It's TIME

6 weeks ago, we first introduced our church family (Northgate Baptist) to the Marare team with Caley's skit idea: "Is it time yet?"

This really was the beginning stages of our planning! Miraculously, in those 6 weeks, we were able to raise required team funds of $35,000 through many fundraisers, gifts from our friends & families, and donations from our church family. We also collected 400 toothbrushes, toothpastes, soaps, face cloths, pencils, pencil crayons, scissors, glue sticks, and more! And, we developed a VBS curriculum (from scratch) on the Fruits of the Spirit, as well as hygiene lessons. All together, Wow! For future teams...I wouldn't recommend working on such a short time line, but for us, it was what we were given and God made sure we would get there!

What seemed impossible at the beginning was made possible by God. I remember our Tuesday night meetings, where we were generally stressed about the mountain ahead of us, and prayed endlessly that God would carry us through.

And, HE DID! Last Sunday, our church family openly prayed for us, and gave us their love and support. Today, we're packing our suitcases and preparing our homes for our absence. It really is time!