MXP-7.27.10

Today has been amazing!!!! We have seen God at work all around us. This morning my team worked at the Warehouse sorting clothes (actually resorting them for the second time. had them separated then they told us they wanted them by season not by gender). The work was very tiring due to the heat but God sustained us. This evening my group went to Cooper's Court to do Kid's Camp. The kids got their a little late because they were on a slip-and-slide but were vary excited to listen to the story, make a craft, and play some kick ball and octopus. After the camps were over, we came back to the church for worship. The students got a double dose of me because I led worship along with Bobby Ross & Andrew MacKenzie and delivered the challenge. The message was on examining our relationships. We looked at the life of Job and how he kept his eyes on God even when he lost it all and all his friends gave him really bad advise. Here is the really exciting part about the day. Amber Sklar one of the students who came with us to MXP gave her life to Christ. It was awesome!!!!! That never gets old to see a student cross from death to life. The angels are celebrating. Pray that Amber will fight the good fight. It was truly amazing! Tons of other students responded and asked for prayer and accountability. Cool stuff! Continue to pray that God's favor is on us. The students are doing an incredible job. Wow! is all I have left.
Josh Britt

MXP10-7.26.10

Monday

Today we went to the church for the morning meeting, where we talked about our assignments for the day and did morning devos. After that we went to the sites we were assigned to and did our work for the day. I worked at the Cowboy Church moving rocks and gravel to prepare for laying a new floor. After we finished we came to the host homes where we swam and played pool during the afternoon. We went back to the church and had dinner which was amazing. We then went to our kids camp at Summerville Homes. We did recreation, crafts, and a bible story. I did the lesson tonight on Elijah at Mount Horab. It was a great time and the kids had fun. They all said they couldn't wait until tomorrow. After that we went back to church for worship and a lesson taught by David Little. We are now at the host homes getting ready for bed. Thanks so much for praying for us. We are having an amazing week. We can't wait to share about all that God is doing.

Andrew Mackenzie

Help Our Kids This Easter Season

In order to make our "Easter Eggtravaganza" a success our kids, we need your help. We need a total of 300 dozen (yes, I said 300 dozen) plastic candy filled eggs (no chocolate please) to be donated no later than March 28th. We are asking you as students to please consider having you and some of your friends help out with this. If you could donate a dozen candy filled eggs that would make a huge dent in what is needed and you might even be able to do more. This is a great way to serve the children of our church and community. Lets make a difference!

1 Billion People are Going Hungry

Since our trip to Guatemala there have been several articles about the least that have really gotten my attention.

According to the United Nations food officials 1 billion people are going hungry. Think about that again 1 billion people. That number looks like this 1,000,000,000. This is about 1/6 of the total population of the world.

What will the church do in response to this? I think we need to read Matthew 25 again. Pray with me about how God will use our student ministry to make a difference when it comes to the least of these. I want to serve Jesus more today then yesterday. Lets act now!

What do you think about these numbers?
How do you think the church can respond to make a dent in this number?

Guatemala Highlight Video

I get pumped every time i watch this. So many memories! What's your greatest memory from Guatemala?

MX09 Guatemala - recap from Josh Britt on Vimeo.