Dear Kenya, We Sing for You Your Song

Today, my prayers for Kenya are shaped by the simple, sweet words of her national anthem.

This is the first verse and I found it a good way to sing my prayers for a land that our family loves.

"Oh God of all Creation
Bless this our land and nation
Justice be our shield and defender
May we dwell in unity, peace and liberty
Plenty be found within our borders."

Dear God of all Creation, hear our cry.

Countdown to Spain

This Saturday, before dawn, Byron and I will head out to Spain for a week of 24-7Prayer events.

I'm getting excited! I always look forward to seeing the rest of the leadership team and I love what goes on at the Round Table and the annual gathering, the Feast.

We fly from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Schipol in Amsterdam. Then we go Schipol to Madrid, where we will arrive close to midnight and find our way to Kelly and April's for a little sleep :-) (Can't wait to see those guys!) Next day we'll train from Madrid to Seville, where we join the rest of the team.

After the initial days of leadership meetings and Round Table times, the real fun will begin. From around the world, they will come, lovely people who have taken the call to Prayer, Mission and Justice quite literally and who are praying and mission-ing and justice-ing all over the place! It's always a big JOY to be together, hear the stories, celebrate and get filled up.

AND BARBARA IS COMING TO SPAIN TO SEE US!! Woohoooooooooooooo!!

The Russell family have 4 home schooling kids, and 4 puppies that lost their mama and need to be bottle-fed every few hours. We thought it would just add to their happy hub bub to throw Colin and Heather into the mix for the days we are away :-) Ha! We are so thankful for a home that really feels like our second home for our kids to be folded into it.

I'll be leading two seminars at the Feast. Oh!