The Dream Team

In just a mere ten sleeps, yes I count, I will be leaving with four others from my church in Maine, to venture across the country to Los Angeles, California. Some of you may be saying, "nice vacation," but that isn't how I am looking at this trip.

A year ago, some youth leaders chaperoned a group of 20-25 people on a mission trip to the Dream Center in LA. There, they got right into doing a multitude of different ministries such as: bus ministry, food truck, dream center live, prayer ministry, skid row, homeless ministry, prostitution ministry, and many others. One in particular that grabbed the team's attention last year when they went out was "Adopt a Block" where you literally adopt a block around where you meet/live and you love them just as Jesus did.

When the team came back, they started up Adopt a Block in Houlton and for nearly a year (it will be in June) the team has gone out every third Saturday of the month to love the people around the block that they have adopted. God said, "One block...for one year" and the church has been faithful to that. So now they're seeking the next step for Adopt a Block...where to next/what direction does it need to go in? What is God wanting from this community and how will we seek that?

So, this April, in ten sleeps, five of us will be leaving on a jet plane to fly to California to be involved in ministry at the dream center for one week. We have had to raise funds for this, which have all come in very quickly! Now any other finances that come in will go toward buying supplies when we get out there to leave at the dream center or to pass out to those that we come in contact with.

I am beyond stoked for this trip! We are going to seek the next step and praying that God reveals that in His time. Please be in prayer for this team of five...that God will break our hearts for His people in a different place...that we will be selfless and exude Christ...and that we will come back with a deeper knowledge and understanding of what God hopes for this community and how we will play a role in that.

Be blessed and be a blessing.