39 Days and Counting

We have now become a team of 7! We had a last minute addition of Delilah Wieman. Delilah is a dear friend of mine. I traveled to Guatemala and India with her I think for a total of 4 or 5 trips. Our team is blessed to have her join us.

We are 39 days from departure and 15 days away from our last payment deadline. As a team we are $3500 from our goal. We are praying for God's provision as we come to the deadline of our fundraising.

Our team has been training together over the last couple of months. We have 2 meeting left before we begin packing bags! Our theme for the camp we will put on for the AIDS kids and the orphange girls is "Around the World". We'll be "visiting" Egypt, Africa and Japan. In Egypt we'll be learning about the treasures hidden in the pyramids and how OUR treasure is in Jesus. In Africa we'll be learning about how God created ALL things including the animals (cows are worshipped in India so this is an important lesson). And in Japan we'll learn how to control our anger and not let it erupt like Mt. Fuji - this lesson will be complete with a Mento/Diet Coke explosion :). Our lessons will be simple truths of God that will continue building these young Indian children into faithful followers of Jesus. Our prayer is to reveal Jesus to some for the first time and to deepen and strengthen the faith some have already started. This generation can change the landscape of their country as they grow to become the new leaders. Our prayer is that we can be landmarks of growth and encouragment on their journey.

Prayers: Our immediate prayer request is for funding. Our deadline is 2 weeks away. Please also pray for health as we draw closer to departure day, pray for peace for the team members as they prepare to serve our awesome God, pray for a new intimacy with God for the team and pray for strength and wisdom to Renae and Jen as they lead the team.

Thank you to all who are praying for us and who are following our journey.