August 31, 2010

• Pray for Amelie who broke her arm
• Praise God for safe travels to VA

August 2, 2010

• Pray for Billie who is fighting another ear infection.  Answered Prayer!
  
• Pray for an upcoming trip to VA.  Answered Prayer!

July 27, 2010

• Pray for Billie who has a bad ear infection.  Answered Prayer!
• Praise God for finding a home for our cat
• Praise God for good trips to CA and CO

July 13, 2010

• Pray for our trip to CA and CO tomorrow.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for the second round of elections in Guinea to be held September 19
• Pray for a mid-term home for our cat.  Answered Prayer!
• Praise God for a successful move to a new home
• Praise God for a temporary home for our cat

June 28, 2010

• Pray for Amelie who will not need to wear a helmet, but will have to continue aggressive therapy to round out her head
• Pray for needed financial support (16%)

June 27, 2010

• Pray for the Presidential elections in Guinea. Answered Prayer!

June 15, 2010

• Pray for Amelie’s doctor appointment tomorrow.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for needed financial support (20%).  Answered Prayer!
• Praise for colleagues we will be catching up with the next few months
• Praise for safe travels this weekend

June 1, 2010

• Pray for Amelie who was born with plagiocephaly (a flat head).  If her head doesn’t round out in the next two months, she’ll have to wear a helmet.  Answered Prayer!
• Praise God for a safe trip to NJ and back
• Praise God for our girls who are 4 months old (and about 11 pounds each)

May 28, 2010

• Pray for the girls who are all sick.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for our upcoming trips to CO and CA.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for direction in returning to Guinea
• Praise God for safe travels to NJ

May 9, 2010

• Pray for our schedule as we travel to NJ to visit friends and family.  Answered Prayer!

May 3, 2010

• Pray for transportation for our NJ trip.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for God to supply our other needs for our trip to NJ.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for the radio tower project going on in Guinea

April 26, 2010

• Pray for an upcoming trip to NJ.  Answered Prayer!
• Praise God for our girls (12 weeks)

March 6, 2010

• Pray for those working in Guinea to install a radio tower that will broadcast the message of hope and life
• Pray for God to work in our lives and show us His will for this year
• Praise God for our girls who are now 5 weeks old and doing extremely well
• Praise God for opportunities to share our vision for the Fulbe this week

February 9, 2010

• Pray for peace in Guinea
• Pray for Billie for what appears to be a pinched nerve following the birth of the girls.  She has only limited use of her legs.  Answered Prayer!
• Praise God for the safe arrival of our twin girls, Amelie Elizabeth and Annika Sophia born on Jan 29

January 21, 2010

• Pray for the safe arrival of our twin girls set to arrive any day. Answered Prayer!
• Pray for peace in Guinea as leaders plan for a presidential election this year

January 1, 2010

• Happy New Year!  Praise God for another year to serve Him and expand His kingdom

December 28, 2009

• Pray for a renewed vision for the new year
• Pray for Billie and the twins due in February.  Answered Prayer!
• Praise God for a good year
• Praise God for healthy twins
• Praise God for the recent birth of our Guinean guard’s twin girls (!)

December 25, 2009

• Merry Christmas

December 10, 2009

• Praise God for relative peace in Guinea amidst recent unrest among the military leaders
• Praise God for the opportunity to share about Him this holiday season
• Praise God for the continued health of our girls due in February

November 26, 2009

• Pray for Guineans as they await elections in January.  Answered Prayer!
• Praise God for all He has done for us this year.  Happy Thanksgiving!
• Praise God for Billie and the girls’ safety during a minor car accident yesterday

November 18, 2009

• Pray for Billie as she failed her blood sugar test last week.  Answered Prayer!
• Praise God for good friends
• Praise God for being able to celebrate the holiday season with friends and family

November 14, 2009

• Pray for David as he travels to share in IL today.  Answered Prayer!

November 8, 2009

• Pray for David as he shares this am and pm.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray safe travels for David as he returns to Toledo on 11/9.  Answered Prayer!

November 1, 2009

• Pray for our holiday season as we prepare for the arrival of our twin girls.  Answered Prayer!
• Praise God for a safe summer and fall as we traveled to share the needs of the Fulbe people

October 22, 2009

• Pray for David as he picked up an illness on his travels.  Answered Prayer!
  
• Pray that Billie doesn’t get whatever David has.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for peace in Guinea as Americans have been encouraged to temporarily evacuate
• Praise for continued health for Billie and twin girls due in February

October 17, 2009

• Pray for safe travels back from VA next week.  Answered Prayer!

