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Blessed Children

June 29, 2010
Adventures
Puerto Rico

Long time since the last post – yeah we have been busy. Friday afternoon one of the employees and our friend, Carmen, shared her testimony. How great our God is to bring someone through so much in life and live to be a humble servant for Him. She has such a powerful testimony for the ladies that are admitted to the program. Friday night we met with the local youth group again ford bible study, prayer, and singing. They have been a blessing for us. Saturday we were simply blessed. God provided a beatiful day and the only one that it didn’t rain. We asked for sunshine because we...

Listening in Prayer

June 28, 2010
Adventures
Guatemala

So often, we tell God everything we want and need, and we throw up a few words of praise or maybe a bit of confession, but then we walk away. We end our prayers, and we have never even given the Lord a chance to speak. What a crazy concept! How would you feel if someone came up to you, talked your ear off for twenty minutes and then walked away–never giving you a chance to respond or share your thoughts? On Saturday, our team devoted the entire day to listening to the Lord in prayer. We talked about ways to hear from God and how to test what you hear to...

An Unexpected Twist

June 28, 2010
Adventures
Guatemala

Sunday night was definitely one to remember! About half of our team braved a truck ride through pouring rain to arrive at a local church service. We planned to attend it and maybe sing one song. However, when we arrived, we found out that the pastor expected us to conduct the entire service. SURPRISE! We quickly put together a list of things to do, and we did it well. We sang, read Scripture, played the piano, shared testimonies and gave a brief message. Some of us even sang acapella! We truly felt out of our comfort zone, but God has a plan...

Family Photos

June 28, 2010
Adventures
Nicaragua

We spent yesterday morning taking pictures for Nicaraguan families. At the end of the session, we decided to take a few silly pictures of our own. Taylor, who has an incredible imagination, came up with some great ideas. Anna Z., who loves to laugh, egged her on. The result was 30 minutes of fake moustaches, pig noses, stuffed cows and mayhem. Pray for the team as there has been a virus going around and we are not feeling 100%. Everyone is still up and moving, except for myself. Half of the team will be taking it easy over the next few days as we try to build up our immune systems with...

Shower Bugs and Market Rugs

June 28, 2010
Adventures
Mexico

Well, we are starting on our second week in Mexico and hoping for even greater blessings! After some downtime this weekend, team Chosen is ready for ministry these next three days. We visited a childrens. home Saturday, had a great time getting buckets poured on us, and new nicknames (ducks). Our guys got rocked in soccer games, but we rep’d for Jesus. Sunday we split into groups and visited the marketplace, with all the unique stands in Matamoros. We visited a church service at night. That was definitly an experience, The people were very welcoming and charasmatic, and with a...

One Day at a Time

June 28, 2010
Adventures
Nicaragua

Thursday we discovered a new ministry we very much enjoyed. We worked most of the day sorting and putting coats of varnish on beads made from recycled magazine paper, which will then be made into bracelets by local Nicaraguans. The bracelets are sold at various stores here in Granada, as well as a few in the States. The project was originally started to raise money for VidaJoven (YoungLife in the States). Now, the workers also have the opportunity to be paid a fair wage and are continually in an environment that points them toward Christ. Most of Friday was spent...

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