It Started As A Whispered Prayer...

...on a couch on a wintery January night as I sat in the basement of a friend's house watching the Passion conference online.  Thousands of American college students had gathered in Atlanta to join the vision of Isaiah 26:8.  God has used the messages & worship music of these conferences over the last 10 years to help lay a foundation for who He is & what He is about...which in turn has shaped who I am & what I am about.  As they shared in the announcements before the session that time, they began to talk about the Passion World Tour.  The lightbulb went on in my head as they said South Africa...as I realized that I may be in Swaziland when the world tour would be going on.  I whispered a prayer that God would make a way for our ministry team to go to this conference, somewhat planning in my own mind how it could happen. 
  
But God had other plans and as you are reading this, we're heading to Passion!  The original donor that I approached to support this vision wasn't able to do it, but God brought connections to make it happen.

~ A young boy in Colorado is paying for the tickets for all of our ministry team to go together to the conference.
~ A couple in the South had donated money to our ministry to be used for a staff fellowship event or team builder, so part of that will go towards our transportation & food during the trip.
~ A friend's intern in Colorado is from South Africa & has connected us to be able to stay for free at his church!

Several of the ministry partners that will be going to the Passion conference.

So what would have been impossible for our Swazi ministry partners to attend on their own because of money is now possible & a gift from people all over that God knew would come together at this time!  Please be praying for our team as we drive down to worship & attend the conference & then drive back.  Pray that God would speak to each of our hearts about who He is & how glorious He is & what He's done for us to be freed from sin to worship Him.  Pray for us to bond as a team...to make memories together, to have deeper conversations, to get to know each other more.  Pray for our Swazi ministry partners to have extra energy to talk in English & listen in English & worship in English as it's their second language.  Pray for health, safety, logistics, and refreshment.  Praise God with us for this opportunity that He has provided!

"Your name and renown are the desire of our soul."

Isaiah 26:8