Tuesday, February 10, 2009
It has been almost a year since the plans for American Baptist Women’s Ministries Mission Encounter Tour have been started. I remember last February, 2008 making my reservations to go plan with our missionaries the tour in which we are now taking.The thirteen women who will be making this trip are from Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Montana, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. Five of these participants are AB Women Presidents.
We have met here in Miami getting to know each other, celebrating three birthdays and having devotions and prayer. Our flight will be leaving for Nicaragua at 3:15 this afternoon, and there is excitement in the air and to see what God has planned for us to see and learn.
As we begin this journey, I am reminded of the trips the disciples made as they began to share the love of Jesus throughout the country side. I pray we will be ambassadors for Jesus as we worship, share, pray and have fun with those we meet.
Your continued support through prayer and checking the blog each day is welcomed. God has been with each of us as we have prepared not only in the things we’ve packed but through much prayer. He is before us, in back of us and beside us as we travel to Nicaragua and Costa Rica
Come and join us through the blog as we travel. There might be times the internet connections will not be available, but when we are at a place we can send our stories, please stop in and visit.
Talk to you later.
Chris Marziale
International Ministries Consultant to AB Women’s Ministries
Mission Encounter Tour Coordinator
