Vamos a Guatemala!

The summer "camping" season is officially here! Young Life/WyldLife summer opportunities provide a great extension from a year of ministry, and a great intro into the next year. As of right now, 25o kids from Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills will be coming on trips with us. What does that number mean? It means a lot of kids will be coming face to face with their Creator in new, different, and signficant ways. Praise God for those opportunities--I am expecting great things.

Our first trip of the summer is our annual mission trip to partner with Vida Joven (YL) in Guatemala City. We have a group of 27 students, 7 dads, and 5 leaders heading down Saturday night on a redeye out of O'Hare. I would really appreciate prayers, and here are some ways to focus those prayers:

1) Safety: from the flight to our work in some rough neighborhoods, pray for protection.
2) Unity: that the group comes together, and that new and deeper bonds are formed.
3) Humility: that our group approaches the trip with an attitude of service and desire to understand the beauty that is Guatemalan culture and custom.
4) Transformation: that authentic transformation occurs within each person on the trip--that God would draw us all closer to him in unexpected ways.

We're hoping to update my blog throughout the week with pictures and stories from the job sites. Thanks in advance for your prayers!