October 12, 2009

• Pray for our teammate, Chuck as he prepares for the field
• Pray for David as he travels to VA this week.  Answered Prayer!

October 9, 2009

• Pray for good fruit from our meetings in FL this week.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for a safe return to OH this week.  Answered Prayer!
• Praise God for a safe flight through a storm over Atlanta

October 1, 2009

• Pray for peace in Guinea
• Pray for safe travels as we fly to FL this weekend. Answered Prayer!
• Pray for continued good health for Billie and twin girls.  Answered Prayer!
• Praise God for recent opportunities to share our work

September 6, 2009

• Pray for a good time of sharing at MRBC this evening.  Answered Prayer!

September 1, 2009

• Pray for improved health for Billie.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for wisdom in planning our travel schedule for the next few months.  Answered Prayer!
• Praise God for more opportunities to share in Toledo

August 24, 2009

• Pray for good health for the twins due in mid February.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for meetings with a potential team mate this week.  Answered Prayer!
• Praise God for successful times of sharing in Cincinnati and Toledo the last two weeks

August 10, 2009

• Praise God for a good time of sharing in IN this weekend

August 3, 2009

• Pray for safe travels for David as he goes to FL 8/3 thru 8/6.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for continued good health for Billie and twins.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for more opportunities to share our work and for more financial supporters
• Praise God for a second potential team mate
• Praise God for good travels and times of sharing in June and July
• Praise God for a new place to live
• Praise God for two healthy babies

June 5, 2009

• Praise God for a potential team mate
• Praise God for a good conference in So Jersey last week

May 21, 2009

• Pray for safe travels the next two weeks.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for good sharing times the next two weeks.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for enough time to complete all we have to do before we travel on Saturday.  Answered Prayer!
• Praise God for meeting all our needs

May 4, 2009

• Pray for wisdom for a decision we have to make this week.  Answered Prayer!
• Praise God for a good time at NTBI in Jackson, MI

May 1, 2009

• Pray for safe travels home tomorrow.  Answered Prayer!
• Praise for a good time of sharing at NTBI this morning

April 23, 2009

• Pray for more supporters.  Answered Prayer!
• Praise God for a good speaking engagement on Monday night
• Praise God for a good meeting this afternoon

April 18, 2009

• Pray for the provision of some things for our home.  Answered Prayer!
• Praise God that the back translators have finished their work
• Praise God for safe travels the past two weeks
• Praise God for good health care

March 26, 2009

• Pray for safe travels to and from Florida this week.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for fruitful meetings while in Florida.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for good health as we adjust to cooler weather.  Answered Prayer!
• Praise God for providing us with cell phones

March 19, 2009

• Pray for good, reliable transportation.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray that our speaking schedule will fall together.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for speaking opportunities to share our burden for the Fulbe people.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for additional financial and prayer supporters.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for smooth transition to life in the States.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for the translation project we are working on.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for continued language learning
• Praise that we have a place to live
• Praise that all of our things in storage were in good condition when we returned
• Praise that God is providing all of our needs

February 28, 2009

• Praise God for transportation most of the way to Conakry on Tuesday
• Pray that God will send us a safe driver with a reliable taxi to take us two hours to the rendezvous point.  Answered Prayer!
• Praise God that our remaining two Christmas gift boxes arrived!
• Pray for reliable transportation while in Conakry next week.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for our last few days before we leave.  Answered Prayer!

February 17, 2009

• Praise God for a successful medical ministry outreach in the village of “Loomal” this weekend.  We cared for 92 people.  All were given cassettes of the gospel.

February 13, 2009

• Please pray for our medical outreach: today thru Sunday in the village of “Loomal.”  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for water and electricity.  Our town has not supplied water in many days.  Answered Prayer!
• Praise God for the well on our property that we can use in times of little or no city supplied water
• Praise God for Valentine’s Day
• Pray for Billie’s health as she has been sick for about three weeks.  Answered Prayer!

February 6, 2009

• Praise God for a successful outreach: selling scripture in a local village market
• Pray for our last 4 weeks in Guinea.  Answered Prayer!

January 31, 2008

• Praise God for a new back translator
• Pray that the new back translator will work efficiently and quickly.  Answered Prayer!

January 20, 2009

• Pray for a new back translator.  The one we found last week decided he does not want to translate for us.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for resolutions to problems with the website David is building.  Answered Prayer!

