Still Blown Away
By Len on Jan 22, 2010 in General
There are things about my job with the National Network of Youth Ministries that blow me away.
One of them, and you’d think it wouldn’t but it does, is when people tell me they pray for me every day.
I have a prayer team and I send them prayer updates so they can pray for specific things for the ministry.
I believe most of them pray for me and when they agree to join the prayer group I send them a thank you and include this sentence:
Whether that means you pray for us every day, randomly, as God brings it to your attention or only when you open up the prayer updates, you are part of the prayer team and I’m grateful for that.
I hope people remember to pray for me and I joke that since most of my friends are Christians they feel obligated to say yes to getting the prayer updates, so they lie about praying for me. Not you, I’m sure. 
This past week two people told me they pray for me every day.
It’s very humbling to hear that and yet also very exciting.
One friend told me that he prays for me everyday at 3pm. He sets his alarm on his PDA/phone as a reminder. He said it’s not uncommon for it to go off while he’s meeting with people. They’ll tell him it’s okay to answer his phone or ask him what it’s for and he tells them, “It’s a reminder to pray for my buddy who’s doing a great ministry to care for and support youth workers across Texas and New Mexico.”
It’s just so encouraging to hear those sort of things and be reminded that I’m not in this alone and I receive help through people’s prayers.
On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us, as you help us by your prayers.
Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor granted us
in answer to the prayers of many.
2 Corinthians 1:10-11
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