digeo, CA and Dubai.
West Plains, MO
Atlanta, Georgia. I had friends all over the world praying as well.
Knoxville, Tennessee! Had friends in Seattle, Washington praying. Was on the phone with K-Love (national Christian radio) to put on their prayer request line when I got the notification he was FREE!
The request came through our prayer chain in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Norman, OK
Chattanooga, Tennessee and Carrollton, Georgia
Washington state.
Indiana
Frederick, Maryland USA
Praying in Bakersfield California... friends of Janet Richards who let us know about your family!
Northwest Ohio
I live in Kansas, but I was doing my praying in Texas.
I was praying here in California. I first heard about Ben on the Honduras Living Yahoo group and later got an e-mail from a former missionary in Honduras who lives in South Carolina. They sent a special e-mail to their entire e-mail list.
I'm about a half hour from Philly, in a Pennsylvania suburb. :) Thank God your son is all right! Heard about this from a friend on FB.
Troyer in North Carolina praying
Pine Grove Mills, PA
We were praying in Star, Idaho and Boise, Idaho - and now we are rejoicing with you all!!! :)
Southeast Michigan, USA. So thankful everything turned out ok.
Georgia and Illinois.
West Central Minnesota and my in-laws from Winnipeg were also praying. (My in-laws were missionaries in Tegucigalpa for 10 years.)
Minneapolis, MN.
Delighted he's home safe!
Phnom Penh, Cambodia!
Love,
Rhonda
Outside of Baltimore, Maryland. We are also so thankful Ben is free!!
baltimore
I've been praying for Ben from Cleveland, OH. Saw your story unfold on one of the SL fb pages. Amy B. SO happy. :)
So happy and relieved to hear of his release! We have been keeping you all in our thoughts and prayers from outside Baltimore, Maryland.
Dallas, OR (via Cori in NH)
I am from Pennsylvania, and I had friends praying for Ben from California and Georgia! :) What a week you have had. May God grant you rest and I look forward to hearing your story when you have the time. For now - enjoy your family time!
I live on the west coast of Australia. I put in on my Facebook so friends were praying too
From our immediate family --
Ben in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Katie in Summerville, Georgia
The rest of us in Thurmont, MD along with dozens if not hundreds of homeschool & church families throughout Frederick, Md area.
Also, my son Sam & wife, Katherine and her family who were in El Salvador on a mission trip when this happened. The church/mission they were serving also joined in prayer for Ben.
My extended family in upstate New York, and Jim's family in North Carolina.
Other personal friends of mine in : Lewistown & Philadelphia, PA; Manassas, VA; Delaware; and a couple places in Texas.
Might be more, but that's quite a lot!
Blessings!
Denise
I was praying from Trinidad, West Indies. My husband and I are missionaries from Green Bay, Wisconsin serving here. Rejoicing with you at the quick return!
Praying from Kerrville, Texas!
I'm in Yuma, AZ and my family was praying for Ben. I heard about the situation on the Sonlight forums.
We are in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada. My family & I are missionaries on a furlough from the Jutiapa region of Guatemala. Many people from both Canada and Guatemala were praying and continue to lift you all up in prayer. God Bless!
Praying in Maryland, with family/friends praying in Texas, Utah, and Massachusetts.
Portland Oregon :)
We were praying in Trujillo, Honduras, along with friends in Tocoa, San Pedro, La Lima, Roatan, and La Ceiba. There were also prayers from friends in Georgia, Florida, Virginia, Arizona, Wisconsin, and New Hampshire. God has a pan for Ben.
An old SL siter, I was praying from Indiana. So thankful and relieved for all of you.
NY, Oh, CT NJ, NH Fla, Penn,
Marvin and Amy and family have been praying..... We have people all over praying we are praising The Lord that he is safe
Honolulu, HI was praying!
Ohio... with friends praying in TX and SC.
Still praising our awesome God for the wonderful end to this situation.
