Rock Harbor South Africa

South Africa here we  come!

Tomorrow is the big day.  We have prepared ourselves to the best point possible.  Our team is ready to go and meet the awesome people of Sweet Home and Bridges Academy.  For the past few weeks we have been learning more and more about ourselves,  prayer,  spiritual warfare,  sustainability,  and our role on this mission trip to  South Africa.  Each team has been formed,  we have our assignments and we've prepared ourselves to deliver lessons on the bible, hope, forgiveness,  prayer, stewardship, how to read your bible and the list goes on and on. We even have prepared a team dance for the talent show!  We are pretty awesome if I have to say so myself!

We have all gotten our passports ready, paid our bills due while we are gone,  and received the shots necessary to keep us safe overseas.  As team we have become strong with each other,  become more proficient at listening to God and more confident in our task.  Our leaders,  Jared, Chalane and Danielle have worked exhaustingly to get all the details ironed out and to make sure we are set and ready to go tomorrow. 

As we embark on this trip all of us would like to thank all the people who got behind us financially and in prayer to make this trip possible.  Tomorrow we meet at LAX at 2:00pm ready to board a flight on Emirates Airline to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates.  This flight should take us about 15 hours arriving in Dubai at 7:35pm on Saturday.  From there we have about an 8 hour layover to rest and get our selves ready for the second part of our flight to Cape Town, and estimated flight time of almost 10 hours.  33 hours after take off we should be in Cape Town South Africa!  Can you believe it????

We have a pretty busy schedule to follow and will be meeting a number of new faces with new names for us to learn over these next two weeks, so, stay tuned to this Blog for updates on whats happening with South Africa 2014.  Each of our team members will be writing parts of this blog to keep you up to date and aware of what we are doing, learning, and experiencing. 

What can you do for us?  Please give us your thoughts and prayers with the following in mind:

•   That our words, thoughts and deeds are wise and thoughtful.

•   That we use the gifts God has given us, Compassion, Patience, and Understanding to help those we come in contact with become self-sufficient and full of god's spirit.

•   That we, as teams and individuals can be effective in what we do, bold in how we approach the challenges ahead of us and courageous in our purpose.  

•   That the people and communities we interact with receive us a it is meant, as people who wish to help them become self-sufficient and focused on HIM.

Well, here we go off to South Africa