Missions Trip-Ecuador

[DancingwiththeAngels]

Our team of 8 will leave this Tuesday, July 17th, at 7:45am. We will spend a day in Miami before traveling to Ecuador to meet with others from across the country who will be traveling with us. We also will learn about the culture, language, and things expected of us in Ecuador to make our experience as successful as possible. After this staging camp we head to Ecuador. There, we will put on a Vacation Bible School for children of all ages during the day, help with construction work, and participate in nightly "campains" which include worship, skits, and preaching. We have been busily preparing lesson plans, skits, and crafts for the past few months, hopefully our preparations will allow us to be an effective witness. At the end of our trip we return to Miami for one day and will arrive home the afternoon of August 3rd.

I would really appreciate your prayers during our trip:
-pray that God will work through us to accomplish his will in Ecuador
-pray for our additudes and hearts to be that of Jesus
-pray that we would be open to new experiences and willing to step out of our comfort zones to reach people
-pray that language would not be a barrier, but that God's love would be conveyed by our actions as well as our words.
-pray that our flights are on time, good weather conditions, and for no lost luggage or problems in customs
-pray that we all remain healthy and in good spirits
-pray that we influence Ecuador in a way that glorifies God and advances his kingdom

The names of those going from our church are Paul, Haley, Ryan, Jan, Katie, Jadyn, Tiffany, and Barry.

I plan to take lots of pictures and journal while on the trip. You can recieve trip updates at http://www.ciy.com/missions/07tripupdates.htm from CIY. Thank you so much again for your prayers. Expect to hear from me again when I return!

 

[burn97]

O Mighty Father, what an awesome opportunity You have blessed our sisters and brothers with! Father, let their hearts be at ease as they prepare for and take this journey. Increase their wisdom and their patience, let their words and their actions be that which glorifies and honors You. Father, bless this trip. Let each one of these beloved people feel Your Presence, let them know Your Will and Your Way for them. Guide their step, allowing no harm nor evil to prosper. In the Glorious name of Jesus Christ I pray, Amen

 

[whitebeaches]

Praying you have a good time and a wonderful experience as you travel with your friends. Praying for travel mercies and for others to be touched by you all.
Looking forward to your return and hearing all about. God Bless you all. :^)

 

[baruch4]

praying, with tks to the lord our redeemer of the spirit, the soul n the body, in christ jesus name n will.

121:1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
121:2 My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
121:3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
121:4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
121:5 The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
121:6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
121:7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
121:8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

amen

 

[gloryseven]

Lord Jesus, hear our prayers and bless this mission trip. Amen. Give this mission team Your Holy Spirit, strength and power. Amen.

 

[DancingwiththeAngels]

well, i'm back. Ecaudor was completely amazing, beyond description. Here's a few pictures. Please email/PM me if you'd like to hear more, i LOVE talking about my experience there.

eating dinner at about midnight when we got there.
we had already eaten on the plane but had to eat again because it would be offensive to refuse. I'm the one second to the left.

dancing in the street while doing a children's campaign.

my personal favorite =)

riding on a canoe

not a lot of room to stretch out.



if you'd like i'll probably be posting more on my blog in the next couple days so check there. thanks again for all your prayers.

 

[Ephesians4]

Father in Heaven, please bless all who were involved in this mission trip. Please continue to move in the lives of all who heard about Jesus while they were there. Please let many people become Christians as a result of this mission trip. Please let the Gospel of Jesus spread like wildfire across Ecuador as a result of this one small trip. Protect the minds, hearts and souls of all who have heard about you. Let them have a pure faith, uncontaminated by any indigenous religions. We ask all these things in Your Son Jesus' name, Amen.