Jackson Christian School Team Headed to Guatemala!

This week I'm really excited to be leading my my sixth trip for Jackson Christian School.  I actually led my first short-term mission trip for JCS back in 2006.  We went to Guatemala - It was also my first international mission trip.  Each year since then I've led students from JCS on trips to Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and of course, Guatemala.  Because JCS has had such a long history with us, we have a special blog just for their teams called, Royal Servants.  If you check out this blog you will find stories and pictures from participants over the years.  This week on the Royal Servants blog, you'll be able to follow the progress of the 2011 JCS missions team as they make their journey to Guatemala.  Please check it out each day and take time to pray for this team as they serve God in Guatemala.
Thanks,
joe neill
Director
Simply Missions

Gearing Up For Another Great Week!

We had a long night but an incredibly smooth travel experience for our journey to Guatemala.  Everything came together exactly as planned and we touched down here bright and early at 6:15am.  The airline fed a light breakfast to those who were awake to eat during the 4 hour flight from Chicago.  We breezed through immigration and customs and joyfully connected with our GSM hosts, John & Amy Banta.  Within just a few minutes we had our stuff loaded on the truck and we jumped in the vans and headed for 2nd breakfast at McDonalds.  I'm not sure egg mcmuffins have ever tasted so good! 

We were here at the seminary by about 9am (Mountain Time) and we quickly settled in to our rooms.  Students were given time to relax, nap, or play until lunch - which is in just a few minutes.  After lunch we'll do a small work project here on the seminary property and then head out for a tour of some of the areas where we will be working this week.  Group morale is high and everyone seems to have endured the long travel day. 

Please pray for us as we begin this incredible week here in Guatemala.  We're excited about all that God has for each of us in the days ahead. 

More later... time for lunch!