Heart Surgeries

Psalm 31: 14-15

"As for me, I trust in you, O Lord. I say, 'You are my God. My times are in your hands"

What a privilege to have the opportunity to be a part of the Philip Hayden Foundation and have a small part in the lives of these precious orphans. We continue to take comfort in knowing that each of these children's lives are in God's hands. Five of our children have a severe heart condition and will be having their heart surgeries the middle of November. Please pray for these fragile children-Parker, Joseph, Adrian, Israel, and Maggie. Pray that their surgeries would be successful and they would have the opportunity to live a long and healthy life.

On October 30th, we received 6 new children from another orphanage that was not able to provide care for their medical condition. We are so thankful they now live at Shepherd's Field and are getting the love and care they need.

Our family continues to stay busy with work at PHF and home schooling. Things are going well, but please pray for our priorities-that we would keep things in perspective and put God first, family second and then ministry. Sometimes we get so involved in ministry that it starts coming before our marriage and family. We need to continue to remember that family is our first ministry. Also please pray for extra patience for John and I with the kids. There are so many stresses of living in a different country that we tend to lose patience much quicker with each other and with Alyson and Austin.

A few things to keep in prayer:

-The five orphans that will be having heart surgery later this month-Adrian, Maggie, Joseph, Israel, and Parker

-Priorities

-Finances-we still need to raise more financial support in order to fulfill our one year committment to PHF.

-Visas

-We will continue to be effective in our ministry at PHF.

-Safe travel for our trip back to the US the end of November.

Thank you for your continued prayers and support for our family.

Blessings,

John, Desiray, Alyson and Austin Christen