1. Worship – I love the worship time. We sing songs, really get centered on God and why we would even go on this trip in the first place and Katie is an awesome worship leader, not to mention old school, which means we get to rock out to “Awesome God” and “As the Dear” and “Shout to the Lord.” We’re bringing back Rich Mullins, yeah!!!
2. Fundraising – Or as we like to call it “fun-raising”. Below are pictures of our Vietnamese Dinner/Poker Fundraiser. It was incredibly fun (needless to say), connected a lot of our Converge community with different communities, the conversations (which are the relationship) lasted until 2:00 AM, and really provided a shot in the arm for team unity…and this is just our pre-trip fundraising, wait till we get back! There will be post-trip fundraising report night as well…Silent Auction? I don’t think Sabastian could participate in this! Poker Night Part II? SEAM Team Swimsuit Calendar? You’ll have to wait and see!!!
3. Converge – I want to say that Converge folks have really, really, really stepped up to support us. I’m not just talking financially, although that has been HUGE!!! Tiffany has cooked us a couple of DELICIOUS meals and Esther has been at our meetings, training and preparing us for conflict resolution (with Sabastian). She helped us write our testimonies, she’s putting together a prayer chain and collecting our emergency information. You two are an integral part of this team, and even though you won’t be traveling with us, I appreciate your contributions so much. Thank you.
4. The SEAM Team – Ya’ll have really stepped up. I had my doubts in the beginning, but ever since Winnie, our prayer coordinator made a prayer request regarding team unity, I really feel us starting to gel. We laugh so much together that Katie can’t stop smiling. She’s even created this blog so we can share our thoughts with you all. Thank you to Donna, the ultimate host, and Sab for pointing me in the right direction, leading devotions on the trip and for taking care of Thailand logistics, Hieu for helping out at the fundraiser and being the videographer, and really everyone, Vincent, Mom, Owen, Julie, Chiffon, Seth, Josh & Kaleb who are doing their part, but even more than that, I feel are willing to do whatever it takes, an attitude that will come in quite handy when we’re off doing God knows what!
5. Supporters – Holy crap! I wanted anyone and everyone to know what God is doing in SE Asia, and so I sent anyone and everyone a support letter. And ya’ll have responded in a huge way. I don’t take lightly being a great steward of what ya’ll contribute to what God is doing in SE Asia and I promise you’ll have a full report on my return. I am humbled by your generosity, I feel loved, and beyond this trip, I feel confident in stepping out from behind myself into even bigger things that God is calling me into because of the support of you all, my community. I love you guys.
"SEAMS" too good to be true??? Luv the pun!! Very punny indeed :)
ReplyDeleteGreat job with the Poker Night Fundraiser. We had oodles of fun!