As always Jean and I are most grateful for your prayers for us and the ministry. Below are a few specific prayer requests and praises that we would like to share with you this month.
The need is great for teaching and proclaiming the true gospel all across the western mountains of Honduras. This need is so much greater than any two people can accomplish so please join us in praying Luke 10:2 which reads, “And He was saying to them, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.;” We believe this is a prayer the Lord will answer so we are trusting Him to provide the right person or people to come serve Him here with us.
Please pray for Jean and me, and the leadership of this ministry, in both the U.S. and Honduras, for wisdom as we think and plan strategically about how to go about fulfilling God’s plans and purposes that He has for us and the people He loves and created who live in this part of Honduras where we serve.
Our first mission team of the summer arrives on May 31st. Please pray for this team as they travel and for all of us to stay healthy and serve the Lord well the week they are in Honduras.
Please pray for the Lord’s wisdom and favor as we finalize details for the upcoming teams (2 in June, 2 in July and 2 in August).
We have three construction projects in process right now, please pray for all to go well in the coming weeks.
Please pray for the Lord to provide the rest of the financial resources that will be needed for the remainder of 2025. Please pray for a very specific grant request that we are in the process of writing now (that has to be submitted by June 4) that would be a tremendous financial blessing for LCDR.
We have several items waiting to be shipped to Honduras from the U.S. Please pray for favor as we work out details with the shipper and Honduras customs so that these items will arrive safely and soon without exaggerated cost. Praise God that some of these items are on the way to us finally.
Please pray for the two surgeries (for Nohemi and Seidy) to happen soon. This has been such a long struggle for them and us with little more to show for it than disappointment thus far. The latest update: the surgical team who came in November had some problems of their own so they were unable to provide the surgery for Nohemi. Since we have been unable to find resources in Honduras for such a long time, we are looking at options outside of the country for both Nohemi and Seidy.
Please continue to pray for chronic health situations with some of our family members stateside. Please ask the Lord to give us wisdom to know what we can do and when we can do it.
Please pray for Jean and me to stay healthy so that we can continue to serve effectively.
Please pray for the continued spiritual growth and development of everyone at La Casa De Rubén. Praise God-we continue to see spiritual growth and maturity as a result of regularly studying God’s Word.
Please pray for the health and well-being of both the patients and the staff at LCDR.
As most of our students have, or will be graduating soon, please pray for us as we identify and interview candidates, and for the Lord to reveal to us the exact students He would like for us to enroll in the program.