It has been an interesting journey, writing on this site. Obviously, it began as a method of getting the word out about our son during a very difficult time. It was a place of tremendous prayer and encouragement. We sensed the Lord was doing a great work in and through our time here. It was and is a healing place.

It went through a phase where it became a place for prayer requests to be shared and for the body of Christ to intercede on behalf of many who needed a covering. That was a blessing to us as well. That has seemingly ended.

Too often recently, it has seemed more of a desert place. A place where fewer and fewer gather, and have less and less to say. A place that you want to grow out of and get back to that mountain top, to visit face to face with the Almighty.

The truth is, we continue writing here regardless of measurable impact, because the Lord has not released us from it. It is not a small responsibility to do this so frequently. There are times (as with any role we play in life) that I would love to walk away from it. To invest in a place where the difference you make is more obvious. That would be wrong. It would be self serving.

The Lord has used prayforbj.com to grow us, heal us, encourage us, and call us to continued obedience.

We continue to hear from many of you through email, myspace, facebook, etc. about what is going on in your life, and how God is using you. We are very thankful for this. We also continue to hear that God is using this site, even though it cannot be seen, to further His kingdom.

We are most thankful for those of you we know are out there, that the Lord is blessing and using. Your faithfulness and obedience is making a difference for the kingdom.

So, for those who feel sadness, pity, or perhaps that this should end soon, as its following has trailed off, just know that we do not write to gain or keep a following. We write out of obedience. If we are not faithful in the small things, how can we be trusted with larger things?

To catch you up, the book is at the publisher. It has been there since Easter. It is due out in January of 2008. We are very excited about it!

I am headed back to Mexico for a set-up trip on Monday, and will return Wednesday. On Thursday, we go to Indiana for Lauren's graduation (from Indiana Wesleyan Univ). We will move her here to Tulsa for the time being. She is waiting on the Lord to reveal her next steps after her India trip this summer. We won't be back in Tulsa until Monday night (April 30th).

Whitney completes her sophomore year at IUPUI the week after Lauren finishes, and will come to Tulsa for a few days with family. She will return to Indy to work and then go back to school in the fall.

As always, we will continue to write when we can. Perhaps Deanna will write while I am away.

Thank you for your prayer support.

brent