Moldova Countdown...

Our Moldova Team 2011 is in the final day of preparation for departure from our homes, families, city, state and nation.  Travel days are Friday and Saturday.  Some of us will depart at 3AM on Friday, have long hours in airports then we will all board Air Moldova together on Sat. afternoon in Frankfurt, Germany for the last leg of our trip to Moldova.  This will be my 7th early August trip.  Memories of precious faces are stirring within me and my heart is ready to spend time with friends I have come to know and love.

Spending time with girls we sponsor - anxious to see them again in a few days.

This evening as I pondered the hours I've spent in preparation, I realized that none of those hours have yet been used to bring anyone closer to a relationship with the Lord.  Have those hours been wasted?  Has it been in futility that I have fashioned schedules, activities and lessons?

My prayer this evening is that all those hours of preparation will be the foundation from which I and our team can be freed to shine God's light and truth.  Our schedule may be implemented upon our arrival at the camp in Moldova or God may allow it to be brushed aside in order for a different plan of His to unfold.  We have been taking seriously the privilege of this opportunity.  Our preparation provides a framework giving us some security that we have things to share.  But more importantly, the memory bank in our hearts and minds will be the reservoir from which His love and truth can flow so that relationships with Him can be birthed and brought to greater maturity.

We're all excited.  Pray with us and for us as we go with trust and confidence in one worthy of being made known.