Going together

As missionaries, we have the privilege of raising up a support team, a group of people who will partner with us in prayer and through financial giving while we are on the mission field. Before we left for Africa in 2011, we were focused on gaining financial supporters so that we could be at 100% of our support while on the field. But during that time, we also started an e-mail prayer team that we would e-mail prayer requests and praises to once a week or once a month or whenever we needed prayer.
It was amazing to see how my perspective shifted from finances to prayer after we arrived on the field. The challenges of navigating a new culture, learning and speaking a new language, cooking new foods, all while caring for a house and my family (our son was 2 years old at the time and I was 4 months pregnant with our daughter when we moved to Africa) meant that we relied heavily on our team of prayer supporters to uplift us before the Throne of God on a daily basis.
It was (and is) because of our great support team that we have been able to 'go far' in our ministry. Because we 'go together' with so many different people supporting us in various ways, we are blessed beyond measure!
And this principle applies to all areas of life, and to all vocations. We returned to the US in 2012 and have been living and serving stateside since that time. The change in geographic location certainly did not diminish the need for this support team. We are thankful every day that we have a team of faithful financial givers who support our ministry and a team of faithful prayer warrios who pray for us and rejoice with us.
We read in 1 Corinthians 12:14, "For the body is not one member, but many." We all need to work together and support one another as we go through life. Whether you live in Idaho or Africa, 'if you want to go far, go together'. :-)