On December 7, 2011 the team made a presentation in our school chapel and introduced the students to India, described a bit of our ministry there with our host missionaries, and challenged us to follow the footsteps of William Carey, the "father of modern missions". Chapel was concluded with the entire school praying for India and the team in their community groups.
Please watch the video to receive more information about our mission and to get further acquainted with the team.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Friday, December 30, 2011
U of T Evangelism
On November 3rd, our team headed down to the University of Toronto campus and partnered with Campus for Christ university students to reach out to the students on campus. It was a stretching experience and one that was inspiring. Here is Abbey's reflection on her time:
Although I have been a Christian for 7 years now, one part of my Christianity that is the weakest for me is evangelism. When our India team and I went downtown to evangelize with Campus for Christ, I was pretty nervous. July 2011, I had the amazing opportunity to go to Haiti and work in orphanages, schools, and evangelize. Although I have evangelized before in Haiti, it is still a totally different atmosphere and experience. There is something about sharing the gospel with people in your own city that is so much more difficult than evangelizing in another country. I got paired with Michelle to evangelize and although we only talked to one person, just from that one conversation that we had, I feel so blessed. At first, I was pretty nervous about being able to hold a conversation with the intent of sharing with them about the gospel, so I was just planning to sit on the side and mainly observe. When the conversation started, Michelle was so open and friendly with her, and the girl that we talked to was so willing and open to talk as well. As I was sitting beside them, I was praying quietly in my head for the Holy Spirt to just be present and active in their conversation. The Lord really awakened that hidden passion inside of me that desires to share about Him. I was reminded of how thankful I am to be accepted by Christ, and salvation is not something that should be hidden inside of me. As our conversation progressed, I could definitely feel God's presence there. There would be moments where the Lord was giving me peace and I was relaxed enough to even join in for parts of the conversation as well. By the end of our conversation, the girl left almost accepting Christ into her life! It was amazing! I was so humbled to be able to see that there are people willing to hear about Christ! Michelle is even going to meet up sometime next week to catch up and continue talking with the girl. I wish I lived closer so I could meet up with them as well, but I can't wait to hear all about how the Lord is using Michelle to continue to touch the lives of the people in our city. Overall, it was such a humbling experience, and something that I would love to do again!
Although I have been a Christian for 7 years now, one part of my Christianity that is the weakest for me is evangelism. When our India team and I went downtown to evangelize with Campus for Christ, I was pretty nervous. July 2011, I had the amazing opportunity to go to Haiti and work in orphanages, schools, and evangelize. Although I have evangelized before in Haiti, it is still a totally different atmosphere and experience. There is something about sharing the gospel with people in your own city that is so much more difficult than evangelizing in another country. I got paired with Michelle to evangelize and although we only talked to one person, just from that one conversation that we had, I feel so blessed. At first, I was pretty nervous about being able to hold a conversation with the intent of sharing with them about the gospel, so I was just planning to sit on the side and mainly observe. When the conversation started, Michelle was so open and friendly with her, and the girl that we talked to was so willing and open to talk as well. As I was sitting beside them, I was praying quietly in my head for the Holy Spirt to just be present and active in their conversation. The Lord really awakened that hidden passion inside of me that desires to share about Him. I was reminded of how thankful I am to be accepted by Christ, and salvation is not something that should be hidden inside of me. As our conversation progressed, I could definitely feel God's presence there. There would be moments where the Lord was giving me peace and I was relaxed enough to even join in for parts of the conversation as well. By the end of our conversation, the girl left almost accepting Christ into her life! It was amazing! I was so humbled to be able to see that there are people willing to hear about Christ! Michelle is even going to meet up sometime next week to catch up and continue talking with the girl. I wish I lived closer so I could meet up with them as well, but I can't wait to hear all about how the Lord is using Michelle to continue to touch the lives of the people in our city. Overall, it was such a humbling experience, and something that I would love to do again!
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Chapel
You are cordially invited to attend the High School Chapel tomorrow (Wednedsay March 30) at 11:15am - 12 noon where you can hear reports and reflections on the Senior Missions Team's time in Thailand. Chapel is held in the high school gymnasium of the school.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Safely Home
By now most of you will know that the team has safely arrived home. Certainly, we celebrate the grace of God in bringing us home. However, we would ask for your prayers as we uphold the people in Japan who have lost so much. Here is a prayer from John Piper for the Japanese people. Please use it to fuel your own prayer for these people in the midst of this tragedy:
O God, we humble ourselves under your holy majesty and repent. In a moment—in the twinkling of an eye—we too could be swept away. We are not more deserving of firm ground than our fellowmen in Japan. We too are flesh. We have bodies and homes and cars and family and precious places. We know that if we were treated according to our sins, who could stand? All of it would be gone in a moment. So in this dark hour we turn against our sins, not against you.
And we cry for mercy for Japan. Mercy, Father. Not for what they or we deserve. But mercy.
Have you not encouraged us in this? Have we not heard a hundred times in your Word the riches of your kindness, forbearance, and patience? Do you not a thousand times withhold your judgments, leading your rebellious world toward repentance? Yes, Lord. For your ways are not our ways, and your thoughts are not our thoughts.
Grant, O God, that the wicked will forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Grant us, your sinful creatures, to return to you, that you may have compassion. For surely you will abundantly pardon. Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord Jesus, your beloved Son, will be saved.
May every heart-breaking loss—millions upon millions of losses—be healed by the wounded hands of the risen Christ. You are not unacquainted with your creatures' pain. You did not spare your own Son, but gave him up for us all.
In Jesus you tasted loss. In Jesus you shared the overwhelming flood of our sorrows and suffering. In Jesus you are a sympathetic Priest in the midst of our pain.
Deal tenderly now, Father, with this fragile people. Woo them. Win them. Save them.
And may the floods they so much dread make blessings break upon their head.
O let them not judge you with feeble sense, but trust you for your grace. And so behind this providence, soon find a smiling face.
In Jesus’ merciful name, Amen.
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