Help for Haiti | Prayer Blog

Thank You, Father, for sustaining Byx in the face of all kinds of things.

Thank YOU for the how he’s not just loving a place, but more importantly, he’s loving the people in Haiti

Thank You that he’s finding You in ways that he never would have imagined.

Thank You that he continues to walk a life that says yes to whatever, whenever, wherever, whoever, however.

Thank You for what lies ahead.

Thank You for the BIG exciting life You dreamed for him a very long ago.

Invade those areas of his life in which he’s weak. Only You, You love, & Your power can fill them up.

Help him to surrender the secret sins, the petty sins, & the pet sins.

And may he find the infinitely sweet life of total surrender to You.

Thank You, Father, for this man, his life, & his life in You.

And Thank You, Father, for You.

In Jesus’ name,
Amen

dan waits

Dear God, Today I pray for Stephen and all the young people like him who have traveled far from home to do thy will. I pray for Stephen’s safety and health. I pray that all the people’s lives he touches will turn around and be a blessing to someone else. I pray that he continues to walk  in faith and rely on your grace, God. May he remember that all his friends and family back home are praying for him every day. Thank you God for allowing him to share his spiritual journey with us through his daily blog. In Jesus name I pray

Amen

Bonnie Deason

Yes, Lord!
Use Stephen and all of the teams in his care to show Peace and Hope to Haiti.
May Stephen remain in You, all about You, and may You continue to use him for salvation and healing in Haiti.
May financial blessing be his for Your work to continue on and on and on, in Haiti and across the world.
May physical, spiritual, mental and emotional health be his for Your glory.
May your people rise up and support Your good work in Haiti through Stephen, and may not one supporter forget their role in Your work there.
Continue to bless Stephen, Lord, with more and more opportunity, strength, Light, wealth, wisdom, perseverance, hope, and so so much more!
Let it be!

Father, You know where Byx is in his heart & spirit right now. Thank You for where I see that spirit taking him, what I see him becoming, & for what I see growing in him from you.

Thank You for taking care of this stuff on his leg. Something like that can be SO annoying. Thank you for keeping infection away, as well as any itching.

Thank You for the lives he touches eat day – whether that’s Haitian, mission teams, his co-workers, or whomever – thank You for how he’s learning to love like You, & be like You, & in many case, BE You.

Thank You for Him – that strange & wonderful guy You created him to be. Thank You for keeping his focus on the Main Thing – You – & his eyes off immediate inconveniences, frustrating situations, or seemingly endless need. Thank You that he is learning to simply live, & take, one day at a time.

Thank You most of all for the eternal ripple effect of his life in You.

Thank You for it all, & a gajillion other things.

In Jesus name,
dan waits

thank You for what I see happening inside of Byx.

I see You growing inside of him.

Thank You for Your continued protection, from things earthly, & things not earthly.

Thank You for the ripple effects of Byx’s being in Haiti.

And thanks for Byx, too

dan waits

Dear God I pray that you will bless Stephen this day and everyday. Please help him when he gets down and discouraged give him the faith he needs to lift him up. God please help him make the right decisions and keep his mind clear and on the task at hand. Take care of him Lord and keep him safe in your love. In Jesus name I pray

Amen

Bonnie Deason

Father,
You know better than I do what’s going on in Byx’s head & heart.

You know what he’s thinking about, dealing with, & trying to discern Your direction on.

Thank You for just being inside his head, showing him the way.

Help him to follow You, & let You make the way for him, rather than him making it happen.

Thank you for his life, & for his willingness to do whatever, whoever, wherever, whenever, with however.

In the strong name of Jesus I pray,

Father,
Thank You for this man you’re molding into a likeness of You.

Thank You for the way You’re stripping away the unnecessary, & placing Yourself there instead.

Thank You for the way You are sticking out of him in unlikely ways & unlike places, with unlikely people.

Thank You for the way You’re helping him to not become jaded, cynical, or just worn out with all the need, desperation, & overwhelming devastation of all that surrounds him.

Thank You for the way You’re showing him to de-emphasize himself, & emphasize You – thank for how he’s realizing how to stop making his time in Haiti happen, & seeing that all he has to be is available to You – You’re the one that’s gonna make things happen.

Thank You for his safety – not just physical, but emotional, spiritual, psychological, attitudinal – thank You for guarding his heart, from himself & from the devil.

And thank you for this wild, crazy, BIG adventure that you dreamed for him a gajillion years ago.

Thank You for sustaining him as he continues to say little yes’s to You.

And Father, thank You for this crazy man who I love so dearly, who colors my life so wonderfully, & who reminds me each day that the life You dreamed for us SO long ago is SO crazy wonderful!

In Jesus name I thank You for all these things, & more – I thank You for You…

I am praying this prayer for Stephen, that you will continue to bless him as he continues to do your will. Please keep him safe and healthly. Grant him grace for each day. Most important may he never forget to give you,God all the glory. In Jesus name I pray, Amen

Bonnie Deason

Father, thank You for this crazy guy, who’s willing to do the crazy thing – crazy in the world’s eyes – to follow you, no matter what.

this guy’s been at this thing in Haiti for a while. The newness has worn off. now it’s the settling in for the long haul. now the real ministry happens.

give him strength, patience, understanding, wisdom, gentleness, compassion – iow, give him Yourself.

keep him safe in all the danger moments & dangerous moments. protect him from harm, hurt, disease, & jadedness. show him the new beauty of people & things, even though they are so much the same people & things, the same overwhelming need, the same desperateness.

Where he is weak, give him Your strength. Where he is strong, give him more. but in everything, weakness or strength, move thru him, loving, caring, showing the way to You.

Help him to see that every day has ripple effects – eternal ripple effect – that he & we will not see until we get to heaven. help him to know that the true ministry of life happens in the day to day seemingly mundane things & people of life.

help him to know he’s not forgotten. that we all love him, think of him often, & are so very, very proud of him, even though he may not feel particularly lovable sometimes, or do anything for which to be proud.

and most of all, let him be overwhelmed by Your incredible love. help him to feel & know, in a new & fresh way today, the height, depth, width, & length of You, & Your love for him.

thank You, Father, for this man, for all he has been, for all he is, & for all that is to come.

amen…

dan waits