Are you a college student not quite of age for the World Race? Considering a Real Life trip this summer? Last summer, a few intrepid students went on a Real Life: Expedition. Angie Tibbo, the team leader wrote this post prior to departure, while they were in training, about her team’s listening prayer exercise.
Team eXpedition is about ready to take off for East Africa!
My team of 8 expeditioners arrived at the airport in Atlanta, 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, surrender to the Lord, and seek God’s heart for
the nations. It is so amazing to see a group of young, energetic
adults passionately seeking the face of God on behalf of a broken world.
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, surrender to the Lord, and seek God’s heart for
the nations. It is so 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 thattook 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 prayed and worshiped more, 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 hoped that something would happen along the
way… that’s when we met Michael.
heard things in prayer and tried to obey, but each time we stepped out,
people would literally walk away or ignore us. We prayed and worshiped more, 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 hoped 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.
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 represented Christ in a waythat changed the atmosphere; people stopped because they felt the spirit
of God 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 – at least we 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 bet we gave
Michael a water baptism right there on the sidewalk! The team witnessed a
physical change in Michael’s face as he walked into freedom and the
possibility of greatness for his life!
experienced, said, ‘I need to be baptized.” So, you bet we gave
Michael a water baptism right there on the sidewalk! The team witnessed a
physical change in Michael’s 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!
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!
The team hadn’t even left the country. Read about their adventures through East Africa here. To begin exploring the possibility of an expedition of your own, click here.
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