A Young Man Named Daniel

I know this is a total long shot, but I just can't get this young man off of my mind... The day we flew out for Africa, I went through Atlanta. While I was in the Atlanta airport, my mom and I met a young man named Daniel who was deploying to Afghanistan... He had already served one tour in Iraq and we think he was from somewhere in the Mid West... He was tall and had blond hair... He was such a polite young man and I just can't stop thinking about him...

More than once God has burdened my heart to pray for him... One night in the middle of the night I woke up with an overwhelming sense to pray for Daniel...

If you know anyone who has a son named Daniel, in Afghanistan, please leave me a comment... If not, please stop and say a prayer for this young man and all of our troops who are risking their lives. Please also pray for their families... they have moms... dads... wives... children... girlfriends... best friends... who wait and pray constantly for their safety. May they know that they are not praying alone...

I just watched a news report about how hidden mines in Afghanistan have killed 3 of our young men in the last few days. Please pray that God would give them supernatural instincts about where the mines are located, that He would quickly bring this war and in Iraq to an end and that He would keep our young men safe.

Please Pray...

I am writing on behalf of my friend and her family... If you've been following along here for very long, you might remember that back in October I got to meet my 'virutal' friend, April, when she and her family came through our town on the way home from vacation.

Well, a terrible accident happened yesterday with her oldest daughter, Shelby. You can go to her blog and read the story, but basically, a cup of scalding water spilled on Shelby and she is burned from the bottom of her neck down to the top of her thighs with 2nd degree burns. She is still in the hospital.

This amazing family has been through so much this past year, including the adoption of their precious little girl, Emme, but she also continues to have health concerns with gaining weight. It has been a rough year for them...

Please pray for no infection, no scarring, that the pain would be manageable, or even better that God would take it away and that she would regain her appetite. Also, please pray for peace for April and her family and that they would sense God's presence with them throughout this.

Last week in Bible study, we studied the Daniel 3, the story of Shadrach, Meschach and Abednego in the fiery furnace. When King Nebudchanezzar had them thrown into the furnace, he was amazed to see, not 3 but 4 men walking around. And what occurred to me is that God doesn't watch our trials and sufferings from afar, He steps right into them and walks with us through them.

I pray that God will make Himself evident to them in many ways. I'm sure she would appreciate it if you would stop by her blog and leave her a comment... I bet Shelby would love it too!