Our first prayer request

Hello everyone!  We are in Barbados....safe and sound.  We are loving it.  Paul and Chris Moores met us  with smiles, waves, and hugs at the airport and have been wonderful at showing us our new home for the week and getting us ready for our first presentation tomorrow morning for 400 students! We will leave the house tomorrow morning at 7:50am for our presentation at 8:45am.  Tomorrow is an island wide track meet for the Bajan students in the afternoon, so we will only have one presentation.  After the presentation we will go to Browns Beach for snorkelling and then on to Bridgetown for some shopping.

Our prayer request to you, our faithful blog followers, is in regards to the Seedlings Bags.  We  were supposed to hand, out bags of toys, school supplies, curriculum and a Bible but customs has held these bags since April 2011!  Customs thinks that we wish to sell the items, but that is not the case.  Until they can be convinced that these bags are going to the students free of charge they are holding them ransom.  We do have the Bibles and curriculum  to distribute but all of the other goodies and backpacks to hold them in are subject to the red tape of Barbados Customs.  Please pray that these items will be released to us and that we can begin distribution of the bags as they were intended to be distributed while we are here.

On the first plane

They gave me 3 Cups of juice at once. Now I havent been on a plane before but I would of been fine with just one.

Then there's Melissa who does her nails while we're experiencing the "bumpy" part of the ride.

-Kara

One day away....

One day until we jet set away & my to do list is still quite extensive.  Thanks everyone for your prayers as we pack and prepare for our upcoming mission.
~Thina

Presentation Of Trip Performance and Message

The Barbados team presentation was alot of fun to watch this morning. A lot of the crew members were nervous, but I know as they perform it more they will get into it. For those that did not see it and want a tasteof what we saw, I present to you this opening clip:



                   

Leduc Alliance Church Barbados Missions Trip opening presentation feb 12

Please pray for them during the next couple of days as they prepare. The enemy can take this time to test patience and stress families. Pray too that they can set aside work, get everything done they need to at home and work then to relax abit the night before they leave and enjoy thier trip and prep time down in Barbados.
Larry H

The dress rehearsal went great and we are that much more excited about going out to spread the love of Jesus in Barbados.  Thanks so much for your prayers and encouraging words of support!  We will keep you posted about our missions experience and we'll try to share the adventure with you through pictures, stories, testimonies, and thought.  God bless you, our dear friends and family!  Thanks to those of you who came out this evening to support us as we worked on getting the presentation a little more seamless.  We appreciated your attendance!  ~Thina Ritter

I think I gots it ready,
Father God, let this blog be used to grow believers in their faith, help seekers to find you, to be a place of hospitality, comfort, encouragement, teaching and for us to touch the world in significant ways. To help others know you as their Savior, Lord, Comforter, Healer, Strong Tower, Friend and coming King. In Jesus name we ask . Amen