We were asked to write a blog about how we felt before leaving on this mission trip. Here is what we are expecting….
First of all we both expect for this trip not to be easy, that we will get dirty, and see how muddy we and the world are…
But we can rejoice in how He can make it all clean!
Dominic:
Expectations:
- To learn how to love those in another country who are different from me.
- To sacrifice myself in order to serve others.
Worries:
- How we will raise support since we have to rely mostly on Sherri’s friends and family since my Thai friends and family don’t have extra money to support us.
- How to get visas for each country. Since Im not an American citizen it is not as easy for me to get into countries as it is for everyone else on the team and it is hard to figure out.
Feelings about leaving America:
- I don’t feel too sad about leaving my new home because we will only be gone 11 months and then I will be back again.
- I grew up in a third world country, so I feel like many of the countries will be at a similar poverty level as Thailand, but of course some of them will be worse. I feel that I won’t have too much of a culture shock as a result of my background.
Hopes:
- I hope God will show me how to help those in the world that need help.
- I hope He will help me learn how to use what I learned on the trip to reach out to those in America when I return.
- I hope others on the team will help me to learn more about myself so I can see what weaknesses I have that God can strengthen through our relationships.
Prayer Request:
- Wisdom for figuring out visas and raising support money
Sherri:
I expect to…
rejoice in having my mind renewed about God and His crazy love for those in the world
cry about how selfish I am and how selfless some of my brothers and sistas in poverty around the world are
mourn about the results of us humans messing things up and how it affects the entire world
rejoice in how even though I cant fix the world, God uses us to love the world step by step, person by person
I worry about…
what if our team doesn’t get along?
what if we don’t get our support money in?
what if we can’t get Dominic’s visas?
what if we don’t have money for all our supplies we need?
BUT the what ifs haven’t happened yet, so I must focus on what is happening.
What I feel about leaving America is…
sad to say good-bye to friends and fam yet again
happy to explore more of God’s creation and love on His people all over the world
sad to think about how my parents will miss us again so much
happy to think about returning and seeing America with new eyes and a renewed love
I hope…
God will show us that limited time, such as one month in each country, doesn’t limit His redeeming power.
He will metamorphize me, not so I can be a better person, but so I can better love and honor The One who Set Me Free.
Please pray…
that we will trust in Him with our what ifs….
rejoice in having my mind renewed about God and His crazy love for those in the world
cry about how selfish I am and how selfless some of my brothers and sistas in poverty around the world are
mourn about the results of us humans messing things up and how it affects the entire world
rejoice in how even though I cant fix the world, God uses us to love the world step by step, person by person
I worry about…
what if our team doesn’t get along?
what if we don’t get our support money in?
what if we can’t get Dominic’s visas?
what if we don’t have money for all our supplies we need?
BUT the what ifs haven’t happened yet, so I must focus on what is happening.
What I feel about leaving America is…
sad to say good-bye to friends and fam yet again
happy to explore more of God’s creation and love on His people all over the world
sad to think about how my parents will miss us again so much
happy to think about returning and seeing America with new eyes and a renewed love
I hope…
God will show us that limited time, such as one month in each country, doesn’t limit His redeeming power.
He will metamorphize me, not so I can be a better person, but so I can better love and honor The One who Set Me Free.
Please pray…
that we will trust in Him with our what ifs….
