So for those of you who are following this blog, you probably want to know who is going on this little adventure to South Africa.


At the top starting on the left, Hunter is the one boy in the back next to me. The next row starts with Sarah on the far left, and then Sam, Holly, Calli, and Alyssa. The Bottom row is Kaitlin, Lizzy, Jess, Tami, Amaia, and Libby.

That's one pretty darn good looking team, huh? Yeah, we think so. :)

So now that you have a face with the names, we ask that you all would continue to pray about our trip. Financial concerns are topping this list right now as we commit to plane tickets this week. We have been blessed with the opportunity to mark our spots on our plane with only $100 deposit and then the rest of the $1550 isn't due until the end of March. Most airlines would require us to have all the money down to reserve our seats so this is a great advantage for us.

We do, however, only have a handful of people who currently have the $1550 for the ticket. These next few weeks are going to be a little stressful. If you are a family or friend of someone on the trip and you feel called to give more to the trip, it is not too late. Our missions department will happily process any checks mailed with those little yellow cards that you received within the last few months. If you have already given or have lost your card, you can contact the person you wish to donate to and they can help you get that money to the right person so you can still get the tax write off and everything. Also, if it comes down to it and you feel comfortable doing so, you can write a check to the person you wish to give and they can put it towards their trip.

Thanks for listening to yet another plea for money; sadly, I don't think it will be the last. I hate being so repetitive but at this point, it is very much in the front of our minds.

On the up-side here, we have begun to really dig into the culture of South Africa and it is exciting and heartbreaking at the same time. The statistics are staggering and I think it all makes us more determined to go over there and do whatever we can to help. The Lord has already begun to prepare our hearts and He has been doing so in some very creative ways.

As it turns out, the pastors at the chruch I attend here in Lakewood recently spent a week in South Africa praying for women and children with AIDS. They have been doing a three week searies on what they experienced in South Africa and it has been a great opportunity to see what we might encounter in South Africa. If you would like to watch the sermon from last week at Red Rocks Church, you can click on this link. On the right side of the window, click "Africa". You can watch the sermon or just listen to it. Be warned, it might just make you want to jump on that plane and go with us. :)

http://www.redrockschurch.com/resource/sermons/

I hope you are all doing well and thank you all for reading this blog. Your prayers and support are an incredible blessing to us as a team. Take care and God bless!