Day 1

To all the praying Saints in the U.S.,

82 checked bags, 41 carry-ons, 23 children, 18 adults, safely arrived in Trinidad at 2am in the morning. We were all set and ready to do God’s work at St. Mary’s Orphanage….but God has other plans for this mission team. We were informed that our group will be doing VBS at Jacob’s Hill, a squatter’s village and government subsidized housing. Today, we got out of our comfort zone, were all divided up into groups, and went door to door inviting children to VBS. We were welcomed by friendly Trinidad smiles and we are anxious to see who God will bring into the graffiti ridden, open air shelter Monday morning. Please pray that we could honor God in all we do and say and that the love of Christ and His gospel would permeate the hearts in this neighborhood.
We were blessed with a confirmation in our returning to Trinidad as we watched “Prince” a child from our first trip in ’03 being baptized and declaring his love for Christ. We are always amazed by God’s faithfulness and we are grateful to witness this celebration. The party continued in the church with worship and communion….communion in the true sense as due to the locals, and 2 mission teams they ran out of cups. Pastor Ashoke first instructed husbands and wives to share cups, then families and as a last resort …any person next to you. What a wonderful problem to have! Scott was asked to give the sermon. He preached Christ and Him crucified.
We covet your prayers:
· for health & safety for the team
· Pray that our team would be unified & content in whatever situation we are placed in this week.
· Strengthening of our Families here and members back at home.

We are really grateful for all your support and prayers! Blessings!

Yvonne & Heidi
for Team Trinidad 2007