Mid Trip Blog

Today marks day four of the missions trip to Phoenix, Arizona...

Craziness....

As I sit in the room with a few of the students on this trip, I am currently hearing arguments regarding who has smellier feet, who ate the gum, and I just pulled a mutilated baby doll out of a kiddie pool.

The VBS kids that we are working with are pretty awesome, but pretty energetic. We've run into a few problems. Unplugged two toilets (which overflowed and leaked downstairs), sent one VBS kid home. And Mr. McHale just found the doll's head under his mattress....awesome.

But I seriously love the trip God's let me go on.

He has taught me to be humble. To serve. To love.

Mostly, he has taught me to just relax and trust that He will work everything out. We were not at all prepared for the first day of VBS, but God made it work....through the amazing members of our youth group.

But seriously, despite all of the things that we've had to do on this trip so far, God has kept us pretty much on top of things. I'm learning to place my absolute trust in Him, because He is always working and always knows whats going on. Even when nobody else does...

Especially when no one else does.

God's encouraging me through the growth in these students as well. I've seen them open up and really discuss how God has been teaching them. It's awesome to see how they are letting God work in their lives. He's been working in my life too.

Yesterday, while I was working with one of the VBS kids, I thought about how much work we are putting into this camp. Then I thought about how much work God invests in us. I mean, God literally spends each and every day shaping and molding us to be the ultimate servants for Him.

What's more, is that everyday I wake up, God loves me. I picture God holding a meeting with His gang and saying; "Alright people, how can we make Brian love me more today?" Seriously, the guy upstairs absolutely loves me.

And you.

I think He has a special heart for children...including the older children known as the WF Youth Group. I feel so blessed to be a part of this ministry. To be a part of these kids spiritual development. To be a part of their lives. Sure, I may not be the greatest youth leader (my students will definitely testify to that), but God still uses me for this special project.

I apologize for the absolute randomness of this blog....it really goes everywhere and doesnt' really say a whole lot. I suppose that's what happens when one forces a blog.