I will leave for the airport in an hour or so to meet the team. How exciting to know the day has arrived for us to be on our way to Rio!
This morning has been a real blessing as I have had some extended time to "be still" and "be quiet" and "uninterrupted" in God's presence to commune with Him. I was reminded that God ordained this trip with this particular team long before it was revealed to me. I am just the instrument for putting it in place and making it happen. How blessed I am!
As I prayed for each individual member of this team I refklected on what I know about each one's personality, gifts, and abilities. I prayed for a life-changing experience for each one. I prayed that each would be open to God's leadership in his/her life. I prayed for divine appointments for each of them where they will share God's love and His amazing grace. They can't know just yet what the events of the coming days will mean to them. I prayed that each of them would become more intimate with Christ as they become totally dependent on Him for resources these two weeks. I prayed for their spirits to soar!
My prayer for myself is that "He would become greater and I would be come less" and thiat I would be stripped of my own pride and ego and humbled so that God could use someone as insignificant and ordinary as me.
To God be the glory for the coming days of ministry in Rio, Brazil!!!
BW