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Wow! This is SO exciting! Every day this trip comes a little bit closer (or acutally, more like a LOT closer!), and I get more and more stoked!!! God's doing awesome things in my life and in my fellow travelers, and it's getting more and more obvious that God has *huge* plans that will unfold within the few weeks we're over there.

During the prayer meeting, we were told about an awesome privilege that has been assigned to us. My group (there's about 38 kids from Washington state, and about 20 or so kids joining us from the rest of the country) will be joining about 150 other people, and we will be serving the annual True Love Waits rally that will be held in Athens this year. We will be arriving several hours early and setting up the convention, we will serve the kids who are coming for the convention, and we will also be counselors! Another big thing is we will be in charge of setting up the pledge cards. One of the big things with the Rally is that kids from around the world; youth groups, christian teen groups, and many other places are encouraging teens to fill out "Promise Cards" and send them into Athens. The cards basically say that "I, (name here), promise to give my body to God and stay sexually pure until marriage!" So we get the honor of setting out hundreds of thousands of cards from Youth around the world who took the Pledge! There will also be world-wide TV coverage from groups there covering the Rally, and the world will be able to see what we, as teens, are doing to change our world!!! Awesome, huh?

Ok, that was a HUGE mouthful, so I think I'll leave it at that for now. Be praying for me that I can get packed in time, and that I continue to have my focus on God, and that the rest of the prep stuff with the trip would go smoothly! Also, there are a few kids in our group that are having a hard time with their passports, as well as getting the rest of the money they need. If you could keep them in your prayers as well, that would be awesome!!!

Until next time, may God continue to bless each and every one of you in your daily lives! Be a vessel for God, and let your light shine through for Him! Be a river, not a reservoir! :)

In Him,

<>< Christi <><