Philippines!

I am going to the Philippines!

This last week has been absolutely crazy, and the busiest by far. Teams were announced on Tuesday, and we had our first team time on Wednesday. As a team, we chose a verse for this upcoming season. The verse we have chosen is Habakuk 1:5:

"Look at the nations and watch—
and be utterly amazed.
For I am going to do something in your days
that you would not believe,
even if you were told."
- Habakuk 1:5

On Saturday, we competed in our teams in the "Amazing Trek Race." This consisted of approximately fourteen hours of running all over Abbotsford competing in various challenges. It was a lot of fun, with some moments of healthy frustration and extreme exhaustion mixed in! An event like this placed us in a stressful team environment, forcing us to learn how we each respond to stress, in order to better be able to work together as a team and serve each other on the field. It was a really good experience, and despite how exhausted we were, a lot of fun!

This week we will be doing a lot of sessions on team building, as well as an all night prayer on Friday. I am really looking forward to that time of worship, hearing from other missionaries, and interceding for the nations.

A few prayer requests would be:
1. Endurance, as we are all starting to wear down. That we would have the stamina and mental endurance to process everything we are being taught.
2. That God would continue to move in us individually, in our teams, and as a group, and that we would be constantly learning, growing, and moving closer to Him.
3. For our team leaders - that God would bless them with wisdom and discernment, and that He would grant them special favour.