I wanted to thank everybody who prayed for the Mexicali trip for praying. It was a hard week, but over all it was good. The teams learned a lot he about learning to love people that are different them them, which might be one of the hardest and most beautiful things in things in the body of Christ. Here is an entry from one of the students on the trip.
” July 31, 2008
Today was another very warm day in Mexicali, with temperatures far into the triple digits. Our group took part in what we call “ATL” (Ask The Lord). This is
Today was another very warm day in Mexicali, with temperatures far into the triple digits. Our group took part in what we call “ATL” (Ask The Lord). This is
where we walk through a neighborhood and follow literally where we feel God is leading us. We arrived at the new church site in the town and began by praying and listening to what we felt the Lord was asking us to do. At first it seemed that we were all hearing different directions from God, but as we took our walk one part at a time, things began to fall together. We purchased bread and water from local vendors who happened to walk right up to our group. We then took the refreshments and offered them to different people we encountered. Because of our obvious difference in nationality, everyone would ask where we are from, which often lead to us explaining our mission to bring Christ to the people. Julie and Isaac shared their testimonies and two people invited Jesus into their lives. Often times we want to see the big picture right away, but we need to learn to follow God’s timing and take his instructions one step at a time, even if it seems to make no sense to us. – John (Wisconsin)”
On Thursday of this week, I will be flying to North Carolina where my fellow Lego Courtney will pick me up. We will pick up Christy along the way, and head down to Knoxville, Tennessee where we will be going to Silas and Brooke’s wedding on 8-8-08. Which is same day as the beginning of the summer Olympics, which is my favorite day of every other year because Olympic opening ceremony day is the closest thing we have to heaven on earth. So many cultures comming together in peace and happiness makes me cry. It’s really a beautiful thing.
