We're about 6 1/2 weeks from our departure date and there is a great amount of excitement among the team members. There is still so much to do...so much money still to be raised...so many details to be taken care of.
Fundraising is one of the hardest things about a big trip like this one. Raising $3,ooo a person is overwhelming at times. But, I'm impressed by the work that's being done by the students and adults. This week alone there were several people selling flowers, several painting and several doing yardwork. Our last meeting really rallied us and made us take a good look at the reality of how far we still have to go to reach our goal. The kids have taken up the challenge and are working harder than ever to meet their $3,ooo goal. I believe the trip will mean all the more to them because of the sweat they've put in to making it happen.
We're preparing in other ways, too. We've recently received a list of items we are to take with us to Gabon, we're waiting on our Visa's, and working on some personal goals, too. This week we are to write out our testimonies and be prepared to share them with the group. This seems to be a harder task than any of us anticipated! I can see the kids are nervous and a little anxious about completing them...
but I believe each one of them has something worth sharing and will connect with at least one person in Gabon who needed to hear it.
A prayer request for this week:
I've been told that by the end of this week we are to send a large sum of money ahead of us to Gabon for some of the preparations for our coming. It is an overwhelming figure since our airfare tickets are also to be purchased in the next few days. God knows how impossible it looks from my vantage point...but He also knows that He's got it all under control and will work it out according to His plan.
And so, we work, we wait and we trust...all in His time.
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