Faithware Passages

Guardian Village is asking for prayer request on several Issues.

Please pray with us that:
1. Mr. and Mrs. B will have a change of heart In asking GV to leave one of their current facilities.
2. They will not require GV to vacate the building.
3. That GV can locate a wonderful flat or home that the B family will be happy to move into.

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GV has been looking for a parcel of land for a center where they can drill a well and construct a filtration system that will provide clean, healthy water for their children, women’s shelter, staff families, and the local community. Please pray that:
1. They can make contact with land owners and that we will have their favor and the the resources
necessary to make a reasonable offer to buy their land contiguous to ours and the main road.
2.That the land that is to be theirs will be protected and released into their hands at the right time.

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On health issues please pray that:
1. The GV family will once again enjoy health and wholeness.
2.The distractions of the Enemy will be stopped
3. Those who have been afflicted will experience complete healing.

I wish I could give more information, but as mentioned earlier, they are in a place where it is better to be anonymous, but your prayers will be heard and understood.

If you have been looking for a way to support the relief effort in Haiti and you just didn’t know which effort to support, here is another very good option. Lutheran World Relief LWR has made it easy to phone in a $10 Donation. LWR has committed an initial $1,000,000 to the relief effort and will reevaluate that commitment as new reports emerge.

WHO IS LWR? Lutheran World Relief, an international nonprofit organization, works to end poverty and injustice by empowering some of the world’s most impoverished communities to help themselves. With partners in 35 countries, LWR seeks to promote sustainable development with justice and dignity by helping communities bring about change for healthy, safe and secure lives; engage in Fair Trade; promote peace and reconciliation; and respond to emergencies. LWR is headquartered in Baltimore, Md. and has worked in international development and relief since 1945. Lutheran World Relief is a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), individuals and parish groups in international relief, development, advocacy and social responsibility.

A Message from Lutheran World Relief:
The coming days are critical as teams dispatch to Haiti to conduct search and rescue efforts. Lutheran World Relief is working with partners on the ground to deliver aid. Every dollar donated is critical to this life-saving effort. Please give today.

There are several ways you can help:

* Pray: for all those affected and those who are there to help.

* Give: by making a donation to the Haiti Earthquake fund, you will help ensure that LWR is able to quickly provide the most effective assistance.

LWR accepts donations by phone at 800-LWR-LWR-2, online at
lwr.org or by mailing a check or money order to:

Lutheran World Relief
Haiti Earthquake
P.O. Box 17061
Baltimore, MD 21298-9832

Or Give Right Now - Starting today, January 17, you can also text gifts to LWR from your cell phone. It’s quick and easy. Just text LWR to 40579 to make a $10 donation. Remember to reply YES to the confirmation.

Messaging and data rates may apply.

Once immediate needs are met, further gifts will be used to help LWR respond where the need is greatest, in Haiti or elsewhere around the globe. Please also consider making an unrestricted donation which will enable LWR to respond quickly to the next emergency.

* Act: LWR hopes to send material aid, such as quilts and health kits, to Haiti. Help restore hope and health to people in Haiti and all around the world by making quilts or health kits – visit lwr.org/beinvolved to learn more.

* Connect: As we learn more about the needs of the people of Haiti, LWR will explore more ways to help. Keep up with our on-going efforts by visiting lwr.org/Haiti.

What more can I say after watching the news today.

I mentioned in our post about Lifest that it was fun to catch up with some friends we have made at past shows. It was especially wonderful to see Alex and Chris from Threads of Hope who have been one of our partner ministries for the last year. Their booth was near ours so we got a little time to catch up with them. There short summer stint in the US is about over and they are heading back to the Philippines to continue their ministry work.  Since it is so simple to keep in touch with them throughout the year, whether it be by phone or e-mail, we tend to forget that they are half way around the world and overlook the dangers that surround them. So please keep them in your prayers as they travel and also for their safety once they return. Please pray for their success as they do God’s work and also pray for those they support.