There are few things in life that make someone think about something or someone other than themselves, or make someone want to be a part of something bigger than themselves... Mission Trips happen to be one of those things. I have never been part of a trip or a team that came together quite as this team had... this trip was unique in many aspects, mostly for the ethos and the community that was created. Everywhere we had gone, people commented on our team (ALL POSITIVE)... i know, hard to believe isn't it. It did not take long to sense that the team was ready for something, anything that could and would come our way. After camp i wrote a blog about accumulating experiences... i feel very blessed and wealthy at the experiences that have been deposited into my experience account. I know i speak on behalf of the team when i say that.
What made this trip successful?
That is a question that can be very subjectively answered depending on your perception... it could have been the training that the team went through for 2 1/2 months, It could have been the amount of prayer that went into the trip, or how about the faith journey that each had to embark on, what about the hard work and the servant's attitude it takes to be on a mission team, the selflessness in the heat and the travel... Yes, all of these play a part in the overall success of the trip, BUT at the end of the day God breathed. He prepared the way, the hearts, the people...
We just said... here we are, please use us.
Why is life not like a mission trip?
What happens?
Why do we allow things to distract us... to arrest our attention?
God,
May you hold our attention. May our hearts long to beat as yours.
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i can barely see myself behind williams