FPC-Midland Belize Mission: On the Ground in Belize

From November 8th through the 15th, 2014, a team from 1st Presbyterian Church-Midland will be traveling to the Central American country of Belize, and working with The Word at Work ministry. This will be an opportunity to reach out and share the gospel with the people of Belize while working side-by-side with the local community and The Word at Work staff on a much-needed construction project ... all of this building upon a foundation of relationships that was laid early this year.

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And we are on the ground in Belize

The flight from Texas went well and, in less than three hours, we preparing to touch down at the airport outside Belize City.

What a day it was, with our team in transit from West Texas to a very different setting ... the lush green, tropical nation of Belize, where beaches give way to vast stretches of farmland, then the mountains ... a place of crowded cities, remote villages and the ruins of ancient Maya temples.

Our day started early in the morning, in Midland, Texas, as we gathered at the airport there for a commuter flight to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, where we connected with a larger craft that was heading south. You may not know this, but the 'transit' part of Belize mission is relatively easy compared to other overseas missions, on the far side of the world ... less than an hour flying from Midland to Dallas/Fort Worth, then less than three hours flying from DFW to Belize City.

After clearing Belizian customs, we headed outside the terminal, where we greeted by Pastor Walter Thompson ... our team was now complete. We were also greeted by our mission partners, Tim and Kenny from The Word At Work.

Then it was time to load the vehicles and head west, past Belmopan, then into the hills, where we will be staying this week. As I said before, this is a first time for some of us, and a return trip for others ... but we are all excited about the week ahead of us. Please keep us - Pastor Walter Thompson, Dr. Greg Bartha, Becky Holmes, Pat Hunter, Jeff McDonald, Chrissie Mee and Casey Smith, and our WAW partners - in your thoughts and prayers.

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