Africa, Here I Come!!!

Wow, what a whirlwind it has been since I decided to go on this crazy missions trip. :0) I cannot believe the time is here. God has done amazing things to get me to this point.I have no doubt that this is His plan. That does not mean that I am not feeling a bit anxious and not having a hard time leaving my family for 2 weeks. Tucking my kids into bed last night was rough. Livy and Jonah were crying and Keith was extra playful. What that means is that on the inside he was crying too. Well, I stayed strong, gave lotts of reassuring words and extra lovin. Then, I cried myself to sleep. :0) Well , I actually did not cry myself to sleep. Right before I fell asleep my wonderful husband prayed over me and I felt that peace wash over me . The same peace that has been washing over me all week. God is GOOD and gives us just what we need. All we have to do is seek Him and ask. Part of how he does that alot of the time is using others. So ,I ask you to please be praying for me and my family while I am away. Here are my requests and please check out the side of this blog for my itinerary.
                                       PRAY FOR:
~ that I would be myself and let nothing hinder me from being used fully by God in the lives of the children etc. I will meet while I am there
~ a hedge of protection around my family while I am away and that they would have so much fun that it will be hard for them to be too sad
~ Safety for all of them but especially for the little one who is not quiick to obey.:0/
~ For Guy David while he is being Mr. Mom
~ For all who will be helping to take care of my children
` that all of the children our team will meet will see and feel  the love of Jesus in us and will somehow be changed because of our presence.
~that I would not be anxious for anything......especially while I am on the planes
~ good weather and smooth flights ( maybe too much to ask but I am asking :0) )
~ no stomach/ food issues while I am there and no reactions to Malaria meds ( so far ,so good)
~that I will sleep well so I do not get sick
~ that I and the rest of my group will be led by the Lord  and have unity and wonderrful new friendships
~ that I will have a sweet time w/ the Lord and though it will be a crazy trip ,that I will come home refreshed
Special Request in my heart:
~Some of you know that last year I became even more passionate about photography and started taking classes. In one of my classes, there was a gal who goes on mission trips for the purpose of capturing the trips on film. I thought that sounded so fun. Well, this is not the main reason for my trip but it is certainly something I am very excited about. The Lord even provided an extra job for me so I could get a new lens. :0) I haven't had the time to devout to my classes like I wanted to or to even play w/ my new lens. So I ask  that you pray that I remember all that I have already learned ans that I will capture what is in my heart w/ my camera. Also ,please pray that my camera works well for the trip.


Thank you!!!!!!!! Hugs and love to all of you!!!! I am blessed !!!

I will soon be here and feeding these children!! It will be moments like these that will make all of this worth it!!! I cannot wait to share it with you!!!