The time is flying by....only 34 days left! We have been continuing to stay in contact with the group from California to get to know them better and planning more details of our stay. We found out that the transportation cost is much higher than we were expecting, so that is a slight set back as we try to raise money. So other than that for now, we just have a few more prayer requests.

*Pray for continued financial support, especially with the added cost of transportation.

*Pray for us as we try to get to know the California team from across the country.

*Pray for us to have continued strength to finish the school year.

praying and planning

In 47 short days, we will be in Montego Bay, Jamaica! Our journey to Jamaica started back in November when Amy heard about an orphanage in Jamaica from a couple in her church in Orange City, Iowa and then again from the founder of the same orphanage in chapel at Northwestern College. Soon after these ideas were planted, Amy casually asked Emily and Susan if they would like to go to Jamaica in the summer. After much praying and planning, we all decided that this was something we felt God calling us to do. Our plans changed a few weeks into the planning process as things were not working out with the orphanage at which we planned to work. However, God was faithful in guiding us to Fairhaven Christian Retreat Center in Montego Bay, which is where we will be staying during our time in Jamaica. Fairhaven works with Jamaica Link Ministries to place us in a place where we are needed while trying to meet the needs and desires of our group. We hope to be working in orphanages as well as a deaf school, along with possibly doing a Vacation Bible School. God has been so amazing and His timing to bring us to Fairhaven for the same three weeks as a group of four college students from California is unbelievable.
Here is a list of things that you can be praying for.
*Pray that God is working in the hearts of the people with whom we come into contact in Jamaica and that He would be preparing them even now to hear what He might have to say to them through our team.
*Praise God for the financial support that we have been blessed with so far and continue to pray for continued support.
*Pray for us as we continue planning this trip while all living hours apart from each other.