Prayer Items Update (by Thom)

Two weeks ago we sent out an update to those on our prayer list (sign up here if you haven't already) and I thought it would be good to update that here. First, here's what we sent out on January 23rd:

Some prayer concerns - some urgent, some not so much:

1. Thom's dad was admitted to the hospital last night with pneumonia. Please keep Eugene in your prayers.

2. Dry (and dusty) season is upon us here in Dakar and it's been very rough on Hannah. She has been having a hard time breathing, especially at night, which in turn keeps Amanda from getting much quality sleep. We're looking for a local option for a humidifier to put in her room. Please keep this whole situation in your prayers.

3. We just received news that the people coming out to handle our audits won't be able to come at this time. Although audits aren't necessarily 'fun', they are an important part of our ministry. Would anyone out there reading this be qualified to run an audit of our mission finances and have the means and time to fly to Dakar, Senegal to perform this ministry? This would likely involve spending a week here in Africa and going over the books for 2 or 3 fields. This isn't a job that requires a CPA-level person but some experience with auditing would be strongly preferred. Thanks for prayerfully thinking through this. If this is a need you feel called to please send me an email and I'll get you in touch with someone in our National Office who can get things moving along.

4. All of us will be travelling this weekend to a city in the north of Senegal - St. Louis. This will be our first time up there and we're excited to see the missionaries and their work up there. We'll be gone Sunday through Wednesday. Please pray for our safe travels.

The Lord has been good to us:

• My dad is now home from the hospital and doing much better, I'm told.
• We didn't find a humidifier but we were directed to an allergy medicine that has made a huge difference for Hannah. She's now sleeping through the night and only coughing occasionally!
• We're still waiting on the Lord to develop something here. We had one offer that couldn't work out. If this is way you feel called to put your skills and gifts to use, please let us know.
• We had a great (and safe) time in St. Louis, Senegal! It was great to see our teammates up there and get a feel for how they live, their ministries and their challenges.
  

Thanks to everyone for praying for the Gospel to spread in West Africa (and our very small role in all that)!