Comments on: Now I just need to pack my bags http://thebigmamablog.com/1888/now-i-just-need-to-pack-my-bags/ the big mama blog Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:23:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: One Hot Mama http://thebigmamablog.com/1888/now-i-just-need-to-pack-my-bags/#comment-24997 One Hot Mama Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:26:33 +0000 http://thebigmamablog.com/index.php/2008/10/07/now-i-just-need-to-pack-my-bags/#comment-24997 I love your story. I was called to travel to Costa Rica this summer on my first-ever mission trip, and I can tell you...you will experience God in a way that is so new and amazing...a way that is just not as easy to experience when you are in the coccoon of your daily life. It was my first time actually trusting Him and spending every minute of one whole week doing His will. It was beyond words. The hardest part is coming back and trying to hang on to that way of living out your faith! Best wishes! I love your story. I was called to travel to Costa Rica this summer on my first-ever mission trip, and I can tell you…you will experience God in a way that is so new and amazing…a way that is just not as easy to experience when you are in the coccoon of your daily life. It was my first time actually trusting Him and spending every minute of one whole week doing His will. It was beyond words. The hardest part is coming back and trying to hang on to that way of living out your faith! Best wishes!

]]> By: owlhaven http://thebigmamablog.com/1888/now-i-just-need-to-pack-my-bags/#comment-24784 owlhaven Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:00:22 +0000 http://thebigmamablog.com/index.php/2008/10/07/now-i-just-need-to-pack-my-bags/#comment-24784 I love that 'wings of the morning' verse....it has been a comfort each time I have traveled to adopt one of our children. See you soon! Mary I love that ‘wings of the morning’ verse….it has been a comfort each time I have traveled to adopt one of our children.
See you soon!
Mary

]]> By: Amy @ Living a Blessed Life http://thebigmamablog.com/1888/now-i-just-need-to-pack-my-bags/#comment-24783 Amy @ Living a Blessed Life Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:58:39 +0000 http://thebigmamablog.com/index.php/2008/10/07/now-i-just-need-to-pack-my-bags/#comment-24783 The very best place to be is in the center of God's will! I am SO excited for you. How fun to watch (read) all of the adventures God has been taking you on. Have an awesome adventure! Blessings & JOY! The very best place to be is in the center of God’s will! I am SO excited for you. How fun to watch (read) all of the adventures God has been taking you on. Have an awesome adventure! Blessings & JOY!

]]> By: PJ http://thebigmamablog.com/1888/now-i-just-need-to-pack-my-bags/#comment-24376 PJ Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:21:04 +0000 http://thebigmamablog.com/index.php/2008/10/07/now-i-just-need-to-pack-my-bags/#comment-24376 I can't tell you how envious I am. 2005 I spent a couple of weeks in Jaracoba, D.R. It was wonderful. I haven't done a missions trip since then due to .... a. I became a live liver donor in Dec 2005, then b. I had a left radical mastectomy (Breast Cancer) in August 2006. So I lost my wings for awhile. I am SO SO ready to travel again!!!! Maybe next summer. You will LOVE it! The Dominicans are sweet, lively, and welcoming!!! I can’t tell you how envious I am. 2005 I spent a couple of weeks in Jaracoba, D.R. It was wonderful. I haven’t done a missions trip since then due to …. a. I became a live liver donor in Dec 2005, then b. I had a left radical mastectomy (Breast Cancer) in August 2006. So I lost my wings for awhile. I am SO SO ready to travel again!!!! Maybe next summer. You will LOVE it! The Dominicans are sweet, lively, and welcoming!!!

]]> By: Jami Holland http://thebigmamablog.com/1888/now-i-just-need-to-pack-my-bags/#comment-24362 Jami Holland Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:53:16 +0000 http://thebigmamablog.com/index.php/2008/10/07/now-i-just-need-to-pack-my-bags/#comment-24362 Hey! Wow, this is the first time I have visited your blog...found it from Travis Cottrell's site. Crossing my fingers to get one of those CHristmas CDs. HA Anywho, I am a college student in Boone, NC (hello-where Travis grew up!) and this past year I went with some college kids on our Spring Break to the Dominican Republic. Just one week changed my life forever...the way I see everything now...it expanded my understanding and view of who God is, it exposed me to the truth about poverty, and it broke my heart for what I know breaks Gods heart. I fell in love with the country, with the people. Oh how I pray that you have a wonderful trip...I will be praying for you!! THe DR has a special place in my heart. I had never flown on a long airplane ride before, didnt know too much Spanish, had a lot of worries...but God reminded me that He is God and I am not and that I needed to trust in what He was doing...that in saying yes to go on the trip, I needed to let everything else go and allow Him to move and work, and not let my worries hinder that. Anywho, enjoy the trip!!! I am curious, where are you going in the DR? One our trip, we visited a Compassion International site one day in San Pedro de Macoris, with some of the most beautiful children ever. When I came back, God laid it upon my heart to sponsor a child from that center we went to, so my friend and I just started doing that. The DR has an EXTREMELY huge place in my heart. If you check out my blog and look at March, you can even see pictures! But I know for a fact there are specific reasons GOd wants you on this trip. :)Sorry for the longwinded-ness! (If you ever hear that Shaun Groves or Compassion Intl need people to go on trips to the DR, I would so interested! I would drop anything to go back to those people!) Hey! Wow, this is the first time I have visited your blog…found it from Travis Cottrell’s site. Crossing my fingers to get one of those CHristmas CDs. HA Anywho, I am a college student in Boone, NC (hello-where Travis grew up!) and this past year I went with some college kids on our Spring Break to the Dominican Republic. Just one week changed my life forever…the way I see everything now…it expanded my understanding and view of who God is, it exposed me to the truth about poverty, and it broke my heart for what I know breaks Gods heart. I fell in love with the country, with the people. Oh how I pray that you have a wonderful trip…I will be praying for you!! THe DR has a special place in my heart. I had never flown on a long airplane ride before, didnt know too much Spanish, had a lot of worries…but God reminded me that He is God and I am not and that I needed to trust in what He was doing…that in saying yes to go on the trip, I needed to let everything else go and allow Him to move and work, and not let my worries hinder that. Anywho, enjoy the trip!!!

