Well, I have allergies to dust, so I suppose that it is just as well. No dust kicked up here, but we are nearly ready to embark on the Feb 2015 edition of the James 1:27 trip! Most of the week you will "see" Lily doing most of the blogging...but for now, until we leave I am taking care of the blog.
This inaugural post is to give you our prayer list....it is also an "itinerary" of sorts; you can see by the list where we are going and what we are planning for each day. Thanks for being a part of this team through your love, interest and prayers!
James 1:27 Prayer Requests:
2/14 thru 2/21/15
General trip requests for Allison, Amy, Connie, Dana, Jeff, Joyce, Leanne, Lilly, Mary Beth, Pat, Tim:
- Safe travel
- Good health / avoid sickness
- Team unity / no strife
- Experience a closeness to God
- Have fun / enjoy time together
- Keep ourselves unstained from the world (James 1:27)
- Be led by the Spirit in our prayers
- All the children/adults we meet and spend time with experience the tender love of Christ
- Angels to guard our way (Ps 91:10)
- We remember to put on the full armor of God each day (Eph 6:10-18)
- Restful sleep
- No theft of our belongings
- Betty& Miguel (adopted son): praise for one year together
- Van driver – Jorge: that he will be alert
- Cook – Regina: thankful for her work as our cook. Prayer for her health, safety.
- Lily will be able to complete all her homework
- Amy – team leader: will have peace, trust and wisdom leading our trip
- Deeper understanding of the love of Jesus for us and for all those we encounter
- Team blog will be useful for the glory of God
- Treasure our devotional and worship times
- That our visit would be used to plant seeds for the Kingdom and if God’s will that we could be used to help harvest seeds
- Jeff won’t have any allergic reactions
Saturday, 2/14: Travel / Orphanage
- Flights will be on time
- stamina for travel
- all bags and belongings will arrive with us
- no issues getting through customs
- opportunities to share the love of Jesus on Valentine’s Day
- that the children have a lot of fun roasting marshmallows as we will be at the orphanage for the bonfire which is a special time with the kids.
Sunday, 2/15: Church
- Faithstories will be fruitful during both AM and PM church services
- carnival will be a time of fun and laughter for all
- Stamina for the team as we will be involved in 2 different churches telling a total of 4 faith stories and 3 Bible stories as well as hosting the family fun "carnival" for the evening/afternoon church
- our visit will be uplifting and refreshing for the Pastors and their families
Monday, 2/16 – Wed, 2/18: Orphanage & Church
- that the older children who will need to leave the orphanage soon will be placed into safe and healthy homes
- Continued trust and strong relationships with the nuns
- VBS will be a blessing to the children
- Home visits to be a blessing and encouragement to those we visit.
Thursday, 2/19: Precious Moments School
- Our visit will be encouraging to the teachers
- The children will experience Jesus and enjoy the planned activities
- Gringos will win soccer match J
Friday, 2/20/21: Antigua
- Enjoy/refreshment on our day in Antigua
- Morning time of team debriefing
Saturday, 2/21/15: Travel / transition
- safe travel for James 1:27 and Bridge Builders teams
- Amy, Connie and Joyce will have smooth transition to Bridge Builders team
- Smooth transition for rest of the team back in Minnesota
- No issues getting through customs
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