Thursday, 12 March 2015

8 days *by Kaitlyn Naayer



8 Days.
 
Wow.

8 days until we get on a bus, all packed up and ready to go to Mexico.

Kaitlyn Naayer
Personally, I feel like these last 6 months of meetings and fundraisers have gone by so fast. They have just zoomed by and as we get closer and closer to March 20th, the excitement grows and grows. At our first meeting, I wasn't all that excited about this trip. Don't get me wrong, I really wanted to go but it was just so far away and we still had so much work to do, so much money to raise in order for this to really become a reality. But now that we are only 8 days away, I am soooooo excited! I am literally counting down the days.

This trip is going to be utterly amazing and I am so glad that I have the opportunity to go on it. We have raised the money, had many meetings, had many laughs and we are ready.

Well I think we're ready.

Some of my personal hopes for this trip include God to work through me and the rest of the team and just to bless the people of Mexico. Some of my fears include losing our luggage, certain large arachnids that inhabit Mexico but let's not talk about that and last but not least for the drug rehab center that we are going to visit there. It scares me because it is definitely something out of my comfort zone but that's part of the whole adventure, right?

I honestly have no idea what to expect when I step (technically drive) over the Mexican border but it's going to be amazing, I'm sure of it.

Tuesday, 24 February 2015

There are some emails that I just love getting

There are some emails that I just love getting.  I got one of those emails today.  It was an email from a member of our congregation who wants to support this trip - and a particular individual on the team.  They're willing to pay the final balance owing of this student.  INCREDIBLE!!! I love how our community of Living Hope gets behind this trip - and really, they get behind the individuals, the students who comprise the team.

The Lord works in amazing ways, inspiring some to donate towards individuals, or inspiring others to offer work projects.  Either way - the Lord has surely blessed this trip and our fundraising efforts.  We are now just a few weeks away from our departure.  I've been talking with a few students in the last couple of days - and excitement is growing!  It's great to see their eagerness to serve, and to share the Love of our Lord with a family and others who we have not met, and will more than likely never see again.

So here we say first and foremost - THANKS TO OUR LORD for providing all that we needed, and secondly, THANKS TO OUR CONGREGATION for being obedient to the Lord's call to support this trip.  We feel very blessed to be the recipients of such generosity.  We pray that all those who have contributed to this trip would be blessed beyond measure!

Stay tuned for more details about our day-to-day activities.

Thanks for supporting us, and for following us.

Adam..