#day25

{27 days of prayer}

#day25: exodus 15:13

"In your unfailing love,
you will lead the people you have redeemed;
in your strength, you will guide them." 

Such a beautiful truth that His love will be faithful to lead us and that we can rely on His love and His strength to see us through. LOVE.

Please pray these two verses over Sam today as you keep her in your thoughts and prayers, as well as all the logistics, funds, parts, and pieces needed for her trip, and those currently serving with Africa Inland Mission sharing the love of Christ with Africa's unreached!

#day26

{27 days of prayer}

#day26: isaiah 26:3

"You, oh Lord, keep in perfect peace those who keep their purpose firm and place their trust in you."

- photo by lynsey tedesco photography

#day27

{27 days of prayer}

#day27: john 11:40

"Did i not tell you that if you only believed, you would see the glory of god?" 

this is one of my favorite verses. i remember when it first pierced my heart, it was the beginning of a summer leadership program our church attends in the summer and i remember standing at the edge of that summer, not having any idea all that it would hold, but i wanted to trust, to believe and i prayed, lord, i want to see your glory.

this verse has been that of an anthem for me in the start of several other journeys and new adventures since then. one i am reminded of when i am standing on the brink of something i am not able to fully see yet, yet find my heart is being asked to simply dare to believe.

join us in praying this verse over sam, her support-raising process, africa inland mission, teams currently in the area sam is going, and those she will have the opportunity of serving when she arrives. 

yes, lord, we believe. we trust and we believe that we will see your glory.

we commit sam and her journey to you. we thank you for the woman you have created her to be. we thank you for the heart you have given her, a heart that aches for your hurting and broken children, a heart that aches for those who have never heard the name of jesus, a heart that is restless, restless until others find their rest in you.

yes, lord, show us your glory.
we wait in hope, not in vain, for we know that you are faithful.

in the precious name of jesus, amen.

{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

--now remain in my love--

 {john 15:9}

{ secure }

in you, i am secure.

.: in the silence of the heart ...

... god speaks.