gettin' ready!

Whew!  These last days have been busy with preparing for Thursday's trip!  Buying casava and peanut butter, "tarping" the bed of the truck, finalizing who is going, working with Junior to arrange for food and services...

 I keep going back and forth about Lily and I going.  I HATE missing out on this, and know that Lily would have a blast with the students and being a part of the children's ministry.  I would LOVE to be there, and to have a chance to see the stories and capture the photos first hand.  However, the 12 hour-one-way ride in the back of a long-bed truck and very "flexible" living and eating arrangements have me wary.  Ah, normally "Stacey" and "mother" go along together quite well, but I am struggling with this one!

The group has grown a bit larger, too, with several members of the local church joining us, and a few other missionaries with OMS.  Junior has been excited to find the church doing well in Diquini, and very ready for a few days of good feeding.

Please be praying for traveling safety, that the Lord would be softening and preparing hearts, that the students and staff would be Spirit led, that the first-year students and others would have life-changing experience, and that many would grown in Him, or come to know Him!  These are exciting days!