Hey family abroad,
As you know, Racheal, Fisher, River (in utero), and i had to bail on 40/40 in Zambia, because of a family crisis. My father-in-law has stage-4 cancer. We made it to NC safe and sound. The fun thing is our families had no idea. We just showed up and surprised them. It was perfect!
First, for those of you in the Winston-Salem area, thanks for just enough face-to-face support while keeping a respectful distance most of the time. We needed time with her family, and we were able to do just that.
Over the month of May we got fat and healthy in NC. We know this because in West Africa, being overweight is compliment-worthy. "Oh, look how fat you've gotten," is supposed to make you feel better. We ate lots of buffets and ice cream in NC, and when the time was right, we booked our tickets back to West Africa. We've had a very good transition back into our lives here.
PrayeRequests:
As you know, Racheal, Fisher, River (in utero), and i had to bail on 40/40 in Zambia, because of a family crisis. My father-in-law has stage-4 cancer. We made it to NC safe and sound. The fun thing is our families had no idea. We just showed up and surprised them. It was perfect!
First, for those of you in the Winston-Salem area, thanks for just enough face-to-face support while keeping a respectful distance most of the time. We needed time with her family, and we were able to do just that.
Over the month of May we got fat and healthy in NC. We know this because in West Africa, being overweight is compliment-worthy. "Oh, look how fat you've gotten," is supposed to make you feel better. We ate lots of buffets and ice cream in NC, and when the time was right, we booked our tickets back to West Africa. We've had a very good transition back into our lives here.
PrayeRequests:
- Pray for our loved ones back home. This fight with cancer has been a time of pain for several people, but also a time of spiritual crossroads. May we praise the Father in all of it!
- Pray for our adjustments back into West African life. Now we are paying for sleeping in A/C for the past month with our sweat. Fisher has a pretty bad rash/burn from a bite or allergic reaction on his torso, and we don't know what it is, but it's healing now. We have our usual "bowel complaints" again.
- Pray for our time usage. Since we've been back we've been unpacking, fixing busted pipes, buying and installing A/Cs, fixing the generator, fixing the backup generator, restocking the kitchen... the list goes on and on. I feel like the Enemy keeps us busy with temporary things... but at the same time, they are necessary things. What to do?
corey reid pendergrass
PS. I wanted to tell/remind you that there are some cool Sub-Saharan African resources out there for you and your church. AfricaStories.org is an online resource full of video and articles to pray through. The IMB catalog has lots of cheap and free stuff too. I recommend the "Africa Stories Spring 2011" magazine.
PS. I wanted to tell/remind you that there are some cool Sub-Saharan African resources out there for you and your church. AfricaStories.org is an online resource full of video and articles to pray through. The IMB catalog has lots of cheap and free stuff too. I recommend the "Africa Stories Spring 2011" magazine.
4 comments:
Praying for you this morning. You are on our hearts - the clark crew
Praying for you in all that you are going through in getting back into WA! Blessings, Brad and Sally
Father i lift up Corey, Racheal, Fisher and River to YOU rt now! Father i lift up the crisis situation that YOU know all the details about and pray that YOU would use every bit of it for YOUR GLORY and open the eyes of the lost and pray they would fully trust their lives in KING JESUS! Father i pray for the adjustments back into the African lifestyle and pray that YOU would strengthen the Pendergrass family to count everyting joy and not allow small and even large issues to hender their walk wiht YOU and their fellowship with one another! Thank YOU that Fisher's bug bite is healing! Please shelter the little ones from all diseases and bites and attacks on their bodies! Father i pray the Pendergrass family woould daily be falling more in love with YOU and one another! And their love would be contageous amongst all the poeple theyre around! bless their studies! bless their labor! bless their home! manifest YOURSELF amongst them in mIGHTY ways! thank YOU FATHER for all YOU plan to do with this aweosme family! :) in JESUS NAME we rejoice!
we love and miss ya CRP one more site! halaluyer!!!!!!!
Glad I got to meet you guys before I headed back east. We will continue praying with you.
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