"I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now." -Philippians 1:3-4
What a perfect verse to describe my gratefulness for your partnership! It has been a new and very cool experience for me to accept so many of God's blessings through the hands of others. I hope to update this page frequently so that you can see how God is providing for the needs of this trip -- both the need for a strong prayer team and the need for financial partners.
Prayer is important to the success of this trip, and I am grateful for friends and family who have committed themselves to pray during the month I am gone. Here is a list of some specific requests.
Prayer Requests
As of July 3, my number of prayer sponsors is 35.
Prayer Schedule
The following is an abbreviated schedule of the trip for those detail-oriented folks who like to know exactly what activities to pray for each day. I've included this mostly for the sake of day sponsors who have chosen specific days to pray.
July 8: Travel to Minnesota
July 9: Arrive at first day of training in St. Paul, meet team
July 10: Training
July 11: Training
July 12: Fly to Belize
July 13: Work, worship, and serve at the Cayo Deaf Institute
July 14: Work, worship, and serve at the Cayo Deaf Institute
July 15: Work, worship, and serve at the Cayo Deaf Institute
July 16: Work, worship, and serve at the Cayo Deaf Institute. Help with Spanish youth service at church?
July 17: Weekend homestay with Spanish-speaking family
July 18: Worship with surrounding churches
July 19: Work, worship, and serve at the Cayo Deaf Institute
July 20: Work, worship, and serve at the Cayo Deaf Institute
July 21: Work, worship, and serve at the Cayo Deaf Institute
July 22: Work, worship, and serve at the Cayo Deaf Institute
July 23: Work, worship, and serve at the Cayo Deaf Institute. Help with evening Spanish youth service at church?
July 24: Visit southern Belize for Bible class with deaf Christians
July 25: Woship with surrounding churches
July 26: Work, worship, and serve at the Cayo Deaf Institute
July 27: Work, worship, and serve at the Cayo Deaf Institute
July 28: Work, worship, and serve at the Cayo Deaf Institute
July 29: Work, worship, and serve at the Cayo Deaf Institute
July 30: Work, worship, and serve at the Cayo Deaf Institute. Help with Spanish youth service at church?
July 31: Weekend homestay with Spanish-speaking family
August 1: Worship with surrounding churches
August 2: Work, worship, and serve at the Cayo Deaf Institute
August 3: Visit Mayan ruins at Xunantanich, spend day on barrier island of Caye Caulker
August 4: Leave Belize, arrive in St. Paul
August 5: Debriefing in St. Paul
August 6: Debriefing in St. Paul, final program for friends and family, end of adventure.
While this may come as a surprise, apparently it's going to cost money for me to go to Belize. (Imagine that.) I have sent out sponsor letters and have been praying for God to provide the funds.
The amount I have to raise is $2800, which will go toward travel costs, room and board, and supplies such as paint and building materials. Unfortunately, I don't know how to make a little "mercury rising" thermometer that creeps up toward my goal, BUT I can tell you this:
As of July 3 the amount raised is $2766. Only $34 to go!To my prayer and financial sponsors: How can I say thank you enough? You have been a BLESSING to me.
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