The team will be meeting on Sunday the 14th at 6:00 pm in the room S105. Anyone who would love to come help pack supplies or pray for us please join us!!
Prayer Calendar:
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July 17th – Praise and thankfulness for all of those who are supporting us to go as a team and represent the body of Christ and Westover, which ultimately is praise to God. Pray for the team to have safe travels and make our flight connections okay. Pray for all to be able to endure the 14-hour flight from Minneapolis to Incheon Korea. Pray for the unity of the team, whether things go smoothly or not, and for us to exhibit a gracious spirit. Pray for Anna that God will quiet her spirit so that she is not anxious in dealing with all of the travel.
July 18th – Pray for all of our bags to arrive with us and for no issues going through Korean Customs. Pray for the team to be able to rest and recover from the roughly 21.5 hours of travel from point to point. Pray for unity of the team with those we will be serving alongside, including the Korean English teachers from Yeo-Myung School who will be our translators for the week of camp, the staff from Seoul Central Evangelical Church, Westover’s supported missionary for Northeast Asia, and other local Koreans we may interact with.
July 19th - Pray for boldness and courage for the team that we will be humble and obedient to the calling of the tasks set before us. JaMonica’s prayer request is that she can go on this trip and do God's work without being judged based on what was raised or not raised on her behalf and that she will be effective in the work she is going to do with the North Korean refugee students.
July 20th - Pray for the two college students, Laura Beth Fraley and Monica Ma, who will be joining up with our team in Seoul. They are serving with TEAM and SCEC during the month of July. They will be providing the music portion of our teaching during camp. Molly’s prayer request is that the Lord would prepare her heart to share the gospel with the students and give her courage and wisdom when deciding whether or not to do so.
July 21st - Pray for good fellowship with Pastor Kang and members of Seoul Central Evangelical Church where we will worship today. Pray for opportunities to minister to whomever God puts before us, whether it be the students, other teachers, staff from the school, staff from the church or just someone we come in contact with while we stay in Seoul. Pray for the wellness of each team member and for each of us to have an awareness of God’s plan while on this trip. Chris asks for prayer for a selfless heart and a keen awareness of the needs in our midst. Also, pray for dependence upon His strength and wisdom.
July 22nd - Pray that as we work God will guide our hearts, minds, tongues and hands bringing glory to himself. This is our first day of teaching and meeting the students. Pray for a spirit of peace, joy, laughter and understanding as we begin to interact with the students. Pray for the unknowns of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), as all but one of the team members have never done this. Pray that it would be a profitable experience for the students, and that they would see the love of Christ demonstrated in a practical way through the team. Pam requests prayer that God helps her to see everything on this trip through His eyes and that she is open to any and all opportunities. Also, pray that her business doesn’t suffer while she is gone.
July 23rd - Pray for our hosts from Seoul Central Evangelical Church and the Yeo-Myung School. Pray that this will be a fun time for the students as they could have chosen to do something else with their time off. Kayla’s prayer request is that she asks the Lord to give her the right words to say to the students and that they will see Him through us.
July 24th - Pray for the relationships we build as we serve alongside the Korean teachers and students. Pray for safety in travel and good health. While there, pray for each student that they will be receptive to the Word of God and see Christ in us. Pray that we present the classes clearly and make some lasting friendships.
July 25th - Pray for the team to be able to make the best of our accommodations and the food we are served. May we have grateful hearts for God’s daily provisions for each of us. Pray for Steve that his office will not experience any major issues while he is away. Praise for getting to see once again multiple Korean Christians he met and served with in 2017.
July 26th - Praise for all that was accomplished throughout the week. For those of us who are task oriented by nature, praise that we put a greater value on relationships and not just tasks. Pray for the students during their summer break. They face difficulties with studying. They fear being discriminated against due to being from the north. They have mental and emotional wounds from their past. Many have physical ailments. And finally, it’s difficult to adjust to a new life in South Korea.
July 27th – Pray for a time of reflection and rest as we prepare to depart Seoul on the 28th. May we be able to articulate the good and not so good things, if there are any, we were able to be a part of over the last 10 days. Praise for our amazing God and the Korean brothers and sisters in Christ we were able to serve alongside.
July 28th - Pray for safety in our travels home, for on time connections, for some sleep as we fly, and for an awareness of the sacrifices that so many make to go to the least of these, God’s creation around the world. Amen.
Team Photo:
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from left to right-->Steven Miller, Pam Slepp, Anna Lewis, Kayla Armstrong, JaMonica Thompson, Molly Humphrey and Chris Lewis.
