Honduras 2010

To attempt to put in to word what happen in the week that we spent would be impossible. There were many surprises and challenges along the way. In all of those things in became very evident early on that God was working in our mist. I will attempt to tell you just one perspective of how God worked around us and how God worked in me.

Attempting to be prepared we did all we could by praying, staying in the word, raising money, planing, and doing everything you must to leave and go to another country. Even with all of these attempts, I'm not sure you can ever fully prepare. The first issue we had was with us shipping our speakers. Apparently the magnets in the speakers will mess with the navigation equipment on the airplane. We then began to fly from Charlotte to Miami and Miami to San Pedro. After our arrival we rode in a bus for a few hours to Siguatepeque. This is where we would be concentrating out efforts for the next week. The days began to fly by as we would go to schools, do door to door evangelism, VBS, show movies, and spend time investing in other people. After it all happened, it seems like it was only a instant and in that instant we grew as believers and very close to the people we had met.

In reflection my heart is still somewhat torn with being back home. I miss so much how God moved in that one week. I miss the people and the songs and just concentrating on sharing God's love with no other obligations. I really feel like through this trip God has showed me more of my calling and spiritual gifts. As excited as I am to share the Gospel, I am just as excited to encourage, teach, and watch other believers grow. I process of discipleship is so exciting to me and I enjoy being asked questions that challenge me and allow me to grow. In our trip we were able to see about 110-112 new born again believers (SO EXCITING TO BE A PART OF!!!!). I was also very exciting for me to see how the leaders pushed us and how they were such examples. Truly God is teaching me how to be a leader and how to love like he does.

scripture memory

Why do it? That is the question I have been asked this week and I honestly really had to work to give a sound scriptural argument. So, I turn to wiser men that I. Check out this article by @ John Piper http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/TasteAndSee/ByDate/2006/1799_Why_Memorize_Scripture/

Great questions, keep them coming friends.

Mission Trip and Prayer

As many of you already know, I will soon be leaving on a mission trip with several other awesome people from Rich Fork Baptist Church. In my discussion with people about this trip, I have encounter 2 responses. The first of which is "why?" The can easily answer with the great commission Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8 in seeing the truth of the Gospel carried around the world. The second is at first nice, but in the end counter productive. That would be when most people tell me to "be safe" or are praying for my safety. For the average pew sitter this would be a logical prayer, but is really a prayer that is the opposite of what scripture teaches. Through countless examples in the Old and the New Testament God does not remove the danger, but sustains the believer through it. Examples like Moses, Paul, Peter, and even Christ, point to the way in which God moved in their times of distress and suffering. Yes, even suffering that ends in death! One might ask why God would allow that? That answer is much simpler. In this God is glorified.

So what I ask you to do in response is not to pray for our safety, but pray that God will be glorified above all else. No matter how much that might cost. Yes, I'm ready no matter the cost.......are you?