New Life Design Blog

Hello Prayer Team!

If you have been keeping up with our blogs you have seen that we have been doing a lot of praying!  Rebecca mentioned the Prayer Retreat that we did last week.  That was an incredible experience.  I can not put into words what that experience meant to me except to say that it was the most productive 48 hours of my life!  This kind of experience really sharpens your senses to the Holy Spirit and His presence in and around you.  We really felt like God gave us some keen insight about several things concerning NLD (New Life Design).  I will be sharing some of those things in this email update. 

Below you will find an updated prayer and praise list.  We thank you for your continued prayer support daily for NLD!

Praises

1.  As you may have seen in a previous blog last week we did add 4 more clients and that has come through “officially”!  We have several more potential clients so pray that if it is God’s timing that they will contact us.

2.  The NLD Brochures for advertising that we are having designed will soon be finished and ready for printing.  We have been praying for the money to cover the cost for printing and constantly tweaking our budget in preparation to pay for them.  We were not sure what the exact cost would be but we found out that it will be about $400 cheaper than we were expecting!!  So…I am happy to announce that due to some small unexpected donations that have been given and our constant “tweaking” we do have the money to pay for the printing now!  Thank the Lord!!  God really does take each ones “small amount” and turn it into something big to accomplish His purposes!!  He also uses gifts and abilities that He has endowed us with to accomplish His purposes as well – so special thanks to John for donating his time & talent designing and Rebecca for her work “tweaking” our budget to make sure we are able to do this.  God has blessed us with some great folks with some great talents!!  Ministry happens because of you!  We are grateful!!

Prayer Requests

1.  Continue to pray that our phone will ring with new clients as the Lord directs and has people ready.

2.  We need more folks to be monthly support donors.

3.  Support Dinners – Monday, October 29 & Tuesday November 15.  This is an idea that we have been praying over for several weeks and on the prayer retreat we felt like God gave us the “green light” on this.  He has mapped out the details – who, when, where, and how.  This idea involves two dinners in which different folks would be invited to attend.  After a meal together we will share the vision and ministry of NLD with those present.  We will let them know how God showed us this plan and called us out to do this.  We will then help them understand the direction that we feel God has asked us to pursue and then ask them to prayerfully consider becoming a monthly donor for NLD as well as a prayer team member.  We feel like God has laid specific families on our minds to invite to these dinners.  Please pray that God would begin to prepare their hearts and minds about this and that they will walk in obedience with what He shows them to do.

4.  Pray for God’s protection over the ministry of NLD.  Remember – the enemy is not happy that this ministry is up and running!  (1 Peter 5:8)

5.  We are in the midst of decision making concerning some items of insurance.  Ask God to grant us wisdom and insight to make the right decisions. 

Thank you for your faithful prayers!  Because of our new identity in Christ Jesus we have complete access to our Father and can approach His throne with confidence and faith believing that He hears us and will grant us our request!  Oh, speaking of prayer…I have been asked to speak on December 7 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church at their women’s ministry Christmas Dinner on prayer.  Please ask Father to give me a specific word from Him to share with them on that special night.  Also pray for their planning and prep.  I know they would appreciate it!

Enjoying The New Life! 

Dana

Dana & I went on a Prayer Retreat last Thursday & Friday to bathe New Life Design in prayer.  It was an incredible experience!  We talked to God, and we listened to God about His plans for NLD.  We interceded for our clients and asked God’s hand of power and protection to cover the ministry.  This was a very special time for me, personally.  I enjoyed getting away, being still and quiet, and talking/listening to God.  It was definitely an intimacy building time.  I experienced several “aha” moments as I read scripture and prayed.  We decided to make this a regular event for New Life Design.  When I was in college and in China, I had my own personal days or half-days of prayer, but I’ve fallen out of the habit since I returned to Powder Springs 3 years ago.  I’m thankful for the reminder of how great it is!  I encourage you to try it as well.  Take a weekend, day, or a half-day, find a quiet place without any distractions, and enjoy the presence of God. 

Rebecca:-)

God has sent 4 new clients our way this past week.  Thank you for praying!  That means 4 more hearts are being touched and healed by our Wonderful Counselor and Jehovah Raphe:-)