Be content...The poverty of Mexico is stark, but so is their wealth. Their wealth is evident in their rich faith, joy and quality of relationships that one sees.
Worship and seek God with all your heart...The churches we visited were more expressive than most of us were comfortable with or used to. It was helpful to be pushed out of our comfort zones and to discover a new freedom to be expressive in prayer and worship.
You will face trials for the Gospel sake...getting robbed, being "uncomfortable" and inconvenienced may be a more common experience for much of the world, but for many American's it is a "big deal". If we play it safe all the time, we will never discover the lessons that come experiencing basic challenges of cold showers, bug bites, unfamiliar food, HOT weather, physical fatigue, crazy drivers, etc. This puts things a little more in perspecitve.
You can make a difference...One week of outreach gave a church a new roof for 25 years, left about ten churches encouraged, and gave a VBS to 150 kids while introducing many to Christ.
Assume friendship with people. Going on a team with people you don't know could be a challenge. We often don't have time to "win people's trust" or to "earn their respect". So from the first day we assumed a love for one another and some basics that are part of our shared faith and purpose. This allowed us to "get busy" with the important things and also quickly bond as a team.
Worship and seek God with all your heart...The churches we visited were more expressive than most of us were comfortable with or used to. It was helpful to be pushed out of our comfort zones and to discover a new freedom to be expressive in prayer and worship.
You will face trials for the Gospel sake...getting robbed, being "uncomfortable" and inconvenienced may be a more common experience for much of the world, but for many American's it is a "big deal". If we play it safe all the time, we will never discover the lessons that come experiencing basic challenges of cold showers, bug bites, unfamiliar food, HOT weather, physical fatigue, crazy drivers, etc. This puts things a little more in perspecitve.
You can make a difference...One week of outreach gave a church a new roof for 25 years, left about ten churches encouraged, and gave a VBS to 150 kids while introducing many to Christ.
Assume friendship with people. Going on a team with people you don't know could be a challenge. We often don't have time to "win people's trust" or to "earn their respect". So from the first day we assumed a love for one another and some basics that are part of our shared faith and purpose. This allowed us to "get busy" with the important things and also quickly bond as a team.
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