Please Pray

(Update - just a quick thanks for prayer for Grant today. He made it offshore safely. Thanks for praying!!)


This is just a quick post asking for prayer.

Most of you know that Grant is working offshore for Chevron and will be doing offshore rotations until April. He flies by helicopter to and from the rig when he goes.

Yesterday there was a helicopter crash, killing 8 people, and severely injuring 1, that was flying to a Shell platform (although they were from a contract company other than Shell). Two of the men were from Morgan City, others from FL, TX, and AL.

Just please remember these families in your prayers, and as Grant leaves to go offshore tomorrow morning, please ask for God's safety in delivering him to the platform.

As you would imagine, hearing something like this makes me nervous AGAIN. When he first started flying offshore, I would be so nervous until I heard he made it safely, and after him doing it several times, and me getting used to it, I just didn't think about it anymore. Well, now I am thinking about it again. And nervous!

I didn't want this post to be about me, because I know the family of those 8 need so much prayer - so please lift them up in your prayers as well.

Dear Lord,
Calm my own fears tonight, and be with Grant tomorrow as he leaves to go offshore. Please provide them safety as they travel. Lord, tonight, I lift those families up to you who have lost loved ones on that flight yesterday. What a tragedy. I pray that You are already in their life working with them and healing them, and comforting them. But if they do not have You in their hearts, I pray that someone will share YOU with them. What a horrible thing to go through without the hope You can provide. Be with Grant as he goes tomorrow, and bring him home safely to us. I love You, Amen.