Sending Out

Sunday morning was an emotional time for me. Becca, the leader for our trip to the Dominican Republic, had arranged for our children to be commissioned in their worship time. Ok, sounds like a nice thing to do. Thanks for thinking of that...these were my thoughts.

Sunday morning rolled around and I saw my little guys and Haleigh (the girl standing with them) up on the stage looking so brave. WOW...it hits me...we are really doing this. We are really about to take our kids to a country where you cannot drink the water, where they will take a cold shower each day (if they get a shower), and cannot flush paper down the toilet. We are removing them (and ourselves) from our United States of Comfort...we are never going to be the same!

Funny side note...I promise the kids are NOT taller than Becca...I was just standing at a strange angle!

Then...the praying started...kids and volunteers all surrounded our kids and prayed all at once out loud! What a beautiful sound. Individuals lifting their voices to the only One who has control over the lives of these precious kids. And then...the crying! You can barely see the kids for all the people surrounding them in prayer. I began to see a visual representation of the strength of prayer...it was beautiful...really...just beautiful to see the body of believers coming together to pray..and half of them are just kids!! Amazing!So, will you join with these and pray for us while we are ministering in the Dominican Republic? Pray we will be the hands and feet of Jesus, that others will see Him in all we do, and that we will experience the power of God in ways that leave us forever changed. Pray for Becca, David, Jodi, Haleigh, Robbie, Jackson, Will, and me. This is our team. Pray also for Hayden and Brooklyn...they are the left behind and confused toddlers!

Strap on your seatbelt...this blog is about to go for a wild and crazy ride!!