6 “Is not this the fast that I choose:
to loose the bonds of wickedness,
to undo the straps of the yoke,
to let the oppressed go free,
and to break every yoke?
7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry
and bring the homeless poor into your house;
when you see the naked, to cover him,
and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?

8 Then shall your light break forth like the dawn,
and your healing shall spring up speedily;
your righteousness shall go before you;
the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
you shall cry, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you take away the yoke from your midst,
the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,
10 if you pour yourself out for the hungry
and satisfy the desire of the afflicted,
then shall your light rise in the darkness
and your gloom be as the noonday.
11 And the Lord will guide you continually
and satisfy your desire in scorched places
and make your bones strong;
and you shall be like a watered garden,
like a spring of water,
whose waters do not fail.
12 And your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt;
you shall raise up the foundations of many generations;
you shall be called the repairer of the breach,
the restorer of streets to dwell in."
Isaiah 58:6-12

I love the part about becoming a "watered garden"!

My church is doing our quarterly 72-hour fast. Though I've prepared myself in the way of doing subsequent 24-hour then 48-hour fasts in the past month or so, this is still going to be hard! Thankfully I'm doing it with juice (Apple juice, of course).

If you could be praying for me, that the Lord would guide me continually, satisfy my desire in scorched places, and make me like a watered garden like His word says! And, of course, that He would reveal more of Himself to me and give direction.

Also, prayer points for the Edinburg mission trip (we leave this Saturday!), copying from an email I received today from one of the leaders:

• JESUS - We NEED Him.  We can do nothing apart from Him.  Let us humble ourselves (especially as we fast) and cry out to Him.  We can have a "pretty good" trip in our own strength but we do not want "pretty good".  We want to see the kingdom of God on earth.  See people encounter Jesus.  We want to be a people who are in awe of God and His power.  We want to see more than we could ever ask or imagine. (Eph 3:20 is our trip verse!)
  
• Finances - We still need quite a bit of money as a team but Jesus has always been faithful to provide for us what we need.  We need to be faithful in prayer and giving.  Let's pray that Jesus would supply all we need but let's also ask Him what else we can give and what He wants us to do.
• Team Unity - Pray that there would be no divisions among us and that would would grow deeper in community and in love for one another.
• People of Edinburg - Pray that many would be ready to receive our message and that we would be able to find "people of peace" who would take this message to their family and friends.
• Each Other - Let us intercede for each other.  Pray that we all would fall more in love with Jesus and become more like Him.
• GOOD Weather - Pray that the weather would be good as much of our ministry will be outdoors.

Thanks all! Love you, miss you.