Pray as if everything depended on God and work as if everything depended upon man. --Cardinal Spellman

And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God. Philippians 1:9-11 (The Message)

As I get excited about this trip, I have to admit I get terribly nervous too. I want so much for the families to have a trip that is very special and exciting to them. I know firsthand how diconscerting it can be for the teens. It is hard to be an American-Korean in Korea, expecting to feel a real "connection" and not feeling it. Some of those feelings of connection come later when they get back home and get a chance to process all the information and emotions, but while they are there it can be frustrating. As instance of this comes when the teens are spoken to in Korean, and theycannot answer back. They feel incompetent even tho' that is an irrational emotion/response.

I am praying for myself to grow in depth and insight in the months and weeks to come, so I can be the best "helper" to anyone who might need me. And I hope the parents realize that this trip might be tough on some of their children while they are on the trip. I just want to be a listening ear to anyone who might want to talk. Also, I might be traveling with families who go to meet birthmother/birthfather and I really pray for insight. May God clamp my mouth when it needs to be shut and and give me the words of encouragement/sharing in joy when the moment is right.

It was a fantastic trip for our children (and all three are clamoring to go back) but the 2 1/2 weeks we were there was not alway easy for them. So I want to be sure that I keep praying the next 3 months for the families that are preparing for this trip of a lifetime!!

So, if you are a praying person please pray for the people coming on this trip and pray that I might have the wisdom and insight to know what to say and when to say it. Also pray for strength and endurance for me as I understand there is a lot of administrative work for me to do. Please pray that I do it well and with efficiency and accuracy.