Enlightening Educators


Katie
Katie Battreall, Junior Nursing Major
"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil." - Ephesians 6:10-11


Prayer request: Since I am one of the most unexperienced on the trip (being only a J2) and this being my first mission trip, I would just ask for strength and guidance to navigate through unknown territory medically, culturally, and relationally. I pray for confidence in my strengths and humility in my weaknesses.


Abigail Mendoza, Junior Nursing Major
Abigail
"For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control." - 2 Timothy 1:7

My prayer: “Lord, Please give my team and me the humbleness and love needed for this mission trip. Please help us grown in our faith and may our actions show Your love to those we care for, and keep us safe and healthy going to and coming back from Zambia. Amen.”







Carley
Carley Newman, Senior Nursing Major
"Sing to the Lord, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among the people."
- I Chronicles 16:23-24

My prayer is that the people in Zambia would see the grace and glory of the Lord through each of us and the work we are doing there. Prayers that throughout the entirety of the trip we would never stop singing His praises for the opportunity to serve Him with the gifts He has given us.






Shiloh
Shiloh Sziy, Senior Nursing Major 
"Then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others."
- Philippians 2:2-4
I'd ask for prayers for safe travels on our journey and for our group to be able to work together using our individual strengths to serve the community. 


Amanda Voss, BSN, NNP-DNP Student
Amanda
"Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us." - Ephesians 3:20

My prayer is that the Lord would open our hearts to see His people and do the work He has set before us! That He would do above and beyond all we could imagine in us and through us during this trip!



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

One week to departure...

After months of preparation, we are starting to pack our bags for our July 7th departure!  We will share our experiences here on this blog about every 48 hours! Our team is comprised of 12 undergraduate Baylor Nursing students and two faculty / staff members. We are privileged to be led by Dr. Lori Spies, Associate Professor of Nursing, Missions Coordinator, and current Global Fulbright Scholar! Dr. Spies is conducting a multi-country Fulbright in Zambia, India, and Vietnam. In fact, she will remain behind the team in Zambia to work on her project.  Her co-leader for the team is Monica Mullins, Director of Student Services, at LHSON.  Monica supports both Pre-Nursing students in Waco and graduate and undergraduate Nursing students in Dallas.  Both Lori and Monica have extensive experience leading student mission teams and are excited to work with this group of women.  In addition to her Fulbright work, Dr. Spies and Monica will be conducting a student leadersh...
Read more

Mulishani from Zambia!

Image
We woke to our first Zambian sunrise this morning. After a deep breath of African air we laid our eyes upon the vibrant red dirt that featured prominently on our inaugural day in Ndola and at Northrise University. The students were eager sponges today despite their tremendous jetlag.   Our day was filled with touring the community and the school; meeting those with whom we will work; and preparing for that work.   We soaked up the sights, sounds, smells, customs, and language of this place and began trying to create some order of it all.    I loved hearing the constant questions and observations from our students as they aimed to understand this new world. The students were drawn to children like magnets at each stop in the community and are anticipating our return to serve them.  Lori and I found such great joy in watching our students engage with the children.    We visited three schools for orphans and vulnerable children in the com...
Read more

Dandy Devotionalists

Image
Sophie Daigle Senior Nursing Student “Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in Heaven.”  Matthew 5:16   I am so excited to serve in Zambia in the upcoming weeks and ask for you to pray for our hearts to be opened and for our lives to be changed throughout our time in Africa. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for following and supporting our journey! Deborah Schmidt Senior Nursing Student "For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, and according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith--that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that...
Read more