Date, Paypal and Fundraiser

I had hoped to have a final decision on the date of the trip by tomorrow. It's not going to happen for a reason that I won't be sharing. God is definitely in the planning and there is one thing that the decision is hinging on, so please be patient.

There are a couple of factors in the Paypal thing that are delaying putting that button up. Kind of need approval from some people, so, again, be patient.

For those of you working at the fundraiser on Saturday, you will be standing all day, wear appropriate shoes. You will also be cooking food for 1000 people...wear appropriate clothes. My friend who has done this the past couple of years has said that it gets really messy. Find the BBQ area at Harvey West or look for the Dominican Picnic signs and you will find us. That's the best I can do for you...I honestly don't know much more!

FEMA Trailers

Just read this article on MSN. I found the last line a little ironic "FEMA had purchased thousands of trailers from Gulf Stream since 1992 without receiving any formaldehyde complaints until 2006." Yep. Okay. Doesn't mean that their couldn't have been a problem this time in the rush to get the massive amounts of trailers requested built. I don't think this is the last of the lawsuits.

October 3rd Fundraiser

There are still slots available for the October 3rd Fundraiser. We've had a time change, if that helps. It's now 9:30am-6pm. There are 4 people committed to all day and two that can come for half the day. We could use three more people all day or 6 people for half day. Contact Brittany if you can help!

Meeting reminder

For those of you thinking about going to Pearlington with FPC in December, this is a reminder. We have a meeting this Sunday, September 20th at 12:30pm in the Youth Room. We've got some important things to talk about. Hope to see you there.

Moving mountains

There are things that I love to do...one of those is plans things. I like to make things happen for people that will make them happy. I think that comes with being a people-pleaser at heart.

The hard part of planning though is attempting to make trips economical for everyone. I am constantly looking at airfare, car rental prices, housing prices, etc. for our trips to Mississippi. It's what I do. Today in my searches I've hit a low spot. Airfare is high. Really high. The places we've stayed in aren't available when we may be going, car rentals are always a nightmare. It's left me wondering, is this trip in December really supposed to happen?

Yesterday I was going through curriculum and ran across a lesson titled "Are Mountain Moving Prayers Possible?". One of the lines jumped out in particular. It said "We pray with wrong motives." We pray with wrong motives. I've been praying for the prices to drop, for the houses to suddenly be available, for the dates to work out the way I want them to...am I creating a mountain? I think it's time to start praying that God be the one in control, for the timing, the housing, the prices all to be in God's hands, for the funding to be in God's hands, for the future of our work in Pearlington to be led by God and God alone.

Today, I'm going to start praying a different prayer with different motives. I'm gonna ask God what God wants and then I'm going to listen. I believe that mountain moving prayers are possible. I know that God can move mountains when God is ready...and I really don't want the mountain to be me.