My new little "family"

So I met my teammates for this summer today. Well, I met them on the phone anyway and I must say I am already in love with them. God has done such an amazing job putting our little "family" of four together. One of my teammates mentioned that he must have "lucked out" by getting on the team he did. I told him he didn't really; YouthWorks does a great job interviewing us, gathering personality information and praying over team choices. I believe each team was God-ordained from the start, and I am very excited about mine.

My team is made up of two guys, Adam and Josh and another girl, Maggie. They are all three still in college and all three seem so excited about this summer as I am. All of our prayer requests consist of getting ready for the summer: preparing our hearts, minds and bodies to go on a journey this summer, a journey for which I am convinced that we will not return the same. I already feel I am going to learn so so much from these three people God is bringing into my life.

I felt like all three of my teammates have really unique personalities that will be brought to Team #4. I already love their spirits and willingness to serve and so far they all seem to "get" my sense of humor and "me" ness.

Please, please be in prayer for us BY NAME in the few weeks leading up to June 5/6. I am soooo jealous for your prayers in my life and am so thankful for them. My three "mates" are flying and I will be driving so travel mercies for all would be appreciated. I was told by two people today that this trip was going to "stretch" me today. I have no doubt that God was speaking through those people to me telling me to get ready to be rock and rolled. I pray that I will be and am excited about it.

I'm not gonna lie, the closer I get to June 5th, the more tears show up on a regular basis. Tears of joy, sadness, anxiousness, appreciatevness, stress, love. It depends on what kind of day I'm having basically. lol.

All in all, Slim the Snail and I are ready to do this summer of service. Now my greatest concern other than saying goodbyes is trying to pack - AAAAAACCCKKKKK!

Much love to you all and remember, even through the tears and fears, to embrace and remember the source of our joie de vivre. Just look to the skies and you'll know whom I talk of. ;)

In Him,

Shannon