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PRAISE AND PRAYER ITEMS

May 2011

1. Thanks the Lord for safety in travel during April and for good discussions
   with community development students at Covenant College and those in the
   Chalmers Economic Development Center who design materials for micro
   finance training.
2. I also had some very good discussions at Mission to the World
   headquarters. I will be leading a seminar there the week of Aug. 15 for
   some of the office staff, missionaries, some involved in refugee
   resettlement etc. Pray that those whom the Lord wants to come will be
   able to do so. Some of the challenges involve adapting principles to
   short term missions, medical missions, grass roots theological
   education, etc.
3. On May 18 I plan to fly to Johannesburg S. Africa and on May 20 continue
   on to Madagascar where I will team teach a seminar with folks who want
   to be involved in transformational development all over Madagascar. Then
   I will do a part 2 seminar for those who have begun simple programs
   after the seminar I led 2 years ago.
4. June 7 I will fly to Lesotho and do the same thing again. Lord willing I
   will begin my journey home on June 20 and arrive in Chicago June 21.
5. Continue to pray for those on the ground in both Madagascar and Lesotho as they
   make plans for my visit and sort out who should come to the various
   seminars.
6. Pray for those in Madagascar who are translating the lessons into Malagasy
   in preparation for my visit – they want to be ready to see this way of
   thinking multiplied throughout the island.
7. In the next 2 weeks I have many details to arrange before leaving –
   including writing a couple more lessons – one on unraveling dependency
   and a couple more on teaching methods for motivating adults to begin
   sustainable programs.
8. A few days ago I received a very encouraging report from the IDP
   (Internally displaced people) camp in Kenya. My Kenyan colleagues did
   some teaching on leadership; several M*lims not only finished the course
   but found it very helpful as they were treated with respect. The
   leaders of the camp took ownership of the failures and are now committed
   to serve their people.
9. The week end of May 14 my colleagues in Kenya will be doing a mini seminar for a group of missionaries.
10. Please note that, because of busy schedules and sporadic internet connections,
    I will probably not write another praise and prayer list until the end
    of June, shortly after I return from Africa.