Pass-a-port arrived - one step closer!

Danielle and I got our Passports today!!  Blessed 2 B Belizin'!!

We went to a Concert of Prayer at church tonight to pray for all the mission trips this summer.  Lots of good music and good praying!

There was a Dallas Firefighter killed early this morning in a six alarm condo fire.  He had 28 years experience.  I've shared my concerns for Trey while I am in Belize.  I guess this has made me think I take John's 32 years experience as a fireman for granted.  I don't worry about him very much.  But I don't leave him very much either.  I was in Tyler when he got burned over spring break.  I don't want anything to happen to him while I am gone either.

I've thought these prayer requests for Trey and John while D and I are in Belize were shallow.  But Wayne spoke tonight after just returning from a mission trip and he shared the same request that had been a sincere concern from many on his team.

Then there are the tornadoes in Oklahoma today.  So much tragedy and sadness.  It makes our mission all the more important.   "Go and make disciples..." (Matt. 28:19).   Praying for DFD and Oklahoma tonight.

Belize Meeting

We had our first meeting for the mission trip after church today.  My outdoorsy side will be challenged.  Deep Woods Off will be a must.  No A/C and very close to the equator!  Parrots and monkeys will be awesome!  Traveling like this, seeing new places, new animals, etc, always gives me a sense of awe at the Earth our God created.  I am slightly worried about the tarantulas!  Best news of the meeting?  Two things I had been worried about:  first, Belize has "American electricity", no adapters needed!  And second, I will have wi-fi!!  No cell phone.

Well, I really want this to be an ongoing prayer list of concerns and answers as we prepare for the trip.  So...

• As you may know, I have been on a serious weight loss journey since Jan. 3 and I've lost 49 pounds so far.  I was really hoping to cross the 50 pound mark this weekend, but, not quite there.  I really want to lost 30 more and I really want to lose it before the trip.  
• What is my role on this team?  Actually I am feeling like there are lots of things I can help with, but not sure I am expert in any of them!  

I want to find a way to download our support letter that we are sending out.  It has prayer requests and more in it as well.  

Learning to blog...

I have wanted to blog for a long time!  I have tried a couple of times, but did not have much direction and quickly gave up!  But since my main job on the mission trip will be communication through FB, blogging, and whatever else I can come up with between now and then, I thought I better get busy and learn how!

So, yesterday we finally got our passports ordered.  I will be so excited when they come in!  Danielle did not have her TDL with her, so I am holding my breath that they do not kick it back.

Tomorrow our trips are commissioned during all three church services.

All of this is making it very real!

I have not done much of the homework that is to be finished before our team meeting next Saturday.  Work has been very overwhelming this past week and I would love to be distracted from all that stress!  So I am looking forward to getting on the assignments this week!

I wanted to download our letter, but I am not sure I can do that.  I will try to get some pics in the morning of the commissioning and add them as I figure this whole blog thing out!

So stay tuned!!