Weapons of our Warfare

So when I sat down to write this blog I thought I was going to write on one thing, but God quickly redirected my thoughts. Instead of a little Kelley update this is a plea for prayer, a call to battle.

John Piper refers to prayer as our wartime walkie talkie. It is not part of the ministry, it IS the ministry. It is also our most powerful weapon against the enemy. 2 Corinthians 10:4 says, "For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have the divine power to destroy strongholds." If Satan ever had a stronghold, friends, it's Japan. And he does not want to give it up. He as been attacking our team like crazy, especially when it comes to the fundraising part. We are about three weeks away from our final deadline, and it's a big one. Satan has been attacking us all in other ways as well, in our walks and relationships. We are 56 days away from flying out. This is crunch time for all of our preparation. That is a long and a short time all at the same time. It's not that long in the grand scheme of things, but it's long enough for Satan to do work and mess things up.

Please pray for a team as we really start to suit up the battle that lies ahead. Don't be afraid to pray big prayers for God's power to move. He is the almighty Creator of the universe. Satan is losing and he knows it. Now is our time to step up and take the enemy on the enemy with all we have. We have what we need, we just need to let His boldness fill us and lose ourselves for the sake of the Gospel.

Please pray for us to all trust the Great Provider to provide the rest of the money. Pray for affirmation of our calling as well. A lot of time Satan tangles these two together to throw some off.

Please pray for our retreat on April 9-10. Pray that we would start to bond and pray for one another and really get excited and focused for the summer.

Please pray for me. Pray that God would take me out of the picture. I just want to love the interns this summer with all I have in me. I want to pour myself out for them as a drink offering before the Lord. I know Satan will attack and make me selfish. Please ask that God would guard my heart and mind against those thoughts and emotions. I just want to be a beacon of Christ's love and encouragement as much as possible. I want to disappear so He is all that anyone sees.

Thank you so much for your prayer and support. You are just as much a part of this battle as I am, don't ever forget it. Prayer makes all this possible.

Love y'all dearly.