Glenhaven Prayer Partners

Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, Romans 1:1

Have you ever thought about being set apart for the gospel of God? Because alot of what we hear today is about our personal sanctification, about God healing our hearts, and how we can grow in Christ, personally. While all of that is true we do not hear much about being sold out for the gospel of God. Oswald Chambers in his devotional book, My Utmost for His Highest, January 31 says, "It is our abiding reality."

Please pray this week that the gospel of God become Glenhaven's abiding reality. Like so many in ministry we too get caught up in the service. There is always too much to do and not enough money or people. So we often get stuck in the worry and business that goes with ministry. Pray that our reality will always stay at the cross of Christ.

With all the work on the gray house most of the residents are just a bit unsettled. The boys are still eating meals here at the green house and sleeping at Hidden Valley. The girls are unsure about the boys moving over here. New things are always unsettling for everyone.
Pray for the house-parents as they maintain a calmness in the midst of the chaos.
School staff as they keep on teaching in spite of all of this.
Each resident as they continue to work in school and on their personal stuff.
Greg & Gina Pitts have returned to us safely.
Rick & Dee Paton, volunteers, have also returned.
Dave & Dana Harding leaving tomorrow.
Dwayne Webb, I am actually enjoying the planning and still need prayer for open doors and more places to go.
We have a need for bunkbeds that are sturdy and extra long. We have some big boys and we will need them soon for the gray house.
Please pray for our IT guys and our bookkeeper, Lori Cunningham. We have a problem with our Quickbooks software.
RESIDENTS
Jessyca, Julie, Marissa, Anna, Allie, Allison, & Billyjean
Jayvon, Justin, Stevie, Kacey, Luke, & Ryan
Brittany - living in Arizona, going to college.

HOUSE-PARENTS
Troy & Kim Swafford, Candy Davids, Pam & Brian Fields, Greg & Gina Pitts

RESIDENT INSTRUCTORS
Emily Swafford and Adam Rouse

Lots to pray for and about this week. Thank you for partnering with us as we continually seek to bring the lost ones home. May our Lord Jesus Christ bless you today and keep you close to Him, ever abiding in the reality of His gospel.

Your friend,
Dwayne

To Those Praying For Us

But when God, who had set me apart even from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, was pleased to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, ... Galatians 1:15-16

That always sounds great to us when we read it. We focus on being called and set apart. It all makes us feel kind of special and yes we are special. We are called, "children of God" and that is awesome.
Then we have days like the one we are having today at Glenhaven. There are several students and one teacher down here in the office and we are trying to figure out why they are all so upset. So I ask myself, "Do you feel special now!" Yes we do feel special, because we trust the one who called us to His ministry.
Please pray that John Cunningham, Christina Manuwai, and the school staff thrive today in the school.
Please pray that God will be glorified in the middle of this "Monday".

We are all still working to finish the remodel on the gray house. We have had many people working up there the past week. Volunteers from Hot Springs Village and Teen Challenge of Hot Springs. We have been blessed.
Please pray for everyone working on the house.
Their safety and stamina.
Especially, Scott Manuwai, because he is still trying to take care of the rest of the Ranch
Pray for the boys that they will continue to grow and thrive in the turmoil.
Pray for the finances to finish the project.


Lots of stuff happening with the young women of Glenhaven.
Please pray that Troy and Kim Swafford will continually rely on the Holy Spirit to continue to guide them.

RESIDENTS
Jessyca, Julie, Marissa, Anna, Allie, Allison, & Billyjean
Jayvon, Justin, Stevie, Kacey, Luke, & Ryan
Brittany - living in Arizona, going to college. HOUSE-PARENTS
Troy & Kim Swafford, Candy Davids, Pam & Brian Fields, Greg & Gina Pitts

RESIDENT INSTRUCTORS
Emily Swafford and Adam Rouse

May God's richest blessings of peace overwhelm your life as you pray for Glenhaven!
Your friend,
Dwayne

Glenhaven Prayer Partners

With many such parables He was speaking the word to them, so far as they were able to hear it; and He did not speak to them without a parable; but He was explaining everything privately to His own disciples. Mark 4:33-34

Wow, to be there with Jesus, listening to the parables, and hearing the explanation. I often think of just how good that would be. Then I remember that I have that chance everyday as I read His Word. So I think, "Am I able to hear?" Do I listen for that still, small voice?
Please pray that all of us here will be listening for that voice.
That we will keep our lives buried in His Word.
And that we will each be able to hear.

We are all working ferociously to finish the remodel on the gray house. Pam and Brian Fields live there right now, but the boys are still sleeping at Hidden Valley.
Please pray for everyone working on the house.
Their safety and stamina.
Especially, Scott Manuwai, because he is still trying to take care of the rest of the Ranch.
Pray for the boys that they will continue to grow and thrive in the turmoil.
Pray for the finances to finish the project.

Lots of stuff happening with the young women of Glenhaven.
Please pray that Troy and Kim Swafford will continually rely on the Holy Spirit to continue to guide them.

Sometimes it's like walking through a mine field as they must sort through an ocean of emotions just just to get to the real problem. The hurt and pain that has been inflicted just seems too big at times.
Please pray that they will each be able to see and experience the overwhelming power of Jesus Christ in their lives.
Pray that each staff member be able to display that power with our daily walk.

RESIDENTS
Jessyca, Julie, Marissa, Anna, Allie, Allison, & Billy Jean
Jayvon, Justin, Stevie, Kacey, Luke, & Ryan
Brittnay - living in Arizona, going to college.

HOUSE-PARENTS
Troy & Kim Swafford, Candy Davids, Pam & Brian Fields, Greg & Gina Pitts

Your friend,
Dwayne

Ranch Intercessors

Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Phillippians 3:12-14 NKJV

We welcomed all the residents back yesterday. We started school today. We are moving forward excited about what the Lord is doing here.

The Hardings have resigned as house-parents. They will be moving to Tennessee to take care of a piece of property for a missionary. We wish them the God's blessings as they leave us.

The Fields will be becoming house-parents sooner than expected. Please pray for them. We will need to move the boys from Hidden Valley.

In order to do that the gray house needs to be finished. We have been remodeling it. Please pray that we will be able to finish that house soon.

Alarm systems will be required for both houses.

RESIDENTS
Jessyca, Julie, Marissa, Anna, , Allie, Alison,
Jayvon, Justin, Stevie, Kaycee, Luke, , Ryan
Brittney - living in Arizona, going to college.

HOUSE-PARENTS
Troy & Kim Swafford, Candy Davids, Pam & Brian Fields

Your friend,
Dwayne