Will You Pray For Us?

Carolynn here!
Another mile marker has been reached! Yesterday afternoon we finished and sent in our application to the Iris Global 'Harvest School of Missions'!  We hope to be notified about our acceptance in 2-3 weeks.  
While we wait, we are beginning to raise prayer support.  In the book Serving As Senders, author Neal Pirolo says "The effectiveness of those who 'go' is contingent on those who serve as senders"  A friend told us an analogy that has been helpful in understanding this. "The relationship between missionary and senders is similar to the relationship between bees and flowers when you think about it. Bees are always on the go and the flowers never move.  The bee can't do it's job without all the flowers and the flowers need the bees to take their pollen and spread it.  The success of each one is dependent on the other."  
We need, and want, all the people we can get who are willing to commit to praying for our family one day a month, every month.  In return, our family will also pray for you on the same day.  If this is something that the Lord lays on your heart to do, we will send you a calendar magnet with our family picture on it so you can circle the day you are praying and place it on your fridge.  
Some of you have already made that commitment and we are SO grateful! Our hope is that we can fill a monthly calendar with at least one person/family who will pray for us on the same day each month. You can let us know of your interest in supporting us through prayer by leaving your name and email in the comment section or by contacting us personally (if you already know us).  If you have already told us you would pray but don't see your initials on the calendar below, please remind us!  And if you have already received a magnet but have forgotten to let us know of your commitment, please tell us! 

For our specific prayer requests, we will try to update the blog at the beginning of each month with the needs for that month.  That being said, here are the requests for the month of June:

• That the Lord would give us the right words to speak to friends and family members who don't understand what we are doing and why.
• We have 3 children who will need prayer for adjustment to a new country. Lucas is seven, Amelia is almost three, and James is ten months. We can always use prayer about parenting in a way that glorifies God.
• That the Lord would provide us with exactly what we need, when we need it, financially.  That we would trust Him completely in this area.
• That we would wait well.  We want to make the most out of our "limbo" time.  God has been using it to provide opportunities for us to grow in various ministry related way which is awesome. So we just want to continue having eyes that recognize and say "yes" to these opportunities even (or especially) if they are uncomfortable.
• Pray against fear, doubt, and insecurity.  It is easy for me (Carolynn) to feel highly inadequate and unprepared for this journey as well as fearful about all the unknowns. 
• That we wouldn't try to run ahead of God.  We know that His timing is perfect in all things but we can often be impatient.
• That we would take the time to be still and listen for His guidance in all areas of our life. We want the Lord's voice to be the loudest and clearest, and we want the enemy to be silenced.
• And finally, that the Lord would open the doors that no man can close, and close the the doors no man can open so that we may walk with confidence the path He has laid out for us.