Prayer Email #1
Sent Before Her Trip

Hello Everyone!

     I am very excited to be sending this first e-mail out to all of you! I have been praying over the past few months, as I have been gathering prayer support, that God would send me the specific prayer partners that He intended to join me in prayer during the next two years.

     I strongly believe that is how each of you have made it onto this list! Tomorrow afternoon I head out to the Missionary Learning Center in Rockville, VA for six weeks of orientation. I will then have two weeks back at home during Christmas before heading off to Grahamstown, South Africa around the beginning of January.

     I am excited about the next six weeks, as I will be learning a lot about cross-cultural ministry, some more about my specific job, and whatever else I need in preparation for the next two years. Here are some specific prayer requests for the next few weeks:

• That the Lord will calm my nerves and give me a continued sense of peace about the job that He has called me to.
   
• That I will be able to focus on what we are learning at the MLC, and really take in everything.
   
• That I will be able to successfully work out everything with my travel itinerary and visa during the next few weeks.
   
• MOST IMPORTANTLY--that I will remain open and sensitive to what the Lord is teaching me every day!!

In Christ's Love,
Heather