Colorado Springs
An old SL'er too. I remember those old sweet pics of your Bucket Boy. <3 Prayers from Southern California from myself, my daughter, and several of our friends.
Prayers from the sticks of NW Illinois!
Coverage from Spring Hill, TN! Praise God that he is home!
Omaha, Nebraska. :)
I am a Sonlight sister praying in WI, and I had friends in Mexico (as well as others here) praying too.
Brighton, Illinois.
But I also know I has friends praying in Vika, Sweden.
Virginia Beach, VA. So glad he is safe. God is good.
Praying for Ben's safety and release came from my friends and family in Montana, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Louisianan, Nevada, Alaska, Washington, Ohio, Oregon, Minnesota, Hong Kong, Germany, France,
We were praying in Missouri, and so was our church family!
Prayed, with my SL sisters, from Conroe, TX (just north of Houston)
Kerrville, Texas
I was praying in Kuna, ID. (I'm part of the SL Forum.)
Central Indiana. former sl mom, saw it on fb. Weird how I knew it was Bucket Boy right off, even with just basic info.
Hanover PA
Praying in Washington state.
A friend from California told us on FB. Since we were friends from our overlapping years in Louisiana and I recently moved to Virginia, we were praying from VA.
Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Abu Dhabi, UAE
and many many more.
Praying in Ottawa, Toronto and Hamilton Ontario
Abu Dhabi UAE
and many states and other places.
I"m from Arizona but am on vacation and was praying from Iowa. So glad Ben's safe and at home. Cathy (azcathy)
Fort Carson, CO, and family and friends in Southern California and Oklahoma
Crying tears of joy that he is home safe!
I was praying in California. :)
we had people praying in Florida and in Oregon and in England. Oh and Washington state.
Praying still in South Carolina.
A number of folks in Italy were praying!
Houston, Texas :-)
We're fellow mountain missionaries, but in Huehuetenango, Guatemala! So, so happy to hear of Ben's safe return. My heart hurt for you, Mom!
NE Wisconsin was praying! Friends from all over the state quickly joined in and shared the request once it was made public on Facebook. It was absolutely amazing to see all these people praying for Ben!
Praising Jesus that Ben is home safe! I do not know you, nor do I follow your blog, but read about your ordeal through a friend's Facebook. And prayed for you right then. Now I am sending up a prayer of thanksgiving... from Georgia, USA!
I am in Perth, Western Australia. We have friends in America who posted about Ben and we in turn reposted. Prayers from Australia came from all over Perth and also from friends in Albany. :)
I'm praying in Alabama!
Bristow, VA! In the middle of the night, and throughout the day.
central New York state
Chicago, IL U.S.A. And friends from Ohio, Florida, and Illinois joined me.
Hi Trish....
We are rejoicing with you!
Here on The Foundation facebook page you guys received over 1000 written prayers and praises, more than 306 000 were reached with the news, the post on the kidnapping was shared more than 4070 times....and it is still going on! They came from all over the USA, from England, Europe, Canada, China (yes they have FB there), Australia, South America, all over Central America and New Zealand...to Name just those I can think of! And the phone calls rolled in as well with offers of help! What an awesome God we have! Love to you all!
I was praying in Phoenix, AZ. I know two FB friends who were praying in Colorado and Oklahoma.
I prayed for your family from Murfreesboro, TN.
I was praying for Ben in Rock Island TN! Thank God he's free!
i don't know u but i read about this online & it captured my heart, here in ohio. (i just. could. not. imagine.) i rarely email prayer requests, but i did this one, to family members in colorado, ohio, and pennsylvania. i pray for grace for all of u as u continue to recover. blessings.
We prayed here in Indiana and had others praying in many other states. So glad he is safe! (A SL sister)
Our church and I were praying in Austin, Texas.
Several of my family were praying from outside Buffalo, NY
I was praying in Edison, NJ. God bless you and Ben.
Hi Trish! I was praying here in Maryland outside of DC. LOTS of people in my church were praying too!
