The heart of it all.

melanie ferrer comin at you. :)

I honestly have been sitting on my bed...smiling. We are less than 24 hours away from boarding our flight to China! I'm stuck in awe. I cannot even fathom this opportunity to serve God in China!

I feel like we've been preparing, praying and awaiting this departure and it has finally arrived. I'm not even done packing, but I have such an urge to blog about this and let you all know how things are going. I went to a prayer meeting at Church this morning and just prayed and cried. We all prayed and cried. We were completely humbled by God and His being. How He hears our prayers, answers our prayers, cares for us, and knows us intimately. He is so beyond us. Anyway, as they were praying for my team and I, I felt such peace and encouragement from God. He is going to do so much through this team!

Yes, I am so excited that He is providing and sending this team to China. But what I am soo excited and fascinated with... is the heart of this all and the main reason we get to serve in China. Since I've been back home for the summer, I've been studying Jesus' every move through the Gospels and the fruits of Spirit. And as I study His perfection I see more and more of my imperfection. But you know what covers us in the midst of our sinful nature?! FORGIVENESS AND GRACE! Man.. we fall short on a daily basis but still He loves us, loves us that He died on the cross for us to save us from hell! His grace is amazing! Bask in it! Team China.. Readers.. He saved us, He's changed us, He's formed us and He's now sending us! And... that all this takes place because of what His first did on the cross. So here it is readers, the reason why Team China is heading out in the first place. BECAUSE GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE SENT HIS SON JESUS CHRIST TO DIE ON THE CROSS FOR YOU AND YOUR SINS SAVING YOU FROM HELL AND GIVING YOU ETERNAL LIFE. Yes, YOU! This is the heart of it. Now that we know and believe in this profound statement, we go to share the good news in China! We get to do all that we are doing in our lives.. because He first died on the cross and gave us salvation! Receive His Grace!

Please keep us in your prayers as we are breaking down walls of the enemy and building up walls for Christ!