Prayer Requests
"Is anything to hard for the Lord?" Genesis 18:14
"Ah Lord God! Behold, You made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You." Jeremiah 32:17
1. URGENT! The plan of the Burmese government for 2009, from now until June, is to terminate the Karen in the Karen State in Burma. The army's whole effort is to accomplish this evil goal before their 2010 "sham" election! Pray that God will thwart this evil intention and protect all of the Karen who have been fleeing this evil army for 60 years in a miraculous way, that all will see His hand of protection & He will get all of the glory!
2. Daniel Zu, Beh Beh, and the Karen refugees have sent me a ticket to visit them in several cities in Australia. Please pray that I will be a blessing and encouragement to them, and that I will be well and strong. Thank you!
3. Carol has had successful surgery for her cancer (Praise!), and begins five weeks of radiation next month. Please pray for this treatment to rid her of all cancer in her body!
Praise Reports
"Lo, I am with you, even to the end of the age. Amen." Matthew 28:20
1. Thank you so much for praying for safety and God's protection for the Karen. I believe the Lord is hearing our cries and prayers for them! Please continue praying!
2. Moe Moe Aye is doing great - we were able to take her to see her mom, share the Gospel with her and the Thai she works for, and pray for them!
3. Praise for the Lord's provision for me to visit long time Karen friends and students in Australia, and for my two granddaughters, Kelsey & Kiana, who are coming to visit me in June for three weeks!
I keep thinking every month can't be as full as the last, but the Lord continues to move and bless so much that I can hardly keep up with Him! Wonderful blessings from the Lord, like the PLU Discipleship School graduation & alumni reunion, Moe Moe Aye's baptism & visit to her mom, Dove's dedication to the Lord, fish faithfully provided for the refugees in Tham Hin & Ban Don Yang camps, celebrating Lay Lay Sha's birthday and the wonderful vet who saved her cat through I.V. drips & surgery, a family day at Pa La U waterfall, the Lord's provision for a more efficient water system at PLU Center & a truck for taking the children to school & evangelism outreaches, to His provision of guests coming to bless the Karen in so many ways!
Diane & Christy came because other friends of theirs couldn't host them & asked if they could come visit me. Of course I said "Yes!". They blessed us in so many ways - preaching at church & Sunday school, sharing the Gospel & giving 'salvation bracelets" to children and adults. It turns out that Christy lives in Portland, OR where many Karen refugees have resettled, and she & her husband are excited about ministering to them there!
Dr. Wolfgang and Dr. Mikel faithfully return to bless the Karen medically. Dr. Wolfgang performing eye surgery in the south this year is an answer to years of prayer - thank You, Lord!
I met Meg, an Occupational Therapist, on a Joni & Friends team two years ago & invited her to come back to see the handicapped people in the southern Karen area. The Lord answered my prayer and she came for two weeks! She traveled to many places the first week and helped handicapped children and adults in Tham Hin and Ban Don Yang camps, and also Bongti and Huay Mah Lai villages. We "rested" her second week in the Pa La U area, where she traveled to seven villages to help the handicapped. It was such a blessing to watch her in action with the children & elderly. I wish I could put about 100 photos in this update so you could see what a loving & gentle person she is!! She is from San Diego, CA, where there are resettlement refugees she's been fellowshipping with. She shared with me that she has taught them songs and scriptures at Sunday School there, and what a blessing it was to do the same at the Pa La U Sunday school half way around the world! I wish I could express what a blessing and answer to prayer she was, but words are not adequate!
I pray you can see a sample of all your love and support has provided, both physically & spiritually. May you be blessed abundantly as you have blessed us through your love, support and prayers!!
By His grace for His glory,
Sharon
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