Prayers for our Trip

Bob Ervin, Monte Schmidt and Gary Strudler are getting ready for a two week trip to serve alongside the India Gospel League (IGL). Unsure of exactly what the Lord has in store, all of us are confident that this will be a life changing trip. Why go at this time? IGL is beginning a month long series of pastors' conferences to enrich and equip thousands of pastors throughout India. We will be in southern India - Salem - and then on to Sri Lanka. The first conference will be very close to a village that Rolling Hills Community Church is adopting. We will have an opportunity to visit the people and the pastor of a small church in this village. Gary hopes to get his "kid-fix" during this time!

Gary is going at this time to meet with the leaders of the childrens' conferences to be held in March 2008. IGL plans on reaching 18,000 - yes that is thousands! - of leaders who will then go back to their home towns and villages with the goal of reaching 500,000 children this year for Jesus Christ! And yes, that is 1/2 million children! Gary will be venturing back in March to be part of some of these trainings.

We ask for your prayers concerning:
- Being prepared spiritually - that our hearts are right before God. That we become more open to the Holy Spirit's leading.
- Openness to be used however God sees fit. Though we do not have specific teaching assignments, we want to serve where
needed.
- Protection for our families while we are gone.
- We make the necessary connections as to our involvement in the village and for Gary's teaching March 2008
- Open to learn the cultural differences and how to minister in their culture, in their way, and not the American way