The NLG-France Team elves are packing, packing, packing - groaning at the weight of 12 suitcases, wondering how-on-earth we are going to get all this stuff to France and still have room for ohhhh....junk like...clothes and maybe...shoes...or coats........ We seem to giggle a lot- which is good - because there is much sickness, stress, and hurdles for all of us to overcome before our plane leaves Thursday afternoon. Getting 6 busy women out of the country a few weeks before Christmas is rough but we know there is great work ahead and many, many blessings to give and receive.
Please follow our blog- we will attempt to get photos to entertain you - and we welcome your comments- though we will be checking them and approving them the next day. Remember we are serving a restricted population so much of our communication might seem vague or hard to understand - hang with us, you'll get it. Imagine us winking and using hand motions... We will be doing a lot of work with women and children as well as some community activities and other things I can't share:)
How to pray for us: safe and efficient travel - to be stuck in Amsterdam - or even worse, Detroit, is no fun and eats into our work hours on the field. Protection from our enemy - spiritual darkness is real - and alive and well at our destination. We need covered! Genuine love and compassion for, and friendship with, the people we are going to serve - the workers and the community members. The practical needs at home - even with us out of the country there is work to be done, gifts to buy, tasks to accomplish, meals to cook - life goes on and we are not there to help! No matter how great our trip, it IS true - there is NO PLACE LIKE HOME - so pray against homesickness! Pray for good health - we can't afford to be sick and need to be able-bodied and alert for two whole weeks! And yes, we have a GREAT group of ladies but live with anyone in a teeny-tinyFrench hotel for two weeks and you'll soon realize we need a big heap of grace and a LOT of prayer for unity!
That's it for now - pray for us Thursday afternoon, 12/4 and I'll post our first entry from France as soon as I can get to the computer - ohh, sorry, "un ordinateur!" Cindy, for the NLG France Team Gals
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We are praying...YOU GO, GIRLS!!
Heard you all made it there safe! Hope the flight was okay and you are all doing well. Give everyone over there a big hug for me:)
We neeed (I Need) confirmation you all have arrived
PS.I hope you all are sharing the fruit.
TY
we need( I need confirmation)you all have arrived.
PS. I hope you all are sharing the fruit.
TY
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