September Trip Journal 2008

FAITH is being sure of what we hope for and
certain of what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1

Monday, September 1st 2008 2:30 p.m.
Labor Day & Departure Date
Location right now: MIA Airport

God you are so awesome. You do all things well! You are my master. The righteous king. Thank you so much Lord for going before us and being with us.
The drive down here to Miami has been great. John Sarris supplied us with a great driver named Roy. J.P. parents also drove down to help out with luggage. We got to share Christ with Roy! Roy was listening to our conversations and asked some great questions. What a way to start a trip!
I must share the “luggage miracle” with everyone. When you go on a mission trip there are supplies i.e. children’s crafts, medical supplies etc. that you must bring. Each person takes their personal luggage and then one or two (depends) additional pieces of luggage with them full of supplies. This trip was no different! Except for we had a smaller team which meant that each person had to have more luggages plus since this is a pioneering ministry we had to bring A LOT of supplies. By God’s grace, He supplied 10,000 REALLY nice flyers for us to bring. Days before the trip, Sue Ann started to pack and repack and repack again ha-ha. God bless you my BIG L! She did an awesome job. I still stand in awe of the gifts God has given my Sue Anny! We expected some issues as we were ready to pay extra if need be or to readjust at the last moment. Honey’s job was to start praying as soon as we got up to the ticket counter and not to stop until we were all cleared. WELL! Let me tell you God did it. Not only did ALL of the boxes and luggage go right through but we didn’t have to pay anything extra. Honey even got to change her seat! (Now that ended up being a mistake ha-ha but that’s a whole another story).
We are sitting here taking a few moments before we enter the plane to Germany (first stop). Sue Ann is on the phone. Honey is reading or talking to somebody I’m not sure. J.P. oh bless his heart, Lord, he is a very brave man to be with all of us ladies on this journey ha-ha.
Oh here we go… TBC.

Tuesday, September 2! Zagreb, Croatia
We have arrived in Croatia! YAH!
You can sense a darkness but the light of Christ is coming!
Let’s see all that God has done so far:
J.P. Parents followed us down to MIA and helped with prayer & luggage.
We got to share Christ with Roy.
All the luggage went through, no issues what so ever.
Flight from MIA to Germany was about 8 ½ hrs. It was grand! I got to sit next to and meet a young sailor named Alab. He is from Morocco and is Muslim but does not practice. We got to share about our faiths and had some great laughs when we couldn’t understand each other’s languages. Lord, I pray right now for him and his salvation. I lift up his mother as she is struggling and his brothers & sisters.
Honey did some crazy, funny stuff already on the plane...like that’s a shocker! Ha-ha
The luggage was also smooth at the end!
Daniele and Pam were there to pick us right up! Along, with a driver named Mario. I got a hug from my Daniele!! I miss her so much.
We arrived at the hotel for the first night so they can check us into the country. It is more convenient then spending a day at MUP (Government agency here).
Right now, everyone is refreshing & relaxing from the trip. We are going to shower and get ready around 4:00 p.m. to head out to have some Croatian pizza with Andrew and the worship leader I think.

Lord, I want to thank you for your amazing grace and never ending love & compassion that you always lavish us with. I praise you for Sue Ann, JP, Honey, Pam, Andrew & Daniele. Lord, we pray for Mario & Martina and all of the other people in this community. May you draw them close unto the cross. Reveal yourself to them- please Jesus we cry out on their behalf. You, oh Lord are capable of ALL things and you, oh Lord are mighty to save, sustain and destroy. Oh my God, save them and sanctify them by your truth. I love you Lord!

Tuesday, 8:45 p.m. Croatian time
Great long day! I met a young girl named Lorena. She is the worship leader’s 14 yr old daughter. God saved her last year. Matt.11:28-30
Weather Forecast: Hot but not humid.
Hair Forecast: I can see this is going to be a long trip with my hair ha-ha the water here is very hard and lack of humidity hmm frizz might be coming.

Wednesday, September 3, 8:00 a.m.
We just finish praying. We met a young couple here named Daniela and Dean. They are a true gift from God AND He is totally at work on them. You can see it! It’s incredible! TBC (TO BE CONTINUED)