Dear Friends-
It has been a month or so since we have posted new material here at Kardia-
So sorry for the lag! Judy and I are wrapping up our school years and will be giving more updates this summer. I will be leaving with a team from my church to participate in a teaching trip to Liberia.
The town where we are teaching is called Vonzua. It is about 1 hour east of Monrovia. We will have 50 pastors, 75 teachers and 100 women for each conference. Our team has also raised the funds to feed each of the people who are coming. It is the FIRST women’s conference for this town. Each Liberian woman will receive a bible, journal, pen and a bracelet made by different American women! I am so excited to see how God will use this conference! We are emphasizing that each woman is valuable, unique and special. They will be told that an American woman has thought of them and is praying for them as they made their bracelet. Their role with the partner bracelets is to pray for you as you pray for them.These “prayer partner” bracelets have come in from, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and soon West Virginia!
These women have the same needs and desires and hopes as American women, the only thing that truly separates us, is the Atlantic ocean!
I will be thinking of you all from the other side of the Atlantic
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Here are a few specifics that I am asking you all to pray for, as we leave:
* safety as we travel (this is a 2 day journey)
* health of the team (hot weather, no electricity, and bugs)
* the hearts of the women to be open to hear this encouragement (years of Civil war and a culture of oppression have left many women un-valued)
* That we would effectively communicate with the teachers, pastors and women ( everyone speaks a dialect of English)
* that the team would be flexible and gracious in the midst of a hectic schedule
* For the stamina of the village church workers who will be cooking meals for so many
* that our families will be well as we are gone
* Above all that God would be glorified!!
When I return, I will be posting stories and photos- thank you in advance for your partnership through prayer!!
Grace & Peace-
Amy
Filed under: Women and Faith
What a wonderful opportunity! I’ll be praying for you and your family, Amy, and watching for stories and photos when you return. May God be glorified!