Today we attended staff meetings for Term 3. There were several prayer requests shared. Would you join me in prayer every day for the next week for RVA's staff and students? There will be one request to focus on for each day. I've listed the prayer focus for each day below. To help you remember, you might want to print this page and post it where you will see it and be reminded to pray. I plan to add it to my phone's calendar so it will remind me each day to pray at a certain time. As a family, we will include the daily prayer at meals and bed time.
Here are the daily prayer requests:
Thursday, April 25: Pray for the Seniors as they prepare for their last term at RVA. Many of the boarding students will be saying good-bye to their African home countries. After graduation, many of the students will travel to start their next chapter and may not return to the area that they have considered home. Pray for the Seniors as they decide what this next chapter in their life may look like. Many are planning to attend university and have to decide which school to attend.
Friday, April 26: Pray for safe travels. Some boarding students travel from far away and will start their journey to RVA on Thursday or Friday so they can arrive by Saturday. Pray that the flights will be on time and will fly safely. Pray that the staff driving to pick up students from the airport will be alert on the road and will arrive safely. Pray for the families, also, who are driving their students to RVA.
Saturday, April 27: Pray for rain and the end of the drought in Kenya. As we are suffering from lack of rain, Cyclone Kenneth threatens SE Africa, including Mozambique. Mozambique is still trying to recover from Cyclone Idai that killed 700 people. Pray for the safety of those in the path of the cyclone. Some of our students will be traveling from these areas while leaving family and friends to deal with the storm and the clean up.
Sunday, April 28: Pray for the students starting classes this week and for dorm students' transition from being with family to being back in the dorm.
Monday, April 29: Pray for Peter, the acting superintendent, who is filling in while the superintendent is on furlough. Pray for his wisdom, endurance, patience, and leadership.
Tuesday, April 30: Pray for RVA's staff as they start a new term. Along with teaching and caring for students, the staff is working on restructuring the roles of leadership and setting goals to tackle issues brought forward in the cultural audit conducted during term 2. Pray for God's wisdom and guidance as the staff focuses on challenging issues such as bullying, racial equality, and gender equality.
Wednesday, May 1: Pray for RVA's mentoring program. Pray that the staff mentoring students will be encouraging while sharing truth from the Bible. Pray for the students to be open minded and to ask the tough questions as they work on making the faith their own.
Phillipians 4:6 says, "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."
Jeremiah 29:12-13 says, "Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."
Lord, hear our prayers!
Thank you, friends, for joining us in daily prayer for the next week. Our first day of focused prayer will be tomorrow, Thursday April 25.
In Him,
John, Becky, Ruthie, and Gracie Myrick
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