Ghana GO Trip Prayer Calendar: February 23rd

The entire team is blessed to have people praying over this trip and I wanted to share with everyone our Prayer Calendar for each day we are away so friends and family will know what exactly to be praying for based on our agenda/itinerary.  Thank you for your prayers over this mission and for all those participating.

Orientation to Manna

We will meet with Pastor Ablorh and some of the staff today. Please pray as we settle in and prepare our hearts for the coming days. Pray that our team has unity, humility, and only have hearts for God’s work.  

Men’s Fellowship Meeting and Micro Finance Group Meetings
Pray as we have these meetings that they are Spirit led. Pray we are able to assist and advise with any situation they may present.  Pray that we listen to their needs. 

Ghana GO Trip Prayer Calendar: February 22nd

The entire team is blessed to have people praying over this trip and I wanted to share with everyone our Prayer Calendar for each day we are away so friends and family will know what exactly to be praying for based on our agenda/itinerary.  Thank you for your prayers over this mission and for all those participating.

Delta flight (Amsterdam to Ghana) 2:05 p – 7:55 p

• pray we are able to get through customs without problems
• pray we have safe travel to Manna Mission

Ghana GO Trip Prayer Calendar: February 21st

The entire team is blessed to have people praying over this trip and I wanted to share with everyone our Prayer Calendar for each day we are away so friends and family will know what exactly to be praying for based on our agenda/itinerary. Thank you for your prayers over this mission and for all those participating.


Delta flight (IND to Detroit)
5:30 p – 6:47 p
Delta flight (Detroit to Amsterdam)
10:25 p – Friday 12:10 p


Pray for:
1. safe travel
2. no lost luggage
3. no problems w/passports
4. pray we are able to sleep well on the plane
5. pray the team is able to connect & prepare our hearts for what God has planned for us

Learning from & Challenged by my Boys

I don't pray with my kids nearly as much as I need to, truth be told it's probably a statement about my overall prayer life and an acknowledgement that it is an area I am constantly working to improve.  Having said that, I am daily encouraged by my two youngest boys in my own prayer journey.  

As I previously shared, the boys have taken to remembering Noah and Joshua from the village in Ada, Ghana each night in their bedtime prayers.  Three months after returning from my Ghana trip they remain faithful to their commitment to lift these boys and their families up each night.  What is even more encouraging is to hear their prayers developing and changing.  What started out as simple petitions to 'please bless Noah and Joshua. Please protect and bless their families.' have evolved to include details they are feeling led to pray for or references from their own daily experiences and thoughts about how our friends in Ghana may handle the same issues.  Topics from rain storms to school to family to sunday school lessons have come up in prayers.

So, I'm blessed that my boys are teaching me, reminding me, and challenging me to continue to pray for Ghana and many others outside my daily circle of interaction. Through my boys I am witnessing the personal and spiritual growth that comes as a result of this type of behavior!  How awesome and inspiring is that?!

On the note of remembering to pray for Ghana, Northview Church is sending another small group to Ghana this week. I wish I was part of this team, but I'll remain behind as one of the many praying over their trip.  Please join me in praying for Matt, Chris, and Jenny and that they would have safe travels, remain healthy, build relationships, and that they would have the courage to and be open to being used by God for great things during their time in Ghana.