My frist missions trip and WOW! what a trip!
I will never forget this trip. IT was so awesome and the power of God was so tangible. I really felt His presence the entire time I was there. Miracles happened every night and the more we went out, the more the mexicans went with us. They saw Jesus in us and wanted more of it. Many people were healed and set free. The team was really on fire for God and we weren't afraid to show it.
I didn't know what to expect when I got there. I felt like the only one on the team that had never been to mexico before. The youth group had gone on several trips in the past but this was my very first time. Each day was a new learning experience for me. Doing all of the dishes after every meal got old really fast. There were a lot of dishes! But my job was to be a servant so i didn't think twice about it. Every night we went out to minister got better than the last. By the time we had to leave, most of the mexicans had decided to join our team on our ministry times. What happened when we ministered was incredible. People got saved and healed left and right. I had to opportnuity to pray for a little girl that had trouble walking because she had hurt her foot. After praying for her, she had no more pain and ran around for us. Another lady had had stomach pain for several years. After prayer, she no long had pain! All of us were touched. The guys wept along with all the girls. What an experience Mexico was!
The following is a scrible of some of what I remember from the trip....
June 17 - 23, JourneyUp, Pre-trip fundraising, Unity, delayed flights, stuck on a tiny plane, long bus rides, check points, Pastor Bobby, time changes, prayer time, drama, testimonies, healings, salvations, deposites, a mountian-top experience, the ragman...er...Jesus heals skit, Alfa y Omega, Palabra De Vida, hablas ingles? what did they say - can you translate that? never-ending dishes, the "P.J." "Im an airplane because I crash?" a little boy named Jesus, a mexican "tradition" - Tiffany - is that egg in your hair? hot weather, stink bugs, dogs, mutant ants, driving in the mountains in the dark on an old bus - don't think we weren't praying, dorms, the kids - can I have candy? cleaning the showers, don't put toilet paper in the toilet!, mountains, the market, don't drink the water!, check your bunk before you get on it - you may fall thru, "somos christianos de estados unidos," changed lives, a time of ministry, sleep depravation, the power of God, miracles, Mexico 2000 mission trip.
NEW!! Letters home |
