Looking Ahead: Getting the Ring to Mordor!

I don't have time to do a play by play of everyone during the trip, so for now I will outline the plan for our last two full days and prayer requests!

Today:
We go to two church services at the separate locations of Busca a Dios, once in the morning and once in the afternoon. At both services, two members of the team will be sharing their faith stories, or testimonies. Dana and Hannah will be sharing in the morning, and Rachel and Jessica in the afternoon.

After the morning service, we head to Betty's for lunch and some rest time in between services. Today is slower, which we all need! After the afternoon service we have supper with the pastors before driving to Antigua.

I'm Antigua, we sleep at a nice hotel and spend the day debriefing (aka SHOPPING!) tomorrow.

It may not seem like much, but we are all physically exhausted and a lot of us are not feeling well. At least three have gotten head colds coupled with diarrhea, and had to stay home from daily activities. Lorelei got a severe migraine yesterday and has been in bed for the last 24 hours.

Lorelei said yesterday, and she's right, "This reeks of spiritual attack to me." The gospel is going out all the time, with the home visits and VBS stories and sharing our testimonies, and it feels like every piece of ground is hard won. Satan has had such a strong hold over the area for such a long time that he is fighting ruthlessly for hearts and minds. We have been working with reduced numbers since Friday, which is spreading all of us very thin and leaving exhaustion in its wake. Now we can't leave anyone at the hotel to rest and recuperate - we are checking out this morning.

We need your prayers. We need people to go into battle for us. Today is going to be a battle, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. The testimonies being shared have some heavy content and much-needed truth that comes with them.

Pray for the kids we said goodbye to at the orphanage yesterday - the truths we told them will stick in their minds. Pray that God's Word continues to permeate the area. Pray for strength for Pastors Manuel and Marvin this morning. Pray for clarity of mind for all the team members, especially those sharing today. Pray for a restful and relaxing day in Antigua tomorrow, a safe and easy flight home, and healing to come to the team. Mostly, though, pray for God's covering of protection for the area today.