Direction

As you consider praying for me this week please pray in the spirit of I Thes 3:12. In this verse Paul is praying for the Thessalonian believers who have taken some good initial steps in their walk with Christ, but are in need of continued growth and instruction. One of the biggest steps for me in this mission trip is to determine if God wants me to go. The circumstances and council I have sought point in the direction of going on this trip, but I would also like to confirm this with God’s word. Please pray specifically that God would lead me to a verse that directs me one way or the other.

Currently, I am moderately anxious about the trip. Setting up and going on a trip to Taiwan isn’t a walk in the park for me or my family. It takes at least four adults to keep our house running smoothly and we are trying to do it with two. Also, I am creature of routine. I could tell you today what I will be doing at 7 am Wednesday morning a year from now and what I will eat for lunch that day. My guess is that going to Taiwan won’t involve any of my regular routine and believe it or not I am already trying to figure out how I can get those things done while I am there.

Thanks for your help and I would love your feedback.

TJ

Getting started

Thank you for joining with me as a prayer partner. Through this blog I will do my best to keep you updated on prayer needs and requests for a mission trip to Taiwan this spring. Currently, I need prayers and accountability for spending time in prayer and studying God’s Word on a daily basis. W are in the beginning stages of planning this trip. The basic plan is to join Mark Heffner (a missionary in Taiwan) and spend time traveling from place to place via road bikes. Mark is setting up our itinerary and it sounds action- packed, lots of people to visit (prisons, camps, and churches) and lots of time in the saddle. Obviously we still have to work out the exact dates, transportation, and finances. Please consider the following verse as you begin praying for me. 1 Thes. 2:6 “We are not looking for praise from men, not from you or anyone else.”