Wk 76

March 16, 2007 To The Ends of The Earth…

Verse for the week:
And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel’s hand. And the angel taketh the censer; and he filled it with the fire of the altar, and cast it upon the earth: and there followed thunders, and voices, and lightnings, and an earthquake. (Rev 8:4-5)

Quote for the week:

"Beware in your prayers, above everything else, of limiting God, not only by unbelief, but by fancying that you know what He can do. Expect unexpected things, ‘above all that we ask or think’. Each time, before you Intercede, be quiet first, and worship God in His glory. Think of what He can do, and how He delights to hear the prayers of His redeemed people. Think of your place and privilege in Christ, and expect great things!" - Andrew Murray

People Group of the week:
Pray for the people of the Amazon River basin in Brazil.
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Apostolic Missions Committee Member to pray for this week:
Peter Petrovic (San Diego, CA)

Apostolic Elder's Wife to pray for this week:
Marcia Laukhauf (Latty, OH)

Apostolic Christian Missionares to pray for this week:

Jenean Schambach (Magdalena, MX) - Please pray for Jenean as she adjusts to life in Magdalena. Pray that her heart and mind would be able to quickly and thoroughly absorb God's purpose and power for her in Magdalena.

Other News:

I had the privilege of spending last week in Brazil along the Amazon River. One night, after a particularly hard day of work, we were cooling off in the river after dark. The wind was blowing fairly hard, the sky was crystal clear (the stars were shining so brilliantly!), and lightening blasts lit up the horizon in the distance. The moonlight was just bright enough to showcase the river's vastness. I felt very small and insignificant...but the feeling was liberating. I am reminded of Revelation chapter 8, where the Bible says that our prayers ascend into heaven and are mixed with fire from the altar...and then power (symbolized by thunder, voices, lightening, and an earthquake) is released down to earth. I felt God whisper to me in that moment, "Try me. See if I won't make your biggest visions seem tiny compared with what I can and will do for my Name's sake and the sake of my Church." Sometimes I'm afraid that my God isn't big enough to be the God of the Amazon...but He is...and I'm still learning.