It's official we get to go!

Back a couple of months ago I stumbled across a website for an orphanage in Riobamba, Ecuador. I instantly felt the spirit moving and knew God was calling me to go there at some point. I didn't know if it meant short or long term (I still don't) all I knew was I was supposed to go. So I mentioned to my pastor that I was wanting to take a missions trip to this orphanage that I felt God was calling me to and he started doing some "investigating" as to whether or not we could go. It took about a month maybe longer for them to finally be able to talk, they had trouble connecting over the phone. There were many times that I thought "well maybe this isn't what God is wanting, maybe I misunderstood". Everytime God would reaffirm me that this was His will. And so every Sunday morning I would ask my Pastor for an update. Finally on Easter Sunday I got a call later in the afternoon from my Pastor saying we had the green light to go ahead and plan this trip! Needless to say I was overjoyed!! I immediately went home and sent an email to the orphanage to verify dates and get everything started.

This morning I woke up and had received an email back that those dates worked and we were welcome to go down. At first I was filled with excitement and then with stress. I was all of a sudden overwhelmed with the number of things I needed to do! I started relying on my own strength instead of God's which is something He has been teaching me during the waiting period.

Please pray for me as I plan this trip to keep God the center of my focus and that I would fully rely on Him! I want this trip to be completely for Him and bringing Him glory through everything we do. Pray for those who are to go on this trip that God would reveal to them that He wants them to go and that they would be willing to listen. Also pray that God would do an amazing work in all of our lives and in those around us while we are preparing for this trip. Lastly, pray for those who we will come in contact with while we are on this trip that their hearts would be softened to God's truth.

If you want to look at the orphanage that we are going to the link is;
http://www.arkchildrenshomes.com/Home/tabid/258/Default.aspx

If you have any other questions of ways you can pray or help let me know. Also if you are interested in going on this trip let me know my email is jamyers88@hotmail.com

In Christ's awesome love,

Julie