For those of you who do not know, I arrived today in Atlanta for training before I depart on a two month mission in India working with victims of human trafficking. I am incredibly excited to how God is going to use and move in India this summer.

I am one, of two leaders on a team with a total of 12 girls. Please keep the team and me in your prayers throughout the summer. Below I have included the first prayer update. Prayer requests will not be posted on this blog starting from now, so if you would be willing to be a prayer warrior for us and would like to receive email updates please send me an email at calieflynn@aol.com . There will still be blog posts made here to share how God is working throughout the summer.

Prayer Requests

Praise!: God is amazingly good! He is so faithful! Despite being a firsthand witness of His goodness I still fail to comprehend it. Praise God for His provision in prayer warriors (you!), finances, encouragement, resources, and His sovereign hand that has brought me to where I am. My trip started out with God reminding me of how good He is when my flight out of Sioux Falls was canceled due to severe weather. I was bumped to a later flight which would have left the leaders group waiting in the Atlanta airport for me to arrive for 6 hours. Not only did God get me on an earlier flight, but that flight gave me an extra hour of sleep and will put me in Atlanta 9 minutes earlier than originally planned. Only our God is that good!

Provision: As I step into this position of leadership I have been trying to make myself aware of my strengths and weaknesses. I have been asked by many of you what my greatest fears/concerns are. Honestly, at the moment they are few to non-existent. I am fully aware of my general imperfection and need for grace, but I'm not worried about it. The cool thing about our God is that He uses the "little" and "weak" people to do the big and mighty things. The abilities I lack serve as opportunities for God to display His faithfulness in provision. The coolest things I have ever done are things that I am incapable of doing and most likely couldn't repeat without God providing the ability. NEVER has God failed to provide me with what I needed, be it food, shelter, finances, knowledge, words, love, or anything else. Why would He stop now? Praise Him for His future provision this summer.

Humility: However, God's provision is not an excuse to leave my faults uncomforted. Sin is not welcome in my life and one of my specific struggles with sin is pride. Often in our culture pride is confused for authority. I want to be the best leader I can be and that means leading out of a place of humility. Please ask God to liberate me from that sin.

Wisdom: A good leader is one who is in tune with the wisdom of God. This is something I will be in constant need of as my co-leader Courtney and I make decisions for the team.

Courtney: Although we don't know each other well yet, it has been awesome to enjoy the few conversations we have been able to have. Pray that God would strengthen, encourage, and uphold her. Also, the mission field can be an isolating place; you find yourself away from your community, home church, and supporters. Pray that God would provide a place in India for Courtney where she is refreshed, encouraged, and refilled.

Unity: Our team will be together in just a few short days. Be contending for unity among ourselves and that God would protect us from attacks of the enemy that attempt to divide.

In Christ,

Calie