An informative e-mail of many colors... (if you get this twice I am very sorry!)
just...@gmail.com
Ok I lied... there will be no colors in this email... :o) Sorry!
First off MERRY CHRISTMAS! I can't believe that it's almost
Christmas... time has been flying by and I am constantly amazed at the
work that God has been doing in my own life, and in the lives of the
people here. (I know Chris is in the very same boat!)
Chris and I were talking, just tonight, and we both agreed that if we
could only walk away with one thing from DTS that we could walk away at
this very moment. Here at DTS we've discovered what it really means
to hear God. We are starting to hear his voice everyday and we are
noticing that the type of relationship that we have with God,
individually of course, is now defined by him and not by speakers or
leaders or anything else, other than him. It has been AMAZING.
Just so you guys know, if you don't already, we have a blog up that
we've been updating a bunch since we've been here. It's located
at (http://dtstraveljournal.blogspot.com) and it has pictures and
stories and what not of our trip here. Just check the left hand column
and click on a month and see pictures and our thoughts.
We've been so busy with everything. With lecture, classes, outreach
preparation, fun traveling, loving the people here, but now we are
nearing the end of our lecture phase and we are entering into OUTREACH
MODE!
For those of you that don't know Chris and I will be going to
different places. Chris will be going to Chiang Mai, Thailand. I will
be headed to Batdambang, Cambodia. It is definitely going to be a good
time and we are both expecting to come back with stories that will rock
our socks off... and yours as well.
The travel plans, if you'd like to know, are as follow:
December 23 - Leave Kona on a plane, we will fly into Tokyo, Japan.
December 24 - Arrive in Tokyo (we loose an entire day because of the
International Date Line) after a short 3 hour lay over we will depart
to Thailand.
December 25 - Arrive in Thailand; as an entire school we will spend
Christmas together in Thailand. It will be great fun, but all of you
will be sorely missed.
December 26 - Each Outreach team will go through orientation in their
respective ministry areas and we will all depart.
We are psyched for what God is going to do in us, through us, and
around us as we wait on him. We love you guys so much and we thank you
for your prayers and for your love as we go through this new journey in
our lives.
Chris and I really can't show our love and support for you guys
accurately... so we've done something heartfelt and cheesy... here is
a picture from us... to you!
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b353/justyibe/heart.jpg
We love you! :o)
>From this point out we will be posting updates through this email
program, or through the blogs regarding Outreach. If you want to e-mail
us... feel free too we'd love that! :o)
The site [ever-living.com] is no longer up because of the lack of
funds. So please update your bookmarks to the blog
(http://dtstraveljournal.blogspot.com)
-Justin and Chris-
--Prayer Points--
That God will:
-Ready our hearts, bringing unity to our teams.
-Prepare the way for us breaking through things that need to be broken.
-Protect us as we travel and as we are there in the country.
-Speak to us and change us as we walk in His ways.
-Speak to us regarding what we need to do AFTER Outreach.