we had a great meeting last night and got our assignments for Russia! We leave in 6 weeks, probably from today! yikes! so exciting and yet at the same time, my tendancy is to panic when I think about it! I have been putting off dealing with my anxiousness and the last few days have been praying through my fears. There is only so long you can put off dealing with issues...so...please pray for me as I work through the anxieties in my heart. God is so good and He is faithful! I am so glad for that, because even though we could plan everything, all those plans could change!
so...I am in charge of the Drama portion of the trip. I need to come up with 10 skits, some that present the gospel, some that are just fun ice-breakers. Any ideas? Please feel free to pass along any skits you have done in the past or any ideas you have! the other thing that I am helping with is the Musical Instruction aspect of the trip. Matt, Nick and I are in charge of this portion together. I will keep you posted on what we are planning, but theory instruction, choral instruction, individual lessons, etc. are part of this.
the more we plan this trip, the more we are reminded that this is an exploratory trip. we are unsure of a lot of details and many of those questions we have, won't get answered until we are over there.
i would love prayers for the following areas as our trip gets closer and closer:
1. Team Unity. A praise so far is that we all get along so well and really enjoy spending time together, which is a huge blessing. Pray that we would all protect that as we continue to get to know each other and as we continue to serve together and serve each other. Pray that we would each be committed to humility and love. Pray that our hearts would be intent on the same purpose: proclaiming Jesus, and proclaiming His glory!
2. Flexibility. Pray that our hearts would be calm and that we would be resting and trusting in the Lord. like I said, the trip is a pioneering trip, and we will need to be flexible when things don't go the way we want. The Russian culture is more laid back than ours, so pray that we would adopt that same laid back attitude! :-)
3. Creativity. Pray that all the details would come together easily as we plan for all the different activities for camp.
4. Life in the mean time. As I look at the coming 6 weeks, I have a lot to accomplish, for Russia and for life in general! pray that i would be a good steward of my time, and that i would be diligent to remain in the Word, and to be diligent to keep serving my brothers and sisters!
Thank you so much for your prayers and support! I am so grateful!
