Kick-Off with the Team

We had our first team meeting on February 20th.  We had several people show up to hear about the trip.  It was amazing to see so many new faces.  We talked about the trip and what the week in Guatemala would look like and what things we would be doing.

Our team will:

• Provide four medical clinics to people in rural parts of Guatemala
• Speak with, pray for, and encourage people visiting the clinics through translators
• Share the gospel of Jesus Christ
• Provide a fun children's program at the clinics and give the parents a break
• Fill prescriptions for the sick
• Visit an orphanage and spend time loving the kids
• Participate in worship at a Guatemala church

Our team will prepare for the trip in the following ways:

• Spiritually - Reading our bibles and following devotionals in our field guides
• Medically - Get all our required shots and malaria prevention pills
• Physically - Exercise now in preparation for the long days
• Logistically - Purchase supplies in the US to take to Guatemala
• Tactically - Develop the ministry and children's programs to be executed on location
• Relationally - Build the support team and instill team unity by keeping our focus on Christ.
• Resourcefully - Prayers to God to raise up people who have a heart and a desire to support this project mission through prayer and or resources.

With less than 5 months to prepare, we have a lot to do in such a short time frame.  Everyone is excited and the enthusiasm is contagious.  We had lots of great questions.  The meeting concluded with people committed to the team, the objectives, and to serving the calling from God on their lives.

Praise the Lord!