Week #6 Prayer Update

Hello everyone!

First of all, the lack of updates on the blog has been due to the fact that the power has been out at Ebenezer for a week now so we haven't been able to get online much. We're hoping that the electricity will come back on tomorrow!

Just a quick little update for you all. Amanda and Shirley arrived safely on Friday night and are doing very well so far. Because our house at Ebenezer is so tiny, right now half of us are staying at a near by conference center at night and the other half are staying at Ebenezer. We are going to rotate back and forth during the week so that we all have turns having hot showers and using clean toilets at the conference center. :) This week we are going to be kept pretty busy, so I'm sure the time will just fly by.

Here's our prayer and praise update for week #6...

Praises:

• That Amanda & Shirley arrived safely on Friday night and are adjusting quickly and are already being a blessing to us and the people here at Ebenezer.
• That we were all able to get hot showers on Friday night at the conference center. :) I'm not going to say how long we had gone without taking showers because, well, it's just kind of gross! :) But let me tell you, I don't think a shower has ever felt so nice as it did on Friday night!We couldn't remember when we last had a hot shower, so we all just soaked it up and took nice long showers! :) 

Prayers:

• Health - Shelly was sick all day on Friday, and Bill is fighting a nasty cold, so continue to keep us in your prayers that we would remain strong and healthy.
• Preschool - This week since Amanda and Shirley are here we are planning to do a VBS type of program in the Preschool. Our theme is going to be on health and hygiene and stuff like that. In addition to teaching the kids how to take care of their bodies we'll also be doing Bible lessons, songs, games, and crafts every day. So please keep all of that in your prayers!
• Our last week here - Pray that as we come down the home stretch we would finish well and that in our last week here we would be able to be a blessing to all the people that we come in contact with. Also pray that God would continue to prepare our hearts to go home.
• Electricity - Please pray that it comes back on soon! :) Without it for a week you run out of water, and the toilets get all backed up and stuff, so pray that tomorrow would be the day that it would come back on!
• Youth Bible Study - In the evenings this week we are going to be doing a study with the youth based on the book "What the Bible Says About Sex". This is a huge issue here that never gets addressed, so that is why we are going to be doing this study with the youth at Ebenezer. Pray that the youth would have open hearts and minds and that through this study they would choose to live a life of purity. Also pray that we would all have wisdom as we lead the study.
• Patience & Flexibility

Thank you again for each of your prayers and the constant encouragement and support that you all give us. We appreciate it so very much! Just one more week and we'll be home again. Crazy!

Love you all!

Abby & Shelly