WEEK 2
I thought that my second week would not be able to top my first week at Missio Dei. I was wrong.
Last weekend we were in Thomasville helping Pastor Mike with a family conference. I thank God for the opportunity I had to worship him with my ability to run a Powerpoint.
The husband of the family that we were privileged to stay with owned a seafood buffet while the wife was an incredible artist. Their house was probably one of the nicest houses I have ever been in and we were all very glad to have our own beds especially since we had been crashing on couches and air mattresses for the past week. They also took great pleasure in showing off their culinary abilities, and fed us constantly. It was pretty amazing. We were all thinking that if this was what it was like being a missionary then we were quite alright with the whole thing.
Sunday service at The Connection Church in Thomasville was awesome. We were very surprised to hear a song from the Gaithers, Sandi Patty and Hillsong all in the same service. Pastor Mike did an incredible job speaking, which is to be expected.
Sunday after church a family pulled us aside and told us they were taking us to Walmart so that they could stock our apartment. We stood in awe as they went down the aisle with a shopping cart grabbing things off the shelves with no regard to how much it was costing them. We now have plates, silverware and everything we need to survive. Ms Donna Willingham, our Discipleship director’s wife, also helped gather a lot of stuff for us including George Foreman grills and Hamburger Helper. Booya!
We got to spend our first night in our apartment Sunday night since our AC just got fixed -we prayed over it before we went to bed.
We got up Monday and headed to Baxley, GA where a pastor there had brought it before his board and congregation whether or not they should purchase a trailer for us. They agreed and proceeded to purchase a $2000 trailer for us! We drove down to pick it up and it is exactly what we need. God is providing every step of the way.
After leaving Baxley we made the long trip up to Elijay, GA where we would spend the next couple of days finishing off boot camp. Here the surprises began.
Tuesday, we embarked on what was called the “Handicap Hike,” which came to be known as the hike from hell. We were assigned random injuries like being blindfolded or having an arm tied behind our back. I had both of my legs tied together forcing me to hop for about 3 hours up a mountain. We had to stay physically connected at all times by holding each other’s hands. The experience broke us down in every way and we are so much closer to each other than we already were.
The week was humbling and completely tested everything about us. We are a team now, ready to begin a Movement.
Tomorrow we work our first Georgia Dome event, where we actually run the concessions stand at home Falcon’s Games for fundraising. It will be pretty exciting.
Speaking of fund raising, due to some promises that have fallen through, I am still a couple hundred short of my tuition. God has provided for every step of the way and I am certain that God has the rest of it.
Thanks to one of my fellow journeyman introducing himself to our neighbor we now have internet. The neighbor even made us our own network and called it “For the Church Group.” Just one more answer to prayer, and this makes up for the same journeyman hacking into my facebook a couple hours ago. Its all good.
I am enjoying the internet now because as of tomorrow we are going on a technology fast to prepare our hearts for our first tour. We leave Saturday for the University of Tennessee where our goal is to reach 1000 students in the 10 days we are there. Everything reeks of awesomeness.
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