TEAM MEETING
I met with the sixteen team members of a group that will be visiting Canaan later this year. There are four married couples, several family units, three young children and some teenagers. Six of them have been to Haiti before, five of them at Canaan. Most of them are people I know, this is a good team.
We want our teams to be more than good we want them to be prepared, effective, to have a meaningful experience and be used by God. This team started coming together in January, the roster is filled, their tickets bought and last night we had our first meeting, it was two hours long. We will probably have one more meeting before they come to Haiti. There will be lots of e-mail contact as we work through project details and maybe a special ministry or special event they may want to put together.
This team isn't different than any of the others we bring to Haiti. We like to be involved with all our teams long before they arrive in Haiti. Good teams don't become effective teams upon arrival it starts months before they board the plane. This Sunday I have a meeting with another team that will come in early January 2010. A week ago I met with a team that is organizing for a November visit. We are working with an Illinois group for this summer.
The point of all of this planning is good sense for not only us as a mission but you who come work with us. We depend on your help, prayers and support for what we do as missionaries. You place your confidence in us as you leave your comfort zone and step out to join God in what He is doing. We need each other that's why we spend so much effort in planning and preparation, we think it pays off. In God's love, steve
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