Still Standing

... ever get a sense sometimes that though a battle is won, the war was lost? Well, not this time enemy!
Its a day to departure and I am still expecting my visa. This reminds me of the time Daniel prayed and though God answered, his response was delayed in getting to Daniel.
I'm taking a leaf from his book and persisting until the results come.

Today, the theme is praise :) Praise until my hope is realized.

This is so much fun watching God come through. Never a dull moment !

And so the warfare begins

As usual with any Big Guy trips coming up, there are always obstacles to be overcome that will either test a person's character or perseverance in the face of adversity. I don't quite know which this is, but I've been told that the visa process is now different from last year's and that this year, I either need to

- apply for the Indonesian embassy to issue a letter to the Nigerian embassy, to be faxed to me, to then send over with my passport to the Nigerian embassy to issue a response letter to be mailed back to the Indonesian embassy in Jakarta and then get a letter issued for me to take to the Indonesian embassy locally to get a visa issued.... huh?

Or

- fax over every page of my current passport in the hopes that will suffice for a letter to be provided for the local Indonesian embassy to issue a visa.

I think you can figure out which route I chose!

Right now I just need favor to get this sorted out so I can get a ticket at a decent price and get another chance to do some damage to the bad one's behind ;)

Re-tracing my steps

I can’t believe it’s that time of year again already!

I’m heading out to Indonesia on November 7th to work with businesses to help refocus them on transforming their immediate society through their businesses and bring a little bit of God’s kingdom to earth.

I know it sounds funny to think of businesses doing that, but I’ve been part of that for the past 3 years now and it’s been a huge spiritual learning curve for me not to mention a lot of fun to see God work in ways I would never have expected.

I’m hooked :0), so I’m going back again and since this will be my second time in Indonesia (I am finally retracing my steps), I’ll be working with new clients as well as revisiting past clients to encourage them and am likely to get encouraged myself by the stories of exploits God has taken them through!

In case you are new to my notification list, I go on these trips with an organization called rēp. rēp’s core mission is to transform society through repurposing business http://repurposing.biz/
Each time I’ve gone, I’ve been amazingly blessed and know that I couldn’t have done it without all the support I get from my community over here so I am asking yet again for your support.

Here is how you can help:
Prayer Support:
I need at least 10 people to commit to pray for myself and the team during the venture. The resistance from the enemy is unbelievable on these trips and there is no way we can be successful without spiritual covering.
I will be updating my missions’ blog regularly during the venture and will post prayer requests there as they come up, but will also send you email directly if you let me know you can participate this way.

Financial support:
I am fundraising for this 10 day venture and need some encouragement myself as funds are still short. I need to raise funds to cover the 2 week stay as well as a ticket to Indonesia and I have about 25% of all I need right now. Please visit http://repurposing.biz/contribute/ to see how you can contribute

Frequent Flyer miles are also very much appreciated though not tax-deductible.

Physical Support:
Consider joining me on an upcoming trip. There is always a need for “feet on the street” and yours will only be made more beautiful as you go (Isaiah52:7). You can check out http://www.repurposing.biz/ for more information or just ask me.

I’m looking forward to sharing the stories and testimonies that are bound to come from this trip with you.

Thanks for taking part in this journey with me,

God Bless.
‘Teju