Ask and You Shall Receive

All we did was ask friends and family if they had any clothing to donate to the families in Recife, Brazil. "Ask and you shall receive," indeed.

As each individual and family arrived to the team meeting tonight, they flooded the room with bags and bags of clothing, shoes, toys and kitchen items donated to Kids Place in Recife. At first it seemed impossible that that much stuff could fit into our allotted bags on this trip. (Another group is going a week after we return, so they'd have room for extras...) But like the bread and the fish that Christ multiplied, our enormous duffle bags seemed to multiply before our eyes, and bag after bag was filled.

We packed gifts for our translators, shoes for every age, clothing in all sizes, donated flip flops for every single child at Kids Place and food services supplies for the kitchen at Kids Place. When you've got a lightweight, military-style duffel to deal with, it's amazing what you can get into it before it hits its 70-lb limit.

After all the packing was finished, we had our last "business" meeting, then prayed over the trip. After months of meetings and countless prayers, it's time to go and see what God has in store for these 20 servants. Please pray that each of these donated items will be given and received in the name of Christ, and that He will be glorified in the giving.