Wow! It is hard to believe after so many months of preparation and anticipation that the Dominican Republic trip is just one week away! On Wednesday of next week the CCW team will be at the church building bright and early at 5am to load up our bags, pray God's will over our trip and hit the road to the airport! As we finish final preparations for the trip let's remember two key verses from James that will be at the heart of all we do in the DR.
James 1:27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
James 1: 22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
Dear Jesus, Our prayer to you as we get ready for this trip is one simple word: transform. Transform our hearts so that they are tender and ready to be broken by the things that break Your heart. Transform our minds so that we always put our own agendas aside and are able to clearly see what You want from us on this trip. Transform our lives so that we come back from this trip and it is evident to all who see us that You were present and made an eternal change in us. And transform the lives of everyone we encounter while doing Your work in the DR. Let Your light shine through us so that everyone that comes in contact with us wants what we have -which is, of course, You!
You can count on me to be praying daily for all of you. I will be there in spirit and heart and will be so anxious to come to this blog often to hear how you're all doing. Loving and Praying in His Name...Nancy
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