Loving God,
We thank you for your many blessings and the beauty of your world. We thank you for Your son Jesus and the sacrifice He made for us. Help us always to respond to your call and to love your people in accordance with your Holy will.
We lift up Paul and Kyle today, we ask for your blessing and your grace in caring for them as they enter a very difficult situation far from home. Please keep them safe in mind, body, and soul and strengthen them for the road ahead. Please also support and care for their families who love them so much and will miss them and be worried about them in Iraq. Please grant your special blessings to their work and the manner in which they carry it our and help them to see the beauty and face of Christ in the people they meet in Iraq.
We are all your people, created in your image, and we pray in the name of your beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen.