God's Surprise

Hi. Well, our team of 6 has met several times to become acquainted, go over details of the trip, and bond as sistas. To my very pleasant surprise, I received an email from Joy who had initially said (when I called her as a reference for one of our team members) that she would come at the drop of a hat if she had the $5,000. We warmly welcome Joy to our team! Well, the money has been provided AND she is now one of us. We will all be together for our first team meeting (Alice joins us via Skype) tomorrow. Yeah!

Folks, please pray for us. The closer we get to departure date (3 1/2 months), the more Satan wants to use his tools of discouragement, family issues, extra financial burdens, etc. to make us question whether we are really supposed to go. I have been so blessed to work through a book on spiritual warfare, the theme which will be used for our morning devotions while in Lilongwe. Yes, we ARE fighting a real battle but we also know who has the victory, and that is Jesus Christ. We want to put on our armour and claim it daily - now and in Malawi.