Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Mexico Trip Introduction

I know I don't blog enough. At least that's what my mom says. Now, I've just been through a life-changing experience by traveling on a short term mission trip to Mexico with To Every Tribe Ministries, and I must somehow put into words all that God has done. I think I will take it a little at a time since I'm still mulling over and pondering upon the events of these last few weeks. Most of you know that three of us from Morning Star have been planning on going on this trip since Rod Conner from TETM came to our missions conference last fall. We were impressed by theology driving their work and by the philosophy and passion of the work itself. You know me: I'm cynical at times. If something seems too good to be true, then it probably is. Unless you are dealing with the grace of God-- and it seems that we were. From the moment Zoey, Colette, and I were dropped off by Jack and Jane Cook at the meeting place for orientation, I was impressed anew by the humility, flexibility, joy in service, and Christ-centered focus of the TETM leaders and students. At the last meeting at the end of the trip, seeing some of the people on different teams that I'd met the first night was like reuniting with old friends. I find myself at work the last couple of days kind of wandering around restlessly, wishing I was part of what was going on there in Los Fresnos or in Media Luna. So much has changed in me.