In Atlanta Safely

We have arrived at our hotel for the night safely.  The trek from Knoxville to Atlanta went as smoothly as  it could have.  We stopped in Cartersville for dinner and arrived at the hotel a few minutes before 10.  We have had our team meeting that they allowed us to have in the breakfast area instead of cramming into one of our rooms.  After the meeting Scott and I did a dry run to check on the route to the airport. We will leave our vehicles at the hotel but first we will take the team and drop them at the terminal.  The shuttle only seats 10 so that would take forever.  The morning will come early as the crew has to be on the bus at 7:15 so that Scott and I can be back at the hotel for the 8:00 shuttle to the airport followed by a tram ride to the international side to meet up with the group.  We will post as we get a chance tomorrow.  Our flight is out at 10:48 am.  

Tonight's team devotion was from Luke 18:35-43.   Jesus asked the blind man what he wanted.  The blind man replied with "I want to see."  I challenged the team to think about what they want from Jesus in the next week and truly focus on seeing people as Christ does.

Goodnight from Atlanta.  Praying that all rest well tonight and will have the energy for the tasks ahead.

Twas the night before departure

The Commissioning Service tonight was great.  It was awesome to see the support of so many.  The image of the team sitting with so many hands placed on them in prayer was powerful.  Seeing people committing to pray for individual team members was special as well.  Tomorrow's schedule includes loading the vehicles and leaving the church around 5:00.  We will stay at the Country Inn and Suites in College Park, Georgia just south of the airport.  It will be an exciting trip.  We are so grateful for all that people have done to help make this trip possible.  Pray for us as we travel.  Pray for those in the Dominican who we will come into contact with.  Pray that God will open our eyes to see people as God sees them.  Join us at 5:00 if you would like to pray with us one last time as we leave.  Feel free to leave messages on this blog and I will share them with the team each night as we meet together.

Just over a month

It has been quite a while since I have used this blog.  Mission trip time is fast approaching again.  For those who don't know, we will be heading to the Dominican Republic July 4-11.  We have 25 youth, college students, and adults going as a team to work in an area just out of La Romana, Dominican Republic.  We will leave the church on July 3 to spend the night near the airport in Atlanta to make our travel day easier.  Backing up one more day, on July 2 we will have a commissioning service for our team.  This will be during our regular Wednesday night time frame (6:00).  We would love for as many people as possible to come and offer prayers and support for this team as they prepare to depart.  Thank you to all those who have helped make this trip possible.  We could not experience this awesome week without you.  Please share this page with others as we will be updating the blog daily once the trip begins.  I might blog as we prepare but for sure will keep you updated once we depart. 

back in the states

We are back in the states. Lots of traveling to go but all is well. Hershey park, watch out, here we come

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it is finished

So many emotions and thoughts now that our work is done.  Worship this morning...the word I have have is wow.  Amazed at the testimonies of david and samantha. Finally I wasn't able to hold a few tears back while samantha shared about what she sees her mission from God as being. The drama today was so powerful.  Saying goodbye to our friends has begun. Pastor and his family have left to head to brazil for vacation.  This team has been amazing. So willing to share their lives with this congregation and community.  Our prayer chain with your names on it hung behind us today as we worshipped.  Tonight we will pack up and head to parliament hill to celebrate canada day. We will leave here by 8 in the morning. Hershey park awaits. Looking forward to being home but will miss our friends here.  Thank you for your prayers this week. Pray tomorrow for our travel.

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sorry i missed last night

Last night was so busy that I didn't get around to blogging. Yesterday we cleaned grafitti, handed out drinks, worked on projects around the church and went to the rcmp sunset ceremony.  Today we finished the mural (the girls did an awesome job), finished up other projects, played soccer, and participated in the church brazilian corn festival. Tomorrow samantha and david will share their testimony in worship. I will be preaching with pastor santos translating into portuguese. We will be very busy packing, saying goodbyes, and going to the canada day celebration. All kids are exhausted. All adults are too. Pray for us to rest well tonight and serve well tomorrow.  More stories will come tomorrow if possible.  Goodnight folks and thanks for your comments. They are nice to read and feel encouraged.

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another amazing night...

But what else can you expect from an amazing group of kids. Today some went to hand out the remaining flowers that were left from yesterday. Some worked more on our church projects. Others went to a local school to help. Samantha made friends with a homeless man while handing out flowers. We took the afternoon off and went to a mall to relax some.  Worship tonight was intense. The music was beautiful, the drama was very direct and well received, and christines testimony left everyone in tears again. God is at work here and we are all feeling it. Soul surfer was a great movie for us to show tonight. We are exhausted with much more work to go but it is oh so worth it. Pray for our rest and our energy level. We love you. Enjoy the pic from the movie night.

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