April Trips Prayer Request

Hay ministry friends greeting in the name of our Lord and savior Jesus christ 

The two teams are leaving for a week of mission trip to the jungle both teams with be going to 3 villages and do 6 nights of celebrations crusade 

I'm leaving this morning for the river villages and the other team are leaving tomorrow morning for the savanna 

Please pray for us as we travel for our safety on the roads boat and plane and also for a harvest of sols 

God bless you 

Jai 

Results of Two March Trips, One to River and One to the Savanna

Hay ministry friends greeting in the name of our Lord and saviour Jesus christ 

As you know we went on two mission trips, one to the river jungle and one to the savanna Both teams are back with great reports the team from the savanna went to 3 villages and do 6 nights of celebration crusade and 216 persons give there life to Jesus christ 

The team from the rivers witch is me and my wife also went to 3 villages and do 6 nights of celebration crusade and 147 persons give there life to Jesus christ 

I want to thank you for your prayer and support over the past year 

We would like to continue with the two teams but it would cost us $3500 more per month to do so 

So I'm asking you to continue to support our ministry in Guyana so that we can reach Guyana for Jesus christ 

God bless 

Jai

 —-Questions about giving, email Beth Puckett—bethwpuckett@gmail.com

Prayer Request for March Trips

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS THE FIRST MONTH THAT WE HAVE TWO TRIPS GOING AT THE SAME TIME. WE WANT TO REACH GUYANA AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE SO HAVE SPLIT UP TO BE ABLE TO REACH TWICE AS MANY VILLAGES EACH MONTH. PLEASE ESPECIALLY PRAY FOR TONY AND ALEX AS THIS IS THEIR FIRST TIME TO DO THE REMOTE MINISTRY WITHOUT JAI...


Hay ministry friends greeting in the name of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ 

Me and my wife Tracy are in the ferry right now travelling to the river villages tomorrow morning Tony and Alex will be travelling to the savanna both teams will be going to three villages and do six nights of celebration crusade 

Please pray for us as we travel for our safety and for a harvest of sols

God bless you 

Jai 

Steve's Report from the February Pastor Training Trip

We had a great week in Guyana with Jai, Tony and Alex (our Guyanese team) and Pastor Carl, Chase his intern and me.

We had a worship service in the prison on Monday with twenty-five men indicating that they accepted Christ. We distributed Bibles to the men that did not already have one. The Officer in Charge then took our team on a tour of the new prison that is being built to replace the one that burned in Georgetown several years ago. The new prison should be completed this calendar year. The Government had requested that our ministry build a Chapel at the new prison site. The Officer in Charge showed us the location for the chapel and it is in the center of the entire compound. The other chapel we built in the New Amsterdam Prison seats about 100 but the request is that this new prison chapel seat 300! We have already raised $10,000 for this project but that was when we thought it would  be a 100 seat chapel. We will have to reprice the materials needed. The labor to build the chapel will be provided by the prisoners. The chapel will be a concrete construction structure. Our team will use this new chapel three times per month for services.

Tuesday was a travel day. We took our 15 passenger van loaded with our supplies for the week and our temporary kitchen and headed out for the ferry. After about two hours we arrived at the terminal for the ferryboat and got in line to wait. The ferry was on time, amazing. We drove our van onto the ferry and had a two hour ride to our next offload point. Then we drove for another two hours to a marina in Charity where we met Rodney, our speedboat captain and his father. We loaded our gear and set off on a 4.5 hour speedboat ride. We went by river into the Atlantic Ocean and then back into the river system. Then we entered a creek that is is called The Ninety Nine because there are 99 turns until it merges back into another main river where our conference church was located. There are floating islands of vegetation along The Ninety Nine and sometimes they block travel and you have to force the boat though these passages. Other boats had already been on his passage and had cleared the way for us thankfully. We arrived at the Church and set up for our training sessions. There was no electricity at the site because the Chruch’s generator was on the blink. We had flashlights and and an LP two burner cooker (that Jai had made) and it worked great. Who needs electricity?

