67 days till we gather in the Dominican Republic.
Plans are moving ahead quickly now. We have our flight reservations, hotel in Chicago, prescription medicines, OTC's (thank you Thadd!), and I have everyone's passport information for those flying from O'Hare.
I'll share some thoughts from an earlier devotion.
Fleas
The ten Boom family were Christians in Nazi-occupied Holland. Through their faith, they began hiding Jews in their home. The entire family was arrested and sent to the Ravesensbruck camp. Corrie and her sister, Betsie, were separated from their parents whom they never saw again.
A few weeks after their arrival Corrie and Betsie were moved into a different barracks at the Concentration Camp. Corrie was dismayed to find it infested with fleas, however, Betsie immediately prayed thanking God for the fleas. Within several days the prisoners found that the Nazi guards would not enter their barracks because of the fleas. They were then able to hold Bible studies.
The amazing thing to me is that Betsie thanked God before she realized what the flea infestation meant.
Fleas will come in many forms during our mission: cold showers (or no showers), long lines at the airport, ever-changing travel requirements, long rides in a bus with no suspension, strange food, long hours of work, inability to communicate, and all the other "fleas" we may come in contact with across our short-term mission.
Now is the time to go before the Lord and ask Him for the strength to "be thankful" before we know why.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ. Do not quench the Spirit; do not despise prophetic utterance. But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good; abstain from every form of evil. Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass." NASB
~Roxanne
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