Weekly Prayer Requests

 Buenos días,

  This week will bring about another important change in the lives of all those who live in the Micah House:  we have accepted another child from the street into our family! We have spent the past year or so building a relationship with 13 year old David, and now he has made the decision to step off of the streets and onto the path towards the future. As we anticipate this change and prepare ourselves for this week, please join us in prayer. This week, we especially lift up:

* David
Please be praying for little David and his transition into Micah house.   Pray that he will be able to resist the urge to use yellow glue through the detox process.  Pray that our other guys will continue to accept and support him, especially during those times when the desire to consume creates great anxiety.   (Below:  David holds his bottle of yellow glue in the market district of Tegucigalpa).

* The school year
We are finally back the blessed routine of our school year as classes began again in last week.  Please pray that your guys are all able to dedicate themselves to classes and that they have a hunger to learn.  Also, please that we are able to teach them well and that the Lord is continually glorified in this year both inside and outside of the classroom.

* Axel and David
Ok, THIS time I am talking about "our" Axel and myself. At the end of the week, I'll be traveling with Axel and his family to Guatemala. We have an appointment with a medical center in the city of Antigua in order to have Axel's arm and his brother Julio's foot examined (Axel's arm was broken and never healed, and 10 year old Julio's foot was run over by a bus). If all goes well, they'll both have corrective surgery this coming Monday. Please pray for safe and smooth travels, for the guys' surgery, for a quick recovery, and for incident-free travel across the border.

* Strength
Please pray for refreshment, both spiritual and physical, for an extra dose of mercy and love and for the grace of God to shine in our lives as we put in long days and nights in our effort to raise these boys in a way that pleases their heavenly Father. In our weakness, He is strong!!

* And, of course, we shouldn't forget to: PRAISE!!
- For Jeremy's arrival. Jeremy Tolleson was a HNGR intern with Micah in 2003.  He worked as a soccer coach and player for several years before heeding the call to return to Honduras.  Jeremy will be living in our Leadership House (until the name change - more on that in a moment), assisting Marlon Castellanos in his duties regarding the care of the guys who live there. We are very excited about having Jeremy here!!
- For new visions. While we have been rejoicing over the new Technical School (Brian gave his first class today - clutch repair on Micah's pick-up truck), we are also moving forward in other areas. For example, we are changing the name of Leadership House to "Timothy House." We are excited about how the this new name and its implications will challenge the young men who live their lives after the model set down by the Biblical Timothy. This is truly an exciting time to be here at Micah!

Below:  Brian Wiggs (under car) teaches four street boys how to change a clutch on a manual transition.

- For the grace of God in meeting the challenges of each new day. Our God is faithful and good, and we should praise Him for it!!

As always, we give thanks to God for you and your constant support. As we push ahead into the next few years of ministry and raising up the newest generation of Micah guys, we look forward to partnering with you and in sharing the challenges of the future. God bless!!

 Peace,
 David Hawthorne