I am curious, where are you going in the DR? One our trip, we visited a Compassion International site one day in San Pedro de Macoris, with some of the most beautiful children ever. When I came back, God laid it upon my heart to sponsor a child from that center we went to, so my friend and I just started doing that. The DR has an EXTREMELY huge place in my heart. If you check out my blog and look at March, you can even see pictures! But I know for a fact there are specific reasons GOd wants you on this trip. :) Sorry for the longwinded-ness!

(If you ever hear that Shaun Groves or Compassion Intl need people to go on trips to the DR, I would so interested! I would drop anything to go back to those people!)

]]> By: Betsy http://thebigmamablog.com/1888/now-i-just-need-to-pack-my-bags/#comment-24353 Betsy Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:31:20 +0000 http://thebigmamablog.com/index.php/2008/10/07/now-i-just-need-to-pack-my-bags/#comment-24353 Going on a trip like this will CHANGE YOUR LIFE. You already know, in your head, the way that people suffer in different parts of the world, but it is COMPLETELY different when you see it... because then you will know in your HEART. Going on a trip like this will CHANGE YOUR LIFE. You already know, in your head, the way that people suffer in different parts of the world, but it is COMPLETELY different when you see it… because then you will know in your HEART.

]]> By: Ginger http://thebigmamablog.com/1888/now-i-just-need-to-pack-my-bags/#comment-24098 Ginger Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:23:53 +0000 http://thebigmamablog.com/index.php/2008/10/07/now-i-just-need-to-pack-my-bags/#comment-24098 You have so many comments, I don't know if you will ever get to this one but I went on a mission trip to Guatemala in July. It was one of the best experiences of my life. Here's a link to my blog about the trip (includes planning for, recap of events while I was there & photos): http://www.missiontoguatemala.blogspot.com/ Thought you might be interested in checking it out. :) I know you will be blessed by this trip!! You have so many comments, I don’t know if you will ever get to this one but I went on a mission trip to Guatemala in July. It was one of the best experiences of my life. Here’s a link to my blog about the trip (includes planning for, recap of events while I was there & photos): http://www.missiontoguatemala.blogspot.com/
Thought you might be interested in checking it out. :) I know you will be blessed by this trip!!

]]> By: Michelle http://thebigmamablog.com/1888/now-i-just-need-to-pack-my-bags/#comment-23948 Michelle Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:24:41 +0000 http://thebigmamablog.com/index.php/2008/10/07/now-i-just-need-to-pack-my-bags/#comment-23948 Hi my parents are over there (DR) right now on the Compassion conference and being hugely blessed by their time there. I know God will bless you and your family for your obedience. Michelle Hi
my parents are over there (DR) right now on the Compassion conference and being hugely blessed by their time there. I know God will bless you and your family for your obedience.
Michelle

]]> By: Katrina (Callapidder Days) http://thebigmamablog.com/1888/now-i-just-need-to-pack-my-bags/#comment-23758 Katrina (Callapidder Days) Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:52:10 +0000 http://thebigmamablog.com/index.php/2008/10/07/now-i-just-need-to-pack-my-bags/#comment-23758 What a fantastic story. I love hearing how God works and moves hearts. Thanks for sharing this! What a fantastic story. I love hearing how God works and moves hearts. Thanks for sharing this!

]]> By: Andi http://thebigmamablog.com/1888/now-i-just-need-to-pack-my-bags/#comment-23568 Andi Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:17:47 +0000 http://thebigmamablog.com/index.php/2008/10/07/now-i-just-need-to-pack-my-bags/#comment-23568 Honestly, I knew the answer, but I was scared. It is so outside my comfort zone. That quote seems like it came from my mouth. Every time I'm afraid to venture out and do something new or something that I'm uncomfortable with I have that same feeling. If only I was wise enough as you were to listen more often! God bless you all on this trip! Andi Honestly, I knew the answer, but I was scared. It is so outside my comfort zone.

That quote seems like it came from my mouth. Every time I’m afraid to venture out and do something new or something that I’m uncomfortable with I have that same feeling. If only I was wise enough as you were to listen more often! God bless you all on this trip!
Andi

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