Our trip has gotten off to a tremendous start, and it is obvious that the Lord's hand is in this and His spirit is with us. We all hate the Atlanta airport and the 2 hours or so that it takes to move a group this size with this much luggage through check-in and security. However, God declared Himself even there, using the testimony and smiles of the group to speak His name. One agent dismissed a very large extra baggage fee, another agent moved some of us (that had been delayed) to the head of the security line, and one agent weighed four boxes, then declared that "everything else is 50 lbs and the right size -- we don't need to weigh all these because they are supplies for the camp".
Greatest of all, another Delta agent who admired our shirts praised the blessed name of Jesus out loud as the Savior who died on the cross for her sins. This was in front of the few hundred people in the security line! We hope that she still has her job today, but are praising the Lord that we still have the freedom to declare His name in public. In our team prayer time on Thursday night,. we specifically prayed for God's stuff that we were carrying to the Dominican Republic and our time at the airport -- He can take care of his own!
Another praise is that when we got here, it appeared that very few suitcases had been opened by TSA -- and none of the camp supply boxes had been opened at all! Additionally, Abel & Rebecca's musical instruments, recording equipment and computer and accessories were not bothered, nor were they charged any customs fees for the equipment -- another miracle! We are excited that with such a good start, God is going to bless tremendously this week. We are more prepared at this point in time than we have ever been for a camp.
We have spent Saturday in final preparations for classes, and will do visitation this (Saturday) afternoon. Please pray that God is working on hearts even now, as the kids begin arriving Sunday afternoon, and the real work begins.
In the blessed name of Christ, and in anticipation of great fruit,
Debbie, for the Dominican Mission Team.
Sounds so good! Enjoyed this post. Asking God to continue to bless this trip!
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