Team 2 is off!

We made it safely through security and now sit at the gate waiting to board and begin our adventure to Guatemala! Unfortunately, our teammate Cathy won't be joining us all the way to Guatemala, but she came to see us off and graciously gave sleepy Abby a ride to the airport when she missed the shuttle. And we were able to get a team pic and not just with "Flat Cathy" the picture we will carry on all our adventures so that she will always be with us. We are so excited for what God in store for us this week!

Here is our prayer guide for the week from our lead prayer warrior Sarah!

Hello Prayer warriors! Here is an outline of prayer requests during our trip. We also pray the Holy Spirit leads our prayers in the moment, as God knows what is needed best!

8/19/15 This is the day we meet at Wooddale at 2:30am to head out! 

We ask our Lord for safe travels and opportunities to share His love with people we meet! May we all wake and arrive on time!

8/20/15 In the morning we meet with the kids at the vocation bible school where we present our Daniel in the Lions Den storey, craft and game. In the afternoon we will be at the orphanage presenting the armor of God storey, craft and game. In the evening we will speak with families that are connectedwith the church on abuse, sexual abuse and family relationships.

We ask our Lord for strength, patience, and His love to pour out of us on to all the Guatemalan people. We ask for Gods special touch on Don as he leads the Daniel storey and Abby as she leads this Armor of God storey. We ask our Lord for courage and wisdom when we speak with the families about abuse and healthy boundaries. May we see through Gods graceful eyes.

8/21/15 This day is similar to the last except we will be swapping the two stories we present. In the evening we will be speaking with the families from the church on diabetes and nutrition. 

We ask for Gods hands on all we do. We pray for renewed energy. May our hearts be opened in a new way, seeing through our Lords eyes! We ask for God to help lead Kelby as she presents on nutrition! 

8/22/15 This is our BIG day at the orphanage! We will have an all day passport to the world festival. This day is full of games and prizes!

We ask our Lord for energy and His love to flow through us onto the kids. May this day be filled with joy, love and excitement!

8/23/15 In the morning we have church service and two of us will give our faith stories on what God has done in our lives! In the afternoon we will attend a special church service and see all the kids show what they learned in bible school that week. In the evening we have church service and two more of us will tell our faith stories.

We ask for courage while we tell our faith stories. May what God has done in our lives bring glory to His Name and open hearts of the people that hear. May His words be upon our tongue!

8/24/15 In the morning we present a bible story at the school accompanied by a craft, song and game! In the evening we take the teachers from the school out to lunch. Time for the teachers to have a break!

We ask our Lord for His words and love to flow out of us while we work with the kids! May they see Jesus in us! We also pray for the time we spend with the teachers. May they find rest and rejuvenation during this time. May joy and fun shine during this time.

8/25/15 This is our last day. This is our free time day in Antigue. Our team will also have a last dinner with our ministry partners.

We pray that in all we do we glorify God. May our time be fruitful. May we grow in faith! May we know our Lord in a deeper way! May all the time we spent with the Guatemalans bring them closer to our Lord. May the teachings we presented help them. May all of us grow in our faith and love of God and each other!

8/26/15 We will be flying back on this day.

We pray for safe travels!