What We've Learned!

One of my favorite parts of a mission trip is when, at the very end, the team gathers to describe how God has moved in their lives. I always wish parents and the church could hear the amazing things that God has done. As a leader, there is no sweeter time. That was the case again on this trip as we gathered tonight to share. Of course, I cannot do it justice listing them on a blog (this is a weak summary of some powerful testimonies), but at least you might catch a glimpse of what God has taught us!

1. Rachael--learned more patience and how to talk with other people

2. Eric--learned about forgiveness and how to deal with conflict better

3. Adam--learned patience, and everyone on the team better. Also, realized he has taken for

granted his life at home

4. Kevin--learned about selflessness and learning to share and talk with others more

5. Liann--learned how open kids can be and how inquisitive they are about spiritual things

6. Nancy--is learning compassion for others and learning that it takes time to develop

7. Jenna--learned how to live less selfishly and got to know the others better

8. Abbey--learned patience

9. Logan--learned firsthand how God puts people in the right place in the right time to carry

out His work (especially when visiting homes for evangelism)

10. Alicia--learned how to paint, and made some new friends and reestablished some old

friendships

11. Megan--learned that she can accomplish things she didn't think she could do and learned

how not to be shy (particularly with strangers when visiting their houses)

12. Alex--learned patience and how not to judge people by their outward appearance

13. Rob--learned that he needs to unlearn things that he has wrongly learned over the years

14. Ryan S.--learned patience and grew in watching how he talks and sings around others

15. Ryan T.--learned he needs to continue to work on his patience and learned some valuable

leadership skills from the other leaders and students

16. Mollie--learned to face her fears (particularly her fear of heights on ladders!)

17. Lisa--learned again how well a group can care for each other

18. McKenna--learned that she has a lot of really good new friends

19. Brett--learned anew how much people have been disposable to him in the past and to

recommit himself to loving people for God's sake and not his own