Proverbs 16:9

Well folks, if any of you first looked up the verse in the title, you probably have all experienced at some point multiple times where you've planned something out, (maybe even what you thought God was leading you to do) but God closed the door and in turn opened another. At Teen Missions we always half heartedly joke (but are serious on the other half) that you're never officially on a specific team until that plane leaves the runway. So it is for me this year.

We here at TMI have been praying for head leaders for the Haiti Orphanage team for quite some time as the previous allocated head leaders are unable to attend this summer. It is the largest team out of both Bootcamps with 29 kids. From what I know of Haiti, it can be a rough, and even in some places, dangerous country. It's not going be what we would refer to as a "Holiday Inn" team. Anyhow, as I'm sure you've figured out by now if you didn't already know, is that I've been asked to step aside from Ecuador preteen and be the head leader to Haiti along with another lady who is being pulled off an Africa team to be the head female. This is really an intimidating thing for me as I've never led a teen team before, let alone having 29 kids on one! It's also a really construction based project so that's not really my forte either. All I know is, that God is giving me a peace about it and I'm pretty much the only viable option they have (pretty obviously or I don't think they would have asked, hah!) I'm just trusting the Lord, knowing that He must have something great for this team, and Satan is trying to hit full blast to keep it from happening.

I covet your prayers in this matter so much and am truly thankful to those of you that I know do pray for me all the time. I know that I could not do it without them and I know that God is really going to be teaching me many things as well, especially in trusting Him fully. I have to admit that when I was asked to go to Ecuador I felt pretty comfortable with the idea. It had become my comfort zone. 1. Preteens 2. Going to a TMI base 3. Small team and 4. Simpler projects It was such a shock to find out so late though and now I feel in a rush to get everything done as Haiti is an Early Bootcamp team. (Meaning it will start two 1/2 weeks sooner than I would have been) So I will be entering into Bootcamp June 6th and leaving for Haiti on June 22nd in the morning. After the project and debrief end, I'll be finished on July 28th.

Addresses if you want to write:
To Bootcamp mailed no later than June 12

Teen Missions Team 09004
Danny Stuckey
871 E Hall Rd
Merritt Island, FL 32953

To Field mailed no later than July 5th

Teen Missions Team 09004
Danny Stuckey
Hope in the Light Ministry
Mail N More B
10900 NW 21 Street Unit 130
Miami, FL 33172

It will take about 10 to 14 days for mail to travel and get to us under normal circumstances. Also check with the P.O. for international postage. (Should be .98 cents as the prices just jumped at the beginning of the month)

Blessings!

Danny

"In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps." Proverbs 16:9

Home Sweet Home

Well after an even longer drive back (we had a few stops to make) I've made it back home to Florida, arriving around 4 in the morning. I was so wiped out from this last week's work (put in about 55 hours in 4 days) that I think most of us slept half of Saturday away. Even yesterday I was still feeling some of the effects of long travel. It's good to be back though and to know we got the job done. The Tabernacle really needed a lot of work done to it in repairs which is why we went up a week early but it was almost not enough time. We really pushed hard the final week, usually working from 6 am to 8 at night or dark. It rained so much and the ground was so wet that we had to build several water diversion systems which worked but really took a lot more time. It's supposed to be drier up there now and the rains are going to begin heading to Florida (which is good news! actually been raining this morning) which is another sign that Bootcamp is on its way! We have only a few short weeks until Early Bootcamp begins and then after that is Super/Preteen. I'm so excited for both and man this time of year goes by so fast as we're preparing. We're praising God though that we seem to be a bit ahead that we've not had to have so many Saturday workdays outside to get caught up. All the tents are still standing and the Obstacle Course is steadily making its way up and ready to go. I believe the only thing left on that is the Maze. Pretty much as soon as the summer begins I won't be on to blog much and then when my team gets in I'll be in full Bootcamp mode, living out on the property in a tent with my team. Thank you all so much for your prayers and support! I know the Lord is going to do a great work this summer and on all the teams. Please keep praying for the kids and leaders who are coming as well as all the staff here who are laboring to see this summer happen!

In Christ

Danny

Indiana!

But first and foremost,

Big Top 1 went up very nicely on May 2nd, a Saturday with good weather. It was a brand new tent just ordered and boy was it shiny compared to the old one. We had quite a few volunteers come out, one of which I went to school with at BMW and was on Dawn's (my sister) team to Poland in 2003. He stayed at my house for the weekend and it was really good to see him again.

On to the current situation, a group of 7 of us drove to Evansville, Indiana. It was a bit more than a 13.5 hour trip simply because we were driving a 15 passenger van, pulling a fully loaded trailer of the same length. We started up at about 5:30 am and arrived after a few stops for gas and food at 9:45 local time so that'd be 10:45 Eastern time. I think I was the only one who felt like it went by way faster....like seriously felt like maybe 5 hours ha, no I didn't sleep but an hour at the beginning. We've been working on the layout for the outer court and Tabernacle. I worked for a good part of the day repairing the outter skin covering (which water proofs the traveling Tabernacle so we don't need a tent to go over top of the whole thing) The whole area smelled so strongly of vinyl glue and contact cement that we were starting to get light headed. We're in a gymnasium at Triple T ministries (TTT) and we had all the doors open...completely ventilated. It got better after we found some industrial fans to circulate the air. We've also been repairing the bases for the outer part of the Tabernacle.

This afternoon we had a crew of college kids from a local Bible School come out to help put up the tent and do some "Grunt work" as we call it of moving stuff around and doing more layout. I must have driven in what seemed like a hundred stakes (halved tractor wheel axles) into the ground for the tent. It takes a lot of bodies to even get up a smaller version tent so we were grateful for all the help.

Biggest prayer request would be that the rains would stop (and head down to Florida too as they're in a drought!) It's not that we don't mind working in the rain but rather its turning the grounds into a mudhole!
Also, that lots of people would come out to take tours of the Old Testament Tabernacle and that people would come to know Christ through it.

Blessings!

-Danny