The Great Commission Matthew 28:16-20

We have had so many great activities this week along with working at the home sites.  We start our morning with prayer and devotion and then eat breakfast.  Next, we meet as a group upstairs for prayer and devotion with Eddy, the coordinator of Caravan Ministries.  We then spend time in worship, followed by the speaker.  The speakers always have some great challenges that they present to the group.  The majority of the day is then spent loading up our vehicles with all the necessary tools to build the home that we are assigned to.  We pray before the build, during the build as some groups walk through the neighborhood and then after the build with the family.  In the evening after dinner, we worship and Clint conducts a team debrief and devotion.  We have all been reading the book "All In" by Mark Batterson.  This has been a great tool for us to glean from.  Our days have been spent devoted to honoring God by serving his people, prayer and worship.

The power and the love of God is evident in our daily rituals.  He has shown up in so many ways throughout this trip.  But unfortunately, it is so easy to fall back into the normalcy of life when we return.  Upon returning home, here are a few suggestions to help keep your loved ones inspired and to encourage them to act on what they have learned this week. 

-Ask questions:

What was your favorite speaker this week?

What challenge(s) that were presented spoke to you the most?

When did God touch your heart the most?

-Encourage them to tell stories of each of the homes that they visited

-Encourage them to talk about leaders or other students who may have impacted them by their words of encouragement or acts of kindness and love

-Help them create a bulletin board where they can pin their mission photos

-Have them write thank you letters to the leaders and to share their favorite experience

-Pray with them

I'm sure there are so many more ways but most importantly, love them and hug them so much.  They've worked hard, they've missed you and will come home wrecked and on fire for God.

  "I have but one candle of life to burn and I would rather burn it out in a land filled with darkness than in a land flooded with light." {John Keith Falconer}

Vicky Little

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