Wednesday morning we began the pastor training, three sessions each day. We had 35 people including our team of six, the 13 pastors and other leaders from the churches. Carl did a masterful job in teaching the pastors. We introduced them to the teaching aids from ICM and how they can be used in both small groups and worship services in their churches. To say they were excited would be an understatement. On Thursday, Chase taught them the three circles as a method of spreading the gospel and I taught them the five bead bracelet method we have historically used in Guyana. The pastors asked for the bracelets for their congregations so they can teach each member how to share their faith in their communities and we showed them how to download the three circle app for their smart phones. They are looking forward to training their members.

Friday Carl asked them about any issues or questions they had. Through this conversation we discovered that some of the churches did not have the Lord’s Supper (Communion) because they did not understand the significance and were concerned about the warnings in the New Testament about this ordinance in the church. Carl went thought the scriptures and taught them the background and explained the way this should be done with their congregations. We then had communion with loaf bread and orange drink. The video (I snuck and took it) of their prayers out loud confessing their sins was so moving. This was a real highlight of the trip.

The relationships being developed between our team and these pastors will pay significant benefits for the expansion of the Gospel in Guyana for years to come.

On Saturday, we repeated the trek back to Georgetown and returned home on Sunday.

I was thrilled to get to be with our Guyanese staff and see how dedicated and effective they are. It was the first time I had met Alex and am so thankful to have him as part of our team.

Thank you for praying for this trip. We are grateful for your partnership with God’s ministry in Guyana.

Steve

Prayer Guide for Pastor Training-July Trip

                                       PRAYER GUIDE FOR PASTOR TRAINING TRIP

                                                      FEBRUARY 12, 2023

TEAM MEMBERS

…..Carl Martin

…..Chase Barbe

…..Steve Puckett

GUYANESE STAFF

…..Jai Ramnauth

…..Tony Moniz

…..Alex Seunarine

PASTORS AND LEADERS IN TRAINING

Brother Karl  _  Arakata Village

Brother Basil _ 4 Miles Village

Brother Leo _ Quarry Village

Brother James _ Oriuck Village

Brother Philbert _ Grandfather Creek

Brother Clifford _ Canal Bank

Brother Philip _ Seibi Creek

Brother Festus _ Bush Mouth

Sister Carmen _ Unity Grant

Brother Kingsley  _ St John Wani

Brother Tyrone  _ First Lagoon Wani

Sister Rita _ Katcha kama Wini

Brother Vernon- Aruka Mouth

Sunday-February 12—Pray for travel mercies as our 3 travel to Miami and then on to Georgetown, Guyana. Arrival is nearly midnight and then there is customs. The hotel is about an hour away.Pray for good sleep.

Monday-February 13—The first ministry opportunity will be at the prison. There will be praise and worship service where Carl Martin will preach a message that will encourage believers and challenge those who haven’t made a decision for Christ yet. Please pray for the Holy Spirit to move in a powerful way. For any who accept Christ, baptism will be available if they choose to take that step.

Tuesday-February 14—All day travel day….Drive the van to the river and drive it onto the ferry….Ferry ride then get off and drive to Charity. Leave the van and load everything onto a boat…..Ride about four hours to the village. Have a great reunion with the pastors/leaders who had their first training in July. Everyone will sleep either in hammocks or air mattresses in the one room church.

Wednesday-Friday, 15-17—-Teaching will begin. There will be three sessions a day with lots of discussion and conversation. The teaching topics will include

***Life management (personal life)

***Conflict management

***Relationships- how to build, restore and maintain good relationships with the body of Christ

***Church Government

***Evangelism- how to effectively witness

***Financial —managing church finances

Please pray each day for the Holy Spirit to speak through Carl as he teaches and for Chase and Steve as they mentor and discuss the truths of the Word with these 13 very special leaders. Please also pray for fun and laughter to be a part of the time together.

There will be time to interact with the people in the village and to play with the children. Last July, friendships were forged within this group that were meaningful and ongoing. They continue to pray for each other and know that they have community within the group

Saturday-February 18—The pastors will travel back home, many having long journeys. Our team and staff will begin the long trek back by boat, road and ferry. Please pray for safety as the pastors and our team travel home.

Sunday— February 19—Travel back to the US.

One exciting development has to do with another ministry we have been able to partner with, International Cooperating Ministries (ICM). They provide wonderful, simple foundational Bible teaching that can be accessed on devises that they will provide for the pastors. They can be powered by solar energy. There are 90 lessons on the Old Testament, 90 lessons on the New  Testament, and lessons on Family Life and on the Sermon on the Mount. This wonderful ministry also helps locals build churches when needed. We are thrilled to be partnered with them as of last week. God’s timing continues to blow us away!!!