January 15, 2009

• Pray for Sal and the Professor’s salvation
• Praise for finding a new back translator
• Praise for connecting with Sal and the Professor
• Praise for connections with prayer partners

January 11, 2009

• Praise God for good time with friends at the lake this weekend
• Pray for our last 7 weeks in Guinea.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for our translation project, back translators, editors…  Answered Prayer!
• Pray that God will give us a home to live in for home assignment.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray that God will give us a car to drive for home assignment.  Answered Prayer!
  
• Pray that God will give us a smooth transition back to the US.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for wisdom in setting a home assignment speaking schedule this year
• Pray that our three remaining Christmas gift boxes will safely arrive before our home assignment.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray that God will send us someone to fix our backup hard drive that crashed this summer
• Pray for David as he builds a website about the Fulbe in Guinea

January 1, 2009

• Happy New Year!  Praise God for all He has done this year
• Praise God for two of four Christmas gift boxes that arrived yesterday
• Pray for our guard, Mr. B’s health. Answered Prayer!
• Pray for “Abe,” whom David was able to share the Gospel with today
• Pray that we will be able to find cat food for our cat.  Answered Prayer!

December 28, 2008

• Praise God for milestones.  David’s 30th birthday was the 26th
• Praise God for protection during the recent change in government
• Praise God for safe travels for our team leader who came to our home for Christmas
• Pray for safety for everyone in Guinea as the new government is established.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for wisdom for us as we finish our first term and prepare to return to the States.  Answered Prayer!

December 19, 2008

• Praise that our trip to the village of Gar went well
• Praise that our Oral Bible workshop went well yesterday
• Pray that we will have safe travels to a village for Christmas.  Answered Prayer!
  
• Pray that our Christmas will be special even though we won’t have gifts this year.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for an opportunity to return to Gar village to share more with them
• Pray for an opportunity to return to Mountain village to share more with them
• Pray for all that we have to accomplish before we return to the US in March.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for a young lady who just moved to our city that Billie hopes to visit this week
• Pray for us as we work on crafting an Oral Bible for the Fulbe people

December 8, 2008

• Pray for us as we travel to a village tomorrow.  Pray that we’ll have the opportunity to share the New Testament with the village leaders and that they will accept this gift of God’s Word.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for our home owner to also accept a copy of the Pular New Testament.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for the new back translator God brought us today.  He will be finishing the back translation of the book All That the Prophets Have Spoken.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for David as he builds a website for workers in Guinea among the Fulbe people
• Pray that our four Christmas packages arrive safely and unopened from the US.  Answered Prayer!

November 27, 2008

• Praise God for holidays.  Happy Thanksgiving!
• Praise God that all the illustrations for the 2009 scripture calendars are finished
• Pray for Billie as she fights a cold.  Answered Prayer!
  
• Pray for us as we mix paint and begin painting our home this week.  Answered Prayer!
  
• Pray for the printing of the 2009 Scripture calendars.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray that we will get a great deal on airfare as we look at purchasing tickets for home assignment in March.  Answered Prayer!

November 14, 2008

• Praise that David is almost finished setting up our solar/electric system with no major incidents
• Praise that Billie was able to clean the living room floor this week (who knew our floor tiles were gray and not tan?)
• Praise that we were able to get a lot of small home projects finished this week!
• Pray for us as we begin to paint our home.  Answered Prayer!

October 29, 2008

• Praise for safety during our travels the past few weeks
• Pray for David as he sets up our solar/electric system.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for our language study
• Pray for the process of getting furniture made for our home.  Answered Prayer!

October 11, 2008

• Pray for safe travels today as we fly to Ghana via 2 other West African countries tonight at 6:10 pm our time.  Answered Prayer!
• Praise God that our visas came through for Ghana in record time with no problems

October 5, 2008

• Pray that we will get much accomplished this week before our trip to Ghana on Friday.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for safe travels on the road and in the air.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for a good Area Conference with our colleagues next week.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for a regular prayer partner for each of us

October 1, 2008

• Praise God for safety from a few potential accidents as we drove home yesterday.
• Praise God for getting our refrigerator running again this morning.

September 29, 2008

• Pray for us as we travel home tomorrow.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for us as we will be traveling a great deal the next two weeks.  Answered Prayer!
  
