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Ethiopia Prayer Itinerary, Nov-Dec 2008 PRAYER ITINERARY: BURJI, ETHIOPIA Nov 22-Dec 10 Jason, Molly, Ed, Matthew, Jamie, Lynette, Leigh, Cindi, Miss Mary, Jon, with Dave and BeckyLynn Sat, Nov 22…The
team checks into RDU Airport at 11:00; pray
for the Lord’s grace thru airport
Sun, Nov 23…arrive in Addis Ababa at 7:30pm on. Pray for the Lord’s grace thru Ethiopian Customs. Settle into Addis Kidan Guesthouse after about 30 hours of travel; pray for a good night’s sleep. Mon, Nov 24…the team splits up in Addis…some visit the Prime Minister, some tour the National Museum and Trinity Orthodox church, Jon speaks at ETC Chapel, we run errands and we try to rest a bit before going down-country; pray for the Lord to make our paths straight in errands, for cultural adjustment, for physical rest, for Mary’s talk with Hanna, for witness with Prime Minister, etc. Tues, Nov 25…about 5:30am we depart on Demissie’s bus, headed for Soyama, Burji; we expect to arrive in the evening after a long day of travel; pray for safety on the road and for Demissie as he drives dodging people, animals, donkey carts, etc.; pray for the bus to work well. Wed, Nov 26…our
first day in Soyama; assorted activities include meeting with local
government
Mon, Dec 8…we will spend this entire day traveling back to Addis on Demissie’s bus; pray again for travel safety and for bus operation. Tues, Dec 9…day
of rest in Addis. We will have a last supper with our Ethiopian friends
before going
Wed, Dec 10…at 1:41pm the Team is due to touchdown at RDU Airport; continue praying for each one as they process the past weeks and allow the Spirit to have His full and complete work in their personal lives. PRAYER ITINERARY: ALABA, ETHIOPIA Dec 8-Dec 20 Carolyn and Sudie, with Dave and BeckyLynn Mon, Dec 8: Carolyn and Sudie depart RDU Airport, bound for Addis via Washington DC and Rome. Pray for travel safety, no lost luggage and Customs clearance. Tues, Dec 9: Shortly after setting the Burji Team off at Bole Airport, they arrive and settle at Guesthouse; pray for a good night’s sleep.
Thur, Dec 11-Wed, Dec 17:
We will divide for our various ministries. Carolyn will do English
teaching sessions and a women’s Bible Conference. Dave will teach Bible
in the prison, hold Evangelists Bible Conference, preach in churches,
and teach a course on Acts to the Bible School students. Sudie and
BeckyLynn will do village ministries, teaching women and children.
Pray for the Spirit to have His way in
Thur, Dec 18: 6-hour trip back to Addis; pray for safety in travel. Fri, Dec 19: rest in Addis; depart in the evening for return trip to USA; pray for travel safety and luggage. Sat, Dec 20: arrive back at RDU airport PRAYER ITINERARY: GONDAR, ETHIOPIA Dec 19-Dec 31 Dave and BeckyLynn Fri, Dec 19: We
plan to meet with many people in Addis, including academic persons,
“family”,
Sat, Dec 20: fly to Gondar in the morning, and speak to social/natural-science University Students in the afternoon; meet with Bereket’s family; pray for spiritually-profitable times. Sun, Dec 21:
speak at All-Gondar annual combined church service; lunch meeting with
leaders to
Mon, Dec 22-Fri, Dec 26: Dave will have all-day training sessions for “our” evangelists, focused on the goal of Making Disciples in the Great Commission; BeckyLynn has many speaking appointments to women and college students regarding Christian womanhood; Dave will speak to medical University students; pray for us to be Spirit-filled, focused on finishing the race, understanding His way, good communications and physical strength. Sat, Dec 27-Mon, Dec 29: perhaps visit a village in North Gondar region, return to Addis, logistic things in Addis; pray for wisdom to know His plan for these days. Tues, Dec 30: depart Addis in the evening; pray for travel safety and coping with fatigue. Wed, Dec 31: arrive back at the Farm in the evening, bone tired but rejoicing at the faithfulness of our God in supplying all that is needed for His work. Thank you for your part in the success of this work! God bless you for your work’s sake! Note: This itinerary covers the activities in Ethiopia. Please do not forget to pray also for those who are holding the ropes back in the USA…families are especially vulnerable during our absence; please stand guard over them with your prayers, that they too will walk in the Spirit and see the glory of God, no matter what occurs in our absence.
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