Open hearts and willing hands

As I am writing this post I realize that I am human. I know to most of you think that makes complete sense but, in planning for this trip I found how much I need God and how much He is control. When I was in Mexico on a mission trip with other kids in our youth group I had found out that most of our plans that we had set for this trip feel apart. So with only a few weeks left our group was left with nothing ahead of us but nine days in Germany. After a lot of praying, seeking God, and just down right desperation we have a "plan" while we are there.

I am really excited for what we will do but at the same time there are a lot of variables with the new plan. Everything is outside, will the weather to cooperate? Everything we are doing depends on people coming to our events, will anyone come? Everything is with a group of German youth, will we get along and work well with them?

Who knows what will happen with this trip. It is new experience for everyone. GEBC first youth trip to Germany, it's their first time to have a short term team come in. It is all very new and fresh so there will be "wrinkles" to work out. But...

The most beautiful thing about all of this, is that our God is bigger then this and we not have to worry! God is God and that is the bottom line. We can trust in Him because he is bigger then any plans I or any team member has. He is bigger then any doubts that we have. He is bigger then any "wrinkles" that come up. Our God is an awesome God and has something very specific for us while we are there. I can only do so much, I am limited to my human ability but God is not limited to anything and so that is why our team is putting our trust in Him.

As our group leaves tonight for Germany, we are clinging onto the one sure thing we know about this trip. God. Our trust is in Him, we are looking toward Him and saying God we are here with open hearts and willing hands to do whatever you ask.

Please pray for safe travels, for God to reveal His plan for us, and that we may be obedient to his calling.

We should be updating this every day or every other day... so please check back and read how God is going to use us and how his plans were better then anything we could think of.

Antho