• Pray for us as we apply for entry visas for Ghana.  We are to fly there the second week of October.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for our 2009 calendar project.  There is a paper shortage in Guinea that may create printing problems.  Answered Prayer!
• There is also a cooking gas and toilet paper shortage in Guinea.  Pray that the needs for these items will be met. Answered Prayer!
• Praise that our colleagues have found a good home near their children’s school, and within their price range after searching for more than a year
• Praise God for a good vacation with great friends

September 25, 2008

• Pray for us as we fly home on Sunday morning.  Pray for a smooth transition from our current location to the airport, a safe flight, for no theft of our luggage, and for safe travels back to our home up- country.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray that we will return home rested and ready to face the 5 month journey ahead of us before returning to the States in March for our home assignment.  Answered Prayer!

September 5, 2008

• Pray for us as we fly to France late tonight.  Pray that we will make all our flights and that our luggage arrives in tact, with nothing stolen, and on time.  Answered Prayer!
  
• Also pray for our friends, David and Jen who will be joining us.  Pray that they will make their standby flight tonight and that all their luggage will arrive safely too.  Answered Prayer!

August 30, 2008

• Pray for the Muslim world as Ramadan begins on Monday, September 1.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for Billie as she has been sick this week.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for the safety of our house and car when we travel.  Answered Prayer!

August 27, 2008

• Praise that we arrived home safely from dropping Karilyn off at the airport
• Praise that Karilyn made it home safely
• Pray for Karilyn as she recovers from food poisoning.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for us as we travel a great deal the next two weeks.  Answered Prayer!

August 17, 2008

• Praise that our internet is working again
• Praise that our trip to the village called Mountain went well last week
• Pray for Karilyn’s last week in Guinea.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for us as we drive Karilyn to Conakry this week.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for our annual retreat for missionaries working among the Fulbe.  Answered Prayer!

August 6, 2008

• Pray for us today as we go to a village to follow up from our last visit when we showed the film Jesus. Answered Prayer!
  

July 23, 2008

• Praise God for milestones.  Billie’s 29th birthday was on Monday.
• Praise for the opportunities Karilyn has had to minister to neighbors through physical therapy
• Pray for Karilyn as she prepares a seminar on physical therapy for colleagues in our area.  Answered Prayer!

July 19, 2008

• Pray for Karilyn’s first week in Labe and her orientation to life here.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for ministry opportunities for Karilyn for the next 5 weeks.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for David’s mom who is thinking of joining us for Christmas.  Answered Prayer!

July 16, 2008

• Praise that Karilyn arrived safely with all her luggage
• Pray for her orientation schedule this week as we give her a tour of Conakry and share about Fulbe life and culture.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for safe travels as we return to Labe on Friday morning.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for our financial support level as we will lose a large financial supporter this fall
• Pray for God to provide for all of our vacation needs for September.  Answered Prayer!

July 10, 2008

• Praise God that Billie was able to get an x-ray on her foot yesterday that showed it isn’t broken.
• Pray for safe travels to Conakry tomorrow to pick up Karilyn.  She will be with us for two months.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for David as he works on a translation project.
• Pray for God to provide a good back translator.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for a profitable week in Conakry as we do our grocery shopping, and orientation for Karilyn.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for our neighbors who come in contact with Billie through our garden.

July 3, 2008

• Pray for Billie.  She dropped the dining room table on her foot last week.  Answered Prayer!

June 27, 2008

• Praise God for the successful trek to a village to show the film Jesus
• Praise God for all the scripture portions we were able to sell while out in the village
• Pray for language learning
• Pray for us as we share our vision for reaching the Fulbe with interns we host over the next few months.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for a neighbor girl who is thought to be demon possessed
• Pray for God to reveal His role for us in reaching the Fulbe for Christ
• Pray for unity and a passion for evangelism among local believers
• Pray for extra time and energy to complete administrative and personal tasks.  Answered Prayer!

June 10, 2008

• Please pray for safe travels as we return to Labe tomorrow.  Answered Prayer!
• Praise God for provisions for our daily needs

June 9, 2008

• Praise that Georgia arrived safely in the States last night
• Pray for Georgia as she settles back into life and ministry in the US.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for Georgia as she continues French language studies in the US
• Pray for Guinea as there is still the threat of unrest this week.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for God to provide us with all that we need for a vacation in September.  Answered Prayer!

May 26, 2008

• Pray for Georgia as she wraps up her first term with us. She leaves Guinea on June 10 after being here for 3 ½ months. Answered Prayer!
  
• Pray for God’s provision for a much needed vacation.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for Guinea as they react to the current political situation. Answered Prayer!
  
