Last Sunday, our team gathered for our weekly meeting. We started off the night by eating some good homemade Korean food prepared by Lisa! Thanks Lisa! The food was really good. I made sure I had seconds.
After our meal we gathered together to discuss The Hole in the Gospel. This week Tyler led our discussion. He did a really good job. And he prepared worksheets for everybody. Tyler's a student teacher so it was great to see him using his abilities.
During our discussion one of the things we talked about was taking ownership of human suffering around the world. We discussed how we are called to help those who cannot help themselves. Since we have the awareness, access, and ability to do so we have no excuses. I am so glad and privileged that my teammates have willing hearts to go serve God's people. What a privilege and blessing it is to be able to serve with unity of mind, heart, and soul!
One of our prayers during the meeting was that God would break our hearts for what broke His. We realize that we need to see the world the way God sees it - with love and compassion, not self-righteously or judgmentally. We are constantly striving to take the attitude of "what can we do to participate in what God's already doing in South Africa" rather than "what can we do to fix the problems and save the South Africans."
We closed our night by singing the worship song "Mighty to Save" by Hillsong. We were going to just read the lyrics but Jen was bold and led us in an acapella. It was awesome! If you're not familiar with the song, please check it out on YouTube and be blessed!
Before I end this blog, I want to talk about our leader Danielle. I am really grateful that she is our leader for the mission trip. She has been to South Africa multiple times and so she knows what she's doing! She always looks out for members of the team and makes sure we are keeping up to date with our tasks. She also has a pretty cool southern accent! But the thing I admire most about Danielle is her heart for the South African people. I look forward to spending more time with her and my other teammates over the next few months!
Commissioning Sunday is June 6th! The South Africa TreX team is scheduled to leave in early August. However, other mission teams will be leaving at earlier times. June 6th is the official send-off for all Newsong TreX teams. Please come and support us at Newsong Church!
http://irvine.newsong.net/about-us/meeting-times-locations/
The mission teams will be at all 3 services (9am, 10:30am, and 11:49am).
Hope to see you there!
Much love,
Peter Ahn
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