The question running through everyone's head has been, "Who are the five other people who will be on my team?" On the heels of this is a second question: "Where will be going?"

We have two groups of 26. We brought the "A" group in first. The excitement was bubbling over – we had held back this information about their teams for over a week.

As I read off the list of team members, there were squeals of delight and hugs. I told them, "99% of Christians never get the chance to learn true koinonea (Greek for "intimate fellowship"), but you all are different. You will have the opportunity to learn everything there is to know about one another. You'll see each other in the worst of circumstances and in the best." I told them that their growth in this next year will be directly correlated to their ability to be gut-level honest with one another. So, they need to begin sharing deeply.

As great as is the opportunity to see the world and to minister to many different kinds of people, the opportunity to know and be known deeply by five others is in some ways even more exciting.