The next adventure is here... I'm going to South Africa in 12 days!! Just wanted to let you guys know about my trip and ask for your prayers. As many of you know, the 2010 World Cup will take place in Johannesburg this June & July. I am so excited about this unique opportunity that God has given me – I will be spending 3 weeks in South Africa doing outreach and evangelism with a group of 200 Brazilians volunteer missionaries!!
My Brazilian sister, Luciana and her husband, Marcos are leading this team and when I was in Rio in March, they invited me to go with them. I told them that of course I wanted to go but I needed to pray about it to see if it's what God wanted me to do. So I began to pray about this opportunity and as I began to feel a peace about going, I started praying for a confirmation of a cheap ticket... because I would be traveling separate from the Brasil group, I had to buy my own ticket and tickets were over $2000. God answered my prayer above and beyond... I was able to get a ticket with Delta Sky Miles! I only paid $70 for my ticket!! Less than 3 months before the World Cup and I was able to get a sky miles ticket! Anyone that has tried to get frequent flier tickets knows that this is a miracle!! God has prepared everything – the finances, my flexible work schedule, even my English & Portuguese language ability! Praise God for His direction, confirmation and provision!
On June 1, I will be flying to Johannesburg, South Africa to meet up with 200 Brazilians. We will spend 20 days reaching out to the South African people as well as tourists from around the world to share with them about God's love. I don't know what God has in store for us in South Africa or how He wishes to use me over there, but I have no doubt that He has not only called me to go but has prepared the way before me! And I'm so excited about the chance to be a part of a Brazilian mission team!
Here are some things you can pray for: 1. Please pray for me in these next couple of weeks as I prepare for this trip. Pray that God would prepare my heart and provide me with everything I need physically and spiritually to be used by Him. Pray that I would continue to focus on Him and wouldn't get stressed with everything I need to get done between now and June 1. 2. Pray for the Brazilian volunteers as they prepare - for peace, spiritual preparation and for health. 3. Pray for Marcos and Luciana and the other leaders – for last minute preparations and the details to fall into place. 4. Pray for the hearts of the people we will encounter, that God would begin to work in their hearts even now.
Once again I want to thank each of you for your prayers! Thank you for embarking on yet another journey with me. I am so excited to see how God is going to work and feel blessed to be a part of it. And I am so thankful for your continued prayers and encouragement! I'll write more before I leave with more details... thank you once again!!! May each of you continue to seek God and walk with Him on the journey He has for you, wherever that may lead!
“You answer us with awesome deeds of righteousness, O God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas... those living far away fear your wonders; where morning dawns and evening fades you call forth songs of joy.” Psalm 65:5,8