Thank you for praying….

  

WONDERFUL report from January trip

Hay ministry friends greetings in the name of our lord and savior Jesus christ 

We are back from our first trip for this year witch was a wonderful trip 

The first village we went to we do 2 nights of celebration crusade and 71 persons give there life to Jesus christ the second village 96 persons give there life to Jesus christ 

When we get to the third village on Saturday and do the first night celebration crusade 54 persons give there life to Jesus christ some one ask us if we can do a Sunday morning service at a secondary school  students from hundreds of miles away come to board since all villages just go through primary school.  when we get there it was over 365 students. we decided to cancel the Sunday night celebration crusade at the village and do an evening services at the school.  271 students give there life to Jesus christ 

We found out there is another training center for teenagers that didn't go to school but are training in a trade. they have over 150 students there witch we will go to next time we go back 

We didn't have any flip-flops and clothes to give them because we didn't know about these very big schools so then we go back we need some flip-flops and others stuff for them 

We need $2000 to buy those items to take in for both the school and the training center so I'm asking you if you can please give towards these great needs 

Thanks for your prayers and support great things are happening in Guyana 

God bless you 

Jai 

From Beth----If God touches your heart to help us buy all these needed flip flops, please send a check to:

International Celebration Assn

62777 Carolina Commons Dr.

Ste 600, #135

Indian Land, SC 29707

     OR

Zelle to bethwp...@gmail.com

Thank you for helping us meet needs in Guyana, physical needs and more importantly, spiritual needs. We envision discipling these students and sending them back to their villages as disciples of Christ to serve and make a difference.


January Village Trip Prayer Request

Good evening ministry friends,

Jai's email isn't working so he asked me to write you and ask for prayer for this trip. They are leaving this evening to drive to Georgetown and then have a very early morning flight to the savanna. They will be going to three villages and do two nights of Celebration services at each. In the daytime, they will have a gathering for the people in the villages to give them used clothing, Bibles, flip flops and if they need them, reading glasses. Please pray for safety and for God to do a mighty work in these villages, drawing many to Himself.

These villages are twice as large as the river villages they have been working in so we need twice the amount of used clothes. Please let me know if you have some to donate and we can meet somewhere to collect them. Just respond to this email if you want to make arrangements to meet up.

Thank you all for your prayers and help in so many different ways.

Beth


Christmas Events were a Blessing

Hay ministry friends greetings and merry Christmas and a bless new year to you 

I just wanted to say thanks for your prayers and support true out this year it have been a wonderful year where we see a great harvest of souls and that was made possible because of your prayers and support 

As you know we was doing Christmas services in all the prisons and children home we just finished all our activities yesterday 

And 87 persons give there life to Jesus christ 

Thanks again and have a bless Christmas 

Jai 

December Prayer Request for Christmas Activities

Hay ministry friends greetings in the name of our lord and savior Jesus christ 

We are starting some Christmas 🎄 activities and would like to share with you so you can pray for us 

This morning we are going to the newanserdam female prison 

Tomorrow we will be going to the newanserdam male prison 

Wednesday timehri  and and camp street prison 

Thursday holding bay and lusignan prison 

Friday mazaruni 2 prisons 

Saturday we are waiting for ok to go to the mahaica girls home 

Then on next week Tuesday we will be going to the hararuni girls home 

Please pray for all these activities and for a harvest of souls 

God bless you 

Jai 

December Christmas Events Prayer Request

Hay ministry friends greetings in the name of our lord and savior Jesus christ 

We are starting some Christmas activities and would like to share with you so you can pray for us 

This morning we are going to the newanserdam female prison 

Tomorrow we will be going to the newanserdam male prison 

Wednesday timehri and and camp street prison 

Thursday holding bay and lusignan prison 

Friday mazaruni 2 prisons 

Saturday we are waiting for ok to go to the mahaica girls home 

Then on next week Tuesday we will be going to the hararuni girls home 

Please pray for all these activities and for a harvest of souls 

God bless you 

Jai 


November Trip Report

Hay ministry friends greetings in the name of our lord and savior Jesus christ

We are back from another wonderful trip from the region 9 savanna

We went to 3 big villages with lots of people and the turnout was great and we do 6 nights of celebration crusade and 311 persons give there life to Jesus christ

