I am a bundle of nerves and excitement. More excitement than nerves. I was fearful that I would not get to sleep last night. but there was a good movie on that relaxed me and gave me some good comic relief (UHF, one of my favorite movies of all time), and by movie's end, I was sleepy, and God gave me a good night's rest. Kinda silly, I know, but don't judge. Lol.
Today is the day I have been preparing for, for many months. I have been scrimping, saving, planning, and more, to get to this place. I have to give God the praise for landing me the job with the Alley. Without that extra job, this trip would not have been possible. I have been trying to sink every penny from that job into my missions account, and by God's grace, and through the financial gifts of people who believe in missions, every one of our team members is fully funded! This trip has been more involved, is longer, and farther away than any mission trip I have taken so far, and I'm pumped about this next week. It will be my first trip off the of continent of North America, going overseas. We'll be flying into a foreign country, which is new for me as well. I will dearly miss my Mexico/San Diego friends, but God has led me in this direction, and where He leads me, I must follow. I dare not stray from His leading. Jonah did that, and look where it got him.
Today, we will drive to Kansas City and stay the night at a local church. We will wake up bright and early at 3am to load up and head to the airport to catch a 6am flight to Atlanta, where we will change planes. Big prayer request here: We only have a small, small window of time to make our connecting flight (about 30 minutes or so), so we're going to have to book it big time through the Atlanta airport to make our connection. We are praying for a good tailwind from KC to ATL, and that we get to our plane on time. We're hoping that the airport people will work with us, and hold the plane until we get there. Please pray about that. From Atlanta, we will fly into St. Martin (Sint Maarten) in the Bahamas. We'll get settled into our lodgings, and decompress before our evening meetings.
Throughout the week, we will be working in a local elementary school (I'll be totally out of my element there, Lol), and helping in a local church with a missionary there. The neat thing about this church is our church was able to bless them with a substantial financial gift when their church was damaged by the hurricanes last year. We get to meet these people and be a blessing to them. We'll also be doing some youth nights for the church, and also be evangelizing in area neighborhoods. We'll be doing skits, playing games with them, and then giving them the opportunity to invite Christ into our lives. We will also take some time to sightsee and do some souvenir shopping while we are there. There is much more we will do, and we'll be filled in on the rest when we meet with the missionary tomorrow. Tomorrow!!
A few info-bits for you: I will post pics and info as wifi will allow. I am not sure how that's going to work. Feel free to stalk my Facebook for these things. If you see nothing from me, you can assume that I was not able to catch a wifi signal in order to post. In a foreign country, you just never know. If I'm not able to post, I'll be sure to do that when I get home.
We need you to pray for us. Would you be willing to do that? We are praying for several things. First of all, safety, as we travel through the different areas of the Bahamas. Second, our stamina, as we will be quite busy with many projects and activities. Third, our testimony. That we would portray a positive picture of Christ in all circumstances. Fourth, and most importantly, that the hearts of the people we minister to will be softened toward the things of Christ, and that many will give their lives to Him.
I need to jump off and finish packing. I hope I don't forget anything! You know that feeling, I'm sure. Lol. Thanks for reading, and God bless you!
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