I am back from my trip!
I drove an average of
5.5 hours between stops for a total of
3,904 miles, used
105 gallons of gasoline in
41 days, stayed in
13 different places with friends and visited one on one with over
60 individuals – friends old and new.
I showed my presentation countless times and handed out uncounted copies of By Prayer and other SIM information and literature, and met with and prayed with more people than I can remember.

I have been back to work three days – In time to help Pat read over the final draft of By Prayer and send it off to the proof readers.  As an answer to prayer, a couple at the SIM USA office invited me to stay in their extra bedroom with private bath and personal entrance for September.  I have been busy trying to sort through belongings I brought from storage in Connecticut and figuring out how to make this lovely spot home for now.  These next few weeks Pat and I will work on making sure I have all the By Prayer resources and procedures at my finger tips so I can do what is needed when she is gone on October first.  There is also a possibility I will travel to Abu Dhabi in October. (Please pray about those possible plans!)

God so blessed me with safety on my journey, and so many people are praying (some even said they would support my new venture!) that I still feel confident that this work is His next step for me.  Because of this, I am working at SIM USA with Pat, trusting that God will supply my needed additional $1800 per month so I can fully assume the editorship of By Prayer soon.

In reviewing my financial support record since I joined SIM in 2010 I am amazed at God’s provision through the faithfulness of so many of you in supporting me with your financial blessings!  Several years I had a surplus of funding.  However, the recorded giving in 2015 has dropped significantly so the surplus I had at the beginning of the year will be gone before the end of the year.  I urgently need financial partners!  The calendar says September is half over!  That leaves only 15 more days in September for supporters to indicate their promises of financial partnership for the next two years.  Some of you have indicated your willingness to support me, but I need to know before the end of September how much you plan to contribute and when you plan to begin your contributions.  I need more people to hear and answer God’s call to this ministry of financial support to enable me to edit By Prayer.  Will you please take a moment to let me know your plans?

To support me by sending in a check by mail, either monthly or a onetime contribution download the form, print and fill it in and send to the address on the form.
 BY CHECK

To support me by sending an electronic contribution, click on the link and complete the form.
ELECTRONICALLY

Whether you send a check or contribute electronically, please reply to this email so I can keep track of the status of my financial support.

To read a letter from Charlie Thorsen, Director of Prayer & Celebration, my immediate boss and supervisor   CLICK HERE.

To watch the video that tells about the prayer ministry at SIM USA and describes the job I will do click on the link.  Please share this video with anyone you think would like to be informed about and join this vital ministry!
VIDEO

Praise and prayers

• Praise for a successful 4000 mile journey filled with good visits with folks, great places to stay, opportunities to share about the ministry as well as safety and alertness in driving.
• Praise for a lovely place to live while I wait for support to come in.
• Plead for the support to come in so I can continue in this important work equipping the saints to pray.
• Pray that God will move many to join my financial team.  Please prayerfully consider if God is leading you to participate in this financial faith journey.
• Pray for wisdom and discernment as I explore the possibility of traveling to Abu Dhabi.
• Pray for patience and calm for me as I wait for God to move; discernment to see where he is leading, clarity to see God’s direction and humility to obey.