Archive for March, 2008
Mission Trip - Details
The details are starting to fall into place for our trip to Paraguay. I am learning more about the details of what we will do from chatting with others who will be on the trip. This is both building my excitement, but also helping to remove some of the unkown.
Today, Josh and I will go up to the health department in Gainesville. That is the closest place that we can get a yellow fever vaccination. I suspect that I will get one or two other shots as well. Josh should be mostly up to date.
I think that we have all the travel arrangements in place. We need to start gathering the things that we will need to pack. The real challenge will be to not pack too much.
I am sure that there are many more details that will need to be put into place in the next three weeks. (Wow that sounds soon!) The greater challenge will be to keep our priorities in place and focus on being prepared spiritually. I am trying to pray daily for the people that will on the trip with us, and the people that we will encounter and talk with once we are there.
Please keep us in your prayers.
Mission Trip - Excitement is Building
We are 23 days from heading to Paraguay. 23 days from today, Josh and I will be on a plane over the Carribean Sea, on our way to Sao Paolo, Brazil, where we will catch a connecting flight to Paraguay. The excitement is starting to build. We spend some time tonight reviewing information about the country and about sharing our faith. We also spent some time praying for the other folks we are traveling with and the people that we will be meeting.
Tonight, I also had the chance to chat online with one of the other guys going on the trip. That really has built my excitement level. I got to hear from someone who has been on similar trips in the past just how great the experience can be. I am looking forward to being stretched in my faith and seeing God challenge and amaze me.
Please pray for the group, and for Josh and I in particular. I will post a prayer calendar in a few days.
