Praise and Preparation - Sunday

It has been a busy day. Our team of 17 joined Friendship Baptist Church in their morning worship service. It was a delight to see old friends still faithful to the Lord and His church. I had the privilege of speaking for a few minutes, or giving a "testimony", regarding Grace Fellowship. We have much to be thankful for at GF. The Lord will bless the church that "keeps its eyes on the prize of His calling...forgetting what is behind and reaching out for what comes next." DRT*
Preparing for the testimony helped me get a fresh look at our church. Other team members gave me some positive and helpful ideas the night before in our devotion time.

The afternoon was spent mostly with lesson, craft and logistical preparations for tomorrow. The team is divided up into smaller teams that specialize in some area of the mission. But the fact is, all of them are capable of stepping into any area of service and doing the job. The kids are showing a good deal of maturity and passion for the things of God. I love being with this team and being a part of this effort, but the truth is, they could do this without me. They've got the drive, experience, and heart to do this without me being there...and that's a good thing!

Late in the afternoon, however, things started to happen. One of our team was sick enough to go to the emergency room and be looked at. Some attention was paid to the issue, a prescription written, and we're on our way. It's important that you pray for us. About the same time the vehicle the women will need for tomorrow began experiencing trouble -- you know the routine: Check Engine light comes on; it starts to run funny; and seems to overheat. The van belongs to Janet Faccinto, our host, who called her husband. Several guys from Friendship came out, looked it over, and figured a vapor lock or something occurred. Anyway, restarting the car was like rebooting a computer -- we never know why, but rebooting mysteriously fixes a lot of things.

While at the hospital (the women of our team was there) the team prayed for a patient in great pain, on morphine, and waiting anxiously to be seen. Soon after praying for him they called him in. On mission, all the time.

I anticipate a "God-thing" to happen tomorrow. Stay tuned.

ILMHP

* DRT - Deaton Revised Translation