Calling all Girls!!!!!

I am so so so happy to report some great news going on in Puerto Peñasco! The girls' bible study is meeting twice a week and is growing! Last night, we ran out of chairs and had to sit on buckets! God is so good. He is bringing girls of all different ages and places in their spiritual walk together to talk and study and have a great time doing it!

Now we're going to take it a step further. On July 16th, myself and a few other ladies will be putting on a 24 hour retreat for young girls ages 12-16. So far, we have been given access to a great big beach house to hold the event, we've created a schedule for the event, and we already have some of the needed volunteers on board. At this retreat, the girls are going to learn what it means to have Christ in their lives and to continue living a Godly life from here on out. They will hear speakers, attend classes, discuss in small groups, participate in activities, and worship together in a way that many of them have never been able to. If nothing else, by the end of those 24 hours, these girls will have heard about a God who loves them and wants their lives more than anything else in the world. I am so excited for this event and things are just coming together left and right. For crying out loud WE HAVE A HUGE BEACH HOUSE! In order to pull this off, I am going to need help from all of you back home. We are planning this event for 30 girls and it's going to cost about $35 a piece to cover food, activities, materials, and transportation. We want to put this event on for the girls free of charge to them. That being said, I know many of you have already donated and are invested in my stay in Mexico, so please don't feel obligated to donate again. But, to my family, friends, and readers who have not yet financially contributed to this cause and feel moved to do so, please use the Donate button on the home page of this blog. I will be able then to pull that money out from Mexico and put it directly toward the retreat. Again, if you would like to sponsor a girl to come to the retreat, the cost is $35. Any amount that you feel lead to give would be more than appreciated. I am confident that July 16-17 is going to be life changing for girls here in Rocky Point. Please pray that the planning would continue to go smoothly and that God would be our guide through the duration of this adventure. Thank you again for all of your support!

Safe & Sound

Hello Everyone!

Just a quick note to let you all know my team and I arrived safely in PNG last night. I'll hopefully post a better update soon, but wanted you all to know at least that much. Flights were long, and a bit crazy between planes, but God's in control and we're here safe and sound and that's what matters. It's beautiful here and I can't wait to share photos! Thanks for all of the prayers for safe travels - they paid off!

Lisa - I'm so proud of you! I hope to be able to use this fairly frequently, but probably won't be able to use twitter, though it's a great idea for you. I love you and I'm praying for you!

Blessings

Court

Twitter Update

So The Red Van is officially present in Papua New Guinea AND Mexico. Only God can put one thing in two places at the same time! As many of you who have been following Court on the PNG page already know, we're not sure how much internet access she is going to have so posts may be few and far between. As far as Mexico goes, I'm keeping extremely busy and the internet tends to be a little flaky here as well. I'm updating the blog as often as I can, but if you're interested in keeping up with the day to day activities going on in Mexico, you can check out the updates on Twitter. You don't have to have a twitter account in order to check up on us. Just go to www.twitter.com and search theredvan68. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to talk to Court for a week and I won't be able to talk to her for a while, but I wouldn't be surprised if she uses the twitter account for quick updates when she doesn't have time to write in the blog.

Dear mom, this is another way you can make sure I'm still alive and kicking if you haven't seen any activity on the blog :) I love you!

PFOver

Pre-Field Orientation is over! Read more about it under the Papua New Guinea tab!

Court