10
Jun
2010
Here comes the June Kenya Team
Ready or Not: Another team from NewSpring Church is heading to Kenya today. It is crazy to realize that a team just returned from Kenya at the end of last month and we have another team leaving today to hang out with our Kenyan friends. We can be a part of this June Kenya team by partnering with them in prayer. We can pray for this team of 30 folks as they travel over to Kenya on Thursday & Friday and definitely pray for the team as they minister all next week. As a recent team member to a NewSpring Kenya trip, I realize the importance of those praying for us daily back home. I promise – it is huge! I would love for you to even pray for the individual team members by name over the next 10 days.
NewSpring June Kenya Team: Jake Beaty, Andrew Sentell, Mary Kathryn Hodges, Katelyn Bridges, Marie Cantrell, Lexie Hall, Andrew Wall, Matthew White, Walker Reed, Daniel Young, Paul Parker, Thomas Langley, Jessica Bailey, Deann Parker, Joey West, William Jolly, Taryn Welden, Alexandria Lewis, John Hardy, Brantley Bell, Heather Cox, Wendy Fortier, Brooke Jackson, Liz Atkinson, Mollie Hyder, Brooke George, Rachel Ethun, Kristine Medlock, Anna Burgess, and Jessie Jones.
How you can pray for the June Kenya Team?
-Traveling time. The team will be flying most of Thursday and Friday to Kenya. Once they arrive in Kenya they will be traveling by bus for several hours each day. Obviously they will have a busy week and then a long bus ride back to Nairobi and another long flight back home to the U.S. Pray for their safety.
-Flexibility & Patience. It is easy to become impatient and not very flexible when you get out of your “comfort zone” and get placed in a stressful situation. Pray that our team is flexible with each other as well as all those around them.
-Morning Devotions & Evening Debriefs. Each morning will start with a group devotion to get the team focused on the Lord and prepared for the upcoming day. Pray for God to bless this time and allow Jake Beaty (the team leader) to share God’s Word in a powerful way to challenge & encourage the team. The evening debriefs are a great way to wrap up the day and allow a time to unpack what God is doing in your head & heart with the rest of your teammates. Pray that each member will participate during this time and allow God to begin the refining process of this trip. These evening debriefs are so, so important in the overall success of this trip. What God does during this time collectively – as well as individually – is incredible. Pray! Pray! Pray!
-Work Days in the community. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday will be busy days for the team as they are working on several things in Kenya. The team will be doing several projects at a school located in the Segera area called Uaso Nyiro Primary School. One team will be working on the construction of a kitchen and the other team will be working with the students & teachers at the school. You can pray for the relationships that are being formed during these work days and especially for “open doors” to share the gospel.
-The overall success of the trip. Pray them up!
