After getting dinner in town last night we all went back to the guest house and shared stories from the prayer walk. It was cool to hear the stories of the other group and hear how quickly some prayers are answered. One cool story is that Audra, Chase, Jessica, and Keith were trying to find Taylor and Amanda, who had wandered off. Audra and Chase went one way and Jessica and Keith another. While split, Audra and Chase were praying that people would approach and ask spiritual questions. Audra, our leader who was on this trip last year, said that happened often because the Ethiopians tend to assume that white people here are missionaries. While Audra and Chase were praying, Jessica and Keith were approached by a man who asked them if they read the Bible and if they could read it with him. They were able to get his contact info and hopefully will get the chance to meet with him soon. And that's just one story. Though our intention yesterday afternoon wasn't explicitly sharing, it still happened. It's hard to have "off time" because being white is so weird and draws so much attention.
One other cool story is that at dinner last night, the electricity went out at the restaurant (it's rainy season, and it's also been stormy rain which I love). Some of our guys had pocket flashlights so we put those on our table and then were putting soda bottles on top to make the lights fun colors. A man at another table gave one of our guys a note that said that our creativity and joy brought light to the place, along with his name and phone number. The Lord is already at work here, doing more than we could ever hope to do on our own.
Today was our first time going out with our translators and getting to talk to people. I was paired with two others from our team, Dustyn and Breana, and our translator was a 16-year old boy, Caleb. It is so incredible to get to share with the translators because, even though many of them are young, they are so passionate and sometimes will just run with talking to the person. It truly illustrates how when people are being saved it is not by our own doing.
Acts 17:22-31
So I am following your blog because Luke posted the link on FB. I went earlier this summer and last summer with Dustyn and Audra. Kaleb was my translator last year. He is a blessing! It is so great to see how God is already using you guys. Continue to let God work in and through you!
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