Getting excited!

As I look at the calendar  I realize that there are just three short weeks left until our team of nine board a jet and head to Mexico to serve at Niños de Mexico!  Wasn't it just January?!?

This will be my third trip to Niños in the past six years.  In some aspects, I know what to expect.  The travel, the food, the cultural  differences, the work we will be doing, etc. In others, I will not.  How will I interact with the children, how will they interact with me?  How will we be blessed by the trip, and what blessings  will we bring? How will we interact and work as a team.  Such a different team than I've been a part of in the past.  How will this experience change us? Grow us?

My last trip I was part of a team with Sammy Goss and Kimberly Perry.  This time, it will be their  husband's,  Nich and Alex.  Of my prior trips, there were teenagers as part of the team.  This team is made up entirely of adults.  How will we be...too serious and all work, since we are a mature group! I hope not!   Luckily,  we have Colby along to help us lighten up a bit! 🙂 Calli was a part of the last team, this year, she's  already at Niños as an intern.  I look forward  to seeing her and the work she is doing.

I also look forward to working together  with Scott, Darrell,  Rose, Cami and Stacy.  I look forward to getting to know the women on this team better, as I have never spent a great amount of time with any of them.  At the end of the week, after sharing a room and bathroom  together, we ladies may be bonded  bit closer than we may want!!  Lol!

I also worry.  I worry about leaving my mom for a week.  I worry about the parents leaving their littles for a week. I worry about the spouses left at home dealing with said littles! I worry about things that I just need to leave at the Lord's feet and let Him do what He does.  REIGN!

I apologize  for the randomness  of this and my thoughts  drifting  in various  directions.  So I  will sign off with a request  that you would pray.  Pray for our team, pray for our families, pray for our trip, pray for the children and pray for the Niños ministry.

God bless you.

Joanna