Serve One Another

For you have called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don't use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love. -Galatians 5:13

We are down to the final countdown and in 2 weeks we'll be well on our way to Brazil. The prayer for our team is that we are humble in serving one another and that begins before we get on the plane.

One of the most practical ways we can serve our brothers and sisters on the missions field is to offer an extra piece of luggage packed with materials and supplies they can use on the front lines. You might be thinking, "why don't they just ship supplies down" and that is a good question. The problem with that is in the fact the Brazilian government taxes import goods almost 100%. A computer that costs $1200, now becomes a $2400 investment and you aren't necessarily guaranteed to get everything in one piece.

With a team of 11 individuals, we'll be able to take almost 550 pounds of supplies without any extra costs. The list includes everything from coolers to computer equipment. The prayers that are needed - we get everything down there in one piece, that we'll be able to check everything all the way through from Charleston and that those on the front lines will be encouraged and re-energized by these goods.