Our trip was incredible, it's hard to sum up an 11 day trip so to be honest I am not going to try to hard. We played hard, we served meals, we cut up TONS of bread, we washed walls and painted rooms, we played some more, we hung out with homeless children, we heard stories of people on the streets . . . we did a lot in 11 days! And at the end of it all we returned home, hopefully as changed people.
Now have I mentioned lately How crazy awesome God is?
At the beginning of the trip I shared a blog with you of a story of one young man whose life was forever changed through last years trip. Can I share another?
Part way through the trip I sent off a few emails and phone calls requesting prayer for one of the girls on the trip, she was in such a receptive place and was so engaged and committed to what was going on and what we were doing. I felt like she was in the right place, that God was moving. I was blown away when a few days later I was walking down the hallway and another one of the youth informed me . . . "O Haley, did you hear she* became a Christian" (*out of respect I and for FOIP I wont share names). While this young girl was hanging out with few of the other youth on the trip they asked the right questions and gave her an honest opportunity to accept Jesus. And she did!! (side note - one of the other youth was the young man who got saved last year . . . ya Jesus is Awesome!)
I am more convinced today than ever that the prayers of God's people are making a difference. Two years in a row I have seen the hand of God reach into the life of a student and bring them into his Kingdom. And both years God's people have been directly involved through prayer . . .it kind of makes me . . . speechless actually!
I am so excited for the journey ahead, for the times we will have to connect and the chances we will have to learn together, please pray for me and for her as I seek to walk along side her well, and as she seeks to learn more and more about her Savior!!
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| Some pictures from the trip! |
