I'll be traveling alone (apart from those angels, and your prayer covering) down on Sunday, back on Wednesday. This is a working trip. I'll be nerding out down there: nerd school on Monday; nerd practice on Tuesday. And lots of meals with other nerds. (And some geeks, too.)On a recent nerd trip, I traveled with a co-worker. I had prayer covering, but he was mostly uncovered. When we got to our hotel, we learned that it was hosting a convention for the pornography industry. Yikes. The whole hotel felt slimy, but I felt the bubble of prayer support around me.
During the course of that trip, my co-worker and I were doing nearly everything together: meals together, to and from the trade show floor together, to and from the hotel room together. But there were maybe five times that we got separated, and the difference in prayer covering showed up: we were apart for just a moment or two, but in those moments, he ran into some of the stars of the porn industry, running around the hotel in the same condition that they did in their movies.
I never did see the poor girls who couldn't afford any clothes, but he ran into them several times, but only when he was separated from me. I felt bad for him, but I really enjoyed the protection around me that came from people back home praying for me.
So I'm asking for prayer!
● The usual
protection during travel, and also smooth connections.
● Protection from
pornography conventions, or the local equivalent. Ick.
● Excellent
learning and profitable meetings.
● This is not a "Ministry Trip," but I expect
some good things to come of it. I can't help but feel that I'm representing the
Northwest on this trip to the Southwest.● Pray for my family, staying behind: wife & kids, and important relationships.
● Pray specifically against fear/anxiety - in me, and in the family staying behind me.
● And pray that we'll see who He is in and to us this year.
So thank you! Thanks for your prayers!
