One Month Out

 

Today marks just one month out from our departure date! Our flights are booked, our supplies purchased and packed. Our t-shirts and luggage tags are in tow and our team is equipped and ready to spread God's love. Time, as it's known to do, is flying, but I think the general overall team sentiment is excitement.

The past two team meetings have focused on preparing for the camp we are putting on for about 150 kids while we're in Ngaamba. We have three groups: lessons, art and games. Each group has several activities planned for the children over the course of three days and at the end of the third day, we have a presentation to the children's parents.

Uniqueness is the theme of the camp and our goal is to teach the children that God has given each of them individual qualities and gifts that are to be used to help others. Our memory verse for the week is 1 Peter 4:10, "Each of you should user whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms."

I think this is a good refresher for all of us, really. It's easy - especially as Americans - to get caught up in what we don't have or how we would like to change ourselves. We've taken our focus off what really matters, which is spreading God's word and serving others, and put it on our insecurities and self-proclaimed shortcomings. I'm just as guilty of it as the next person, so I'm really looking forward to the reminders these lessons will be for me.

Here are a few photos from our meeting yesterday where we gathered all our supplies. We're prepping our hearts and saying our prayers over the next month. We'd love for your continued support.