On the Road Again

This weekend Christa will be on the move again. As the Smith family begins a much needed excursion to the Western US, and Christa will meet two new host families--the Joneses and their three daughters and the Antinozzis who are expecting their first child this fall. During the week she will help to prepare for day camps at Renaissance Church in Montreal, which meets in a cineplex. Next Saturday she boards a Greyhound bus through Ottawa to her next stop of Maniwaki. Sunday John leaves for a week of World Changers near Anchorage, Alaska. The 67 World Changers and PowerPlant staffers are realizing that prayers for safety are like air to their teams, as two of their SUV's have experienced flat tires and one team joined a four-car pileup. All are safe and sound. But the launching of the first projects of summer '06 is looming on Saturday with the themes "At Work" for the construction missions and "Reflect" for the church planters. The 16 teams expect to encounter 20,000 students/adults plus untold numbers of residents, neighbors, and city officials. Let's join Rob Mullins in the challenge he isued at the Commissioning and lift them up to take advantage of their brief time to make an impact: "We always thank God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ when we pray for you" (Col. 1:3). Pray for a positive outlook when stuff happens, since God has an answer before/during/after the storm (James 1). Then breathe the Spirit's power of overcoming, inspirational love over all they do (1 Cor. 13:4-7). Finally, pray that the staffers will ask, What could God do with my life if I were 100% committed? As they dream BIG, prevail on our AWESOME God to reveal Himself doing a new thing in/around them.