• Pray for our language study
• Pray for the Holy Spirit to be upon our lives and our ministries

April 29, 2008

• Pray against further theft of items in our home and car. Last week someone broke into our compound at night, during a rain storm, cut the fuel line on our car and tried to steal gas.  Answered Prayer!
• Praise God that the auxiliary tank was empty and the thief only got away with our garden hose and little or no gasoline.
• Pray for Georgia as she has still not recovered from a fall on ice before she left the States.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for opportunities to use our garden as a ministry tool. Answered Prayer!
• Pray for David as he sets up all the solar/electrical equipment for our homes and office.  Answered Prayer!

April 14, 2008

• Pray for us as we load our car for a return trip to Labe. We have a lot of groceries and solar equipment that needs to be taken up country. Answered Prayer!
• Pray that we make the most of our time in Conakry. Answered Prayer!

April 6, 2008

• Pray for energy to complete all that we have to do each day.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for water as the rainy season comes to a close. Answered Prayer!
• Pray for us as we travel to Conakry this week to get mail and groceries. Answered Prayer!
• Pray for Georgia as she begins formal French lessons. Answered Prayer!
• Pray for a colleague, Barb, who lost her father and her sister within the past two months. Answered Prayer!
• Pray for some colleagues who are rebuilding their home after it was completely destroyed in a fire. Answered Prayer!
• Pray for Karilyn, an intern who is to visit for six weeks this summer.  Answered Prayer!

March 26, 2008

• Pray that peace would continue in Guinea. There has been some talk of a resumption of the strikes on March 31. Answered Prayer!
• Pray that a shipping container with important equipment for a radio station in Guinea would arrive very soon because a team is visiting with the skills to install it. Answered Prayer!
• Pray that we would be energetic and productive in language study and ministry.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray that David would be able to find kerosene to purchase soon at a local gas station. We need it to run our refrigerator. Answered Prayer!
• Pray for God to send more long-term team members to join our team.
• Pray for the ongoing translation work of Scripture and Bible lessons into Pular.  Answered Prayer!

March 6, 2008

• Praise that Georgia’s luggage arrived the morning we wanted to leave the capital for home
• Pray for tomorrow’s dedication of the recently completed Pular New Testament. Answered Prayer!
• Pray for Georgia as she acclimates to life and ministry in Guinea. Answered Prayer!
• Pray for us as we get a display together for our home church’s missions conference. Answered Prayer!

February 29, 2008

• Georgia landed in Conakry Monday night. Her luggage has still not arrived. Please pray for it’s safe arrival on tonight’s flight. We would like to return home tomorrow morning but may be delayed if we cannot locate her bags. Answered Prayer!

February 25, 2008

• Praise that David was able to buy a stove this morning
• Pray that Georgia’s flight from Morocco to Conakry goes well this afternoon. Answered Prayer!
• Pray that all of Georgia’s luggage gets here with her flight and that nothing will be stolen. Answered Prayer!
  
• Pray for a national believer whose hand is healing after he cut off one finger and badly injured two others while operating an electric saw. Answered Prayer!

February 20, 2008

• Pray for some colleagues whose hut burned down this week. They lost everything except their four children and their computers.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray for another colleague who has had several doors of ministry close within the past few weeks.  Answered Prayer!

February 19, 2008

• Pray for us as we travel to Conakry on Sunday to pick up Georgia. Answered Prayer!
• Pray for us as we search for a stove. Answered Prayer!

February 8, 2008

• Pray for Georgia as she prepares to leave the U.S. on February 24. Answered Prayer!
• Pray for Georgia’s visa to arrive on time. Answered Prayer!
  
• Pray for us as we travel to the capital on Sunday to pick up solar equipment , a stove, and other household goods. Answered Prayer!
  
• Pray for opportunities to share despite growing opposition to our message.  Answered Prayer!
• Pray against the escalating spiritual attacks on us and our colleagues.  Answered Prayer!

January 16, 2008

• Praise for safe installation of our one ton water tower this morning.
• Pray as we continue to learn Pular
• Pray as we continue to settle into our new home and prepare guest housing for Georgia. Answered Prayer!
• Pray for us as we seek opportunities to share Bible stories with Mr. B. We plan to share the story of the Wise Men with him this week.  Answered Prayer!
• Praise for our faithful supporters
• Pray for wisdom and discernment as we live and work in this spiritually oppressed place.  Answered Prayer!