I am finally starting to get ready for our mission trip and I am so excited! We have had so many people bring us things to take out to the reservation and have had such an outpouring of prayers and support for our trip, it has been overwhelming.
I was so blessed to have read "The Shack" before this trip. It has changed my life - literally, and I hope that this will help how I see and react to others on our trip. I know from talking to a couple who have been out there before that this trip may leave us depressed and discouraged because of the depth of poverty and addiction in the area. Please pray that we will be a shining lights to others on the trip and the Lakota Indians and that we will not allow ourselves to feel overwhelmed by the amount of work to do and the amount of unbelief there. I pray that I will see these people as children of God and be given the opportunity to minister to them.
We leave June 12th and plan to return June 22nd. We are praying for safety getting there and back and also for a donation of lots of Benadryl for the kids in the car! HA!
Melissa
