{27 days of prayer}

"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray..."

{2 chronicles 7:14}

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I couldn't get these words out of my mind as I laid in bed wide awake on Friday, March 1st. With the turning of a new month, my mind and my heart could not get away from knowing it was just a month away from Sam Johnson's support-raising deadline for her upcoming mission trip to Africa this summer.

Our God has and will be faithful. He has provided, He has guided her every step of the way along this journey, and we know He will continue to do so.

For the next 27 days, just a few days shy of a month, we're wanting to commit to praying for Sam and her trip and her support-raising process in a whole new way. Each day, for the next 27 days, until April 1st, we'll share a story or a verse that will allow friends and family here and far away to pray specifically for Sam that day, as we all continue to lift and hold our dear sister in prayer.

"God's grace precedes His call," one of my favorite authors, Brennan Manning has said, and those are words we believe to be true of our Lord and true of the call He has placed over her life and specifically her upcoming opportunity to serve with Africa Inland Mission in Africa this summer.

"If my people... will humble themselves... and pray..." Will you join us in prayer for Sam Johnson today and for the next 27 days? For our faithful and loving God to continue to meet her every need, prepare her heart for this trip, and provide every single dollar needed for her to go?

Thank you for being a vital part of Sam's life and this journey with us. Let us join in prayer these next 27 days, that our God will continue to do what only He can do.

Have a blessed day, friends!

:: photo courtesy of eric papp