We leave tomorrow!!!

Well, here we are at a hotel at PDX, waiting to leave early in the morning. Our alarm clock will go off at 4 am - yikes!! I wanted to share some of my thoughts and prayer requests on the eve of our big trip. It was sad to say goodbye to our friends at WCC this morning - we will miss everyone so much! We had a nice lunch with the family, and then our good friend Leiah drove us up here. I have multiple feelings going on - excited - yes absolutely, but pretty anxious as well. I have never been a great traveler - planes make me sick, so I have been praying and have asked many friends to pray as well that I will not get sick and that when we arrive in Dublin on Tuesday morning that we will all be rested enough to tour for the day before checking into our hotel. I have realized over the past week how much I enjoy being at home, so being away for so long is quite nerve-wracking for me. I wanted to share some specific prayer requests for those of you that have committed to pray for us.  Here is the list (according to me!)

*Pray for safety and good health
*Pray that we will be able to find our way around countries.
*Pray for ease of checking into hotels and finding them.
*Pray for our patience with each other (especially in times of extreme stress)
*Pray for our openness to ministry opportunities God presents us with.
***Pray for building up of the relationships within our family.

Lastly, as I have been praying for myself, that we will each connect with God. It would be so easy to get lost in all the things to see and experience and forget to invite God into each day. I am praying that God will show me new and creative ways to connect with Him on this trip. We certainly will be seeing parts of His creation that we have never seen before, and we want to focus our attention on His greatness. 

Thank you for lifting us up in prayer - we need and appreciate it so much!