Weekly Prayer Requests

 Dear Friends and Family,

My apologies for running late for this week's prayer requests! We here at Micah are doing well, pushing ahead with strategic planning, and buckling down for the "home stretch" of school vacation. As always, we are looking to the Lord to provide us with wisdom, strength, and compassion to meet the challenges of this coming week. As we bow ourselves before our almighty God, please join us in praying for:

* Micah's five-year strategic plan
Now that the holidays and their insanity are behind us, we are now looking forward to the future! Please be praying for wisdom for the Micah staff, and for Michael especially, as we start a period of intensive planning for and practical evaluation of the next few years.

* Hannah Rogers
Hannah, a young lady from the Wiggs' church, has safely arrived and is planning to spend a few months with the the Wiggs family, working and learning. Please pray that she is able to adjust quickly to life in Honduras and that the Lord uses this time in her life for personal growth.

* Safe travels and good school years for the older Micah guys
It has been our delight and blessing to have our older, college-aged guys back with us over Christmas and New Year's Eve. As they travel back to their respective colleges and universities, please pray for safety for them. Also, please keep them in your prayers as they start another semester of learning, stress, and personal growth. Please especially keep Oscar Amaya in your prayers as he will be taking the Testing of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam in the next few days and needs to get a score of 95 or higher in order to keep pursuing his dream of attending Wheaton College. We are excited to see where the Lord takes the lives of these older guys in this coming year!


* The last month of "summer" vacation
We follow the Honduran school calendar, which means that our guys have classes from Febuary through November and use the winter months as vacation time. This means that, right now, we are on vacation. While the guys enjoy being able to sleep in and not have class, it also means that they have a lot more free time that needs filling. Also, their normal routine disappears, throwing their lives into scheduling chaos. As a result, our hands tend to be a lot fuller, trying to find activities, settling squabbles, and working later hours while the guys stay up late. Please pray for sanity, wisdom, energy, and for a continuing spirit of love from us. Also, please pray that the guys use their free time productively and avoid the temptation to bother each other out of boredom.

* The coming year.
We are embarking on another year of ministry! It's exciting to be part of Micah's work ten years after it's founding and as we look to expanding our ministry in several exciting ways. Please pray that the Lord continues to bless our ministry and that the Holy Spirit continues to work in the hearts of our guys.

* And, to give praise to our awesome God!!
- For the opportunity for the older Micah to visit us. We are always excited to see how the Lord has been working in their hearts! We also always welcome the opportunity for them to share with our younger guys!
- For an enjoyable and problem-free time spent celebrating the holidays. When we have over fifty people celebrating both Christmas and New Year's with us, things can get a little hectic! Praise God that everything went well and that we all had fun!!
- That the Wiggs' first weekend covering the Micah house went smoothly. With a packed weekend, including a road trip to the Southern coast, there were a lot of opportunities for things to go wrong. However, everything went well and the Wiggs successfully handled all challenges! Praise God!!
- Jonathan Rogers' visit and Hannah's safe arrival. It is always a blessing to meet new friends and the Wiggs are very grateful for Hannah's help in their budding ministry.

We cannot express the debt that we owe to all of you for the prayer and other support that you have given us over the past ten years. Thank you, each and every one of you, and please continue to walk this sometimes difficult, sometimes exhilarating path with us!

  Peace,
  David Hawthorne