This is a new region we started and it is the biggest region in Guyana and because it so big I can't tell you how much villages are there but it might take us about 3 years or more to cover that entire region

The harvest is ripe and ready and we will continue to go and preach the gospel and win the loss for God kingdom

Please continue to pray and support us so we can reach the entire Guyana with the gospel of Jesus christ

God bless you

Jai

November Trip Prayer Request

Hay ministry friends greetings in the name of our lord and savior Jesus christ

We are leaving today for another trip going to region 9 in the savannah region south toward Brazil we will be going to 3 villages and do 6 nights of celebration crusade

This is a new region we are going to and it's a very big region it may take us about 3 years to cover the entire region

So we load our big truck with 100 boxes 📦 of bibles and 84 boxes 📦 of clothes 3000 pairs of flip flops reading glasses 👓 study materials and other stuff and we will drive for about 22 hours to get where we are going a then we will leave the truck 🚚 there and fly in and out with plane

It can get dangerous on the trail if the rain 🌧 starts to fall our big truck 🚚 is not 4 well drive we do have a wench

So please pray for us as we travel that we will get where we are going safely pray also for a harvest of souls for God kingdom

August River Trip Report

Hay ministry friends greetings in the name of our lord and savior Jesus christ We are back from another wonderful trip from the jungle As you know we went to our August trip to the jungle we were supposed to go to 3 villages but last moment one of the village canceled so we went to 2 villages and do 6 nights of celebration crusade and 210  persons give there life to Jesus christ and 20 persons were baptized these villages were very bigThanks for your prayers and support God is doing great things in Guyana God bless you Jai 

August River Trip Prayer Request

Hay ministry friends greetings in the name of our lord and savior Jesus christ 

We are leaving this morning for another trip to the jungle we will be going to 3 villages and do 6 nights of celebration crusade Please pray for us as we travel on the plane and boat in the river for our safety pray also for a harvest of souls 

I want to thank you for praying  for me during the time I was sick I'm feeling good now and ready for the mission field 

Thanks also for all the birthday  greetings and gifts  

GOD BLESS 

JAI 

July Trip to Train Village Pastors and Prison Ministry

             REPORT FROM THE PASTOR TRAINING AND PRISON TRIP

Now it is time to expound on the short report I sent about this trip. I needed time to hear back from the Five Guys (US team members) and learn some stories and victories. It will be in two sections, the Village Training and the Prison Ministry. I will tell you that one team member said that those were the five most impactful days of his life. That is an amazing statement. Also, Pastor Carl said that because of your prayers, he sensed the power of the Holy Spirit while teaching in the village and also that the freedom he felt while preaching in the prison was a phenomenal experience. Thank you so much for praying.

                           PASTOR TRAINING IN THE VILLAGE

There were supposed to be 13 pastors in the training but one sadly couldn’t make it because he was coming by trail rather than river and the very heavy rains made the trail impassable. The twelve who did come have sent reports back already saying how much they learned and asking for more. What a blessing that they can put in practice what they learned and better lead their churches. 

Five of the church leaders traveled together in a very small boat. Jai said when the boat pulled up, he couldn’t believe they came such a distance in such a small boat. It had a 15 horse-power motor and they had to come out of their river and go into the Atlantic for a short distance and then back into the river to get to Canal Bank for the training. It took them over 11 hours and the rain was falling very hard much of the time. Can you imagine how uncomfortable that must have been? Jai reported that with the five of them and their load, there was only about six inches between the top of the boat and the water. They were determined to get there for the training! What dedication that took and what a hunger they had for the Word of God and a desire to learn how to lead their churches.

Our US team unloaded their gear up a slippery bank and into the very small church to set up what would be their bedroom shared by the American team, Guyanese staff and the 12 pastors. There was a combination of blow up mattresses and hammocks. The same small church was also their kitchen and classroom. 

