Just 3 more days!

After all these many months of planning and praying, the morning of our departure is close at hand! If you're anything like me this week, you're running around doing errands, picking up all kinds of last minute items. Soap? Check. Deodorant? Check. Febreze? Check, Check. If these items weren't initially on your list, let my list serve as a reminder. :)

I guess I don't feel all together prepared. There's a lot of unknowns which will only be known once we arrive in New Orleans. Yet at the same time, I've been so grateful for the many people who have assured us of their continued prayers on our behalf. I feel such love and support from our families and our church family alike, and I know that there are many prayer warriors who will be faithfully praying us through.

I once read that prayer is an attitude of our hearts toward God...an attitude of helplessness meant to drive us to Him. I think we all recognize that we are so needy as we approach this trip. We need God to calm our fears...to use us to proclaim His name...to give us the heart of a servant. We need to see people as He does...to love when it's difficult...to forgive when even when we feel justified. And so with just 3 days till our departure, I'm crying out to God, asking Him to show us just how much we need Him.

I discovered an astonishing truth: God is attracted to
weaknesses. He can't resist those who humbly and honestly admit how desperately they need Him. ~ Jim Cymbala

~ Nikki