Getting Ready to Depart

Our team is finding it hard to believe that we're only 9 days away from boarding a plane and heading to the jungles of Ecuador. As fast as the time of our preparation has gone, and as fast as our trip is going to get here, we're super excited to go and serve.

You can join us in praying for how God will use us while on the field. We've been praying all along that God, the one who ordained each of us to go, would prepare us in the exact ways He knows He wants to use us.

Our team verse is from Colossians 3:16a and 17. It says, "Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly... And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

We have a strong desire to let God use both our words and our actions to point to Him. We want the message of Christ and the love of God to permeate everything we do and everything we say.

Please pray for...
1. Safe travels - we fly out on Friday, 6/15 and return on Sunday, 6/24.
2. Team unity - we so desire our love for each other to show those we interact with who Jesus is
3. Families back home while we're there - we all leave different family - spouses, parents, siblings, and for some of us, young kids.
4. God to do an amazing work both IN us and THROUGH us.

Stay tuned to the blog for updates once we're on the field. We can't guarantee that we'll have internet access wherever we go, but when we DO, we'll be sure to post as often as we can.

Thanks for your support. We know full well that there will be moments on the field where God will work in a specific way simply because you were praying that way. So thanks for your faithful prayers on our behalf as we go.

~ Jason Fickes for the 2018 Ecuador Team