16 students
4 team leaders and
2 ferries
equals one ridiculous adventure.
I got home at about 2 am on Monday from our BC program... wow.
Brenden and I led a team to Sidney, BC with a trusty team of Jesus followers. We had 4 young men and 4 young women on our team. After 5 intense days of Boot Camp we took of to the thriving metropolis of Sidney... okay, that might be a little big of an exaggeration. The small city of Sidney is populated with many sweet old ladies and located right on the ocean - hence its slogan "Sidney by the Sea". We did a VBS (Vacation Bible School) for 3-12 yr olds every morning during the week and then spent our afternoons and evenings either out on the streets of Sidney spreadin' the love of Jesus or at youth drop-in nights at the church that was hosting us.
One of the coolest things was seeing our team learning to listen to God's voice. On our last full day there we had asked the Lord to split us into teams and tell us what to do for the day. The group that God put me with was two young guys. We felt like we were supposed to do lots of different things when we asked God what to do... so we wrote them down and went for it! One of the things on the list was to help people. So while we were walking looking for opportunities to do the things God asked us to we saw a woman working on her garden, so we went to ask if we could help. She said that she didn't need any help but was totally willing to stand and chat for a bit. After a little bit we mentioned that we're Christians and learned that she was one as well. We asked if we could pray for her and she told us that her husband isn't saved, so we were about to start praying when he pulled in the driveway. She asked us to "pray in our hearts" as it was kind of an awkward situation for him to walk in on. So we bid her farewell and as we walked away we saw him and one of the boys said to me, "I saw him! I think I saw him in my prayers! His face!" He was so excited.
(a photo of the BC team leaders... and Adam.)God can move so miraculously when we let him. Every now and then I'm hit with the realization that we don't give Christ the wheel often enough. How many times have I tried to drive my life? How many times have my actions made it obvious that I think I have a better plan than Christ? Too many.
All of that said, tomorrow I leave for the Boot Camp in Saskatchewan. HOLLA. I'm looking forward to the amazing things God is going to do across this country this summer as we submit to Him!
Livin' the dream.
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