I've been thinking a lot lately about how I have had to say goodbye to many of my friends for a whole summer of serving the Lord. I started to wonder if I should feel bad about not going across the country or over-seas this summer, giving up time and money.
Within these past couple of weeks, I keep telling my friends that I will be praying for them as they serve. And I do... faithfully...
So I finally realized: maybe God has me home this summer to teach me something very important...
How to be a prayer warrior
I began to really dig into the Word, looking for scripture to show me exactly how God expects me to pray for my dear friends.
I came upon a very familiar verse:
James 5:16
"Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective."
So my prayer to my friends serving God is found in
Ephesians 1:17-18:
"I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,"
I miss you all and pray for you daily.
Taylor Dooley: On-Goal Soccer Camp
Grant Lockard: LBC representative at camps
Drew Law: Intern in Gabon, Africa
Bethany Holler: Intern in Gabon, Africa
Nathan Burchill: Intern in Gabon, Africa (sorry Nathan... I had to! This picture defines you!) 
Olivia Shaffer: LBC team in South Africa
Evelyn, Joanne, and Angela Stauffer: LBC team in South Africa
