Have you ever experienced God at work right in front of you? I mean, literally, right where you are and as a part of what you’re doing? For those of you who have, you know it’s an event that solidifies your faith and becomes a mile marker in your life because you know that God did something and nobody can convince you otherwise.
I had a chance to see several such events last summer, as did about four hundred young men and women who participated in the Brio mission trip to Lima, Peru. As one of the adult team leaders, I saw the lives of hundreds of Peruvians changed as God used the teens on my team to reach out to them with the good news of Jesus Christ.
There were 13 teams in all that spent 10 days in Lima venturing into some of the most poverty-ridden areas surrounding the city. Each team had multiple opportunities to perform a drama that told the story of creation, man’s separation from God as a result of sin, and the possibility of a restored relationship through the atoning work of Jesus Christ. And, how did God show up? There were nearly 7,000 men, women and children who professed a desire to become Christians. And, on top of that, each of the teens that God returned to their homes with mile markers of God’s reality that will stay with them for the rest of their lives.
This year the Brio Mission trip goes to Guatemala City, Guatemala, and I’m hoping to be able to be a part of it all, as are my two oldest sons, Rob and Ben. Would you consider joining with the others we’re contacting to become a part of our support team? Yes, there’s always the financial part of such a request; the cost is about $2,400.00 each. But, regardless of whether you can contribute monetarily, an equally important need we have is for people to be praying for us as we prepare to go, and while we’re there.
If you’re interested in becoming a part of this outreach, please join our Facebook group.
http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=47259047892&ref=nf
And if you can help financially, there are two ways you can send along your donation to Big World Ventures, the non-profit organization that organizes the mission:
– online http://www.firstgiving.com/robertkirkpatrick1
– or you can send a check made out to Big World Ventures to us. Our address is 3425 Inspiration Drive, Colorado Springs, CO, 80917.
Big World is asking that we have all our support in place by April 1st, so we’d be most grateful if you would let us know as soon as you can.
Rob and Ben are both excited about this opportunity God has placed before them, as well. I’ll post their comments later this week. I hope you can already tell why I think it’s something God’s opened for me.
Looking forward to having more mile markers in my life,