November or "Go-vember" as it is called on many P2C campuses across Canada is a time when many of our ministries begin to promote and talk about mission trips. Our applications went live on November 4th and we already have 22 students in the process of applying for one of our seven 2020 mission trips.
I spent the first half of last week with all the mission trip directors (group picture below), helping them to get started with planning these trips. Already we're excited about the potential growth in our Canadian mission trip that we call Praxis. Also, this year we're anticipating partnering with P2C's humanitarian ministry, GAiN, and we're trying a new music and missions trip in Montreal during reading week. It was fun to dream together, plan together, and watch the trips start to come to life.
Lord willing I will be helping to lead an international mission trip in 2020, so last week it was a juggle helping other trip directors with their questions while at the same time trying to plan and have discussions with my co-directors (see picture below with my co-directors - Rolf and Ben). It's been five years since I led an international mission trip. Some days I wonder what I've gotten myself into, and other days I have a lot of excitement.
After Mission Trip Director Training last week, I went straight into a day and a half of team meetings. Our team (pictured below) which is normally spread across four provinces had the chance to meet in person. We have great discussions and laugh a lot when we're together. We also enjoy eating good food, and seeking the Lord together. It was a blessing to have the time to connect.
We got almost everyone on our team together. We’re just missing two members.
My week ended with a campus visit to the University of Windsor on Friday. My teammate Tiffany spoke at the group's weekly meeting and together we meet with students who are interested in working with P2C after they graduate. I meet with a student, Leah, who went on the Desert Rain mission trip last summer and is exploring the idea of going back for a year.
Tiffany and I having brunch together on our way home from Windsor Saturday morning. Not the best picture of me, but it had been a full week.
Thank you!
Thank you for standing with me in ministry last week. Your prayers and financial support make it possible for me to give students the opportunity to go on mission trips and experience God at work in and through them.
As my team comes to mind please pray that God would keep us and sustain us. Many on our team have different mental health struggles or family members going through mental health struggles. Recently, I've had some added responsibilities due to a teammate needing to step back for a bit. Pray for me to lead well, and to seek the Lord above all else.
