If there is one predictable aspect of mission trips it's that they are unpredictable. I think every trip I've been on has taught the team that flexibility is as essential as passion. We have to be ready to minister in a moment, to have our daily schedule rearranged for any reason, and to act as ambassadors for Christ every waking second. All of this is heightened because of our short-term commitment to lay all other responsibilities aside and invest in this mission. That kind of commitment is not possible without prayerful preparation.
It began a long time ago with our prayerful consideration to commit to the team and this particular mission trip. God has provided all of us with jobs, families, finances, and other responsibilities that we must seek release from in order to commit to the coming time frame. Next, under the leadership of the team, we prayerfully build a mission that will effectively serve the churches for this short amount of time. Our desire is not to bring our own agenda but to invest in and amplify the work of those who are faithfully committed to that mission field long after we travel back to ours. In the months leading up to lift off we prayerfully get ourselves organized for our assigned tasks as team members.
Now, in the final week, we are all keenly aware of the need to intensify our prayer. Yes, we need to be ready for anything, but we just need to be ready. Our attitudes, our covering, our sensitivity to the Spirit, and our health must be primed for non-stop action. That amount of spiritual preparation requires a joining with the rest of our family. Thank you for sending us out. Thank you for being with us. We know we will be needed on the ground. We need the church to know that they are needed in the air. What we know is that God is good and we are not alone. He has a mission for us to accomplish and He has provided us with a household who now actively supports us by sending us out in power.
