Pray for Naamfon

This is from Tim Mills (one of our teammates)...apparently, one of our Thai teammates had to go under the knife last night. She is doing better, but please pray for quick healing.

Tim's email:

Hi All,
Naamfon came out or surgery well and while we don't have specific details Melanie said Naamfon was still resting/sleeping after anesthesia.
She was able to talk to her family prior to the surgery and it sounds like they were thankful for friends around here to help.
Right now the plan is for Melanie and Naamfon to stay on for another 3-4 days before traveling back to Bangkok.

Please pray for quick healing and good results from the surgery.

Prayer with conviction...

I'm team-teaching through the book of Philippians at Redeemer this semester, so obviously, I'm thinking about its themes a lot. I've really been stunned lately by 1:19,

...for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance...(ESV)

I was talking with a brother at RTS a few days ago and we were lamenting the fact that arguments are more common than prayer at seminary. It is very easy to get caught up in a debate about something that this guy is for and that guy is against, but there aren't many people talking about their prayer life. This was a convicting conversation...and it made me realize that I rarely pray with the conviction that Paul did. Maybe if I believed my theology more firmly I would actually pray with more conviction that God will move. Paul (and many others since....so, no, this isn't just for Apostles) prayed like he believed God would move.

What if I prayed more fervently that God would move in Thailand? Or that He would bring revival to the American Church? Or that our support needs would be met? Or...that I would simply see Jesus more clearly?