Monday, June 22, 2009

Day 2

The first official day in Cofradia was a great day. The morning started out with church where we had the joy of worshiping with the locals and had a chance to participate in the joy that they shared as they gathered together and shared testimonies of what God has done in their lives. It was a fun to watch the students interact with the locals fighting through the language barrier to talk and pray with them.
Since the sun finally came out today we had a chance to walk around town a little bit and get familiar with our surroundings. The afternoon was full of stuff to do. The team had a chance to catch up and practice for our ministry day tomorrow, debrief and discuss what went on yesterday and enjoy a little siesta.
This evening we went up to a hillside nearby and had the opportunity to hear from Dave (one of the missionaries here in Cofradia). This was an awesome time of understanding what God is doing here and what He wants to do through us while we are here. At the end of Dave's talk I gave the team a chance to spend 15 alone minutes with God. Many students said that time was exactly what they needed.
Please continue to pray for Megan's bag. They say it will be delivered tomorrow. But in Mexico everything is tomorrow. She is in great spirits and continues to have a great attitude. Other than that the team is well and healthy.


p.s. Video should be uploaded later tonight.

Saturday, June 20, 2009

A Day For Travel And Rain

A long day of travel started off with a 3am meeting and a 6am departure. After getting the team down to the airport and through security we found ourselves "on the way". The team did great traveling through the airports and the during the bus ride. Many people took advantage of the plane rides and the bus ride to catch up on the sleep they missed the night before. We had one issue in all of our travels today. One bag apparently did not make the transfer and got lost in San Francisco. Megan Dunlap's bag is still on it's way. She is doing great and has a great attitude about loosing a bag. All of the other girls have chipped in and are taking care of her needs. They are saying her bag will come in tomorrow so be praying for that.

As we arrived into Cofradia we were greeted with an amazing rain and thunder storm. It dumped so much rain so fast that there were rivers running through the compound. We had our first team meeting and orientation to Cofradia. The team is in good spirits and is ready to spend our first full day in Cofradia tomorrow.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Ready Set Go!

After two great months of training and preparation we are finally ready to begin the second part of our journey. With this phase of training and prep done we covet your prayers and want to thank everyone for all of your love and support of our team.

Here is a quick tentative schedule of our trip:

Saturday: Travel day, leave Seattle 3am arrive Cofradia 8pm
Sunday: Church in the AM, Team Prep/Orientation
Monday: Construction AM, Outreach PM
Tuesday: Construction AM, Outreach PM
Wednesday: Construction AM, Outreach PM
Thursday: Beach Day
Friday: Construction AM, Outreach PM
Saturday: Construction AM, Carnival and Outreach PM
Sunday: Travel to Puerto Vallarta
Monday: Travel day, leave PV 1pm arrive Seattle 11pm