Prayer Requests

I figure I'll give you all a short blog update, to see if we can keep things rolling for the next few weeks. This one will mostly fill you in on ways you can pray for us, and this ministry.
I ask that you don't read this one as a news update. Read it in preparation to intercede for us in prayer to our Father.

Sexual Purity. What a hush-hush weighted topic. The need for healthy conversation in Christian community becomes more aparent almost daily. Things related to God's design (or things outside of his design) for sex come up in conversation with singles, couples, men, and women. Pray for guidance, sensitivity, discernment, and assertiveness in exploring what it looks like to be created in the Image of God, a sexual being.

Post-deployment. It sometimes feels like walking a tightrope, trying to figure out what to talk about with our returning guys. They've been in a different world for a whole year. Some people have already asked them stupid, insensitive questions. They'll talk when they are ready, and we want to be here. Pray for healthy processing for those guys who have spent the year in Afghanistan.

Housemates. For the next 6 weeks a good friend of mine (Elaine), Lacy is living in our guest room. She is a civilian nurse and a blessing to our ministry. She'll be marrying one of our single guys in April, and to help her save a bit before the wedding we have offered her lodging. It's a simple way we can serve a friend who has served us in countless ways over the past year.

Praises and Thanks. To have the above requests we much be in relationship with the folks we're praying about. That is a praise. We have flourishing relationships, full of challenge and growth. Yay!
We are also refreshed and renewed from 2 weeks away, and are grateful for that opportunity.

God bless my friends,
Elaine