We’re safe in Houston. Brief layover before completing our journey.
Coed Team is En Route!
Coed Team at LAX
With all 11 team members and their respective MSG (Missionary Support Group) members in attendance, the first-ever Coed team met at LAX.
Pastor Kyle prayed over, and then encouraged each of the team members, reminding them that this is not necessarily about putting up walls with hammers and nails, but a time to bless others with their efforts. Each person was encouraged to stay focused on trying to “listen” to God throughout the trip not only for opportunities to share the love of God, but also to experience it for themselves as they serve.
Men from previous and the upcoming Katrina trip were present to bless, encourage. Chris, who will be returning to Biloxi in a few weeks with the men’s group, said he was not there in an official capacity, but remembers how encouraged he was when he was sent out for his own trip. It was important to him that this team knew how much we supported their efforts.
Returning team members are Team Leader Mo (All previous trips), Steve (all previous trips), Mathias and Frank (both returning since the first Men’s trip)
Helen, Hilda, Joy and Co-Team Leader Carol will be going for the first time. Daryl, Yosh and Pastor Ron will be going to Biloxi for the first time as well.
2010 Support Letters and Response Cards
Sorry we didn’t post this sooner, but here are the Support letters and Response cards we sent out earlier. In case you missed it, you can click on any of these to view/download them.
Click on the following if you’d like to see the:
- Co-ed Support Letter
- Men’s Support Letter
- Response Card
And if you’d like to support us in prayer or otherwise… here’s a
We thank all of you for your support and care. We’ll work hard on your behalf, and for the Glory of God. This is so much more than just hammers and nails, it’s about building lives, communities and hope in Christ.
Tminus 3 Days and Counting…
The co-ed team will be on site soon…we’ll be posting starting Sunday (4/18)
Coed Team Leaves This Weekend!
The Co-ed team, led by Mo and Carol Nakatsui, will be flying out this weekend (4/18/10).
If you can, be part of their commissioning service at our church, Evergreen SGV during the 11am service. you can find directions and more at www.evergreensgv.org
For those of you well wishers that would like to see them off at the airport, they will be gathering Sunday evening at about 9:30p at the Continental Terminal at LAX
Look for us near the check-in area!
Pretrip Thoughts From Helen
This is Helen’s first time on the Trip. She is one of the 4 Ladies on the Coed team.
Hello everyone. I’m really excited for our upcoming Katrina trip next week!
For many of you who do not know me, I’m a 3rd-year PhD student at USC studying pharmaceutical sciences. My everyday task consists of testing the thousands of chemical compounds we have in our lab in human cancer cells. I do a lot of pippeting (mixing small amounts of chemicals together), plan different experiments, make proteins and DNA and sometimes spend months writing grants asking for funding.
I’m glad I will be taking a break from all that and doing something very different in Katrina. Though building homes is not part of my training as a student, I know that it is part of my training as a Christian.
When I was talking to a coworker about my upcoming trip and what I’ll be doing, she said jokingly, “now if this PhD thing doesn’t work out, you have other trades to consider.” I was thinking about that and I’m reminded that it’s not about what I’ll be doing, but rather about who I will be serving. I’m not going because I’m qualified, but because God is using this opportunity to teach me humility and complete trust and dependence on Him.