Forward to the past (not back to the future)

Well, the bags are packed and we're ready to get on the airplane this morning. We're heading to Kenya first and then on to Uganda to then get into Democratic Republic of Congo. Kenya is 10 hours ahead of Spokane time and the other places are pretty close to that as well. So we're blasting off forward in time to get there, but many of the places we will be going will be very much ancient and primitive in lifestyle and technology. Many are primitive in spirit as well, living as though Christ never came. This is why we are going, to aid and support those who are proclaiming the light of the gospel in a dark part of the world. And to proclaim that gospel ourselves through actions and perhaps, the spirit will help us overcome the language barrier and share what Christ has done in our lives.

We are very nervous/anxious/scared whatever you want to call it about what awaits us on the other side of the world. Things are pretty uncertian as to what exactly we'll be doing each day, we don't speak any of the languages, we have never met the people we are living with. But God has been very faithful so far in this journey through getting the internship in the first place, raising enough money to go, and then getting the visas to us quickly with an unsigned passport. We trust Him, and this is where He leads. It is not our bravery or courage that takes us overseas (we wouldn't be going if that were the case :-), but rather its a work of Christ in our hearts that compels us to go. To have God demonstrate his power and mercy and love through us as we go to places the world doesn't know exist, to peoples who will some day be at the great wedding feast of Christ. A day we are very excited for. We greatly appreciate all of you who are praying. Here are a few specifics you could be praying for as we travel.

1. Flight Connections/Getting through customs without too much hassle
2. Meeting up with AIM AIR in Nairobi - communication and logistically
3. Connecting with MAF in Uganda
4. Health and Stamina during long plane flights and travel days


"And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing. In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord."
2 Corinthians 4:3-5


"And I, when I came to you brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God."
1 Corinthians 2:1-5