Mexico 2009: Sunday, June 21
Pray for a sense of God’s majesty, glory, and worldwide Kingship, as we worship together with Mexican believers at a local church. (Rev. 7:9-10)
Pray for team member Jon Cameron.
June, 2009
Mexico- Day 1
Hey everybody! Its Abby here to update you on our trip so far. Yesterday was essentially our first day of the trip. It mostly involved traveling for the day. We met at the church at 12:30 and took off from Cleveland Hopkins Airport at 3:30. Our flight was calm without any problems. We then had an hour layover in Houston where we would then catch our connecting flight to Oaxaca. However, we encountered some unexpected seating problems when boarding. Apparently, they had oversold the flight to Oaxaca which meant that one of us would have to stay back and take the flight the next day. Jon Cameron ended up staying back in Houston but thankfully he was rewarded a voucher for future flying. It wasn’t exactly how it was supposed to run but God had different plans and everything worked out from there. Our flight to Oaxaca was actually a lot more interesting (at least for me). It was a smaller plane (with free sandwiches might I add!) and flying over the water and through some thunderstorms made the trip that much more enjoyable. Once we arrived in Oaxaca, Mike and Joan Ross and Juan-Carlos (a neighbor and friend) picked us up and drove us back to their house. We got there around 10 and (much to our elation) had an incredible meal. Plane food can only hold you over for so long, after all. After calling our parents we all headed off to bed with the girls staying at the Ross’s and the boys staying at Juan-Carlos’s house. This morning, we all woke up to the smell of bacon and coffee and all filed into the dining room for breakfast. Our plans for the rest of the day involve going to church, eating out for lunch, touring the city a bit and then planning and packing for our trip to Amoltopec tomorrow (Oh! and picking up Jon of course). Please continue to pray that our plans for the week would run smoothly, that Jon would arrive safely, and for the word of God to be presented effectively by our serving here in Mexico. This just about concludes our first day overview of Mexico but the rest of the team will be blogging throughout the week. Until then! : )
~Abby Butts~
Mexico 2009: Saturday, June 20
Pray that the Lord would prepare our hearts for the work He has planned for us. Pray that we would trust Him, whether travel plans go smoothly or not.
(Psalm 121:7-8)
Pray for Team Member Abby Butts.
OAX: Mexico 2009
As many of you know, in a few short days, a team of 6 of our high schoolers and 3 leaders will be heading to Oaxaca, Mexico on a mission trip. We’ll be working with a few different local churches in the area, helping to both refurbish some church buildings and serve at a Vacation Bible School. Our hope in going is that we can encourage some of the believers there, and also have our eyes opened to see something of God’s majesty, as we interact with other people from a different country and a different culture who still worship the same Jesus.
Because we believe that God himself hears and listens to the cries of his children, we’d really appreciate you joining us on this trip by praying for us. Towards this end, we made up a prayer calendar that follows the schedule of our trip, with a different request for each day. Please download it and pray for us! And then check back to this site next week, as each day, someone from our team will be blogging about what went down, and what we’re looking forward to! 
SI on the Road
Join us this Thursday (6/18) at Solon Park for a cookout! Bring $5 for food and a friend!
Freshmen Rafting Pics
The new freshmen just got back from an amazing weekend hanging out in PA and going white water rafting. Check out the pictures from our trip down the Lower Yough! We are boats 600, 660, 685 and 686. What’s your favorite one? Personally, I like Zach’s look of terror in this one…
