Steve's Prayer Update

For those of you for whom this is the first such email, welcome! I send out a prayer letter periodically to those whom I think might be interested in hearing what God has been up to in my life. If you know others who might be interested, please feel free to forward this to them, or let me know, and I can add them to the list. If you'd rather not receive this for any reason (or would prefer to receive letters less often), please let me know, and I'll be happy to update my list.

Monday November 25, 2002

Hello all! I trust you've been doing well!

It's been some time since I've sent out an email to update you all on how I've been doing. Things have been going quite well. I have now officially been accepted by International Teams. I have begun the process of formally letting people know what's up. Some of you have received a letter with the "official update", and some info on how you can become involved. Praise God, the support has begun to come in -- people have committed to praying regularly for me, and some have committed to supporting me financially as well. There's still a ways to go, but I am confident that where God has called, He will provide. It will be exciting to see what He will do! For those of you who did not receive this letter, you can check it out at:
http://www.geocities.com/bruwaene/PartherLetter/

I have exciting times ahead. I gave notice at my job a number of weeks ago, and will have my last day on November 29 -- this Friday! I begin 4 months of training at International Teams missionary training school near Chicago in January. In December, I'll be keeping myself busy tying up lose ends in Ottawa, meeting with people, moving back in with my parents in Waterloo, and preparing for my training.

I'd like to thank all of you who have been praying for me over these last number of months. It is so necessary, and very much appreciated. Here are a few things you can be praising God about, and praying for:

• Praise God for all who are praying for me. Praise Him also for the money that has come in. Pray that God would bless those who have felt called to partner with me in this work, and that those that He has called would respond.


• Please be praying for me, that my focus might be on Christ. With all the busyness lately, it's easy to get caught up in "all the stuff that needs to be done" rather than resting in Him. Please be praying for spiritual protection as well.


• Praise God for the great people I'll have the privilege of working with at International Teams. Pray that God would be continuing to guide, direct, and use them, as they make decisions, and plan the future direction of this ministry.

Thanks so much for your interest in what God is doing in my life. I would really love to connect with you sometime, to share more with you, and also hear about how you're doing, and how I can be praying for you.

Have a great week! I'll look forward to talking with you again soon!

For His Glory,

Steve.