From Janet

To our church family -

It's Sunday night - 10:30 p.m.
Today has been an.............interesting day.  Lots of different emotions. I'm so excited by the hope of what God will do through and in us, stilled by the spiritual warfare circling around us, happy to be sharing the experience with my husband, happy for the work of the Holy Spirit that has convicted us to go, sad to be leaving the people (and doggie) I love, convicted by the realization that I am overly attached to these earthly things, and on and on and on.

Mostly though, I just wanted to tell you all how much our Christmas worship service meant to me this morning.  The many, genuine well wishes and commitments to pray for our team were so touching.  I really feel like we're all doing this together as a church. Some of us are going, some of us have given money to help those who are going, some are staying behind to pray, some gave items that we'll be taking to those in need half way across the world, etc, etc, etc.  The commissioning prayer that we all shared together was encouraging and empowering.   Thank you for loving us.  Thank you so much for your prayers.  PLEASE remember to continue in them. Our efforts will be utterly empty and powerless if not touched by the power of God.

I am anxious to come home and tell you all about what God did. I pray this will be the beginning of missionary zeal within our church. I know I need it in my own life.