Daryl asked us for reflections. He might as well have asked for a Unicorn. I'm reminded of the lyrics of Kutless: "How do I speak of the indescribable to you? All of the words in all of my life could never explain and never describe."
One of my central prayers for this trip was for God to show me if I'm going to be doing missions for the rest of my life; and He answered. I was sitting in New Life Baptist Church in Kamuwongo, Kenya, when Anna Strickland leaned over and said "I want to stay here." I immediately questioned myself: could I stay here? The answer, surprisingly, was no. I was sitting in a church. A church. What about where there are no churches? What about the places where it's illegal to share the Gospel? Now of course, no shame on Anna. If she's called to Kenya, so be it. I'm know that they need discipleship, and God can supply that through Anna and others like her. But as for me, I must go where none have gone before.
But I live in Eastman. So? There's lost people in Eastman. There's hell-bound sinners in Eastman. We must live to impact the people around us, wherever that may be. When I go off to college, when I begin my missionary career, when I go to a gas station... My life should SCREAM the Gospel.
And that wasn't the only prayer God answered. I'm sure the team could share for hours about answered prayers. Who would've thought that when we prayed in faith, God answered?(weird, right?) And the same God is here with us now. He doesn't change: we do. I have been motivated to pray with faith, not JUST while on a mission trip, but without ceasing. Let's pray to God and prey on the Devil (hahahahaha... i so punny).
One of my central prayers for this trip was for God to show me if I'm going to be doing missions for the rest of my life; and He answered. I was sitting in New Life Baptist Church in Kamuwongo, Kenya, when Anna Strickland leaned over and said "I want to stay here." I immediately questioned myself: could I stay here? The answer, surprisingly, was no. I was sitting in a church. A church. What about where there are no churches? What about the places where it's illegal to share the Gospel? Now of course, no shame on Anna. If she's called to Kenya, so be it. I'm know that they need discipleship, and God can supply that through Anna and others like her. But as for me, I must go where none have gone before.
But I live in Eastman. So? There's lost people in Eastman. There's hell-bound sinners in Eastman. We must live to impact the people around us, wherever that may be. When I go off to college, when I begin my missionary career, when I go to a gas station... My life should SCREAM the Gospel.
And that wasn't the only prayer God answered. I'm sure the team could share for hours about answered prayers. Who would've thought that when we prayed in faith, God answered?(weird, right?) And the same God is here with us now. He doesn't change: we do. I have been motivated to pray with faith, not JUST while on a mission trip, but without ceasing. Let's pray to God and prey on the Devil (hahahahaha... i so punny).
- Paul
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