Hey friends and family!
We just stopped at the spectacular McDonald's for breakfast in Madison and are now on our way to Minnesota! This trip has been incredible and we can't wait to share everything God has done in and through us these last 11 days! I have been so blessed by this opportunity to see God work in my own life, as well as in these High School students! I seriously could not be more proud of them! They have stepped out of their comfort zone, served God with everything they have, and have uplifted and encouraged each other through it all - more than I even thought possible. Our incredible God has done some amazing things on this trip, and chose our team to do it through. This humbles and excites me so much! Not only that, but He is still working and will continue to work in the lives of those on this trip.
As we're on our last leg of travel, please pray that we have a safe ride home. Also pray that the fire and passion we have found in seeking and serving God will not die out as we get home and start back into the swing of our lives. Thanks so much! We truly appreciate your prayers! See you soon!
Bekah E.
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Just leaving McDonalds...
As we are heading up to the Cities, we wanted to update you that we are leaving DePere, WI! According to GPS, we should be back to Grace Fellowship somewhere between 1:30 and 2pm! Probably a little closer to 2pm!
Please help to spread the word!
This is my first exposure to technology since we left, so I haven't had a chance to read everyone's blogs. Sorry if I repeat a little here.
Well, we are on the bus back to Brooklyn Park. It has been a fantastic trip filled with community living, hard work, loving on kids during VBS, preaching the gospel, and amazing worship! It is hard to believe that it is really over. Our theme for the trip was "Immeasurably More". God can and will do immeasurably more than we can hope or ask for. On this trip, God kept that promise in many ways. On several occasions, we had changes in our plans that we were not necessarily prepared for. It was in these times that we felt closest to God's will. For example, our VBS team had anticipated that we would probably do VBS for a total of about 300 kids. By the second day, we already ran out of handout materials. This was awesome because it forced our team to be creative with games and interact on a more personal level with the kids for the rest of the week. We were also excited to present our program to a church's general assembly and worship with them. The people of Guatemala were so friendly and interested in what we had to say.
Our VBS team also had three work projects, At the mission base, we did various repairs, painted, and helped organize. At the hanger/distribution center, we hauled a lot of dirt out from behind the building, painted, and got the bathroom functional. In addition to these two locations, we also cleared out some farm land, organized supplies, and constructed a pole barn at the feeding center. The feeding center is a special place where Life Builders provides firewood, food, and the gospel to widows. It was an amazing experience to be able to minister to the people of Guatemala.
For me, this trip has taught me that the best way to be in the center of God's will is to make a plan, include others in the plan, and work the plan. This way, you are less likely to back out. If things change, they will likely change in a way that increases your dependency on God during the task. It is just too easy to sit back and think that some day you will do this or that for the Lord, and then that day never comes. A lot of preparation went into making this missions trip go so smoothly. We had several meetings ahead of time to prepare ourselves for what was ahead. But, more importantly, Jason and Tressa Patton, and Josh Christenson, put in a great deal of time laying out our week. I guess, when we do our part, God does His part. Thanks for praying for us, supporting us, and following our posts!
Scott Fleming
Well, we are on the bus back to Brooklyn Park. It has been a fantastic trip filled with community living, hard work, loving on kids during VBS, preaching the gospel, and amazing worship! It is hard to believe that it is really over. Our theme for the trip was "Immeasurably More". God can and will do immeasurably more than we can hope or ask for. On this trip, God kept that promise in many ways. On several occasions, we had changes in our plans that we were not necessarily prepared for. It was in these times that we felt closest to God's will. For example, our VBS team had anticipated that we would probably do VBS for a total of about 300 kids. By the second day, we already ran out of handout materials. This was awesome because it forced our team to be creative with games and interact on a more personal level with the kids for the rest of the week. We were also excited to present our program to a church's general assembly and worship with them. The people of Guatemala were so friendly and interested in what we had to say.
Our VBS team also had three work projects, At the mission base, we did various repairs, painted, and helped organize. At the hanger/distribution center, we hauled a lot of dirt out from behind the building, painted, and got the bathroom functional. In addition to these two locations, we also cleared out some farm land, organized supplies, and constructed a pole barn at the feeding center. The feeding center is a special place where Life Builders provides firewood, food, and the gospel to widows. It was an amazing experience to be able to minister to the people of Guatemala.
For me, this trip has taught me that the best way to be in the center of God's will is to make a plan, include others in the plan, and work the plan. This way, you are less likely to back out. If things change, they will likely change in a way that increases your dependency on God during the task. It is just too easy to sit back and think that some day you will do this or that for the Lord, and then that day never comes. A lot of preparation went into making this missions trip go so smoothly. We had several meetings ahead of time to prepare ourselves for what was ahead. But, more importantly, Jason and Tressa Patton, and Josh Christenson, put in a great deal of time laying out our week. I guess, when we do our part, God does His part. Thanks for praying for us, supporting us, and following our posts!
Scott Fleming
Headed Back Early!!
For the first time since I have been the sr high youth pastor, we have had such a smooth sailing coming home that we are actually early! Instead of leaving Chicago a little after 7am, we were on the road by 6:30am! Lots of tired people that are counting down to eating at McDonalds near Madison!
We will keep updating this morning, so check back often!
Pastor Josh C
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Packing Up
Just getting done cleaning and packing up! Pizza (I know...How American of us) for lunch and then heading to the market for some ending shopping of awesomeness! We will be without wifi till we get to Chicago early tomorrow morning! Thanks for all the prayers and support! We will update tomorrow morning!
Immeasurably More!
Josh C
P.S. Don't forget next Sunday Night that we will be having a missions team celebration at Grace Fellowship in the sr high room at 6pm! Come and hear the stories and how we saw God do Immeasurably More!
Immeasurably More!
Josh C
P.S. Don't forget next Sunday Night that we will be having a missions team celebration at Grace Fellowship in the sr high room at 6pm! Come and hear the stories and how we saw God do Immeasurably More!
immeasurably more
Two weeks ago we were began planning
for the VBS programs that we would be running while in Guatemala. The 48 of us
where split into 4 groups of 12 and we were all given specific age groups and
places where we would be working. We estimated that in total all the groups would
reach roughly 500 Guatemalan people. On the second night here group D (the
group I am in) had the opportunity to participate in the main service of a church.
There were roughly 200 people in this service… We knew that we were going to reach
way more than 500 people in the next week! During the next 6 days Group D alone
reached more the 675 people! In total
all of the groups reached roughly 2500 people! God worked through us and showed
us that, when we trust in him, he can do far more then we can ever
imagine.
God not only used us to reach the Guatemalan
people, but used them to change us! The dedication to god that the Guatemalan people
have is unbelievable. This blog just shows a few of the stories that we have
about how god has changed us, but there are many more! God has shown himself in a way that we will
never forget, through him we truly can do Immeasurably more!
Thank you for all the prayer and
support
Evan
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