Praises & Prayer Requests

 Well, you may have to excuse the order of these pics because they are not chronological, but I am too tired to do anything else with them, so hopefully you will enjoy them as is!  Above is a pic from breakfast this morning.  We went to church with a couple who were missionaries to Peru a few years back, so it was interesting to hear stories from them and their families experience.

 The girls cheesing on the front steps of the dorm before supper tonight.  They enjoyed the pool today, so they are gonna sleep good tonight!

We went to a local park on the 4th to celebrate and we caught a glimpse of this alpaca.  Hannah is convinced that we are going to get a pet llama when we live in Peru.......

   



   

We have been blessed with some wonderful  friends while here at WMI.  Jamila, on the left, is going to Southeast Asia and Ruth Ellen plans to go to Guinea-Bissau.  They have been wonderful with our girls and Jamila braided Hannah & Katie's hair Friday night in the midst of the heat wave :)

 We have also been blessed with sweet friends for Hannah & Katie to share adventures with here.  This is before their 1st sleepover.  They had another one Thursday night :)

Here is a peek into the girls dorm bathroom.  It has 3 showers and 4 bathroom stalls.  There are also 3 sinks on both sides as you come in.  Let me tell ya, the shower sessions get pretty interesting at times with the Raber girls!

Here is our favorite little guy, Lucas Edmond.  The girls love holding him and he has the sweetest little grin.  His parents are planning to serve in Italy.

Lastly, I wanted to show you our version of air conditioning here in Pennsylvania.  We put fans in the windows :)  Thankfully, the weather has cooled off and is supposed to continue to do so this week.

Another praise I wanted to share.......

Chris & I did our testimony this week and I was really nervous about it.  I wanted to share a song, but didn't have time to get it ready with all the busyness of the week.  So, I just prayed that the song would be sung during our praise and worship time.  I don't know about you, but sometimes I pray without expectation.  Well, the song was "How Great is our God".  And God did show how great He is !  The last song of the praise set was the one I had prayed for.  Of course, I cried as I sang the words to that very sentimental song and I shared my prayer with the group during my testimony time.  So, I want to encourage you, no matter how big or small the prayer request, it IS being heard.  And we don't always get immediate answers, but that doesn't mean He doesn't care!  He is always listening and for that I am so thankful!

And also for the prayer requests....

Please pray for our family, immediate and extended as we continue to prepare to go.

We are still working on paperwork for our provisional student visas.  I thought I had it ready  to go to the Embassy in Washington DC, but I didn't get the Apostille seal on the birth certificates.  So, please pray that all goes smoothly with getting the paperwork in order.

Pray for the girls as they say goodbye to their new friends this week.  It is tough to know they may never see these girls again here on earth.  I am thankful for the time they got to spend together.

I want to end this post with a verse from my friend Adrianne's prayer card...

"For as the waters fill the sea, the earth will be filled with an awareness of the glory of Lord."

Habakkuk 2:14