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Please Be Safe by Lori Reed
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Rated "G" by the Author.
The missionaries are leaving Thursday to go to their countries. They seem to be a little on edge compared to last year.
Please Be Safe
Last summer my daughter was leaving at this time to go on a mission trip to Peru. About a month ago my daughter's best friend's mother had a vision that the Peru team was up against a wall and her son was kneeling on the ground with someone holding a gun to his head. She immediately went to call the man who would be in charge of the team. At that precise moment the line was busy. She was so scared a few minutes later she reached for the phone and God spoke to her. He said, " If you trust me don't pick up that phone."
She didn't call, but did tell her son and he asked if it could be a dream? She said I was at my desk at work. His grandparents tried to talk him into not going this year, but they are such a dedicated bunch that was not an option at all.
This last weekend my daughter went to the place where they were training before they all go to their destinations. She went to see some people she had met last year and to say Hi. One of the guys made a point to come over to her and wanted to say good-bye, in case they never saw each other again. Two other guys said they had letters for my daughter just in case they didn't come back.
My daughter is so worried because she said nobody ever acted this way last year at all. Everybody seems to be on edge this year. I have put them on every prayer chain I can think of, so please pray for them! They will be gone for five weeks. As soon as they get back my husband, my parents, and I will be going to Oklahoma to visit my daughter. She is not going this year, because she didn't feel led to go.
The young man who was kneeling in his mother's vision has stayed at our house some. He is the sweetest person, when I went to move our daughter to Oklahoma he came to help move her furniture. He always gives me hugs and you haven't really been hugged until you have been hugged by him. I think of him as one of my kids that I can't see very often. I just love him so much! If anyone feels led please pray for Tyler and the Peru team for safety.
Thank You so Much!
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