God at Work in Serbia

It is so heartening to read the blog posts from the team in Serbia -- to know God is at work.  While I couldn't physically go on this trip with the guys, I truly feel connected to them and what they are doing. As I pray for them and their families each day, I have the continued sense that God is both beginning and finishing a series of His works in the churches of West Linn/Tualatin and Leskovac -- but He is clearly at work.

Even in the events that made it clear at the last minute I couldn't go with the team on this trip, God's plan and will were extraordinarily clear -- undeniable.  And then to know Marty Brown could make the trip at literally the last minute, it makes one tremble at all the little pieces God is moving in big ways.  His total control of everything.  Wow!!!  This power, His power, is scary and comforting, but I feel blessed He let's me see it so clearly once in awhile (or maybe it is always there to see, and I just open my eyes occasionally).

My prayer today for the team and the churches they are visiting . . .

• That His will be done Leskovac.
• That in the face of jet lag and an exhausting schedule, they feel rested and sustained by Him.
• That they are protected in their travels.
• That they and their families are protected from the enemy.
• That even nine time zones away, their families feel no anxiety.
• That even with language barriers, there are no communication barriers and God's message is made clear.
• That God be praised for all He has accomplished in the trip so far.
• That the relationship between our churches be strengthened in a way that expands God's kingdom.
• That the team get to experience and truly feel in an extraordinary way God at work.
• That as the week comes to an end, the team expand their expectations for this trip -- and trade any human-sized expectations with a God-sized vision.
• That ongoing personal relationships are cemented between our churches.

Scott Peterson