Power of Prayer

I have the opportunity to go to Lima, Peru in October for a Medial Mission Trip with Buckner.  I have been asked to serve as the Chaplain for the trip and lead worship for the group going.  It is going to be a blast.

Here is a letter I wrote my team.  I ask you to join me and pray for us as we prepare for our trip.

Many of us are in the middle of getting kids settled into the new school schedule, morning the fact that summer is over, yet getting excited about the fall opportunities that are coming our way.  We have family, work, activities and more to do each and every day.  It is a busy time, and before we know it, it will be October 20th!  So...

I would like to encourage us as a team to not let the trip "slip up" on us and forget to begin preparing TODAY for the trip.  I know Cynthia has given us a list of things to physically be thinking about to prepare, but I am talking about SPIRITUAL PREPARATION for the trip.

How can we prepare spiritually for a trip like the one we are going to take? PRAY

It all begins with prayer.  Pray daily for God to prepare your heart for what he wants to do in and through you on this trip.  I am challenged by the prayer of James...James 5:15-17 - "And the prayer
offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.
The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.  Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years."  There is POWER when we pray to God in FAITH.  Yes, we are going to be using our hands and feet to deliver the message of Jesus on the trip, but today, let us lift our hands and bow to our knees and pray.

Here is a great song that speaks to preparing our hearts for the trip.

"Surrender" by Marc James
I'm giving You my heart, all that is within
I lay it all down for the sake of You, my King
I'm giving You my dreams, I'm laying down my rights
I'm giving up my pride for the promise of new life
And I surrender - All to You, ALL TO YOU