On Our Way

Later today, 24 Baptist volunteers from around the country will board planes and begin the journey to London for a ten day mission trip that centers on the Olympic Games.  Tomorrow morning, when we meet at Heathrow Airport, it will be the first face-to-face meeting for most of us.  We’ve had conference calls, email, and a few personal phone calls, but there is still much for us to learn about each other. 

Here are a few things we do know:

·         Each of us has a heart for missions, and this trip will be dedicated to Kingdom work!

·         We each have been given different personalities, abilities, and spiritual gifts, and God will show us the way to use them to His glory.

·         We have prepared.  Through the leadership of WMU, we were challenged to both spiritual and physical fitness, so we’ve prayed and studied and laced up our walking shoes to get ready.

·         We all need and desire the prayers of everyone back home as we begin this journey.  Each day this blog will provide photos and updates on our activities, and we will include specific prayer requests.  For now, just pray for the team to follow God’s will in all things.

As we head out, we still don’t know our actual assignments, but whether we are giving someone a bottle of cold water, distributing literature, befriending a fellow traveler, or simply trading Olympic pins, we will be in the mission field spreading God’s love.