Thursday, February 17, 2011

prayer

today i am making a “to-do” list of remaining things to accomplish before we leave (which is in THREE weeks if you are counting down like me). things on the list include “get malaria pills, find long skirts/dresses, call doctor for ambien” and so on.

but as i start to check off items on the list, i am also trying to be intentional of what isn’t on my physical piece of papert but just as important to focus on daily as we get closer to leaving – prayer.

for me it is easy to get caught up in checking things off my list and “feeling” ready to leave, and i often forget that the best way to prepare for this trip, and for it to be that experience i am “expecting”, is to really fall back on the most powerful and impactful tool.

i told you i would keep you posted on ways to pray for our team, so here are a few quick ones if you have the time today:

please pray for our team’s safety while we are there and for us to be prepared for everything we will experience - the culture shock, the poverty, the orphans, the death, the stress of travel and to fully experience and engage with the joyful little girls we will meet


jill and brad – karis, their sweet baby girl, is about four months old, and they will be leaving her for the first time for our trip.


carol – fundraising and support as the financial deadline approaches
sonna - she has six kiddos and is also a teacher. she has a lot to do in preparing to leave with lesson plans at school and leaving her hubby home along with them for 8 days

for those of you checking in on the blog (whether you got sucked in a while ago with my newlywed tales or picked up the blog when I sent it to you about the trip) i am so thankful for your friendship and support. thank you for the role you play in my life and for challenging and loving me in so many ways.

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