Please Pray

I leave for Africa in 2 days! And no, it still hasn't hit me just how real all of this is becoming. I feel so bogged down my details of packing and making sure everything is in order that it's challenging to find time to relax and soak in all that's about to happen. However, Satan is totally aware that I leave in just 2 days and is attacking me in every way non-stop. I'm so thankful for a victory in Jesus that allows me to overcome these attacks, but I feel such a desperate need for prayer from my family & friends. While I know I have so many people praying over me, I wanted to share a few specific prayer requests before I leave...

Please pray:
That God would remove all fears and confusion in my heart and mind - this is a HUGE form of attack in my life right now.
That as I continually feel so inadequate to go on this trip and do this work, that God would overcome that lie and that His power would be displayed through me to make me adequate and to do His good work.
That I would not be distracted by trivial, insignificant things in life.
That I would not be burdened by worrying what other people think of me or how they treat me.
That Satan would NOT be able to steal any of my joy, excitement or peace about this trip.
That God would protect my mind, my heart, my spirit, and my body at all times.
That God would protect all my personal weaknesses that Satan seems to delight in using against me.
That I would be protected from Satan's continual lies and discouragement.
Protection as I travel internationally by myself for the the first time.
That all the packing and errands I need to run would get done.
For my family, that God would protect them while I'm gone both physically and from any spiritual attack they may face while I'm gone.
For the Zambian orphans that I'll be ministering too - that God would already be delivering them from evil circumstances and preparing their sweet little hearts for what He wants to do in their life.
That God would speak through me into these lives.
That God would convict me while I'm gone - that He would let me know Him in a new & fresh way, that He would reveal what He has planned for me after Africa, and that my heart would be changed as I encounter Him.
That I would feel God's closeness these next 2 days before I leave, and know that I am not going alone.
That I would be willing to be obedient and surrender to whatever He calls me to next.
That first & foremost, God would be glorified in everything, that I would constantly remember this life is not about me, it's all about Him.

Thank you for all your prayers, love, support, and encouragement throughout the past several months. I have been so blessed by all of you as I've prepared to go. And now it's time to actually go. I can't wait to share the great things I know our God will accomplish.

"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." ~Acts 1:8