While I know you are all heartbroken that the TTToT series is over, know that there will be plenty of posts to come.
I thought most of you might like to know the 411 on my dealio for realio. Yes, I did just say that.
I found out my launch date: September 13, we will be leaving from LAX headed to the Philippines!!! If you can't tell, that series of exclamation points means I'm very excited. (I learned that from my 8th grade girls.) So I will be leaving DFW on September 12 to head to LAX so that I can get a good nights rest before the first of many long transportation adventures to come. Don't worry Ma, while I am excited about checking out LA, I promise I won't go to LA Ink and tatted up, I'll definitely wait until I'm in foreign country.
I'm officially only $2,500 away from being fully funded! It's been amazing to see God provide everything I could ask for and more over these past 4 months of fundraising and preparation. Thank you so much to those of you who have promise to pray it out on my behalf, which is way cooler than walking it out, and to those of you who have financially supported me in this endeavor. Speaking of which, it's still not to late if you feel so moved as to support at a later time you can do that by clicking on the support me link on the left and it'll walk you through the steps.
I have 35 other squadmates that I get to spend the year with, and absolutely cannot wait to live in community with them for the next 11 months. You may have read about them already. If you haven't, check it out. Within our squad we have small teams of 6 that we do ministry with. So without further ado, please allow me to introduce them to you.
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages, dogs, cats, frogs, fishes and anyone else that wants to know, I proudly give you The Liberators! (what you can't see or hear is the crowd that is screaming and cheering with sheer excitement right now–you can get the effect if you will use your imagination while cupping your hands to your mouth and make a hhhaaaa noise with your breath–just an option)
All of this should be read with an announcer voice in your mind…
First, we have the Team Leader, Carly Cronin
Next, we have Tamara Powers, whom I have decided to call T-Pow
Next we have Sarah Patterson, whom I have named Little Monster because that's what happens when you don't feed her often enough
Next there's Kathleen Schmidt, I told her during training I would be calling her Random Woman (this one is in a excited superhero voice) she knows everything about camping and then some
Last, but certainly not least, we have Nikki Kilmer, this girl loves her some pink, she's hoping to grow my love of pink over the next 11 months
So there you have it everyone, The Liberators are going to a country not near you!
I am excited to spend my year on the race doing ministry with these ladies. We all have so many things to offer each other and we all have the same vision of what we want for our team to be on behalf of Christ. It comes from Isaiah 61:1-3–
1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; 2 to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; 3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion—to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified.
