Tired and a little stiff, we have arrived in Amsterdam! Everyone is in really good spirits and the twinkle is very bright in al 36 eyes! Of course, the younger pups are bouncing off the walls and the old goats are dragging up the rear. It is 8:45 am Wednesday morning local time. We will depart in just a little while for Johannasburg. The second leg of our flight will be about 11 or 12 hours, I think.
Just to let you know what a fantastic group we have - there have been countless encounters with complete strangers where we have been able to share our faith, what the mission is and how GOD IS SO GOOD! We have met people from all over the world and actually linked up with some short-term missionaries from Georgia who are headed to East Africa and a gentleman who was born in Iran who is now a US citizen. He is going home for the first time to share the love of Jesus with his family. Please pray for him - he is scared to death.
Seeing all of the 'world' in this airport has given us a great sense of pride in our heritage and our roots. It makes us miss home even more. Thank you all for your support and prayers. And the comments after these posts are a HUGE hit with everyone - you can imagine everyone huddling around the laptop when we can get a faint signal...
Please forward the link to this blg to anyone and everyone. We covet all of the prayers. NOTE - we are keeping a very close watch on everyone with our group. We look like a box of redworms walking thru the airport!
We love ya'll and can't wait to do the business we are here to do. God Bless each of you and we hope you are resting peacefully.
Your Swazi Team
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I love the redworm comment! It's 3:30 here and you should be taking off as I type this. You are in my prayers. Ya'll are AWESOME!!! Thank you for being my inspiration. I love you all.
Ashley
It is awesome to know that your journey has been filled with opportunities even before you touch African soil. Thanks for the blessings you have all been to us as our family has helped with your preparation and now tracks your travels. We look forward to hearing more stories of how God is using all of you to show and share His love.
Our family is praying for you! Hope mentioned "Squiggy" (Squeaky)in her prayers on Tuesday night. She told God that she was going to miss him and wanted Him to keep "Squiggy" safe.
We love you!
I love that you've already had the opportunity to love on people before you've even made it to Swazi.
Praying for rest and endurance after this long time of travel.
We love you all!!
Great to hear that the first leg of your journey was successful. We look forward to hearing more stories from you about how God is using you to share with others. Take care of yourselves. We are praying for each of you.
"red worm" brigade - MARCH forward!
I am so glad that yall made it there and I wish I could be on that plane right beside you. I love you and have a great time in Swaziland! Dad and Alex I miss yall! Tell every body I said hello!
-Abby
Hello everyone! I hope ya'll are doin' fine! I miss everyone Especially Kristi, Bubba, and Allexis. May God bless you for obeying.
Mom
and
Chris
I hope you all are doing fine and I miss all of you.
Love Chris and Mom
Love and miss you!
Mom and Chris
Love and miss you!
Mom and Chris
Team: You are in my prayers. May God provide you with rest.
Caitlin Cox: I love you and miss you!
Taylor Zabala
Hey Team,
Well, you know me. I've been tracking your flight and know that you have landed safely in JoBurg. Paula has been my flight tracking buddy!! Bud, we are in Florida anxiously waiting for the next post. I will hook up the laptop to your mom's cpu so we can skype if possible. I am so thankful that you had safe travel. My prayer for you now is some rest tonight so you can be ready for the task at hand. Take care and love to all of you. Ashley
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
ROMAN 8:28
God made an awesome choice, when He choose you all.
Believing in God and His promise.
Rosia
Larry, skype Liz's phone...can't get the latptop set up.
Paula emailed us that the group has made it to Johanasburg. Praise the Lord for safe travel! The bead bracelets continue to provide an open door to conversations here at UAB. Last night about 1am the clerk at Starbucks asked me about it and we ended up talking about 30 minutes. She's a seeker (trying to figure the God thing out, in her words). She was amazed to hear that folks from Alabama would travel so far to share the love of Christ.
We continue to fall to our knees daily in lifting you up.
Karl
Hey ya'll I am so proud of each and everyone of you! We are excited to hear about your adventures, it seems as if GOD is already at work in unexpected and amazing ways. I love each of you. We are thinking and praying constantly! Love you!
Ken and Steph
Ken says hey buddy...
Team: Yall arethe greatest and I hope you keep sharing God's word!
Larry and Aexis I miss yall so much! Love all!
Whats up everyone... We tracked your plane and knew the moment you landed on African Soil. Hope everything is going well and I know God is doing wonderful things through each of you. Be careful and Alexis watch for those Black Mambas. Love you all and I wish I were with you .
Just thinking and praying about ya'll. Hope you are safe and sound. It is so awesome to know that you are doing exactly what God wants you to do in this very moment in your life. I love you all! Give the Swazi babies hugs for me today.
Steph
Since it's 1am here in B'ham (dinner time here at UAB) Thurs nite/ Fri morn, I'm guessing you all are getting ready to be on your way for the bus ride to Swaziland.
Wanted to pass along our prayers and thoughts with you as this day unfolds. Came across this bible verse tonight and it really seems fitting for you all today:
Passage Isaiah 52:7:
7 -10How beautiful on the mountains
are the feet of the messenger bringing good news, Breaking the news that all's well,
proclaiming good times, announcing salvation,
telling Zion, "Your God reigns!" Voices! Listen! Your scouts are shouting, thunderclap shouts,
shouting in joyful unison. They see with their own eyes
God coming back to Zion. Break into song! Boom it out, ruins of Jerusalem:
"God has comforted his people!
He's redeemed Jerusalem!" God has rolled up his sleeves.
All the nations can see his holy, muscled arm. Everyone, from one end of the earth to the other,
sees him at work, doing his salvation work.
Marie and I are Praying for you guys. Please know that your are in our prayers each day. God will work through your efforts this week in ways you may never know but when we all get to heaven you will find out. God Bless and have a great week.
Terry and Marie
Hey Team,
By now you have probably visited the carepoint and have touched those precious angels awaiting your arrival. As I was reading last night I came across this..."When common men and women are motivated by courage to do uncommon acts of valor, we call them heroes." It takes great courage to be obedient to His Will sometimes, and I want all of you to know that YOU are my HERO. I miss you and love you dearly.
Ashley
Zephaniah 3:17 says The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing."
It is so good to have a relationship with God, and delight in Him and know that He will give us strength to handle what He has instructed us to do.
I am praying for you all.
BELIEVING IN GOD AND HIS PROMISE.
Rosia Dowdell
Hey, everybody hope you are well rested an ready to pour out God's blessings because your cup run'ith over. You plant the seeds and God will give the increase. Oh by the way when the kids are a wierd shade of pink does that mean the sun screen came of? haha just kidding.Joshua say he loves his mama, and Mikel says love and miss ya and blows a kiss, graceson says Daddy! LOVE you Kristi.
"I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly." John 1o:10
"For whoever calls on the name of the Lordshall be saved." Romans 10:13
Ephesians 2:10 states "We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them." We pray blessings over you as you walk on the paths God has prepared for you all. You are all precious in His sight! We are comforted to know that you have made it to Swazi and checked-in. By now you should be seeing the faces of all of the precious children God has prepared for your coming. Praise God from whom all blessings flow, praise Him all creatures here below.... GO TEAM! Love ya!
Dawn, John, Hope, & Preston Hooper
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