Team eXpedition is about ready to take off for East Africa!
Last Friday, my team of 8 expeditioners arrived at the ATL airport anxious to begin their 2 month mission trip that will take them through Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania! We have been at training camp since then, along with 8 other teams who will be dispersed among the nations! Training camp has been about equipping these college students to embrace community, surrendering to the Lord, and seeking God’s heart for the nations. It is soo amazing to see a group of young, energetic adults passionately seeking the face of God on behalf of a broken world.
As part of our team building, we participated in an activity that took us to the streets of Atlanta, ministering to the homeless. Team X excitedly took up the challenge of
listening to the Holy Spirit, then obeying. The first 2 hours were tough! We thought we had heard things in prayer and tried to obey, but each time we stepped out, people would literally walk away or ignore us. We tried more prayer and worship, but it seemed as though this activity wasn’t really going anywhere. We decided to begin walking in the direction of where we would be spending the night and hope that something would happen along the way… that’s when we met Michael. A man who was sleeping on the street that night. Michael was drunk and terribly discouraged about his life and where it was going. It seemed as though he was new to the streets, and was scared. Team X ministered to Michael and as they did, more 
and more people gathered and stopped to see what was going on. The team ministered Christ in a way that changed the atmosphere, people stopped because they saw the spirit of God hovering in that place. We saw people rededicate their lives to Christ, we saw hope restored to broken hearts, and we saw walls come down that allowed people to see the heart of God and that it beats passionately for them! As we were finishing up, or thought we were, Michael, who was now up and dancing because of the Love he had just experienced, said, ‘I need to be baptized”…. so you betcha, we gave Michael a water baptism right there on the sidewalk! The team witnessed a physical change in Michaels face as he walked into freedom and the possibility of greatness for his life!
listening to the Holy Spirit, then obeying. The first 2 hours were tough! We thought we had heard things in prayer and tried to obey, but each time we stepped out, people would literally walk away or ignore us. We tried more prayer and worship, but it seemed as though this activity wasn’t really going anywhere. We decided to begin walking in the direction of where we would be spending the night and hope that something would happen along the way… that’s when we met Michael. A man who was sleeping on the street that night. Michael was drunk and terribly discouraged about his life and where it was going. It seemed as though he was new to the streets, and was scared. Team X ministered to Michael and as they did, more and more people gathered and stopped to see what was going on. The team ministered Christ in a way that changed the atmosphere, people stopped because they saw the spirit of God hovering in that place. We saw people rededicate their lives to Christ, we saw hope restored to broken hearts, and we saw walls come down that allowed people to see the heart of God and that it beats passionately for them! As we were finishing up, or thought we were, Michael, who was now up and dancing because of the Love he had just experienced, said, ‘I need to be baptized”…. so you betcha, we gave Michael a water baptism right there on the sidewalk! The team witnessed a physical change in Michaels face as he walked into freedom and the possibility of greatness for his life!
Needless to say, Team X was rocked for Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit who ministers through us! We are more than excited to go on the wild goose chase of following the Holy Spirit and ministering along side Him in the nations of East Africa!!
We leave tomorrow afternoon, please pray for travel mercies, and a continued passion and energy for falling in Love with Jesus everyday. To keep up with Team X and their stories, visit
www.expedition.adventures.org
www.expedition.adventures.org
