Author: Adventures

A little reflection on lessons learned during this trip…  Servanthood is one of the greatest things I have learned on this trip. The people on my team love to serve each other. It is motivation for me to continue to serve others around me when I get home.          -Charis Riner I have learned to be much more patient. God has really helped me out in this area and I hope to go back home different than how I came.        -Sydney Ledford God has taught me so much while I’ve been...

Stories of how we’ve seen God work during this trip… I’ve seen God work in other people this week by allowing us to plant a seed from Him in them. My missionary team and I have done so by showing His love to people. Some were Christians and some weren’t, but almost all were filled with joy to have us sent to speak to them. We worked to do this through Ask the Lord (ATL), house visits, Living Water, and visiting others in the orphanage and retirement home. It could be discouraging at times when people didn’t understand or want to talk to...

God has been doing great works through all of us young missionaries in Puerto Rico. On Monday we started ministry. My group started off the day by doing door to door visits in the neighborhood around us in the town of Isabella. We were able to make many new friends as well as pray with many different individuals and families. The one person who I remember the most was Tina. Tina is a native of Puerto Rico but lived in New York for many years. She moved back to Puerto Rico about a year ago, and told us how she has felt God calling her to go back to church, but...