El Salvador

Since I won't have my phone and internet is sometimes sketchy in El Salvador, I'm putting a link to our student site, just click on "news & updates".  Jody is hoping to update every day what we are doing in El Salvador, maybe a picture or two, but I wouldn't count on it :(  There is a time change, I believe either 2 or 3 hours, and the posts will be late at night, so you may have to read them the next day!  If I'm able I will update as I can!  Thank you again for continuing to pray for our team and we look forward to sharing when we get back!!!

Today is the day

Today I'm asking for you to prepare our teams HEARTS...pray that we will be open to the Holy Spirits leading, we will be obedient to God in whatever He asks of us, we will be open to sharing our faith with others, open to new things and experiences.  That being sad to leave our loved ones for a week would be replaced with comfort and excitement in being able to go and serve!  For a few of our students this will be the first time overseas, for a few this will be the first overseas trip without a parent with them or just leaving very difficult situations at home.  Pray that we wouldn't be preoccupied with the things at home, but focused on the task at hand!  Prepare our HEARTS for the week!

1 day

Today I'm asking for CONTINUATION...as I said this is a youth mission trip.  I'm asking for a CONTINUATION of God's leading in each of our lives.  As in any trip we will come back on a high, I pray that our team will continue to stay in God's word, studying God's word, staying in church, sharing God's love with others and being an example to those around us, keep that flame going!

2 days

Today I'm asking for SAFE TRAVELS...as I said earlier this week we'll be on a plane for about 4 hours, mostly over water (yikes), traveling by bus or taxi while in El Salvador, walking around sharing with the people of El Salvador and doing daily things.  Please pray for SAFE TRAVELS for our team before and during our trip!

3 days

Today I'm asking for PEOPLE...please pray for all the PEOPLE we will come in contact with on our journey, whether it be in the airport, on a taxi, people we meet on the street in El Salvador, children we visit, people we are able to minister to, or even people we can share our trip with when we get back!  We are called to be examples, please pray that all these different things we will experience, we will be able to show God through every aspect!  As one of my new favorite songs says "put your love glasses on"-see people through God's eyes, be compassionate and soften the hearts of the PEOPLE so we can share God's love with them!