I learned from the Group Leader that only about half of this group regularly attended the high school ministry meetings, so they didn't really know each other. And after waiting a full minute for a volunteer to pray for our first meal (and our second.. and our third..) I realized that they didn't really know their Creator either. That sounds kinda harsh, but I realized that prayer was this big thing for them when it's really only talking to God. It's hard to explain, okay? But really God said he wanted to take them deeper.
So each night, we had a devotional about prayer. We talked about the authority we have in Christ and the fact that we should be praying about everything, and with each other. That there is power in prayer. And the cool thing is that they got a chance to see prayer in action. Coincidentally (or God-cidentally), a team from the World Race was sharing the church with us. Together, our staff and their team prayed over many things and invited the students to join us. We prayed healing over the pastor of a church we visited, healing over a boy from the church who has the ebola virus and is confined to his bed with limited brain function. Then before the team left, the World Race group prayed over them. I'm truly praying that God continues to teach them how to really live their faith.
In other news, our schedule TOTALLY flipped on us the day we arrived. It was not what we had planned at all, but fortunately, God put in place a group leader who was totally chill about everything and really supportive/encouraging to us as staff.
Highlights from Paso Canoas (July 6- 13):
- Meeting and getting to know the World Race team
- Teaching the group about prayer and learning/practicing it more myself.
- Rec day. It was just fun and relaxing.
Praise God:
- For the ways he worked in the lives of the students, even though we may never know
- For giving me cooler weather so that I could wear pants and keep the bugs away
- For healing my bites quickly
- For an easy-going group leader
- For a staff that worked together
Pray for:
- My trip set up time. That it will be productive, but also relaxing/rejuvenating
- The other PPM trips going on currently. That God will be revealing himself to the participants, staff, and the communities.
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Oh, my goodness! On the tram at Houston airport racing to another terminal we had a brief encounter with a World Race team member just returning from Costa Rica! I had first asked about his TShirt that had layered handprints with I think a heart in the center and I can't remember for sure, but I think the word, "Harmony." The doors open and close quickly, and our stop arrived before I was able to ask more questions about Costa Rica and he was staying on. LOL, interesting coincidence. I think he may have still been a high schooler, but was traveling alone.
I am happy to hear your experiences are improving, "Glory be to God! Amen."
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