How often do you brush your teeth?

I have a friend in Polmont, Scotland, who says she always remembers praying for me when I made a trip in 1997 to speak on a PCYM (child and youth ministry school) in Senegal, West Africa. The reason she remembers it is because I had asked people if they would commit to praying for me - for my health, travel and ministry involvement - whenever they were brushing their teeth. Most people brush their teeth twice or maybe even three times a day - perhaps for a minute or two each time. If someone were to pray for me every time they cleaned their teeth, that would be three to five minutes of prayer every day. That might not sound like very much in itself, but it could add up to more then twenty minutes of prayer in the course of a week. And if twenty people were all praying while they brushed their teeth, I would be blessed by the fruit of six or seven hours of prayer. Imagine how powerful that would be!

In just a few days' time, I will be going back to Senegal for the first time since 1997. This time the trip is for the purpose of investigating possible outreach opportunities that would partner with tree-planting initiatives - allowing European and African young people to work side by side in blessing the continent and informally chatting about the love of God. Five of us from Spain and France are making the trip to Dakar next week - including a videographer who will make a promotional clip that we can show when recruiting people to be part of future outreach teams. We'll leave Europe on Monday 24th,  spend a week in Dakar and then return to Spain/France again on the first of February. Would you be willing to pray for me next week during this trip? Could you commit to praying for us when you brush your teeth every morning or evening? I'd appreciate your prayers for safe travel, and for good health while we're there. (I've known quite a bit of pain recently from the arthritis in my foot, so I'd value your prayers that this isn't a hindrance to any walking we'll be doing while visiting tree-planting projects.) You could also pray that we'll have good unity as a team, and that we'll make good contacts with possible future ministry partners in Senegal and other African nations. Thank you, and do drop me a line if you decide to be part of my teeth-cleaning prayer team next week. I look forward to giving you encouraging feedback from our trip.