The Details are Beginning to Come Together

I am pleased to share the wonderful news that we were able to raise the deposit money by the deadline so we are officially on the team.  I am so encouraged by the generosity the Lord continues to inspire in His people.  My parents lead a weekly Bible study group in their home.  My mom had been asking them to pray for us.  One night they surprised my parents by presenting them with $500 to go towards our trip.  Many of these precious people have never even met us.  What a mighty God we serve!

Since my last post we also attended a second planning meeting.  We received more details about the exact itinerary.  We will now be leaving on February 3rd, which happens to be my birthday.  It’s going to be a happy birthday for sure.  We will be working in Nairobi, Kitale, Eldoret, Kakamega, and Kisumu.  We got to see pictures from some of the feeding stations that we will visit.  We will be working in conjunction with two mission organizations while we are there, Global Field Evangelism http://gfekenya.com and Light Ministries www.mikecurry.com/.  I have been reading the “Kenya Journal” on Light Ministries website. 

Our team leader also encouraged us to start preparing physically, emotionally, financially, spiritually and relationally.  I thought his advice was very applicable to anyone going on an overseas mission so I wanted to summarize it for you briefly.

Physically – Begin working on stamina and hydration.  Begin drinking the right amount of water every day and continue to do so while you are gone. (Make sure it’s bottled water while you are out of the country.)

Emotionally – Nothing can really prepare you but become more educated about the poverty and desperation you will see so you won’t be a total basket case.

Financially – Support letters, scholarships, etc.

Spiritually – He asked us each to pray and ask God to lay a message on our hearts. Also, Satan will attack so be aware.

Relationally – Begin to cultivate relationships with the other team members so we will have a good working relationship during the trip.