it is 3:40 am, also known as the ungodly hour, also known as i need some red bull, also known as five minutes before i am leaving to meet the team from cross point at the airport.
it is early.
but, i am excited…i feel privileged to take another out-of-the-country trip into a land which will stretch me far beyond my comfort zone. humbled at the chance to serve some with some amazing people.
the dominican is not far away. a quick trip to miami, then right into santiago. we’ll be arriving there about the same time you’re eating lunch.
your prayers are so needed for this trip. we have a pretty large group (26) going and with luggage and some camera equipment and well, just 26 people, logistics can get hairy.
please pray specifically for…
–our health & safety. this one always makes me nervous. especially after my roommate in africa had to go to the hospital in uganda while we were there in february. my asthma has been flaring up lately too…so yes, please cover us and some in this area.
–logistics. sometimes, luggage gets lost. it’s not the end of the world, but can distract us nonetheless. it was a miracle nobody’s luggage got lost with all the connecting flights we had to africa. please pray for smooth logistics.
–hearts. most importantly, our hearts. there are a lot of first-timers going on this trip and going to a new country and doing hard work out in the sun, away from comforts and family can do many different things to a person. please pray that we will keep our hearts open and flexible to ministry.
thanks everyone…i’ll update when we have some down time, and hopefully, i’ll be able to send short updates via twitter…so you can follow me that way too.
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8 responses to “prayer for dominican trip”
Thought about you and Pete this morning when I woke up and realized you were WELL on your way. Praying for you – for safety of course – but also that God will accomplish all in your hearts and lives that He longs to. I pray His dreams for you all will begin to come to fruition during this time. Of course we’re praying that those you meet will come to know Christ as well!
Luggage. That’s always fun. On a missions trip to Israel with a bunch of teens, our luggage almost went to California instead of back home to Colorado . . .
Praying for you!
thanks everyone!!
“Anne Jackson is a blog extrovert but an introvert in person.”
Just like me. Neat. I hope you travels go well.
Anne-
What part of the DR will you be in?
we’re in santiago :)
Hello Anne my name is Edixon and I would like to interview you for a radio live show (may be today via phone). (916) 912-3984 I sent you an e-mail.
Yup…gottcha covered specifically in the heart areas today.