AFRICA TRIP, Day 2

Sunday, August 10, 2008

ON THE PLANE! (still!)
Ethiopian Airlines
Seattle Time: 4:45 pm
Tanzania Time: 2:45 am

Crazy how I had only met the leader of this team before arriving at SeaTac for takeoff, but immediately I felt a part of them because we are partners in the gospel. Paul said in Philippians, “I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now…” (By the way, that’s the verse Davey gave me for today…pretty applicable!) And because of such a partnership, at our last layover an African mom and her son (whom we had never met) came up to us and began to sing with us in our “church” service. It is awesome to be a part of a church that is not confined within walls, rather, within people all over the world!

Right now I’m watching a gorgeous sunrise over the Nile River!

Praises:

• We’re all healthy…so far.
• Felix’s message on the same verse I wrote in my journal yesterday!
• Being able to connect with the woman and her son in the airport

Lifting up:

• Our hearts. For God to continue to prepare us for what we will encounter in Africa.
• Continued team cohesiveness.
• To have God’s heart for the people of Africa, His eyes, His hands, and His feet.