Welp, this Sunday we had a meeting with the team. There are 8 of us. I'm the youngest. The team includes 3 men (one being the pastor) and 5 women. I still can't believe this is happening.
We leave next Wednesday. My own obstacle is that I go with my JH students this weekend to Winter Camp. I get back on Sunday, only to turn around and leave at 7am on Wednesday. Crazy stuff. I don't know about you, but I have to have some recovery time after camp with my students. I know God is in this and he has a plan. But prayer for plenty of recovery and preparation for Thailand would be greatly appreciated!
I'm so ecstatic to see what God does on this trip. It will be an incredibly new and different experience for me. I'm not afraid for my safety at all, I'm more worried about my heart. It will be difficult to see all of the things we will see there. I can't fully imagine it, at all.
At the meeting, on Sunday, it hit me that these women that we will see are real people. I knew they were before this, but it didn't hit me that they are sisters to someone. They are mothers. They are daughters. They are best friends with someone. And that someone has to live with the fact their sister is living out these horrors. It became very real for me. I almost started bawling in that meeting, but I waited til I got home. It's heart wrenching.
My requests for prayer:
-Safety for the team
-Recovery for me after Winter Camp
-Wisdom for the pastor leading us
-Protection from Spiritual warfare
- Quick resolution of conflict between people on the team during the trip
Thank you for all of your support and encouragement, friends. It is greatly appreciated!
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