Today’s blog post was supposed to involve talking with Alejandro and Secia about a Bible school program that Sowers4Pastors is involved with. Alas, it is not. You can blame that on a power outage that left Alejandro and Secia without electricity for a bit. We’ll have to take a raincheck on the Bible school info. In the meantime, Rachel came to the rescue and took the opportunity to share a list of ministry and staff prayer requests, as well as some praises!
Allen and Trish
Pray for Allen and Trish as they try to figure out their housing situation in the US for the next 6-9 months. They are accepting that they will likely be able to commit to being in one place for that long and they want to be wise when it comes to making a housing decision. They want to remain open to whatever God’s best is for them and not jump into a lease agreement based on fear and uncertainty.
Praise God, the cardiologist cleared Allen for surgery! Allen’s first surgery is now scheduled for April 29th. Pray for Allen & the medical team and that the surgery will be an unequivocal success. Please be praying for Allen's pain in the meantime.
Pray for Trish’s health and stamina. She’s doing fine but please pray that continues. You probably know that she has asthma that rears its head. As the person with the sole responsibility for caring for Allen at home throughout his medical journey, she needs to be in tip-top shape.
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| Allen and grandson Steven hanging out |
Rachel and Brandy
At the time of this writing, Rachel is 32 weeks into her pregnancy. During her pregnancy with Levi, she went on bedrest at 30 weeks. And with Michael, she made it to week 33 or 34 before being put on bedrest. Naturally, they are hoping that she doesn’t have to go on bedrest with this pregnancy. However, they will not be surprised if that happens at some point.
It’s hot in Honduras right now. And, as mentioned in the previous bullet point, Rachel is 32 weeks pregnant. That’s not the ideal situation to deal with temperatures in the high 90s and a house that feels like an oven. Pray for some relief from the heat!
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| Got to find ways to beat the heat! (But Rachel is getting too pregnant for swimming) |
Mary Faith
Pray for Mary Faith’s fundraising efforts so that she will be able to move to Honduras sooner rather than later. Having her there will do a lot to reduce some of Trish’s workload so that Trish can focus on other things.
Ministry Programs
Ministry staff is continuing the process of distributing backpacks. They are registering new kids and checking on the children that didn’t show up for the initial registration. Pray that there will be no issues.
S4P is finalizing decisions about this year’s applications to receive a motorcycle through the motorcycle ministry. Pray that they will select the right applicants and for funding for this ministry.
Requests for church roofs are pouring in, as well. Pray for Brandy as he sorts through the stack of requests and makes some difficult decisions.
Praise and a Follow-up Prayer Request
Praise! S4P staff registered more than 60 children at a new school in the Lighthouse program - Lighthouse Church has been hoping to expand their program for a while now. This school is smaller than Lighthouse had initially been hoping for, but they made the decision based on the motivation of the pastor working in that area. Here's a video from of this activity: https://fb.watch/rnI_wKtJ7z/
Prayer request! After registering the students at the new school, Secia had an observation. One of the questions the kids were asked was, “Who do you live with?” Many, if not most, of the children said they only live with their mother or that they only live with their grandparents. Some of the kids seemed visibly upset that they don’t have a father in the home. When asked what church they attend, many said they do not attend church. Please pray for that community and that God will open up hearts. Pray for the pastor as he continues the work God has set before him.
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