The End of the Beginning

Well, training camp has come to an end, but God has been doing amazing things here.  My team and I have been privileged enough to be surrounded by about 65 other students serving for youth in mission and it has been an incredible experience.  Last night we had what is called a World Feast, where we were placed randomly in four separate groups, all of which were given a different meal, ranging from only a few rolls and water (all shared between the entire group) and a full three-course meal.  These different groups represented the wealthy and poor of the world.  A slide show was playing the entire time that had all of the statistics of world hunger and the number of children that die everyday from it.  Afterwards, there was a lot of discussion about what we experienced and we all shared how God spoke to us individually.  God really moved that night and hopefully the majority of us will take what we learned with us and not forget it.

It has been truly empowering to be in this environment, just keep praying for all of us to hold on to all the things that we've learned and remember all that God has taught us so that we can share that with all of the people we encounter.  It is difficult for all of us to split up, but God has certainly moved in our hearts and I'm so excited to hear all the stories of how He does so.  We leave the church in El Paso at 10 45 tomorrow morning, and after a few stops and layovers we'll be in England! I'm very anxious and not sure what to expect, but I'm so excited to find out.  

Once again, thank you all for your prayers.  I can't express enough how much it means and how much they are needed.  Knowing how much love and support I have at home is so encouraging and has really given me strength as I know it will continue to do so in the coming weeks.  Look forward to sharing wonderful stories!