Team Adelaide Powers On

Great reports continue to come in from our team on the field. To begin with I am very happy to be able to tell you that they have not received any bad weather this week. There was a short "drizzle rain" delay for Wednesday morning but that delay only lasted an hour. They didn't get any of the tornado watch action we had here in Broward county and they even didn't get anything from that big rain storm we had on Monday night. All that said...after the short delay they headed back out for a ministry day at a local Haitian pastor's home and his church. The group divided into two groups and painted and cleaned at both locations. Our students really took extra care and did an excellent job. While the team was working at the church a group of students began a conversation with one of the locals who was observing their work. The gentlemen shared with them the sense of despair and discouragement that he carries with him daily. He then pushed the conversation toward a spiritual debate. With one of our team leaders standing by, this group of students went on to share about the hope they have in Christ. The man stopped debating and began listening and the conversation led to one of our students asking this man if he would like to receive the free gift of eternal life offered by Christ. He did and there was a time of rejoicing! This student then gave the man his own Bible and the group took him over and introduced him to a church member in an effort to get him plugged in to the church. Our team really felt that this was a divine appointment.

The time that night around the campfire had the team considering the challenge of how to be aware of the needs of those around you. Certainly for this week the physical needs of the people has been evident and the team has been very willing and blessed to be the hands of Jesus in the sharing of their physical support. The challenge will come as they return home and continue to be sensitive to the needs of others. It may not be something as easy to see as a home that needs to be painted or an area that needs to be cleaned but rather hearts that are empty or lonely or confused. The challenge was then presented to them to consider their own personal commitment to God and if in fact they are serious about this commitment. Mr. Randy Grebe who is the founder of the ALC was in town and joined them around the campfire. He shared with our students that is was when he was 13 years old and in the 8th grade that the Lord gave him a vision for the ALC, for a camp that would provide an opportunity for young people to learn about the things of God. Mr. Ellis then shared that he was also 13 when he first led someone to the Lord and that was the year that he knew that he was called to be in youth ministry. The team leaders gave the students an opportunity to really consider the level of their own commitment and many students prayed to rededicate their lives in service to the Lord. It was a special time just between each individual kid and God, a time for quiet consideration and reflection.

More ministry opportunities to come: Service project at the ALC, a visit to the All Saints Camp, (where they have an opportunity to distribute several wheel chairs donated by a CCA parent), a visit to the Youth Hostel and an outing with the kids from the Youth Hostel to the beach. Updates expected on these events sometime tomorrow.

All for now!
Bahama Mama