Bright and early tomorrow morning we leave for Leon. Eight of us–a short mission trip to encourage the local church, check on and buoy the spirits of our missionaries, and help with a few projects and works that can make a difference.
I am thankful to God that I am in a mission-minded church. This is the fifth foreign mission campaign that has involved some of our members during 2008. Two more mission trips are scheduled before the end of the year. I am grateful for the commitment of the church to missions, and their willingness to let Jan and me follow our hearts in mission work as well.
Today I ask you to pray–pray for Shawn and Barbara and their family in Leon. Pray for the church there, still in relative infancy. Pray for new converts, pray for souls yet to be touched. Pray for our safety, and effectiveness.