BIG DAY, ON THEIR WAY

SENEGAL15 Travel Team checks in at Sea-Tac Airport this morning

Corralling a herd of suitcases filled with everything from soccer balls to gift bags for sponsored Wolof children to birthday napkins, the SENEGAL15 Travel Team flew out of Seattle a little before noon today. After weeks of preparation, they are on their way to share God's message of hope with the Wolof people of Senegal.

"I'm excited and ready to join the Lord in His work," says Team Member Debbie Jones. "It's going to be great to see what He has done and is going to do while we are there."

Fighting a cold, but more than ready for her first trip to Senegal, Kristin Serniotti sums up her preflight excitement in a word. "Numb!" she says with a big grin.

Next stop: JFK Airport; then around 9:30 pm (EST), nonstop to Dakar. Click here for the full itinerary.

From John

John Mason, Pastor at Mountain View

We're finally on our way! As we wing our way over Canada en route to JFK International in New York, I'm having a sensation I've had several times before. The hectic pace of home, work and the holidays is suddenly no longer a reality. Life is unexpectedly simpler! The phone is no longer ringing, emails are not streaming in and family requests for time and attention are strangely absent. Our Team is privileged to focus on just a few things . . . our relationships with one another and the mission God has set           before us. 

Kris has provided us with a day-by-day devotional guide for our trip. Today's instructions encourage us to reflect on what the gift of salvation means to us. For me, I'm noticing today that there has never been a point in my life in Christ (for the last 44 years or so!) when I needed to wonder if there was a point to it all. God has always assured me that He is doing something, calling me forward into a new adventure of discipleship and mission. Today I'm grateful for this.  

I'm anticipating that this trip to Africa will be yet another step on a journey with Jesus. And while God's plans are inscrutable (beyond figuring out), I'm confident that He's using us to do something important. 

  

We are so grateful that you are reading this blog! We are EVEN MORE grateful for your prayers! So far, everyone is healthy and cheerful. So keep the home fires burning. We'll report to you about our arrival in Dakar.

John

 

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