January Prayer Requests and Praises

 Praises: 

• We had around 21 students from each of our 6 campuses at small group leader training. We had amazing host families in Orem and everything went well despite my parent’s inability to come watch the girls (due to sickness) and my having to do my part and fill in for Justin because his cough worsened.
• God came through with some much needed year end financial gifts for us. 
• We have two students from UVU going on the Bosnia summer global program and several from DSU. This is a great way to train students and potentially recruit them for staff or internships.
• Brad has 15+ students registered for his summer Provo GP.
• We have a couple new leaders this semester at UVU!

Prayer Requests:

• Our family’s health and feelings of isolation due to the frequency of our sickness. Zoe has particularly struggled to strengthen her immune system.
• Please continue to pray for additional staff for UVU and for staff for USUE and SUU.
• Pray for the fundraising efforts of the students in our area who are going to Bosnia and for those going to the Provo GP.
• Pray for Brad as he preps the Provo GP and for God to move students hearts as they participate this summer.
• Never too early to pray for camp! We will begin recruiting students as soon as small groups start.
• UVU small group Bible study started this week. Students at most of our campuses will continue to study John this semester. Please pray for all of our small groups that they would have a welcoming atmosphere, continue to grow and continue to reach non-Christians. 
• Please pray for the health of staff and students and that all of us would continue to trust God as events get canceled, people are isolated or quarantined, and in general the start to the semester is slower than usual.  Justin has had to miss several events on campus and has had to postpone his monthly trip to Dixie.  All of our staff currently are or have been sick at some point in the past month as well as many of our students. 

Thank you dearly. 

A Scripture that has spoken to me lately is Hosea 6:3 — “Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth." 

May He come as we press on to know Him and may His coming feel as beautiful and sure as the dawn and as refreshing and nourishing as the spring rain.