We are excited and delighted! Excited as we see things quickly taking shape for our time there, and delighted at the response we have had from all of you who have committed to prayer and also in some cases financial support as well. We have seen God opening every door in this entire journey so far, confirming our initial faith steps with supply and confirmation all along the way.
How we’ve been preparing:
We have purchased our flight tickets,
leaving July 1 and returning July 30 – Rhoda, our agent at International Teams
found flights that were the best fit in terms of flight times and lay-overs,
and at a very reasonable cost as well.
We will be getting our shots next week
(fun!) – making sure we are covered for the typical illnesses we could be
vulnerable to.
Fund-raising has gone amazingly
well, we are still approx. $1,500 short of the total goal for the flights and
other administrative costs of the trip.
We have been reading some
great books on short-term missions and cross-cultural experience, books like “When
Helping Hurts”, “Foreign to Familiar” and “Serving with Eyes Wide Open”. This reading is giving us fresh perspective
and opportunity for critical thought on the place and purpose of short term
missions work in advancing the Kingdom.
You can read further reflections on these books at the blog site (see
below)
We have been thinking through how best to prepare Amanda and Kayleigh – we don’t want to overload them with
too much information that would only serve to freak them out before we’ve even
left the country. Amanda and Carina are
learning a bit of Spanish, and we
will coach both girls on some basic conversational phrases so they can interact
with kids down there to a basic degree.
How you can be praying:
Prayer for the entire venture, that God will prepare the way
and bring about the Divine Appointments
along the way that will be of mutual blessing to the folks there and to us as
well.
Pray for wisdom to get the needed vaccinations
and everything needed to be physically ready to go
Pray for the rest of the funds to
come in to cover the flight and admin costs
Pray that we will have great discernment
in the things we plan to engage in while in Quito, that our activities will be
a blessing, an encouragement and of value to the church in Carmen Bajo, AND
also pray that we will be sensitive to the things they have to teach US along
the way too!
Pray for Amanda and Kayleigh,
that they will have God’s Spirit upon them preparing them and equipping them to
be part of the ministry there.
Our International
Teams webpage is here:
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