One Week!!!!

I can't believe how fast time has flown by!

One week from now I'll be arriving at the Philadelphia airport to check in and go through all the hoopla of checking my bags and going through security and eventually boarding my first flight. To be perfectly honest all of the "pre-flight" stuff and then changing planes and layovers scares me more than the flying itself. I don't mind flying, I actually kind of enjoy it. Being up there in the clouds makes me feel a little closer to heaven and a little closer to my creator. There is a lot said about the Heavens in scripture here are a few I found that I enjoy.

"The heavens proclaim his righteousness and all the peoples see his glory" - Psalm 97:6

"For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts." - Isaiah 55:9

"For as high as the heavens are above, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him." - Psalm 103:11

"The heavens declare the glory of God, the sky above proclaims his handiwork." - Psalm  19:1

Aren't those verses great! And there are many more! So for me the flying is fine, but all the ground stuff is what makes me nervous.That being said, if you would please pray that the Lord will calm my nerves about the security and customs, and changing planes. Pray that it goes smoothly and that I won't be anxious or worry.  (I know there are verses on those subjects too.)

Tomorrow at church I will be commissioned. For those that aren't aware of what that means, my church family will have a chance to hear a little about what I'll be doing and when I'm going etc., and then the elders deacons and Pastors will take time to pray over me.  I'm looking forward to it!

Other Prayer Request:

• I know it sounds simple, but packing feels like a huge deal. Traveling within the US is one thing, it's easy to go and find things you forgot. But international travel is a whole other story. Pray that I can remember what I need to pack and that I am able to fit it all in one suit case without being over the 50 pound limit. 
• Once again pray that the changing of planes and such will go smoothly and not make me too nervous. 
• Pray for the team as this is crunch week to get everything together and prepare our hearts for the trip. 
• Pray for team unity as most of us have never met, our first meeting for most of us will be at the Detroit airport. 
• Lastly pray for my family and grandma. My grandma (who is nearly 96) was diagnosed with heart failure last year, she has been gradually getting worse over the last couple of months. She is under hospice care, she uses oxygen almost all the time and gets short of breath very easily. I don't know that her life on this earth will be much longer, but I hope and pray that she will make it until October 8th. So I can tell her all about my trip since she has supported me and been excited for me this entire time. Pray that her health will be maintained for the next couple of weeks and that she will be as comfortable as possible. She has recently been retaining lots of fluid which makes it difficult to breathe, pray that the meds work to take the fluid and weight off.