Miracles???

So, my question today is why don't I trust God like I should? I have seen His faithfulness over and over and over and over again and yet my heart still is so stupid and forgetful! Last night we had an AMAZING team meeting and my heart was so refreshed to pray and hang out with my team. Also, I was reminded how much there is that has to happen before we can leave. And, my heart was reminded that God is going to have to move mountains to get us there! and to keep us there! :-) We have to raise a LOT of money in about a month! yikes!!! If I didn't serve the Creator God of the universe, I would be scared. But, I know that if God wants us to go, He is going to do a miracle! And that is exciting! It is an exciting place to be where we have to trust God and we have to rely on Him. We were reminded last night that we know nothing (still) of what we will be doing over there! We know that the campground has been reserved for June 18th-June 28th! And we are assuming we will have the same kids that whole time. We don't know if we will have interpreters. We don't know if the kids speak any Russian. We do know we don't speak much at all! But, that is a good spot to be in, because all we can do is let go and let God! We have to remain dependant on Him and He is going to keep us dependant on Him, whether we want to or not! God is good! He is going to get the most glory out of this trip as He can and He IS GOING TO EXALT HIMSELF!!! And I am so grateful that we get to be used to do just that!
So....just a note about the logistics of this trip. Slavic Gospel Association, whom we are partnering with, is sending us over there to pave the way! To pave the way for the next ten years and hopefully ministry teams each of those years. This is a pioneering adventure! The church that we are going over to minister with, has never done any camp of this sort. Well, neither have we, in the music aspect. We have done sports camps alot and English camps, but not music. So, as we are breaking ground, it is exciting to think that we are paving the way for many more people to go to Arkhangelsk and minister in the future.
22 hours of daylight! That is what we will be experiencing! And I guess that we will be in the Arctic Circle! I will probably see the White Sea, as Arkhangelsk is a port city on it! And, I will get to experience real jet lag! (I am trying to prepare myself now for that!) I am not sure what kind of food we will be eating, but my friend Matt and I decided we need to know how to clearly state that we are allergic to certain foods (fish for him, nuts for me) and make sure that Russians will understand us. If there is only one thing I will be able to say in Russian, then that will be it! Hopefully, I will be able to pick up some phrases before leaving to be able to use!
Please pray for us! We are so desperate for prayer! Here are some prayer requests that I would love prayer for:
1. Immediately, that funds would come in quickly and fully for our trip.
2. Team Unity: we have a great team, pray that we would love each other, and serve each other and protect untiy.
3. Pray that God would open communication once we get to Russia, for love and unity with believers, and love for and boldness with unbelievers.
4. That we would each be faithful now to be in the Word daily, walking submitted lives to Christ, and that we would be diligent to fight sin.
Thank you so much!

90 Days

I leave for Russia in 90 days from tonight I am told. YIKES!!!! AHH!!!! Wow!!!!!! Despite those exclamations, I am in denial. It is not reality yet, probably won't be until I am there, I realize. However, my heart starts to pump harder when I think about going. I am so excited! I am scared to death at the same time. We are teaching music. We are living with the kids, ages 9-14, for a week, 5 hours outside of the city. We are in charge of running the whole camp. We might be performing in the city some. And, that is what we know! Oh, yeah, June 18th-July 11th. $3000 ish dollars to raise. Ok, now that is it, that is what we know. Not much more. Crazy you might say. And yet, at the same time that my heart starts to FREAK OUT, I remember, God is good, God is sovereign, GOD IS IN CONTROL!! That is me yelling at myself to remind myself. Christ will be exalted. No matter what. And that is what I have to remember, as we get ready. We could make all the plans in the world and they could all be trashed when we get there. So, I rest in the fact that God is good and He is going to be exalted and He is going to keep us humble. And He is going to keep us dependant. And that thrills my heart to realize. I have not even left and God is working in my heart (and hopefully my team's hearts) to remember that we are nothing without His strength. However, at the same time, I would beg for your prayers! We cannot do this on our own. We need the prayers of His saints! I would love prayer for the following:
1. That my heart's focus would be Christ's exaltation
2. Team unity
3. Humility and Dependance on the Lord
4. Communication to open up with the pastor
5. Financially, that the money we need will be raised quickly and fully

I am going to Russia! Yeah, still a crazy thought! Yet, Lord Willing, I will be there in a little over three months. I would appreciate your prayers! Thank you!!!