Europe 2010

It is crazy how God works everything out. We have met people all along this trip and today I was thinking how if God hadn't redirected us via the huge volcano we would have run into any of these people! I don't know how God is using us to touch them, I feel like we are a part if the "planting seeds" stage, but one thing I have come to realize in the last few days is that it doesn't matter if I realize how we effect these people or not. Really, if anyone is effected it is not by us, it is totally because of God. It may have taken a volcano to show me that God is the only one that can change things and that He is in 100% controll. And I praise Him daily for that awesome reminder that this is His trip, not mine. I am so thankful that He showed me that at the very start.


We are in Milan now and the plan from here is to go Rome for a couple days then maybe Vience then make our way towards Germany.

Thank you all for the prayers!! Keep 'em coming!

Location:Milan, Italy

We are in Milan, Italy right now but here are some pictures from our stay in New York City!

In Madrid. We flew out of NYC Monday night and got to Lisbon, Portugal Tuesday. Yes Portugal, and yes we had no intention of going to Portugal, but thank God that he can take us where we need to be even if we have no earthly idea. I had never heard of Lisbon until Monday when the airport lady told us we could be numbers 19 and 20 on the standby list, the shortest standby list to anywhere in Europe. thinking there was no way we would make it but having to wait to fly back to Tulsa anyway, we figured why not. We then asked what country Lisbon was in at it had not crossed our mind that we were about to get on a plane and go to a country we know nothing about and where they speak a language we don't know. This was because neither one of us really thought we would make the flight. Then when the plane was boarding they called our names and we were as shocked as if we had won the lottery! That's when we realized that we have no idea what we are doing. It was such an amazing feeling getting on a plane to a place you know nothing about trusting God will keep you safe.
On the plane we sat next to a n Irish man named Leo. Come to find out not only was he supposed to be on our original flight he was also supposed to be on our flight Monday! We became friends with him sharing about our trip and then stuck with him the day we were in Portugal. We later found out his seat on the plane was not the one by us but a row back but another standby passanger took his seat and he decided to give sitting with us a shot. I think it was a God thing that we met him. We plan on visiting him in Dublin.

We are now in Madrid and plan on moving on tomorrow maybe to Barcelona. But as we have found out now that is all up to God.

Keep the prayers coming!!
-Lexi

Location:Madrid, Spain

We are in Queens for tonight staying with a gracious family that works with a Korean church here. Tomorrow we head back to Manhattan. We have gotten a really great NYC experience.. We've seen central park, statue of Liberty, ground zero, chinatown, times square, grand central station, the museum of natural history, mastered the subways (well, Grant has that is, I just follow him) taken the bus and a cab... All kinds of stuff. We still don't know if we will be able to fly Monday. Pray God makes His plan clear to us! Pictures will be uploaded tomorrow or Monday!

Location:Queens

We left Tulsa at 7 this morning and made it ti Newark, NJ at 11 only to discover a volcano has or is going off in Iceland causing all European flights to be canceled due to the ash. So here we are in NYC waiting for the next flight we can get to Ireland, and that flight is on Monday. We extended our trip because of this delay and are now coming home on June 2nd. So we will have fun seeing NYC and see what God has in store for us here! Keep us in your prayers and also the people of Iceland.

-Lexi

Location:New York City

We leave tomorrow! I can't believe it is finally here! I have said goodbye to most everyone, a few of my friends and my family will see me off at the airport. We have to be there at 5:30AM. Our flight leaves at 7. Keep us in your prayers tomorrow, it will be a long day of travel. We will get into the Dublin, Ireland airport at 6:55AM on Friday morning. I am so excited! Here we go!

We are only twenty days away from leaving! I can't wait! I really can't believe that this trip is less than three weeks away! I have known that God was going to have me go to Ireland for as long as I can remember and the reality that it is actually happening is making me feel amazing! I know that I am about to go on a trip that God created me to go on. This makes me think of Ephesians 2:10 "For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." It is a blessing to live out this dream, to live out the works that God has prepared just for me. I believe that as Christians we do this daily, but usually we don't realize it or even see how we affect other people. I have been given this amazing gift, God has told me before hand that He is going to send me to Ireland and for my entire life I have known a small part of His plan for me. I can't describe the feeling I have now that I am so close to living out this part of the plan.
God has been working everything out so far and it always amazes me. The amount we need is down to only a little over one thousand dollars! I know that God will provide the rest of the money, seeing how he has taken care of every detail on this trip so far makes me confident that He's got this one covered too.

Please keep Grant and me in your prayers as we prepare for this journey. Also keep the people God will be putting in our path in your prayers.


Thank you all for reading!
-Lexi

Location:Tulsa