the adventure begins

In 2 days my team is leaving for Africa. We've been busy packing, cleaning, praying, saying goodbye to the South Africa team which left this morning...it's been an incredible time here in Kona. As we all gathered around the team and prayed for them and sent them off with shouts, fire tunnel, and cheers I felt the bond of family and the excitement of adventures God is taking each one of us. This is an exciting time to be alive.

As my team is leaving I am reminded of the Bible verse in 1. John 4:4 that says that Jesus in us is greater than he who is in the world (Satan). We have the victory! We have the victory over sickness, addictions, hopelessness, loneliness, bondage of every kind... Jesus is the answer to everything. It is the Kingdom of heaven that is here and we have the amazing priviledge of telling people and showing people the Kingdom of heaven. It is a new time, a new era, a new season, where every evil is broken and the dominion of darkness shattered and scattered. Who is like our God?

The army of heaven is coming!

My team is going to be living at Iris Ministries. We will be working with the kids at the mission base for the most part. We will also be going out into the bush bush and bring the message of Christ to them. I will be spending some time teaching kids about God through Bible stories and activities. I am hoping to work with the orphan babies some of whom have HIV/AIDS. Many of them have been healed while they live at the mission base. It is said there is a lot of Joy on this base in Pemba. I can't wait to meet these people and build relationships with them.

I also had a revelation of a Bible passage and I want to share it with you. I am learning to read the Bible with open spiritual eyes and letting God speak to me through it. so here we go...

There is a time for everything and God knows the right times. Mark 11:11 tells of Jesus going into the temple in Jerusalem and seeing what was in the temple, but he didn't stay, he went to Bethany to be with his disciples. It was not until the next day that he went back to Jerusalem and cleared out the temple where people had been using it for the wrong things, not to pray and not to worship, but to buy and sell animals and merchandise. Jesus knew the timing of when to clear out the temple because he always knew what the Father (God) was doing and he obeyed him.
I pray for this kind of relationship with my heavenly Father. I want to do what He does and say what He says. I pray for wisdom and discernment to know what God is doing.

Please pray with me for this trip. My team is going on a 3 day journey to Mozambique starting on Tuesday.
I also still need the money to get the Yellow Fever vaccine in South Africa. The cost is between $150-350. If you'd like to help me with that I would be so happy! You can donate the money into my Paypal account here.

to be continued....