Why did mission trip change my life? Was it the fun field trips? How about the miracles and answers to prayer. Was it the amazing sights or the loving people. The change that has since enveloped my life was not caused by anything or anyone in Nicaragua, but rather my God's amazing grace.
Everyday I travelled with Joel to our site and one of us would preach the Word of God. Everyday I would speak a few words of broken Spanish and sit down until the sermon began.
Everyday I would pray an empty prayer to bless the people and bring them to decisions.
Everyday God would tap me on the shoulder and show me my emptiness.
There were miracles everywhere around me. One day our car was stopped by the police, another time I had not even read my sermon before I preached and God still used my stumbling words. There was a threat of rain during one of our outdoor meetings. God changed my heart before my baptism sermon and eased the way for my failure, but in my failure God came through with a victory of six souls.
Even though the God's working was so amazing and visible, I was to absorbed in myself to realize the amazing opportunity that was passing me by, but my God is greater than that. He revealed to me my pride and deficiencies and He is slowly changing me. Ask me why mission trip changed my life and I will tell you it is because God finally got the chance to reach me.
Monday, March 31, 2008
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