Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Thank you for your prayers!

Dana has been found, and she is safe with her parents. Praise the Lord! Please keep praying for her and her family as they recover from this very traumatic experience.

Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Emergency Prayer Request

I beg you to stop what you are doing and pray for a missionary family in New Zealand whose 13 year old daughter has been kidnapped. Here is the news as I read it on Rita's blog.

Jerry’s mom and dad phoned at 11:45 p.m. last night and said that Jerry and Dawn's daughter, Dana, has been kidnapped! It happened yesterday. Police and family are searching for her. They had just moved to the north island from the south island to work with another missionary. Dana went to the store to purchase a Christmas present. When she didn’t return, they went to the store and the owner said she never showed up. They texted her cell phone and a message came back that said “If you want to see your daughter again, you can pick her up at Christ Church on the 14th.” Other text messages came following that were very nasty. Please pray for Dana at this time … for her safety … for her safe return … for Jerry, Dawn and Justin. Dana is a scrapper and strong, even though she is only 13 years old. Please pray! It is 12 hours later in New Zealand.