June 30, 2017

Dear Point To Hope Friends,

Greetings from South America. Nancy and I left Alaska on June 23 and thus far we have been to the following countries: Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and today, I am writing from Panama.

Tomorrow we head to Colombia and continue on to Ecuador, Belize, Jamaica, Bahamas, and Dominican Republic. We spend two nights in each place … or almost; We arrive, pray at the capitol the next day, and then unto the next country on the list. Also, on June 15-25, we will head to Israel for a specific prayer assignment. Liz Stinson and Becky Contreras be joining us for this assignment. The Lord has Israel on His mind so your prayers are so appreciated to hear all He has in mind for His purposes.

On behalf of Point To Hope (PTH), Nancy and I are so very grateful for your prayer coverage. It is mind blowing to consider the power of a voice! It is a supernatural phenomena … Prayer beckons the heart of God to move in compassion and mercy for nations; Nations made up of people you and I don’t even know! Yet, He is a Faithful Lord. So yes, your prayers, whether you are one or a group of many, the Father is answering your prayers and undergirding PTH to complete this assignment to pray and repent at the eastern gate of every nations’ capitol. Nancy and I may have our feet in the various countries…. but your fingerprints are all over these nations! Like in Isaiah 5:8, when the voice of the Lord asked: “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” … somewhere along the way, you answered: “Here I am. Send me!” So … thank you for your effective prayers for this assignment … every detail matters: divine appointments, safety, provision, health & strength, favor, effective communication beyond foreign languages, itinerary connections, etc… And for the safety of loved ones … we are all in this together!.

The countries we have been to thus far have been ‘smooth’ but we can say that it is because the power of your prayers! Areas of resistance that seemed to arise quickly dissipated and we could sense the prayers of the intercessors and see the hand of God move for His purposes. We also were able to make a quick visit to the Panama Canal to pray and decree. In the notes from our visit to the Embassy of Panama (in Washington D.C./Dec. 2016), the Lord said ‘something bid is going to happen … (something good).” So today when we stood and viewed the Panama Canal, the Lord showed Nancy the ‘shaking’ that was about to take place all around. And doesn’t the Lord just love to perform His Word? Prior to leaving the hotel, we were lead to read Hebrews 12 about the Lord doing a shaking, so that what cannot be shaken will remain.

Do you recall the theme for this 2017 year? … about hitting the mark / target … being a sharpened arrow in the Lord’s quiver, etc…. Well, while we were at the Panama Canal we found a ‘sign & wonder’ …. A huge target! (Nancy is pointing to it in the picture above, though I’m not sure the picture does justice to the event.)  Yes, YOUR prayers are hitting the target!

The next few countries (primarily Colombia and Ecuador), we know to be especially watchful … so we are so grateful for your prayers.

Nancy and I miss you all and we can’t wait to share more in person 🙂 …

Blessings to all!

Sarah Tarter
PTH Prayer Facilitator