Abba, I ask You to keep Patrick safe as he serves those of us in the 'states. I thank You for his choice to do this, and ask that there be someone there to show him who You are. I pray also for the safety of his wife and son, and ask that You reunite them as a family soon, but more than this, that You reunite them with Yourself. I ask that their hearts will be prepared to be good soil on which the seeds of the gospel may take root, and that their lives will become a testimony of You.
Please keep Patrick from temptation while he is away from home, and help him and his wife to make that sometimes difficult transition when he returns. Lord, keep watch of his son, his precious child. May Patrick soon know just how much You love him, as he loves his own child You gave him, but better...more...perfectly. ♥
In Christ's Name, amen.