We prayed to and praised the One God!! In southern Indiana.
PHILIPPINES!
Trish, this list brings tears to my eyes! I can't imagine what it must do to you. Our God is so good!
Much love from this side of the world! <3
shelley.
Julie Turner in Okeechobee, Florida
I was praying from Virginia. (Friend of the Egers) Thanking God for saying "Yes"!
Praying is Australia, NSW.Praise God for the safe return of Ben.
As a friend of Anne, Chloe, and Susan, I was praying in Fort Mill, SC.
Appleton, WI--rejoicing with you!
Ethiopia but also had friends in Rwanda and Guinea praying. Along w/ US friends in OK, IN, CO, FL and probably more states.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
I was praying in Jessup, MD and had 3 friends also praying, one in PA, one in NC and one currently in TX but is usually in MD
I was praying in Elkridge, Md. Glad he is home safe!
I was praying in Mongolia! And had friends praying in Thailand, SC, PA and other parts of the US.
Praying in Wrangell, Alaska. So happy Ben is home and safe. Thank You Jesus!
Rancho Mirage CA. SO glad he is safe!
Illinois
Tennessee and also friends in Mississippi.
Kelly in Beaufort, South Carolina
I was praying in Kolkata, India.
Southern California.
Chiang Mai, Thailand. :)
Prays from Bowie, Maryland. I am a friend of Robin Murphy. So thankful for Ben's safe return...we are rejoicing with you!
praying and rejoicing here in Columbia MD!
Auckland, New Zealand. And the person from Kolkata, India, must be a friend of mine!!! Love you, Trish!
University Place, WA
Long Beach, CA. (A little city of 450k souls 20 miles south of L.A.)
i was praying in Gilbert, AZ! :)
Ohio, Asked others in WV, PA, Ireland, New Zealand, and Canada that I know about.
Was praying in Grain Valley, MO! Rejoicing with you!
Denton, TX
LA, TX, MS, MO, IL - Jessie in LA
Praying from the Highlands of Papua New Guinea!
Nebraska
Fort Worth, TX
Praying in Orange County, California.
Been praying for your family and for Ben's safe return here in Owosso, Michigan
We were praying in Hungary, and those who posted on my fb posts asking for prayer live in MI, NY, NV, IN, TN, and OH.
India. The Lord is so good.
An undisclosed location in China :)
Prayed with several sisters here in Serbia, plus had folks in Maine, TN, CA, and LA praying.
Cheyenne, Wyoming. :)
We are from New Mexico, USA and just arrived in Chiang Mai, Thailand three weeks ago today :) which is where we found out about your family's situation. Thanking God for His mighty work in your family!!!
Prayed in Thailand
We prayed in Chad, and friends also prayed in Kenya, UK, South Africa, India, Thailand, and several states in the US- PA, IL, CO, WA at least.
I had people praying in Kabul and Jalalabad, Afghanistan....in Dubai...in Chaing Mai, Thailand....Nairobi, Kenya...and the States.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia--where we serve as missionaries with our 3 kids. I can't imagine...
Praise God for Ben's safe return, Lois in Melbourne Australia
Our family, friends and church here in Albania, as well as many friends in the US: AL, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, IN, LA, MI, MO, MT, NC, NY, PA, TN, TX, VA.
Also, there were friends around the world praying in Czech Republic, Guatemala, Montreal Canada, Ukraine and Russia.
Thailand....
We were praying from Penang, Malaysia! So thankful to hear of his safe return to his mama's arms. May you be blessed!
We were praying here in Western Australia! And we had friends all over Australia and the US praying for Ben's release! :)
Shrewsbury, Shropshire England and also our sister churches in Southern Ireland, Texas, and Honduras.
I live in Fraserburgh Scotland. I know I had friends praying here too. I also contacted friends in Erskine Scotland, who contacted other friends and family to pray in the rest of the UK. My close friends in Florence Oregon USA were praying for Bens release and your family also. Praise God for His answer !!
