9 days?!?!? This is a trip that God began in my heart 6 years ago and in 9 days, we will begin our travels to the other side of the world. Three years ago as I sat and talked to my boys of this hope in my heart to someday travel with them to Africa, Jonathan spoke of his vision to bring Legos and share the love of Jesus with children in the orphanage....God provided
thousands of Legos that are now packed in luggage awaiting our trip in 9 days. 15 months prior to our leaving North America, Jesus used a my baby boy and a sweet tiny baby in Tanzania to burden my heart and make this whole dream a live plan, and that live plan has grown over those months and will leave this continent in just 9 days! July 2013, Aimee's dream of someday returning to Africa joined my dream, and in 9 days, this uniting of our little team will take flight. September 2013, the boys and our family and friends and neighbors all started collecting bottles and cans to raise money.....(God provided over 36,000 cans!).....and cashed them in to be used in just 9 days. This past November, just 5 months prior to take off, we made our trip official and booked our tickets that are dated April 8th, 2014....9 days away. Over these last 5 months, I have seen people God has given me throughout my entire life take part in this trip....literally, my.entire.life....from family immediate and extended, elementary school, middle school, high school, college, Missouri, Delaware, mamas who have lost children, our current church, homeschool families....all have been used to humble my heart to realize this whole plan is way way WAY bigger than I have written in my itinerary....and in 9 days, carried by that lifetime of love and support, we board a plane. 16 pieces of luggage filled with our things and gifts for friends and for faces we have never met await checked baggage....
....in 9 days.
Will you pray for us over these next 9 days and into our 12 days of travel. We would be honored to be added to your daily prayer lists, group prayer requests as well as your day to day talk with the Creator of all things. April 20th, just 21 days from today we are back in the states. This journey has been so intricately woven thus far....I cannot wait to share what life is like in 21 days!
*If you have legos in your home, would you place one in a spot you look frequently (bathroom mirror, windowsill, car cup holder, refrigerator, etc) and use it as a reminder to pray for us??? THANK YOU so so so much!
Delighted in Him,
Karen
Psalm 37:4
'Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.'
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