God answers prayers
Tomorrow, we will embark to our trip to Spain. The past few months of preparation for this trip have been truly remarkable for all of us. Not only have we all gotten the chance to become a close family, we have also been blessed in other facets.
One of our co-leaders Julie, works for a home developer/builder and was hit with many obstacles that almost prevented her from coming. Her superiors at work denied her request for the vacation days for this trip and gave her an ultimatum that she had to sell 2 houses by the end of the month of August. By the time our send off reception happened on August 30th, Julie had only sold one house. We all worried that she would not be able to go and feared the worst. However, the next day at our final group meeting before the trip, Julie informed us that her boss had a change of heart and decided to let her have her vacation days. We were all ecstatic! I personally took it as a sign that Julie was meant to go on this trip. When I heard the news, I couldn’t help but think of the group prayer we had at our send off reception with our team and our friends, family, and supporters. We all arduously prayed for Julie and lifted her situation up to Christ and as it turned out, we were blessed that God had heard our prayers and changed the heart of Julie’s boss.
We also were blessed with our finances as well. As I stated in a previous blog, as a group, we were struggling with raising enough money. However, at the 11th hour, many last minute donors came through and we were able to raise a great amount of money. This helped ease our minds about financing the trip and meeting our budget with some of our expenses.
Now with our big obstacles taken care of, it seems that this trip is providential and meant to be. Through our preparation process, we have all learned that when we face situations that are beyond our control, the only thing we can do is trust God and let Him bring order and peace to our lives and our hearts.
Please continue to pray for us as we begin our long journey to Spain tomorrow! 
“Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you and loves you.”~1 Peter 5:7 (NLT)
Besos,
Hannah
Dave, Ben & Justin talking to various people at our send-off reception
Justin & Amaris enjoy some gelato after a group meeting in Atlanta
Our co-leader Julie at a group dinner
Kevin, Dave, and Ben at a group outing to a Braves baseball game.
Amaris and Barkley at our Lake Lanier group retreat
The beautiful view from the back deck of Ben's lake house.
All photos courtesy of Kevin Voth
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