what is your plan?

During praise and intercession this morning, we lifted up the country Myanmar (Burma) as a campus. Being without television or much connection to the "outside world" I was just informed of the intensity of issues taking place there. Just last week Myanmar was hit by a cyclone (tsunami/hurricane-like disaster), killing over 25,000 instantly, and with estimations of over 100,000 people losing their lives from this natural disaster. Homes are destroyed, food is scarce, and the limited drinking water could be toxic to consume. What strikes me most, though, is that the Myanmar government is doing all they can to keep outside help away from their country. They cannot uplift the country by themselves, and yet, as a communist country, refuse to let anyone in who is wanting to help work in this fatal situation.

But God has big plans, and as a DTS team, we're starting to see the bigger picture unravel. For our outreach next month, we will be living on the Thailand/Myanmar border (in Mae Sot, Thailand). A huge part of our ministry is to work with refugees escaping communism and traveling into Thailand (check out more at www.compasio.org - that is the organization we will be partnering with all summer). Another point that we refuse to see as coincidence is that our outreach leaders, Jed & Natalie Johnson, are currently in Salem, Oregon taking an extensive two-week training on disaster relief. They have plans to create an entire program at this Colorado Springs base to respond to disasters around the world and have a team on the spot to provide medical, physical and emotional healing.

So now our prayer is, "God, what is your plan for us as we head out to the Thailand/Myanmar border? How do you want to use us in this country in desperate need of help?"

As a team, we're meeting nightly to pray and ask direction in the weeks to come before we head out overseas. Please pray with us for guidance, safety and purpose. I know God is sending us in the heart of this natural disaster for a reason. Help us to learn how and why it is we're going to serve.

Also, I am needing to raise a total of $3,300 to pay for travel, food and lodging for the entire summer in Thailand. If you feel God is leading you to partner with me in this ministry, you can support me at PO Box 60579, Colorado Springs, CO 80960. Any extra funds raised will go towards building classrooms and meeting the physical needs of the people in Thailand (and possible Myanmar as well). Together we can change the nations