House of Cornelius- March 30, 2009

We have finished our first two outreaches of the season and are now in preparation for our next team in April.

Prayer needs for this week:
-Pray for the Good Shepherd and Idaho team as they go back to their lives and process through what the Lord did in thier lives here.
-Pray for the team that is coming April 12-18 and the preparations for their arrival.
-Rest and rejuvenation while we finish up with the last teams and begin preparations for the next team. Some of the staff is also fighting sickness.
-Protection for Andy Wolcott as he assists his church in bus driving to Austin this week.

God really moved in the time the last two teams were here. In preparation, each team and individual had to really hear the Lord if they were to come. We were able to see the Lord use their trust in him every day in Mexico. One team even had the opportunity to minister to the military before crossing the border back into the US. We thank God for what he did in Juarez and in the lives of those on the teams.

Here @ the HOC:
We had our prayer meeting on Monday morning and here are some of the needs from our location in IFM. But first, we just wanted to mention a few answers to prayers! 1) Ofelia, who has been one of our translators, has come on board as our kitchen coordinator. The timing is perfect with the arrival of teams beginning next week. 2)Thaine Norris was able to come down for a few days and help us out with some "technical issues" that have needed to be resolved. He was also able to provide a new phone system for increased efficiency.

Please join us in prayer:
1) Finances for HOC
2) For the staff here as we prepare for the teams
3) For the teams as they prepare to come
4) The bus crossing approval with Mexico before teams arrive
5) Favor with the El Paso city attorney during an up coming herring regarding a desired tax exempt status on some property
6) Food donations for our monthly Dispensa

Thank you for your prayers!

Prayer: IFM North March 6th

Pray for:
Ciudad Juarez:

• Jenny Tapia from Brother Ray’s that she would be able to get back and forth across the border as the organization that was assisting her has relocated from Juarez.
• Continue to pray for Jose Luis, Christina Torres and family.
• There is now approximately 7000 security personnel in the city pray for stability.

Grace:

• It would be helpful to Grace Coach lines if there were ongoing regular contracts. Praise God for the various charters but regular weekly contracts would be extremely helpful in the current economic climate.
• Protection of the drivers and sterngth and wisdom for the mechanics.
• Roberto's grandson, Daniel, who is deaf in his left ear. The doctors think he will need surgery, however, that can not occur for a while. Please pray for Gods healing and restoration of sound for him.

Outreaches and the HOC

• Praise God for someone to work in the kitchen at the HOC.
• The outreach that leaves this Saturday, and for the team in the North office and the team at the HOC as they facilitate and coordinate the current and upcoming programs.
• Someone to take over from Linsey Potter
• The folks on the outreach as they dovetail into the HOC existing work and that they will be a blessing to the people down on the border and for their protection.
• The IFM team as they facilitate some hard hitting conversations and assist the outreach teams in ministering in a conflict situation.
• The junior staff as they undertake a fund raiser they are looking to collect any spare change and raise money for a good cause.
• Thank God that Kevin had a good time as he visited his family and for his dad & sisters as they look after his mother.
• The continuation of healing for Joe Hart and for healing for Keith Joe & Kathy’s son-in-law.
• The IFM Operating & Advisory Board members as they continually seek Gods heart in relation to ongoing outreaches within the complex Ciudad Juarez scenario.
• Gods provision and strength for the Potter family as they relocate from Colorado in the summer and move into their next phase of life.