The biggest news of the past couple weeks would be the 50th Anniversary of YWAM coming into being. It is incredible to me the effects that can happen when one person listens to the heart of God and takes action. Loren's vision was huge and not normal...at least thats what others told him 50 years ago. But now he is seeing the fruit of his ministry, and several people from all over the world stood up in the crowd to say that they are the fruit to his ministry. These people havnt just been blessed, but they are blessing others around the world. Many of them go back to where they are from, say Afghanistan, and shine as a light for those in the darkness. Nothing more beautiful.
I had a wide variety of jobs this week for the my media team: finding coolers, finding ice, grocery shopping, money handling, lunch pickup, AV tent cleaning, trash, flyer making, sign building, daily program posting, duct taping, covering the tent when it rained, babysitting (yea), and filming. It sounds like a lot but I enjoyed doing it all. It made the week quite interesting. God is also showing me that little jobs like this are fruitful and should be done with a good attitude and a smile.
Whats Next?
One week of class left and then we head to Bogota Colombia South America on tuesday. We will be helping with flood relief most likely. They were flooded this week. We will stay at the YWAM base there for a month and then we will trek on to Peru. Things we will do along the way will include administering medical care, teaching basic health tips, spending time with the people, teaching children, building tents, and simple cleaning. We are learning some spanish now which is highly important/respectful when spending time in other cultures. It is by our service that these people will see the unique character of God and will be introduced to His love and grace. I am PUMPED! :)
All I am taking is my lovely red backpack.
