This
month has been pretty interesting so far… Our ministry has consisted of quite
a few different things. Our typical schedule is to wake up around 6:45am and do
a morning devotion where we have music, message, and communion. Around 8am we
have breakfast and are usually out the door by 9am! Our morning ministry is
different every day. We have done a variety of things including prayer walks,
hospital ministry, house visits, drug and alcohol rehab center visits, recorded
worship music in a home studio (um…yeah), children’s church, etc. It’s been
nice having a variety, but moving around a lot has made it a bit harder to
connect with the people…
month has been pretty interesting so far… Our ministry has consisted of quite
a few different things. Our typical schedule is to wake up around 6:45am and do
a morning devotion where we have music, message, and communion. Around 8am we
have breakfast and are usually out the door by 9am! Our morning ministry is
different every day. We have done a variety of things including prayer walks,
hospital ministry, house visits, drug and alcohol rehab center visits, recorded
worship music in a home studio (um…yeah), children’s church, etc. It’s been
nice having a variety, but moving around a lot has made it a bit harder to
connect with the people…
My new team after a 14 mile prayer walk…our first day together!
At first
the lengthy prayer walks were a little hard to face in the intense heat. These
long walks have given me time to question my heart and how I pray. God is
teaching me to pray bolder… and to really intercede for people and to stop
praying wimpy prayers. In Hebrews 7:25, the Bible tells us how Jesus intercedes
with God on our behalf. As believers, we are called to follow Christ’s example
and intercede for others as well (1 Timothy 2:1).
I also
think that He has been showing me how He desires to be in constant
communication with me. Do you remember what it feels like when you first fell
in love with someone? You can’t seem to get that person out of your head. They
consume your mind and your thoughts. You’ll do anything to be at the same place
for the chance to conveniently “run into” them. You’re giddy when you fall
asleep because you can’t stop thinking about the future and the possibility of
what might happen. Then when you wake up, you’re happy just because you
remember they exist… God has been telling me that that is the way He wants me
to feel about Him. It’s the kind of relationship our creator desires with his
children. He wants to be on the forefront of my thoughts. I’ve always been a
strong believer in the power of prayer, but going to this level of
communication opens the door up for a much deeper and more intimate
relationship. There are some things I’m dealing with this month that are
definitely giving me the opportunity to rely on His love a little more. To take
my burdens to the cross and leave them there…
think that He has been showing me how He desires to be in constant
communication with me. Do you remember what it feels like when you first fell
in love with someone? You can’t seem to get that person out of your head. They
consume your mind and your thoughts. You’ll do anything to be at the same place
for the chance to conveniently “run into” them. You’re giddy when you fall
asleep because you can’t stop thinking about the future and the possibility of
what might happen. Then when you wake up, you’re happy just because you
remember they exist… God has been telling me that that is the way He wants me
to feel about Him. It’s the kind of relationship our creator desires with his
children. He wants to be on the forefront of my thoughts. I’ve always been a
strong believer in the power of prayer, but going to this level of
communication opens the door up for a much deeper and more intimate
relationship. There are some things I’m dealing with this month that are
definitely giving me the opportunity to rely on His love a little more. To take
my burdens to the cross and leave them there…
Alycia, Sarah, and I with the girls at youth group
Visiting Margaret’s son in the hospital. He re-broke his femur bone after being hit by a car
We
usually head home for lunch about 1:30pm and take little siesta during the
afternoon. It gets so hot here, that people tend to hibernate in the afternoon!
Dinner is usually around 6pm and then we hit the road again! Every night we go
to a different church and one of us gives our testimony and another will
preach. We usually get home sometime after midnight and immediately hit the
sack! The preaching has been challenging for me. I know it sounds crazy to say
that I’m a “missionary,” yet I don’t want to get up in front of people and
talk…but, that’s how I’ve felt. God is working with me on this and it is
getting easier. I know He has given me a voice, I just have to use it. I’m
still getting that throw up feeling when I stand in front of a room full of
people staring at me (and the last thing I want to do is imagine them naked)!
It is getting easier though. Talking with a translator is nice actually; it
gives me time to gather my thoughts before I speak.
usually head home for lunch about 1:30pm and take little siesta during the
afternoon. It gets so hot here, that people tend to hibernate in the afternoon!
Dinner is usually around 6pm and then we hit the road again! Every night we go
to a different church and one of us gives our testimony and another will
preach. We usually get home sometime after midnight and immediately hit the
sack! The preaching has been challenging for me. I know it sounds crazy to say
that I’m a “missionary,” yet I don’t want to get up in front of people and
talk…but, that’s how I’ve felt. God is working with me on this and it is
getting easier. I know He has given me a voice, I just have to use it. I’m
still getting that throw up feeling when I stand in front of a room full of
people staring at me (and the last thing I want to do is imagine them naked)!
It is getting easier though. Talking with a translator is nice actually; it
gives me time to gather my thoughts before I speak.
Alycia and I teaching “Father Abraham” at Children’s Church (we taught the older kids the Cuban Shuffle..haha)
Caley and Auston (former teammates) came to visit us on our day off! Much needed…:)
We went to Penang one night (an island) and got to ride a car water taxi back across! It was pretty cool…
I was immediately having flashbacks of some action movie I saw where someone was
handcuffed in the car on one of these as the boat was about to be blown up!
