Three weeks and counting

Ok... so its a little less than three weeks, but in approximately that amount of time we are going to be headed out for Samoa. The last few weeks have been insanely busy with fundraising and getting logistical details worked out, or at least attempting to. We are working hard on raising the extra funds needed for our teammates to go to the Solomon Islands. Because we are going to Samoa and the flights are less expensive we didn't have to raise extra funds, however, each of the students who are going to the Solomons have to raise $1000. So as a group we are needing to raise about $13,600. So far, we have about $6000.
We do car washes every weekend, sausage sizzles, bake sales, and various other fundraisers, but money is hard to come by. We are trusting God big time on this one!
Our other struggle right now is getting good contacts in the islands. Normally by this time we have a very good idea of what we are going to be doing, but the islands function on their own time schedule. We are working hard on finding places to stay and ministries to be involved with, but haven't had the greatest luck. I know it will all come together, probably at the very last minute! They work better when you just show up on the island ready to go...so that's what we plan to do! (As long as we know for sure that we have a place to stay!!!)
But that's just how we do things around here....it gives a whole new meaning to "Have faith!"