Prayer...

So today I can not get the power of prayer out of my head. You see, we are staying at my parents' home this weekend. One of the first things my dad did when we arrived was ask my daughter about her warts. Faith showed him her hands and my dad said, "Praise God!" 

You see the last time we were here, my dad took Faith's hands and prayed for healing of the warts. These are warts that have plagued her for over a year. We have tried creams, duct tape, freezing, prayers at bedtime...you name it...but after my dad's prayer, those warts went away!  PRAISE GOD!


Then tonight we received an email from Sierra Leone. My great friend, Tina, is there. She said the following about our Lucy:


"She is doing great!!!!!!!!!!!! She has put on a lot of weight, we got her braces on today and she is walking with little assistance. She understands everything we say to her and she responds non-verbally. I have a ton of video for you. She is the HAPPIEST child at our center...never stops smiling and laughing! She is always laughing. Hilarious!!!"

You see, Lucy was a cast off. She was literally left to die several times...by her mother and then by two orphanages. I have to admit Doug and I were scared. We didn't know what her outcome would be. We were scared she would die and we were scared she would live but forever be unable to walk and talk. And yet, we knew we serve an AMAZING GOD! We know He honors his people's prayers. We know He honors His word to care for us! Our hands were tied, but our hearts were not...through PRAYER, with the help of all of you, we have PRAYED her to where she is today!

The book of James says, "The prayers of a righteous man are powerful and effective!"  AMEN TO THAT! AMEN TO THAT!