Last Minute Preparations - a.k.a. getting over the hump

Anybody recognize this guy shown here?  That's me.  OK, you're smarter than that; it's not me.  But if I wore a suit to work and had a nice leather chair, that would be me right now.  Coming off the heels of a hectic week at the office, I'm still reeling from a few not-so-pleasant encounters.  That's life.  You've all been there.

I'm five four days away from going to France and the trip couldn't feel farther away to me than it does right now.  In fact, that's how the whole team is feeling today.  We are all excited about our upcoming journey and can't wait to see our friends and spend some great time serving them over there but all five of us have got a mountain of work to get out from under before we can go.

Would you guys please pray for me and our team?  I'm asking that you pray that we can joyfully plow through our work, thanking God for the simple fact that we have these jobs in the first place.  I also ask that you pray that I stop whining about putting in a few extra hours.  I'll survive.  We've had a couple health scares that, fortunately, have turned out to be "nothingburgers" as the media likes to say.  Please pray that God would take potential disastrous events like illnesses and ongoing strikes in France and turn those mountains into molehills.

Also, would you please be praying for the church staff of Eglise de la Brie in their preparation for the Réactif conference starting this week?  They've got a great opportunity to help spread the good news through the folks showing up to take part.

By the way, I'm happy to let you know that my trip is fully funded!  For all of you who've been able to generously support me financially, thanks so much for helping me to get there and for being a part of what God is doing in France!  It means a lot to me and to the team.

I'll try to be good about keeping you up to date on our progress while we are overseas.

À bientôt.

Eric