wednesday we (high school missions team) begin our trip to Brazil. we leave at 11:05 am from moline with a stop in atlanta on our way to miami. we then take off from miami to Brazil, which is about a 5 hour flight. we will arrive at 12:20 AM on thursday morning.
our days are packed with things to do. i will be helping the teens run a VBS three times while we are down there. we just got done making some of the crafts - my monkey is...well interesting looking that's for sure. but i think the kids will enjoy being able to make the animals and act out the story they just heard - the goat who wanted to be a lion. we also have fun necklaces for the kids to make that tell the salvation story.
it's been a long time since i stepped outside the usa. i'm excited but recently have been overcome with some anxiousness. so much to bring and to do and to remember to take (espcially those malaria meds - can't forget those).
and of course i'm bringing a journal (bought by my special friend miss aimee) and am looking forward to recording lots of things.
ways you can pray:
- safe travels to and from Brazil
- luggage getting to where it needs to be when it needs to be (there are 20 of us traveling together)
- Holy Spirit going before us each day as we do construction, give testimonies, do VBS, do youth ministry, hold evangelistic meetings, street evangelism, sport ministry (definitely not my calling) :)
- that each of us would learn something that God wants to teach us, that we would be open
i thought of asking for a smooth trip but one thing i've realized is that sometimes when we ask for all blessings we miss out on things God wants us to learn that we wouldn't know if everything went smoothly so i'm just praying that i have my clothes, my underwear, some clean water...but then i guess even those items are throw away if need be.
see ya soon!
