Posted by Theresa
Theresa Stanley
Jun 07
Donilyn, Kristina, Theresa and Shay have all arrived home safely! (Just ask any team member the significance of that.) Praise the Lord from whom all blessings flow!
Linda and Lanee are still in Amsterdam for a few days and Carter will begin his trip to the top of Kilimanjaro in a few days! Please continue to lift them up in prayer until their safe return as well.
OVERVIEW:
I'm sure any team member would love to tell you all the details of their experiences (besides what's already in the previous blogs), but I think it's safe to say that the trip was very successful! Our blessings started in ATL with miracles including the 2 over-size bags (not over weight) that were not charged the required $175, (did I mention that all 12 bags weighed either exactly 50 pounds or 1-2 pounds less? We made optimal use of all the ministry bags!) Next was in Kilimanjaro where we were all allowed to pass freely through customs without a single bag being checked! 21 bags in all (28 including backpacks!) That was not the case for anyone else we saw. We were again blessed with travel mercy there and only suffered minor sniffles and sinus troubles!
In Karanse I think the kids, their families, the teachers, Pastor W, the widows, and ourselves were all blessed by our visits in the village. They make us feel so welcome and it's very sad to stay such a short time! I think we all would have liked to have another full week just in Karanse! It's also true how wonderful the praise and worship is! 3 and a half hours pass in a flash!
The visits in Arusha were also a great blessing! We felt as encouraged as the clients we were visiting! (We were constantly reminded of God's faithfulness!) And we had such a wonderful time with the kids at the HIV center that they practically had to drag us out and lock us in the car. It was also hard to say good bye and we would have loved to repeat that day again with another group of affected children!
I won't repeat the details of each day, but be sure and ask us about some of the specific blessings that we saw each day! The team members included Lanee Reed, Donilyn and Kristina Hodge, Theresa and Shay Stanley, Linda Hodges, and last, but certainly not least, Carter Rhea.
Thank you for your faithful prayers and support! We would not have been enabled without you!
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