Leaving.. on a jet plane...

Well.. the time has arrived! Wednesday morning at 5:45am we will be leaving YWAM Salem and heading for our final destination of Bontoc, Philippines! This is pretty much the last time I will be able to get on the computer before we leave. My mind cannot wrap around how quickly our lecture phase went by.. it's such a wonderful blur of hardships, growth, community, and learning. I am SO thankful for our time here.. I know we were led by the Holy Spirit to be where we were at the right time.. and I can't imagine what life would look like at this point without this part of the journey completed. I feel like this is so incredibly cliche  because so many others that have been through some type of dts say the same thing but... I am different. I have changed.. there have been a few times where I have been in conversations and stop for a minute to realize that I said something that I would have never said before. My perspective has changed. My passion is deeper. I feel absolutely enamored with my Father God. My primary goal in setting aside this time for Crossroads was to build the foundations of my faith up. To make them strong & unshakeable. And I feel like this is happening, praise God!

This next part of the journey.... is exciting. I would be lying if I said I wasn't a nervous, stressed out ball of anxiety- but for the most part it's all geared towards good things- and as long as I keep mentally reciting Phillippians  4:6 I think I will be OK. I realized that this will be the longest amount of time I have spent away from my family- specifically my parents- and if you know me you know how much I genuinely love my parents & enjoy spending time with them- it's going to be hard not to see their faces for 2 months!

I am excited to transition from  in-reach phase to outreach phase. I am stoked to have the opportunity to minister to others and work with our amazing team. I can't wait to see all of our kids loving on the people of the Philippines.. there is most definitely something special about each child on our team- they all clearly have a unique, God-given anointing upon them.

So.. there it is. We have heard the call and here we go! Please pray for us as we have 31 hours of travel ahead of us: 3 flights, 3 countries, 2 lay-overs, & 2 long bus rides. We are going to need an abundance of grace, patience, energy & love.

Other prayer needs:

- for those on our team who are staying in the states- blessing upon them!
-that we be completely, 100% flexible to God's plan instead of our own
-  homesickness & missing our families-  (Bella won't see her daddy for 2 months!)
- health & safety
- divine appointments throughout the entire trip

I love you all.. thank you again for supporting us on this journey in all the ways you have. I can't wait to catch up when we return!
XOXO
Trina & Bella