Oh my – there is so much I could share with you about my trip to Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico!
First – you should know that I lead this trip with two incredible leaders. Josh Markland went on the World Race in July 2008 and then went on to the G42 leadership academy in Mijas, Spain. He was an incredible source of wisdom, discernment, teaching and a fantastic example to our kids of what a man of God looks like! Then, there was Kari Collins – a fiery and hilarious red head! Kari was on a Real Life trip to India last year – where she grew tremendously in her faith. She is getting married at the end of August and Kari gave so much love to our kids! I could never have done this trip without the two of them and I honestly believe we made a perfect team! Where one of us was weak, one or both of the other two was strong – it was nice to be able to not only rely on them, but to trust and believe in them 100%!
We had 14 high school students on our trip – each one of them played such a huge role in making this trip a success. They were the funniest kids I have been around in a long time… each of them had an amazing sense of humor. We would spend at least 2 hours a night laughing and making fun of each other – and the three of us leaders were usually the brunt of all the jokes!!! We had a blast!
Our ministry was varied and it was incredible to see our kids serve. We worked at a Christian Church/School named Centro Christiano de Restauracion! Mama Gloria Montalvo was our contact and the two of us really bonded! She was an amazing woman of faith and her love for the Lord and her commitment to ministry was such an inspiration to me. In the mornings, our kids would lead the devotion times for the children at the school and every afternoon we would have a different ministry. For a few days, we did door to door evangelism, which included walking throughout the nearby neighborhood and asking the people if there was anything they would like us to pray for. It was so great to see the kids step out in faith and be bold in praying for the people. We built some very special relationships with the people there – especially with a lady named Carmen, who took us into her home and allowed the kids to pray for her and speak into her life.
