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Pray for Strength
Friday, October 06, 2006
This is a very difficult time for us. Spiritual strongholds are being shaken, and we are all trying to dig in and fight through this time. Please pray:
For Paul and Lori
Strength to keep pushing through the hardest year of our lives
Direction as we face difficult decisions
A quick sale of our home in America
Faith to lean on God in this stretching time
For Akha Outreach Foundation
Strength for the staff as they go through a difficult season
Protection over the kids as they go back to their villages during the fall school break
Continued direction from the Lord in all things
We are all spending a lot of time in prayer out here and would love you to join us. Thank you for your partnership in prayer.
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