For the first session, Carl started by getting to know everyone, hearing each pastor’s story, their life with Christ, their struggles, about their families, churches and villages. They told of God’s redemption and provision in desperate times and how God’s love had been poured out on them. One team member said they showed a vulnerability that created a faith-filled and open atmosphere. Carl had them sit in a circle so everyone could see each other and he moved around the circle and sometimes even got down on his knees to listen and interact. Carl

encouraged them to stop him anytime if they had questions or comments. There was a lot of discussion and sharing.

Carl hammered home the importance of shepherding their people. He made sure they understood that their responsibility is to God because their church members are God’s, not theirs. 

He taught them these subjects: basics of the Bible, how to study it, leadership and how to train disciples, what makes a healthy church and Body of Christ, how to identify false teachers, how to put a sermon together, how to apply Scripture to their lives and how to evangelize. They were each given a study Bible and taught how to use it with the references and extra materials. 

There were different levels of education, some even being unable to read but they were all treated as equals and shown respect. Carl used lots of stories from the Bible to teach truths. When asked if they needed a break from the lessons, they all asked for Carl to continue. Jai said that he has never heard anyone who could explain the Bible truths so clearly and our staff learned a lot as well. When the teaching was done, the pastors asked for the team to come back sometime because they wanted more! There were deep theological discussions and one of our team members said it was transformational for him.

The rains fell a large portion of the time and on the tin roof of the church, it is hard to hear people’s voices. It was reported that, MIRACULOUSLY, it would be pouring until Carl started teaching and the rain would stop until the end of the session. We serve an awesome God and it was very evident that HE wanted Carl’s teaching to be heard. Carl reported that there was a great unity of the four groups, the Americans, the Guyanese staff, the pastors and the people of the village. He said there was a camaraderie between them that was wonderful.

The children of the village had a grand time. Between sessions, there were many soccer and cricket games on what was reported to be the most slippery field ever. There was joking and swimming in the river. When our guys were resting, the kids would come to the open church windows and chant for them to come out to play. I am sure those kids will never forget those Christian men spending time with them and loving on them. They also saw Pastor Carl and Ned insisting they be the ones to wash dishes down at the river. The kids saw humility and a servant’s heart. They also saw Jai doing all the cooking, another great lesson for them. It was reported and I can tell you from past experience, Jai is a fabulous cook and our team bragged about having three big, delicious meals a day. They said they didn’t get much sleep but got lots of great food.

                                         PRISON MINISTRY

The last ministry opportunity was in Lusignan Prison where 700 men are housed, not in a building but in makeshift cells surrounded by fences and barbwire at the top. There is a roof overhead. Guyana is building a prison to house them but it isn’t finished. They live in these conditions because the largest prison in Guyana burned down several years ago and there was no place for these men to be housed. This is called the holding bay. We rented 150 chairs and put up our ministry’s large tarp that stays at the prison as our staff goes once a week to do services even though it is two hours away. They disciple those who were already Christians or have accepted Christ through our ministry. They always explain the plan of salvation each time they go since there are new prisoners coming in all the time. Before the service began, our guys had time to mingle with the prisoners who were chosen to come out into the courtyard where the tarp and chairs were. The courtyard was adjacent to the living quarters. These men were chosen to attend the service because of good behavior. There were conversations about their lives, families, hopes and some about faith. They shared and prayed with some. All the other inmates were close by and could hear the service.

The service started with praise and worship songs. Then two of our guys gave their testimonies that let the prisoners know they had struggles as well and could identify with life lessons that had to be learned and dealt with. They explained  how a relationship with Jesus was the way to handle hard life issues. Pastor Carl then brought a challenging and encouraging message. Jai explained how they could have a relationship with Jesus and have their sins forgiven. When the sinner’s prayer was offered, 25 men raised their hands to indicate that they each had prayed and received Jesus as his Savior to start a new life with Him.  There were already some new Christians there who were waiting to be baptized and several of these men who had just made this decision decided they wanted to be baptized to publicly declare Jesus as their Savior. The blow up pool had been filled with water and Tony and Carl took turns baptizing the prisoners. There were 30 men baptized. Praise God for this blessing. The men who were behind the fence wanted Bibles, too so our team took them over.

This is what one team member said about the prison ministry:

It was almost like it wasn't even real. like something you'd see in a movie. There were men climbing up the fence, reaching through barbed wire so we could hand them Bibles. Dozens of men were running to where we were handing the Bibles out. Carl would hand me a Bible and I'd look up and just see dirty hands reaching over the fence.

