Daily Update - May 30

Maddie Shively has set up some technology to be able to send in daily posts and updates from the trip. If you are interested, you can see the updates directly at www.twitter.com/GroveRED
Or you can come here to the GroveRedBlog to see them posted as well.

the first of the malaria pills have been taken and the excitment for the trip is increasing. in just a few hours we'll be on our way! 06:12 PM May 29, 2008

Today is the day! We leave in a few hours for the airport. Everyone's energy levels are way up! 09:07 AM May 30, 2008

And we're off! We're going to board our first plane out of the five flights we're venturing on to! 02:56 PM May 30, 2008

Arrived in LA about an hour ago. card games and cell phones occupy our time as we prepare to board our flight to london' about 20 hours ago

Malawi Team Prayer Requests

The Malawi team is off to Africa today. Before leaving, I got a list of prayer requests from Steve Hosel, the team leader. He asked on behalf of the team that everyone at The Grove would remember these requests during their daily prayers. Feel free to print this list out and put in on your refrigerator or your bathroom mirror. Any place that will keep these requests fresh in your mind.

Please Pray...

• For safe travels
• That our supplies make it with us
• That everyone will completely give themselves to the Lord while on this mission so He can use us the way He wants to
  
• Also, prayers that I (Steve) will gain wisdom as the representative and team leader of this awesome group of people as we travel throughout Malawi

We are thankful for our supporters which allowed us ALL to go; no one left behind! Also for our Grove family who will be helping us fight malaria through there generosity of over $3000 for mosquito nets! WOW!!!

Welcome to The Grove's RED blog

This blog is dedicated to the Grove's efforts in Africa under the RED program.

On May 30, 2008, a team is leaving Arizona to go to Malawi East Africa. They will be staying at the campus of the African Bible College and working in many of the surrounding villages. This blog will be posting regular updates of what the team there is doing and seeing. The goal is to have a daily update, so please come back and check in regularly.

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