2007 Mission Trip Prayer Sheet

Saturday, March 17 – Today we leave Omaha and spend the day flying to Dallas and Los Angeles. Remember our families as they make the adjustment to our leaving.

Sunday, March 18 – Today we spend all day flying to Australia, Port Moresby and arrive in Hoskins. We will have spent almost 25 hours in the air and 20 hours in airports in order to get to Hoskins. It is already Monday in PNG.
Monday, March 19 – People will be arriving at the conference today. Tonight will be a potluck fellowship with everyone at the conference. This will be the first time everyone is together.
Tuesday, March 20 – This will be our first full day at the conference. Today will be the day to remember Cheryl, Gloria, and Michelle in your prayers. They will be getting used to cooking for the large group.
Wednesday, March 21 – This is our second full day. PJ is preaching 2 times each day. Jimmy is working on the computers on the base and will be doing a seminar for the missionaries. Jared will be working with the entire sports program for children, teens, and families.
Thursday, March 22 –We are cooking a breakfast for all the men this morning. The ladies will have an evening out tonight. Pray that this is an encouraging time for everyone.
Friday, March 23 – Today is the last day of the conference. Chuck and John have to finish up all the projects they have been helping with on the base. The team will be packing tonight and leaving in the morning. This will be a hard day to say goodbye.

Saturday, March 24 – We are leaving Hoskins for a short plane ride to Rabaul. We have the team, the Kunzers and Aaron traveling together. At Rabaul, we will be taking 3 boats overseas to Bom. Pray for calm seas, good weather, and safe travel for all 16 of us.
Sunday, March 25 – This is our first full day on the Island. We will be assigning projects today. The main goal is to start preparing the boat for fiberglass.
Monday, March 26 – Today we are finishing the preparation of the boat. Other team members are replacing rotting beams and doing repairs on 3 houses.
Tuesday, March 27 – Today we are hoping to install and fiberglass the floor in place. The ladies will be helping Aaron get his house ready to seal up while they are gone.
Wednesday, March 28 – This is our last day on the Island. We need to get all projects finished and pack things up to return home. It will be a very hard time on everybody, because the goodbyes are very difficult.
Thursday, March 29 – We are leaving at about 4am to get on a boat to go back to Rabaul. We need calm seas and good weather. We then spend the rest of the day flying to Sydney, Australia.
Friday, March 30 – We have spent our first night with plenty of hot water and are finally dry for the first time in 2 weeks. This is where we lose a day.
Saturday, March 31 – We still have a long day on the plane ahead of us. We are leaving Australia at 9:45 am this morning, travel 13 ½ hours and arrive in LA at 5:05 am. Then we fly to Chicago and finally land in Omaha at 6:10 pm this evening.

2007 Team members
Jim & Jimmy Thomas, John & Michelle Bainbridge, Chuck & Gloria Jackson,
Cheryl Jarvis, Jared Schramm, Chad Jordan (Morningside Bible).

Bom Missionaries
Aaron & Lori Luse = Avalon (6), Sierra (4), and ?
Butch & Tammy Kunzer = Ellen (13), Hannah Grace (11), Rebekah (8), Ansley (5)