Sarah's post

Ah, the night before the trip! We have just returned from a last-minute shopping trip, collecting such essentials as bug spray, sunscreen, and wiggly eyes. The excitement level is certainly building. I am sure none of us expects to get much sleep tonight... I am also sure that not many of us are looking forward to leaving at 2:30 tomorrow morning! And some of us do better on plane flights than others. All of us, however, are very much excited about being in Honduras tomorrow. On the shopping trip this evening we enjoyed much humorous discussion about the lizards, the children, and what we might find when we go wading in the river.

We praise the Lord for this opportunity that He's given to us, and we ask all of you to continue to keep us in prayer. As much as we are looking forward to the adventure of this trip (i.e., remembering not to drink the water, waiting to see if our luggage actually shows up, and viewing a Honduran sunrise), we know that there is much more to it. We are going with the Lord, and we expect to see great things from Him. It is not only that we expect to be His hands and feet... but in the heaviness of a Honduran rainstorm and in the eyes of a Honduran child, we expect to see His beauty and His wonder.

For now we are finishing up packing and perhaps trying to catch a few winks of sleep. But tomorrow the journey begins in earnest.

Onward in the name of the Lord, and may His name be exalted in the earth!

In His name and for His glory,

Sarah