Archive for August 2009

Better late than never!

God is Good, All the Time

There are now endless stories, inside jokes, and friendships built from Wimauma '09. We learned what it means to persevere. What it means to love the unloveable. What it means to be awake at 1am. But most importantly, what Christ did for us. Christ saw a people, that needed love, that need salvation, that needed purpose. He did something only He could do. That is, to die on the cross for our sins so that we may be saved. The selfless love He showed us is the model that every Christian must try to live towards. This missions trip taught us that to say that we have God in our lives is much more than going to church and saying I am a Christian. But to actually role up your sleeves, pick up fly infested 3 week old trash, to do a VBS with 4 year olds who spit and punch at you, to be shoveling top soil at 11:30 pm, to minister to families with hot dogs and pop corn, that is to show we have God's love in our lives. We learned that we don't need facebook, myspace, or twitter to keep us occupied but rather a few mountain dews and a circle of friends playing signs can do the trick. We learned that nothing is more entertaining then watching the youngest member of your group talk about 1946, i mean 1949 in his sleep. Eating Bacon never tasted so good in the morning. And what ice cream that was that we ate, WAS AMAZING!


God brought together upcoming freshman girls with 2 upperclassman boys and showed that boys and girls can hang out and there can be no unusual flirt tension. God showed me personally that there are still youth out there that value their sexual purity and are waiting for marriage no matter what! God showed up big by holding back the rain when we needed to be out side and bringing the cool weather when we were out there. God blessed us with boys and girls with creative and unique talents that brought together, can make an unstoppable VBS team. God brought a leader out of Bethany whom I was blessed and I am sure the rest of the youth were blessed by. She was a mother and friend to everyone on the trip (and she is only 19)! God blessed us with THE MOST HOSPITABLE people ever with Mrs. Teresa, Pastor Bill, and Mrs Karen.

Most importantly God blessed with with His son Jesus Christ. With whom this group has a common denominator. Where God can bring an Big Cuban, ex-felon, ex-satan worshiper, a quarter Taiwanese girl, a girl who makes shorts from cutting up jeans, a boy who talks in his sleep, a girl who probably weighs less than my leg, and a girl who studies "what makes things beautiful" can come together for the same cause because the love Jesus and they want to have His Light shine on to others.

God is great. The youth are great! I am so blessed.

Go to Kristin's Facebook if you want to see photos and/or a random video which most people won't get because it comprises of solely inside jokes.

Grace, Mercy, and Peace!
Youth Intern Frank.