Pray for Unity. This team does not know each other at a very deep level yet. We have only talked on the phone as all four of us one time. We need to get deep and get there quick. There can't be any half-hearted communications and poor feelings toward each other on a trip like this. We need to be a unified group of guys that learns to love and care about each other quickly. Fortunately, I know Mike Phipps really well already. We both went to Bethel together and have become very good friends and accountability partners. I truly believe that our group is very solid, but prayer could still be used in this area because of the fact we have not spent much time together, let alone in an extremely different environment for all of us.
Please pray against sickness. I have this feeling that Satan is going to try to use sickness to stop us from accomplishing our mission. If one man goes down it holds us all back. As a group we need everyone to be healthy. Pray that God would protect all that we come in contact with physically through our mouth (food) and through our skin (mosquitos, spiders, etc.).
Thanks again. I will be leaving in less than 2 days! Wow...
Pray for Unity. This team does not know each other at a very deep level yet. We have only talked on the phone as all four of us one time. We need to get deep and get there quick. There can't be any half-hearted communications and poor feelings toward each other on a trip like this. We need to be a unified group of guys that learns to love and care about each other quickly. Fortunately, I know Mike Phipps really well already. We both went to Bethel together and have become very good friends and accountability partners. I truly believe that our group is very solid, but prayer could still be used in this area because of the fact we have not spent much time together, let alone in an extremely different environment for all of us.
Please pray for a translator. This is a huge prayer request. Vanuatu's primary language is Bislama (pidgin), but the country has the most languages per capita in the world. They have 113 different languages that are spoken. The language barrier can be a huge obstacle in this whole process. Caleb has been in the process of looking for translators. There are three things that Caleb looks for in a translator:
Please pray for the children of Vanuatu. Whenever I spend time praying for Vanuatu God keeps giving me a strong burden for the children. I can't get them off my mind. I feel that the children could be a huge "barrier breaker" for us. If the people of the village see that we care and love their children then they may be more open to accept us as well. I am taking some bubbles, balloons, and coloring books in hopes to interact with the kids. Please pray that the kids will be warm and welcoming to us and that they will trust us quickly. Pray that the parents and adults would see the love we have for the children and accept us because of it.
