Smiling again...

Well, I am among the living again. Wow! What a crazy two weeks it has been. Thank you for your encouragement and prayers. My mouth continues to heal and it will be a process. First of all, I am so thankful for my dentist because he has an incredible heart, and secondly because he is absolutely gifted at what God has called him to do. It is spellbinding to me to watch him at work. He is a teacher by nature and provides the opportunity for his assistants to learn from him as he works. I absolutely praise God for putting this man and his family in my life!

Well, Prague Czech Republic is on the horizon. God is good, and many things are already happening and are in place for this trip. Speakers are locked in and the rest of the team is coming together.

Please begin to pray as we start the journey to our departure from the states October 19^th or 20^th. Our theme for this trip will be, “Standing in the Gap”. Our verse will be Exodus 17:12 “But Moses’ hands grew weary, so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it, while Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side. So his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.”

Prayer Requests:

1. Pray that God will guide us to the perfect setting in Prague to have this retreat.

2. Pray for the women who are still seeking God to know whether or not they are to be on this Prague Team. Pray they will hear clearly from Him regarding whether they are to go or stay.

3. Pray for the speakers who are going, that even now they will start sitting before the LORD to receive the words God has for this specific group of ladies who will attend.

4. Pray for the women who will be attending. Pray that God will point those who need to be at this retreat to the web site the week we open up registration in July.

5. Pray for our worship leader that she will be sensitive to sit before the LORD and know His counsel regarding the worship for this group of women.

6. Pray for us as we work with airlines to get flights for the team members who are coming from different states. Pray that we have good time transitions between flights.

7. Pray for those that God would have as givers toward this retreat. Many of you have been a part of watching His hand move over and over on behalf of Pure Joy, and you know He does incredible things.

8. Pray for the team members’ prayer groups that will be meeting weekly to pray for this retreat and for the group of women from Prague who will attend.

9. Pray for those missionary women who have been a part of Pure Joy retreats to remember to ‘pay it forward’ by praying and telling their sisters in the Prague area about the upcoming retreat.

Next week I am going to start a series on the home titled, “Stop the Chaos!”

I love you all and can’t wait to start the new journey toward Prague with you!

His,

Vickie