Flexible

Flexible - (adj) Capable of being bent, usually without being broken

This was the theme of the Concert of Prayer last night, and it has glimpses of being an enduring theme of the trip to Guatemala as well. To keep the list short, we've had last minute changes to the team as well as what seems to be a million details that need harnessed and organized. But through it all, God's not going to let us fall. As the definition above states, he will bend and twist and push and stretch us, but, and this is the beautiful part, he will not break us. We will never face a trial that is more than we can bear, and God knows that (that we won't break) even before we look that trial dead in the face for the first time.

As the 27 teens and leaders on the team enter the trip and even prepare for it, please keep the team as a whole and each of the individuals in your prayers. Each team member is entering the trip with different struggles, different expectations, different attitudes, different fears. Throughout the trip, our hope is to be able to blog each night on our team's blog: www.2009guatemalabound.blogspot.com. Three members or so will write of the day's adventures, challenges, highlights, and conversations. My hope is to steal some time each day and write on this blog of my personal encounters, struggles, and accomplishments.