The second retreat has started! It's especially fun for the staff to know what our guests have in store for them after experiencing the first retreat.
Lord God, we praise You for being a God of Hope. Thank you for Your intense awareness and heart for the poor and oppressed.
Lord, we pray for Your blessing over HOPE of the Harvest (a new part of WOC that speaks directly to that issue of poverty using the micro-loan model) as it is introduced to the retreat attendees. We want, Lord, to ignite a desire in Your chosen workers to become involved in HOPE... Lord, we ask that the purposes of HOPE are clear to those who You would call to serve – a way to enter into the lives of the poor and share the true riches that can only be found in Jesus Christ.
We pray for Cheryl, a retreat attendee who is involved in HOPE with her national women, as she prepares to share her experience at the retreat. Give her clarity and inspiration for the words to express Your heart. --Day 22, 30 Days of Prayer
We have a very special guest with us from Cameroon, West Africa. Cheryl is a cross-cultual worker who sponsored 4 national women that received (and repaid!) a HOPE of the Harvest micro-loan. Cheryl made a presentation at both retreats to introduce our attendees of this resource from WOC to further support their work in their country of service.
Cheryl also brought with her handmade purses, from one of the women' s micro-business. What a blessing to see the blessing of God in such a practical way. Bless each and every one of Your beautiful harvest workers today. Thank you that they are at the retreat right now. We ask that You infuse each of them with a renewed sense of hope and confirmation that You have unique, loving plans for each of them. Help them to connect, unwind, rest in this small window of time, in a way that only You can orchestrate. Lord, Your door of hope is available to all who would enter; we pray all the attendees will walk through it and experience Your compassionate love. In Jesus’ name, Amen. --Day 22
Until tomorrow...
HOPE Team members with Cheryl, (l to r): Lorrie, Cindy, & Debbie
