This past weekend LIFT took a Sabbath rest with the 8 Global Bridge students from the busy and full days of ministry and retreated to Panajachel, a resort town on Lake Atitlan, a large aqua blue crater lake flanked with large volcanoes (said to be one of the most beautiful lakes in the world). Breathtaking, majestic and stunning just begin to describe the beauty of this work of art.
A common experience in LIFT is to have "WOW moments" that humble us and magnify God's glory. Almost every outdoor excursion turns into a experiential lesson of God's greatness and love for us - a time of the learning and discovery which turns into wonder and worship. It doesn't matter where you go in the world, God's art gallery of creation is on display clearly showing his invisible attributes, his eternal power, and divine nature so that we can all better understand him if we take the time to enjoy his art and take it in. (Romans 1:20)
Ashely Denton reminds us in his book, "Christian Outdoor Leadership" (our text for the LIFT Leadership Training class), how important it was for Jesus to spend time in spiritual rest and retreat in order to be refreshed and strengthened to go back and engage the world and its broken people with love that comes from the father. Many times Jesus went to a place of solitude on a mountain, at the side of a lake or in a garden to spend time with his father. This is the healthy rhythm of life prescribed for we who follow Jesus so that we don't charge into our work and ministry by our own strength and insight but with what our Lord provides from time spent with him.
Lake Atitlan was another great WOW moment for our students as they reflected on God's supremacy and glory and what God has been teaching them at their different ministry sites with the missionaries. The are now back in Magdalena joyfully engaged in showing the love of Jesus with the missionaries from Students International to the people here through medical clinics, education, social work, sports outreach, agricultural help, art lessons, financial assistance and counseling and child sponsorship.
Check out the pictures posted in the LIFT 38 Gautemela photo album on the LIFT Discipleship Program Facebook page. We will be updating them as our time here progresses.
https://www.facebook.com/pg/liftdiscipleshipprogram/photos
Please pray that the Holy Spirit works powerfully in the lives of our students, the missionaries and the people we engage with.
Tim Trezise
A common experience in LIFT is to have "WOW moments" that humble us and magnify God's glory. Almost every outdoor excursion turns into a experiential lesson of God's greatness and love for us - a time of the learning and discovery which turns into wonder and worship. It doesn't matter where you go in the world, God's art gallery of creation is on display clearly showing his invisible attributes, his eternal power, and divine nature so that we can all better understand him if we take the time to enjoy his art and take it in. (Romans 1:20)
Ashely Denton reminds us in his book, "Christian Outdoor Leadership" (our text for the LIFT Leadership Training class), how important it was for Jesus to spend time in spiritual rest and retreat in order to be refreshed and strengthened to go back and engage the world and its broken people with love that comes from the father. Many times Jesus went to a place of solitude on a mountain, at the side of a lake or in a garden to spend time with his father. This is the healthy rhythm of life prescribed for we who follow Jesus so that we don't charge into our work and ministry by our own strength and insight but with what our Lord provides from time spent with him.
Lake Atitlan was another great WOW moment for our students as they reflected on God's supremacy and glory and what God has been teaching them at their different ministry sites with the missionaries. The are now back in Magdalena joyfully engaged in showing the love of Jesus with the missionaries from Students International to the people here through medical clinics, education, social work, sports outreach, agricultural help, art lessons, financial assistance and counseling and child sponsorship.
Check out the pictures posted in the LIFT 38 Gautemela photo album on the LIFT Discipleship Program Facebook page. We will be updating them as our time here progresses.
https://www.facebook.com/pg/liftdiscipleshipprogram/photos
Please pray that the Holy Spirit works powerfully in the lives of our students, the missionaries and the people we engage with.
Tim Trezise
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