Heading to Ukraine

After months and months of preparation, today is finally the day we leave for Ukraine.  Lea and I will depart from Greensboro around 2:00 and meet up with Shelby in Atlanta for a 5:30 flight.  The fact that we even have flights today is an answer to prayer.  Hurricane Earl threatened to interrupt our flights and on the recommendation of Delta, we did some rearranging of our schedules.  This flight schedule is not near as convenient, but God answered our prayers for flights that allowed all three of us to match up together and even have seats together (and the icing on the cake - they are not in the middle of the row).

This trip has been met with all kinds of spiritual warfare - so pray for the team as we put on the armor of God and go forward to what God has laid before us.  We know that Satan wants to destroy and distort and we pray that we do not allow Satan any opportunity.

Today, pray for safe and uninterrupted travels.  Pray for stamina as we will not arrive in Kiev until 10:00 AM Saturday morning (EST) - and the majority of the time that our bodies think it is night time, is to be spent in the Amsterdam airport for a 5 hour layover.

Continue for God to miraculously provide the needed permissions for the final two conferences.  We will not quit praying for these permissions until the time has passed.  We are prepared to teach, and yet if God does not move mightily, we are prepared to spend the time in prayer walking.  Pray that our attitudes and countenance will not falter.

Pray for Scott as he plays Mr. Mom and Dad over the next 11 days.  Pray for Zach, Hannah, and Alex as they deal with a change in routine.  Pray that our house sells while I am gone.

Pray for Herman and Gerald as their wives are away. 

Check back regularly for updates on the trip and prayer requests - we cannot wait to see all that God has prepared for us!

Cindy

(join Lea and I at the Greensboro airport at 12:30 near the Delta counter to send us off with prayer - prayer is the backbone of this trip)