48 Hours!

We are officially into the countdown for our trip to Recife, with only 48 hours to go until we board the plane! Preparation and excitement are reaching a fever pitch as our team finalizes details for a week of God's adventure in Brazil.

Thank you, friends, family and supporters, for following along with us on this journey. You are part of this team, and we're so glad to have you along. With this blog, we hope to keep you updated on our activities and give you specific prayer requests to lift up to our mighty God as we go. We'll bold the prayer requests throughout the trip so that you can scan and pray if you don't have time for the details. Prayer is vital, so we want to make that part extra easy for you.

We'll meet as a team tonight to push 2100 lbs worth of supplies and donations into about 30 duffle bags. As long as they allow 70 lbs per bag to Brazil, we don't plan to leave a single pound behind if we can help it. Thanks to all who have donated clothing for this trip. We are honored to escort your gifts to their new home. Please pray that not a single bag will be lost or delayed en route to Recife.

The longest leg of our flight is overnight from Miami to Salvador -- 8 hours. This is the leg where everyone, especially the children, need to get a decent night's sleep in order to hit the ground running the morning (Sunday) we arrive. Please pray that we'll all sleep well and that God would give us His energy, grace and enthusiasm for a productive first day in Recife.

Thanks again for joining us. We'll update as often as possible.