(3) Prayer Team and Fight to End Child Poverty

January 24th, 2009 by Jessica

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Hello everyone,

I hope you have been staying warm, yet have given your chance to enjoy the snow over the last couple of weeks. Although it is quite chilly, it is so beautiful! I have recently gotten back into winter sports, so I am happy when the snow falls. Some may think I am out of my mind, but I’ve never cared too much about that in the past, so why start now?

The prayer team is almost complete for my travel partners and myself, not to mention the kids we are traveling to visit with

I have been so anxious about the trip and as the time nears to get on the flight, I feel like I am accomplishing the tasks necessary my travels commence. There is much more to do than I had anticipated, but I have received a lot of help over the last month from family and friends – I cannot thank everyone enough for the support!

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. ~Proverbs 22:6

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Topics for Discussion:

1. Prayer Chain

2. Stop Child Poverty Campaign

Prayer Chain

The trip would never be a success without the kind and selfless prayers from others. I am delighted to say, my prayer team for the trip is just about set. Let me know if you would like to be included on the email reminders and prayer requests and I can add you to the team!! I know I am going to need the strength of other’s words to God about this trip. I am not the strongest person physically or emotionally, so my first request would be to give me the strength I need to care for the kids in Peru.

I know God will protect us. Between the compassion I have seen in those on the prayer team already and my determination to do as much positive change as I can in the limited time I am away, I am convinced God will take us on a fantastic ride!

Stop Child Poverty Campaign

I am forwarding a link below to a campaign hoping to ’stop child poverty’. I really want to spread the word to bring awareness and would love for your help – the children of the world need your prayers! If you would like to point others in this direction also, to learn more about the fight to reduce child poverty in our country and overseas, please tell them to go to: http://www.stopchildpoverty.org/, to learn more about the efforts.

There is also a form on the site to print out that you can ask others to sign. The time spent in conversation about the current issue will inform others and hopefully they will climb on board with the rest of us! Feel free to add any of the names of people you know who would like to learn more about the subject or do not hesitate to forward me the names and I can post them on the site.

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Thanks for all that you do! God Bless your kind hearts and may He bring peace to your soul.

Warmest regards,

-Jessica, GVN Volunteer

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