We were praying here in Charleston, SC! We are a SL family. We had people from TN, NC, MO, CA, IN, and Papa, Hungary that I know for sure.
Joined by many others I was praying from Maryland, while other friends and family were doing so in Texas, Kentucky, Delaware, Tennessee, Montana, Michigan and Ankara, Turkey.
I am an Australian living and working in Chiang Mai Thailand.. we were praying and were so happy to hear of a wonderful ending! Continued blessings on all your family xxoo
Clarkston, MI, USA :-)
In Indiana while visiting the states for the summer...back to Mongolia in a few days. So thankful to hear that Ben is safe and back home. Answered prayers :)
Chicago, other parts of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan
Knoxville,Maryland
I was praying in Michigan and am now rejoicing with you for his safe return!!
Florence, SC
Warrenton North Carolina formerly of PG County Maryland... a friend of mine knows you from her home schooling group and asked for prayer
Baltimore, MD
Ottawa, Canada
Central Indiana
We prayed in Blacksburg, VA and had family/friends praying in Howell, NJ; Bolingbrook, IL; Fife, Scotland, Woodstock, GA; Manassas, VA and West Linn, OR.
Central Arkansas.
Kingston Ontario Canada
As your SL sister, my family and I were praying for you in San Antonio, Texas. Many in my church family here told me they were praying for you as well as friends in Austin, TX. I am so glad Ben is safely back with you and I praise our Mighty God!
Northern Indiana
Praying in eastern Pennsylvania.
Angi in Knoxville, Tennessee
I prayed in Colleyville, Tx (Dallas). Cried when he was rescued! Praise God!
Angi in Knoxville, Tennessee
Cedar Park, TX
Praising the Lord for His faithfulness!
Burkina Faso. Anxious to hear how God liberated your son!
Elkridge, MD
Lawrenceville, GA
Heard about your situation o FB. Immediately started praying. Weeping years of joy for your sons safe return. Thank you Lord for your never ending faithfulness.
Mystic, Connecticut. I also asked my fb friends to pray for Ben. I used to "know" you from the Sonlight forums and we met at the BFM in Williamsburg. Best wishes from a former Sonlighter "TiggersCanBounce". :)
Washington, D.C. and Arlington, Virginia
Praying from Orlando with many colleagues!
Chattanooga, TN
Had friends praying in FL, AR, TX, VA, NM and Thailand
I was praying in Germany. Had friends in a prayer group in Chatanooga praying as well.
Continuing to pray as you all process and readjust.
Estes Park, CO
We were praying at our mission in Talanga, Francisco Morazan, Honduras and had all of our sponsors in 36 states USA, Canada, Spain, Ecuador, Japan, Austria, SIngapor, Scotland and World Racers and friends in Bolivia, Columbia, Uganda, Rwanda, Romania and I know there are more but can't think of them off the top of my head.
Had you covered here in Northeast Oklahoma.
Lisa W.
As you know, I am in Tegucigalpa. My friends prayed here and in New Orleans, Louisiana. Still PRAISING GOD!
Atlanta, GA
San Antonio, Texas
Arlington, TX! Rejoicing with you!
Praying from Southern Maryland!
Virgina, now sending thanks for his return.
We were praying in Elkton, VA
Rogers,MN here and people all over the Twin Cities I could spread the word to to pray.
Love y'all! (As they say down south)
Praying in Texas.
Athens, Greece
I prayed for Ben in Ellicott City, MD.
I'm in Abu Dhabi, UAE. And I had people praying in the US, the Netherlands, Australia, and the UK...those are the ones I know about.
I was praying in Abu Dhabi, UAE. And I had people praying in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and the Netherlands.
Rural Minnesota as well as friends and relatives of mine in Texas, California, Iowa, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Massachusettes and more!
Our family was praying for Ben in Siletz, Oregon. We will continue to pray for God's continued safety and peace for your entire family.
Prayed and praying in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Praying from Lufkin, TX with my two boys. Still praising God that Ben is home!
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