Team 2 faces some early challenges

Things are going well for Team #2 but the trip started with some challenges. Half of the luggage for team 2 didn’t arrive & since our boat was leaving Manaus Sunday night after the church service we couldn’t wait on the bags. Hopefully the luggage will arrive in Manaus tomorrow & we can have the bags sent by boat up the Salomoes River to our mission site. When I picked up Team 2 at the airport at 5:15 AM there were some long faces when they realized that many of the bags didn’t make it but everyone has had a great attitude. We are sharing sunblock, clothes & snacks so hopefully this will help our team bond even more. We tell team members in the training process to pack an extra change of clothes, anti-malarial & other meds, cameras, & passports in their carryon luggage so worst case scenario people will be wearing some stinky clothes a little longer that they would like. This should help give the team a new perspective on how the Amazon people are able to survive without any of the creature comforts we are used to.
Everyone is feeling great after a hot day ministering in the Amazon sun. I will work on doing an update tomorrow of the ministry to date so check back in.
PRAYER REQUESTS:
• Good attitudes from North American team whether the luggage arrives or not
• Safety as we travel up the Salomoes River
• Unity between the North American team & Brazilian host church
• Open hearts to the gospel.