I know this report was long but I wanted you to be able to get a good feel for the powerful work of God that took place. May the Holy Spirit bring to mind all the

teaching that the village pastors received and the words that the prisoners heard from song, testimony, preaching and a friendly conversation. Let the Body of Christ continue to draw more people to faith. We pray that Guyana will be saturated with the Word of God.

July Trip Prayer Guide

                              PRAYER GUIDE FOR PASTOR TRAINING TRIP

                                                   JULY 6-12

TEAM MEMBERS

…..Carl Martin

…..Chase Barbe

…..Holland Johnson

…..Tate Lucci

…..Ned Lewis

GUYANESE STAFF

…..Jai Ramnauth

…..Tony Moniz

…..Alex Seunarine

Trip Verse: “But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal processions in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.” II Corinthians 2:14

Wednesday-July 6— Pray for travel mercies as our 5 travel to Miami and then on to Georgetown, Guyana. Arrival is 11:28 PM. Pray for good sleep even though it won’t be long.

Thursday-July 7— Pray for a 7:00 AM flight on a small airplane that will land on a grass strip in the jungle in the north/western part of Guyana called Region 1. We will board a boat and travel on the river until we reach a village called Canal Bank. This is Brother Clifford’s village. We will set up our living quarters in the church, blow up mattresses on the stage area and our Guyanese staff will also set up a cooking area. Our Guyanese staff and the pastors will hang hammocks in the church at night to sleep in.

We will have lunch and have a meet and greet. Then we will have our FIRST SESSION in the afternoon. The goal is to train 13 church leaders/pastors to lead the churches in their villages. Each of them will have traveled to this one location to be together for the training. Each of them have expressed a desire to be trained by our ministry and be accountable to our ministry. Here is a list of the 13 so you can pray by name…

Brother Karl—Arakata Village

Brother Basil—4 Miles Village

Brother Leo—Quarry Village

Brother James—Oriuck Village

Brother Philbert—Grandfather Creek

Brother Clifford—Canal Bank

Brother Philip—Ceeby Creek

Brother Festus—Bush Mouth

Brother Kingsley—St. John Wani

Brother Tyrone —First Lagoon Wani

Brother Vernon—Aruka Mouth

Sister Carmen—Unity Grant

Sister Rita—Katcha Kama Wini—These two ladies have felt God calling them to lead since the men in their village have to leave to go do gold mining and aren’t there to take leadership

Please pray each day for the Holy Spirit to speak through Carl as he teaches and the other 4 men as they mentor and discuss the truths of the Word with the 13. Pray for health for everyone and for a unity that will bind them all together.

Friday, Saturday—July 8 and 9—Each of these days, there will be three teaching sessions will lots of discussion and interaction time. Subjects will include

…Basics of the Bible and they will be taught how to use their study Bibles that we are giving them.

…Old Testament Survey

…New Testament Survey

…Leadership and how to train disciples

…Body of Christ and Spiritual Gifts

…How to put a sermon together and deliver it

…Evangelism

Any of these can change as Carl sees needs and is flexible to hear from the Holy Spirit.

Please pray for mentoring and friendship and fun and laughter and prayer time and serious conversations and emotional and spiritual healing if needed. We want these 13 churches to be healthy and produce mature believers who are willing to go and share.

Sunday—July 10—Our team will travel out by boat to make a morning flight back to Georgetown. We will have lunch and check in to our hotel and have a rest afternoon and evening.

Monday—July 11—We will have a day in Lusignan Prison, not sure if it will be morning or afternoon. Our Guyanese team will lead in worship music, two of our US team will give their testimonies and Carl will preach. There will be a baptism. Men who have recently accepted Christ when our Guyanese team does weekly services are ready for baptism and others who accept Christ this day can also choose to be baptized. Please pray that these prisoners will realize that even though they are behind bars, they can be free if they have their sins forgiven. Pray that those who are already Christian will be encouraged by our team.

Either in the morning or the afternoon that is free, we will do a little sight seeing and souvenir shopping.

Tuesday—July 12— We have a 7:00 AM flight out of Guyana and go back through Miami. Please pray for good travel. Pray that we will all have lots of chances to share what God did in  Guyana to be able to start Gospel conversations with those in our everyday paths.

Thank you for praying….