Well, I am officially a student of missionary training school. Today was our first real day in "school". Over the weekend we had to dive into heaps of homework. It has been difficult to balance sick kids with hours of homework. I feel pulled in many directions right now but I am strangely at peace. The study we have been working to complete before our instructor comes next week is on prayer. At first I was bored and unemotional about the whole thing. I just wanted to get it done. ( The instructor is known for being intense and won't even let you into the class unless all your homework is done prior to the first day.) But then I started thinking. "Why don't I pray more often?". Isn't God my creator, the very One who fills my lungs with breath everyday? Isn't He the One I owe my beating heart to? Why would I resist talking to Him daily, even hourly? So I have committed to regular prayer every evening. And guess what? I love talking to God. This morning I even woke up at 6:20 and found a quiet place to pray. I am continually asking Him to draw me into prayer more and more.
One of the first things we did today was go over a huge manual that describes all the missionaries currently serving with International Messengers. Hearing all their stories, some amazing and others tragic, I found myself excited to start praying for them. These fellow workers out in the foreign field who I now have something in common with, they need prayer. And I also found out that the I.M. Staff in Clearlake Iowa pray for us every Friday morning. They learn our names, our kids names and ask for our prayer requests to pray for us weekly. That is humbling and inspiring. To know that strangers are praying for you regularly is amazing.
My hope when I am done with the first part of this demanding class on prayer is to be a prayer warrior. To remember that NOT talking to God makes me no better than an animal who only looks to his master for the things to keep him alive like food and water. I must come to God for spiritual food and water and RELATIONSHIP. So please pray for me as I pray and others pray! Stay tuned for more updates on our training!
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