One Week Mark: Prayer Points

As Erin and I reach the one-week mark until our travel to India on March 3, here are some of the prayer points we hope to lift up with some friends tomorrow night during a send-off get-together ... Please join us!  In light of recent developments, the biggest overall request is for SAFETY, and specifics follow:

General requests:

* for last-minute details & logistics to come together

* for smooth & safe travels

* for uncomplicated digestion of Indian cuisine - especially that Erin will encounter satisfactory vegetarian options as we travel

* for us to be able to stay on (preferably under!) budget 

* for protection from pickpockets & others who may seek to take advantage of foreigners

* for our time at the Jubilee Homes -- that we may be able to bless and encourage those there and come away inspired

* for wisdom and discernment during the second part of our travels to a potentially dangerous area, particularly whether to stay the night 

* for angels to guard us everywhere we go

* for successful scheduling of the meetings by the Coalition leader we are traveling with

* for favor in the meetings we will be attending with various diplomats and prominent policymakers -- to understand and accept the message conveyed

* for integrity and accuracy in our advocacy work

* for the fruit of our labor -- impact & effectiveness

Personal requests:

* for spiritual rejuvenation (something Erin and I have both discussed as a need as of late);

* that God will meet us both in a personal way while in India to renew our spirits and speak to our hearts afresh;

* that we will accept and embrace whatever He puts before us during our journey;

* that we present ourselves as open vessels for His purposes; 

* for God to supply and sustain us with energy & meet the various needs that arise;

* that we openly love & serve those we encounter with ready and humble hearts; and

* that we come away with a deeper understanding of the Indian people and culture and return full of vision and passion about ways that we can convey what we experience to others in a meaningful way ... one that might impact eternity.

For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. ~Eph. 2:10 (NIV)