Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Praying For Oklahoma

Last week in Lima, we were privileged to spend time with Pastor Bobby Gruenewald and Pastor Andrew Statezny. They are pastors at LifeChurch, based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where Craig Groeschel is the Senior Pastor.

We had a great time conversing with Pastors Bobby and Andrew about a variety of international ministry topics, including Spanish translation work, on-line Internet communities, full video campuses, and how best to achieve a global presence. The conversation was a great blessing for my wife, Dorcas, and I.

This morning, however, we awoke to the news that devastating tornadoes swept across Oklahoma yesterday, leaving at least 15 dead, dozens more severely injured, hundreds homeless, and nearly 30,000 people without power.

Today, therefore, we want to ask you to please take a moment to pray for Bobby, Andrew, Craig, their families, and all of our friends in Oklahoma who have been affected by this killer twister.

Here in Lima, we felt the prayers of so many people back in 2007 when an 8.0 earthquake killed more than 500 people just south of us, and so now is the time to pray for and to help our friends in Oklahoma.

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