So one week to go....
Hello one and all, we are all very excited we have reached the one week mark! We start taking our malaria tablets today, and in the middle of the week we will be shopping for items to take for the children - what an adventure! If you are the praying type we would love it if you send a few prayers our way over the week (and of course over the next two weeks after that) Here are the things we would value prayer on at the moment.
Travel
Flight details
Outward
We leave Beulah at 2.30pm on
Monday the 23rd of July (we are leaving a lot of time as otherwise we would
catch London in rush hour!) We have a 3-hour check in and fly out at 9.25pm
from Heathrow and arrive in Mumbai 9 hours and 50 mins later. We have a change
over of 1 hour and 40 mins in which we need to collect bags, go through
security and get to the other terminal via a free shuttle bus (not much time
for all this so please pray we make it alright!) We then fly from Mumbai to
Kolkata, which will take about 2 hours and 40 min arriving in Kolkata at 3.20pm
India time on the 24th of July.
Incoming
We fly from Kolkata on the 7th of
Aug 8.40pm India time and arrive in Mumbai 2 hours 35 later at 11.15pm. We have
2 hours 30 mins for a change over and leave Mumbai at 1.45am arriving in
Heathrow at 6.45am on the 8th of August where family members will be picking up
a group of very tired people!
We also pray for safety when
traveling around Kolkata.
Health
Please pray the team remains
healthy whilst out in India. We pray that anyone who does become ill would make
a speedy recovery and our work would not be harmed through illness. We pray for
team members with existing medical conditions the conditions would cause any
adverse effects and they can continue to serve fully.
Team relationships
We pray for a culture of love and
honesty between the team. We pray that God is in the midst and his presence is
close to us. We pray that difficulties can be over come and that we would chose
to love one another above all in every circumstance. May God bring us closer
together supporting one another and facing new challenges in unity.
For the people we will work with
Our Itinerary is already planned
between BMS England and the mission center in Kolkata. We don't know precisely
what we will be doing while we are out there as will have the opportunity to
discuss the program once we have arrived. We do know that we will be working
mainly with the Good News Education Mission (GNEM) teaching children in a
mobile school. We will work at Entally girls home, visit the freest factory and
help out at the little sisters of the poor - home for the elderly. We pray in confidence
that God has gone before us and pray that we will touch the lives of all we
come in contact with showing them the love of Jesus.
Confidence
We pray for a filling of the Holy
Spirit that we will be filled with God’s power to do the work required of us
and the strength to face new challenges.
Protection
We would like you to pray the
following verses over us that we were given through servants with Jesus. Please
pray God’s protection on us mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually through
the name of Jesus.
Psalm 5
V11b - Spread your protection
over them that those who love your name may rejoice in you.
V12 - For surely, O Lord, you
bless the righteous, you surround them with your favor as with a shield.
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