Prayer Requests

I can't believe we will be leaving for Costa Rica in two weeks. Time has flown by so fast. We will be posting prayer requests on this blog for those of you who have committed to praying for us. We need your prayers to cover us while we are in Costa Rica and even during the preparations for our trip. We know that Satan will be looking for opportunities to discourage our work and break this team apart. Here are some of our team's prayer requests:

Team Unity and Harmony
Pray that we will accept, respect, and love one another. Pray also that we will be patient with one another. We will stand out in Costa Rica and how we interact with each other will be witnessed by everyone (we will be under a microscope). Pray that we will love each other at all times and be examples of God's unconditional and perfect LOVE.

Humble Hearts
Pray that we will be flexible and willing to do whatever is asked of us. Pray that we will remember our goal and mission...to serve, encourage, and support the local missionaries, churches, and people of Costa Rica. Pray that the LORD will give us opportunities to build relationships and share our testimony with locals. Pray that the language barrier will not hinder us from pursing these opportunities as well.

Cultural Sensitivity
Pray that we will be mindful and sensitive to the Costa Rican culture and respect their ways and customs.

Spiritual and Physical Protection
Pray that we will be a team in constant prayer and that each of us will feed from his Word on a daily basis. Pray for the physical health and safety of our team as we adjust to a new environment/surroundings. Pray that no one gets sick.

Fears and Expectations
Pray that we will remember that our identity is found in Christ and there is no reason to fear anything. Pray that our expectations will not hinder us from doing God's work.

Our team will be having a commissioning service at PCC this upcoming Sunday, June 27, 2010. Additionally, we would love to see our supporters before we leave for Costa Rica. We will be having a Hawaiian team dinner at Lahaina (http://www.backhomeinlahaina.com) at 8:30PM on Saturday night (July 3, 2010) and everyone is welcome to join us. If you can't make dinner and would like to meet us at the airport, we will be flying out of LAX (Continental Airlines) at 1:30AM on Sunday morning (July 4, 2010). We will probably arrive at the airport around 10:30PM.