Calvary Chapel Kendall Missions Ministry

Shalom from the Holy Land!

For those of you who don't know me, my name is Michelle Hernandez and I'm 18 years old. You may have heard of me from your kids as "Miss Michi." Anyway, I figured you guys would be sick of getting only one perspective (sorry Pedro), so I decided to update the blog myself. You'll also be hearing from the rest of the group throughout the next two weeks as we alternate updating our trip experiences.

When foreigners enter the United States they're sometimes welcomed by Mickey Mouse, and I found it comical that here in Israel I also was greeted by a mouse... IN MY SUITCASE!!! Thankfully, I'm not exactly the kind of person you would consider "girly," so I woke the others girls with a loud laugh instead of a blood-curling scream. Aside from nibbling through Heather's nuts, a bag of MnMs, and my bath rag, no serious harm was done. I think we're going to be OK. (For those of you who are wondering, I guided the little guy out to our rose garden safely... I think he was really cute, but the others tend to disagree!)

Anyway, I'm blown away at the fact that this is only our first full day here and it has already been an incredible blessing! Everything is absolutely beautiful! The weather has been blistering during the day but surprisingly cool at night. We're all anticipating to see the rest of the Holy Land in the coming weekends!

This morning we spent sometime in prayer and worship, and than set out for a good hour and a half walking around and praying for the area we are staying in. We were joined by a group of about 20 people here and we split off into 8 groups, each having a specific topic to pray for. These areas included government, economy, hospitals, churches, communications, arts and media, schools, and sports. God moved strongly in each group by placing verses in our hearts and opening doors to speak to and even pray for some of the local people here. When we reunited we spent our time sharing personal experiences and praying for the needs of the community that God revealed to us.

I also invite you guys back home to pray for the situation here as well. It's amazing how such a small area can so drastically attract the attention of the entire world. The needs are countless, but we can see that God is undeniably moving in this place by bringing His people to do His work. Pray that He would protect his laborers and continue to send more; the harvest is definitely full!

In closing, I'd like to thank all of you for your prayers and encouragement on behalf of the team! We have definitely felt them and were blessed with 3 month visas and a Shalom welcome at the airport in Tel Aviv, which are oftentimes hard to come by. We are praying that things will go just as smoothly while leaving, which is usually much more difficult than coming in. I pray that all is well back home, we miss you dearly! God bless!

Our arrival at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv:






It was a LONG trip...


The group briefing before our prayer walk:


I hope you enjoyed the pictures, I'll be posting more as the days come so continue checking for updates!

posted by Calvary Kendall Missions @ 1:04 PM