Prayer Extravaganza Revised!

Thank you to all who have partnered with me in prayer!  I feel so blessed.  Here are the revised days, to include the 5 extra days we have. 

February 11
Families in Canada, the US, the Netherlands, and Sweden

I want to pray for these families.  I feel connected with them as people also called to this country, also called to find their children.  Lord, I pray that this meeting be fruitful for all of these families.  It has been a long wait for most of us.  We have come a long way.  We are excited to see your work in this.

February 12

For Lesotho

Lord,  today I lift up the Kingdom of Lesotho.  I lift up their government, health care system, child welfare system, for their homeless and hungry.  Lord I pray for miracles in the small kingdom.  That your good news be spread, that hope and mercy are known, and that Lesotho becomes a place of healing.  I pray that a day comes that Basotho children do not need to be sent to homes out of their country, but that they can stay with their families and communities.  Until that day, I pray that you continue to send people to Lesotho, to serve them and share your love.

February 13

For Sammy and Eric (I have their permission)
Sammy and Eric are a family that are also adopting from Lesotho.  They live in Michicgan.  Today, I pray for hope, peace, endurance, and most of all that they feel the Lord's love wrapped around them.  I pray that they find certainty in their understanding of your will for their family.  I also pray that you gift them with all of the financial blessings they will need to be connected with their children.  I pray for the two children that they are waiting for.  I pray that you are with them in this wait, and that they are loved and cared for. Thank you for calling people like Sammy and Eric to parent your children.  (For more info on this fam, go to: http://sammyneric.blogspot.com/)

February 14

For the families of the children
Lord, today, I lift up the biological family of my son, and the many families like his. An orphan's story is often very complex.  Just because a child does not have a home, it does not mean that there is no one who has loved them or hurts for them.  Sometimes, there are parents who are so hurt themselves, that they cannot know how to love their children.  For these parents and families, the hurting and the hurt, I lift them up to you God.  I pray that even through their scars, that someone finds them today.  I pray that today, their hear about your love, and feel what it is to be cared about.  And if this is something they already know, Lord, I pray that you continue to heal their heart in their loss and hurt.

February 15
Super Secret Prayer day ;)
There are some things in my life that are best left off of blog sites for now.  Nothing all that interesting, just exercising some privacy.  (A strange notion for me) For those of you receiving  reminders, I will give you specifics on the date.

February 16
 For My Son
I know we have already prayed for my son.  But, I don't know where he is, if he is sick, if he feels loved.  Today Lord, I pray that you protect my son.  That you heal him if he is ill.  That you comfort him if he is scared.  I pray that you continue to send people to him.  That he is told about your love. I pray that I get to hug him and love on him.  I pray that we are prepared for the challenges. I know that the Lord of creation loves my baby.  I know that you want all these things and more for him.  I praise you, the God who is love. I pray that we meet him soon. 

February 17
 Hope, Faith and Assurance

I am planning this prayer calendar 15  20 days in advance, but to know myself is to know that by today, I will be an antsy, stressball mess.  This is my very nature.  I believe in the Lord's power to take away my worry and anxiety and replace it with great assurance, hope, and faith. I pray that I will seek him in my uncertainty. If this adoption process has taught me anything, it is that he LOVES me and will answer this prayer.

February 18
Whatever you feel led to pray day
I would like to leave a day to feel the Holy Spirit's prompting.  Leaving space to pray for those things on our hearts about this adoption.  Please pray for whatever you felt led to today.


February 19

Tomorrow's Meeting

Lesotho's clock is ahead of us, so I want to pray  today for tomorrow's meeting.  I pray for clarity of mind for the government officials, orphanage staff, social workers, and all other attendees.  I pray that the meeting be a productive one.  That all things are in order and that children and families can be blessed in this process.  I pray for the Lord's glory and that His will be done.  I pray that we are matched with our son.

February 20

For the Wait

Today, I pray for all of our families as we wait.  My family will be waiting to find out if our son is in Lesotho or if we need to keep searching somewhere else.  You told me you have a son for me.  I believe you.  Be with us as we wait.  Help us to praise your name, knowing that you have held this even before it was a curiosity in our minds.  You have this. And today, I pray that if I have a hard time giving all of it to you, that you gently remind me who you are.

With my sincerest gratitude and love,

Tara G