a purpose-driven trip?

In one of our early team meetings, Scott said he'd like us to go through The Purpose-Driven Life as a team while we were in Mongolia. So every morning (all three of them so far) we meet up in the apartment that the Nadens and Bridstons are sharing for an hour of reading, discussion, prayer, and debriefing. It's becoming an awesome time to be together as a team, to express how we're doing, to argue about what we're reading, and to refocus.

This morning, Ron led our time together and shared a quote by Mother Teresa that I wanted to pass on to all of you. We are quickly realizing that so much of what God is and will be teaching us here will only be of lasting value if we bring it back with us.

People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies. Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you. Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight. Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have; it may never be enough. Give the world the best you have anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.

~ Mother Teresa