At the writing of this, June seems so far away, and there is still SO much to do in order to actually make the trip a reality. There are funds to raise (many, MANY funds to raise!), immunizations and Malaria pills to be taken, VISA's to receive, and alot of questions to be answered!
On this end of all of these tasks, they are absolutely HUMANLY IMPOSSIBLE! Each aspect on it's own is totally overwhelming and has so many details attached to it. But...we LOVE and SERVE a God who loves to reveal Himself to His children through the impossible. He loves to show His Strength, His Compassion, and His Faithfullness to those who will but choose to look His way and depend completely on Him alone.
We are a group of students and youth leaders who come to Him in just such a way. We look with anticipation at the impossibly huge amount of money we each need to raise, and know that not one of us has the ability on our own to do raise this amount from now until June. We'd be lying to say there is absolutely NO fear in this at all. Truthfully, we've all gone through a host of emotions before signing on to this trip.
Our faith is being stretched...the faith of our families is being stretched. Do we REALLY believe what we SAY we believe? Do we REALLY believe that the God who has called us to "GO" this summer can and will provide each need? We say the words easily...because that's what's expected...but when it comes down to it, we're scared and skeptical and full of "what ifs". The stretching of our faith is part of this journey...we look with anticipation to see how the Creator of the Universe will stoop down to provide for this small group of Americans who have a heart to follow Him wherever He leads....
His leading has brought us to Africa...we're on a journey of FAITH and we wait with anticipation to see the great things He has in store for us along the way!
Join us...we'll share what we're learning and be blessed by any comments
you have along theway!
(*this is an incomplete picture of the team...we're missing 4 students, so we'll update it soon!)
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