Join Us In Prayer

Our Amazing and Gracious Father,

We thank you for this day...another day to celebrate the mercies you bring us once again, to celebrate the greatness of our King, and another day to grow closer to you.

My God, please hear our prayer. We continue to ask that you will break all strongholds on our son, Elijah once and for all. We recognize your greatness and know you are the only one able to bring him home. Father God, we long to receive news that it is time to go and bring him home. But God, we know too your timing is perfect. We know you are going to reveal just how great and awesome you are throughout these nations through all this. But please, as we continue to wait please minister and heal our hearts. Please recognize the anguish, heartache, homesickness, confusion, and perhaps even doubt and help hear every ounce of emotion we experience. Please bring healing, and give us the strength needed during this time. Hold us up with your mighty hand, and guide us through this time, also teach us how to pray during this time. Let us continue to appreciate the children that are with us now, give us the wisdom to teach them as well as the love they too need.

Father, I also recognize and lift up other families that are also waiting. All the hurt they are experiencing please heal it, comfort them too Lord. Let their cries turn to you, their anguish turn to you and may You bring them peace. Father God, we lift up HollyAnn and John, the directors of this ministry. We ask that you bring a hedge of protection around them and their family, and bring full blessings as they have remained faithful to your call. Continue to allow them to be your instruments. Thank you too Lord, that John is being the protector you have called every man to be in their family. Bring them peace too and may they continue to seek your wisdom and your will as they have so many decisions to make.

And for Elijah and for the other orphans waiting to see their new homes. May they look to see the glory you provide each day. May they wait and see how marvelous your works are. And as your timing will prevail, bring them home safely and swiftly. Prepare their hearts that they will be ready for their new parents and families. Protect them and continue to bring food to their bodies. We know you are their first parent and you are much more capable of caring for them then we are.

Continue to increase our love for Elijah, as well as the other parents for theirs. Increase the love the children have for their new families, and above all may we all continue to increase the love we have for You. May those who are watching and continue to hold us in prayer, see the love you have for us through this journey and when they see Elijah's face may he be a reminder of that love. Thank you for those who are praying for us Lord, and helping us stay strong in You.

Thank you God for hearing our prayer!

We have around us many people whose lives tell us what faith means. So let us run the race that is before us and never give up. We should remove from our lives anything that would get in the way and the sin that so easily holds us back. Let us look only to Jesus, the One who began our faith and who makes it perfect. He suffered death on the cross. But he accepted the shame as if it were nothing because of the joy that God put before him. And now he is sitting at the right side of God's throne. Think about Jesus' example. He held on while wicked people were doing evil things to him. So do not get tired and stop trying.

Hebrews 12:1-3