Stacking Stones: Mission Trip Excerpt
(TUESDAY – Reynosa, Mexico, 2006) When I asked the lord where He would have me the next morning, Holy Spirit told me, “Construction.” It was strange because he sent only two of us. So Mark and I spent the morning up there. We hauled cinder blocks from one pile to another. We enjoyed good conversation, […]
A Blinding Light: Mission Trip Excerpt
(June 27th 2006 – Reynosa, Mexico) Monday( even later that day) When we debriefed after dinner back in the chapel where we were staying, we listened patiently as all the other teams described their experiences. We could hardly sit in our chairs. Everything they described about their day was exactly as we had prayed for […]
An Unmistakable Presence: Mission Trip Excerpt
(June 26th 2006 – Reynosa, Mexico) Monday(later that day) After lunch we began another ATL. But this time I couldn’t hear the Spirit counseling me. What a bummer. And I knew what it meant. I had seen in the morning session that those who didn’t hear would get stuck in Covering Prayer. Being obedient to […]
Beauty in the Little Things: Mission Trip Excerpt
(June 26th 2006 – Reynosa, Mexico) Monday I sensed the need to fast on Monday. That morning we had our first of many ATL’s (Ask The Lord), where we would sit quietly and pray for direction on what He wanted us to do during our next session. We would have 7 sessions over the next […]
You Get What You Give: Mission Trip Excerpt
In 2006 I signed up for 2 mission trips, back to back. It was something that had been on my heart for a couple years, but still I was too selfish to give away a week of my like. In early 2007 my walk started to become primary to me and I decided to jump […]
