Rejoice out loud to God, our strength! Shout for joy to Jacob’s God! Take up a song and strike the drum! Sweet lyre along with harp! Blow the horn on the new moon, at the full moon, for our day of celebration! “I lifted the burden off your shoulders; your hands are free of the brick basket! In distress you cried out, so I rescued you. I answered you in the secret of thunder. “Listen, my people, I’m warning you! If only you would listen to me, Israel. There must be no foreign god among you. You must not bow down to any strange deity. I am the LORD your God, who brought you up from Egypt’s land. Open your mouth wide—I will fill it up! “I would feed you with the finest wheat. I would satisfy you with honey from the rock.” Psalm 81:1-3, 6-10, 16
- Give thanks for the donation of dairy goats to Kaimosi Hospital as a thank you from their pharmaceutical supplier.
- Pray for those who are discerning short- or long-term cross-cultural Christian service.
- Pray for the people of Kenya who died and those who survived but suffered terrible burns in the fire resulting from the fuel spill in Nairobi.
- Pray for the situation in Somalia with the terrible drought and famine as well as the growing influence of young men to be trained by Al Qaeda.
- Pray for Terri Johns who is working in Belize this week.
- Praise for the growing interest of work teams to FUM project partners in Cuba, Kenya, and Belize.
- Remember the Aboriginal justice delegation to Treaty #3 Territory in Northwestern Ontario Sept. 24–Oct. 5. Pray for open hearts and minds to receive teachings and for strengthened relationships, motivating delegates work for justice after returning home.
