Chile!

We leave this Saturday for Chile! I can't believe it's almost here already! It doesn't seem real yet... it probably won't until we are getting on the plane.

We will be working with a team of 34 people from all over the US and Canada at a girls orphanage in Santiago. We are working with Vision for Chile and will be doing various building projects and spending some time with the girls there. I will be working in the kitchen a lot, as I agreed to be head cook for the two weeks. Yikes! I am a little nervous, as I have never cooked for that many people before, but I am excited, and from what I have heard I will have some good, experienced help on my team! I have spent the last few weeks putting together menus and recipes and shopping lists, and I feel almost ready. Ok, not really, but I know that God is really the one in charge, and that things will work out. :)

It takes a looooooooooong time to get to Chile... about 18 hours total travel time!! We fly from Boise to Salt Lake, then to Atlanta, then overnight to Santiago, Chile.

Please keep us and the rest of the team in your prayers for the next few weeks.

Some things you can pray for are:

• Safety as we travel, and as we work
• Unity among the team members
• Ability to communicate despite language barriers
• For God to prepare the hearts of those we are trying to reach
• For humility and willingness to serve where needed
• For wisdom for me in my leadership role in the kitchen

We return home on October 21st. I will try to post pictures as soon as possible after we return!

*I was going to try to post the pictures from our road trip to Arizona, Nevada & the Grand Canyon before we leave, but it doesn't look like that is going to happen. I will have to do it when we get back... our computer is going to the computer doctor while we're gone, so hopefully it will run much faster and make posting much easier when we return!