*shrug*

When you’re on the mission field, you expect God to move. All the time and in every little situation. You are more inclined to “go with God” and be open for the tasks and challenges placed before you.
Not so much in the United States. We have 9 to 5 jobs to attend [...]

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Angela
For one of our outreaches, we went into the community of Aurora to pray for people with needs. The first stop was a woman named Angela.
While we were praying for her, it was easy to see she was overwhelmed by the expression of love from the group.
All 17 of us piled into [...]

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One evening, Duke Hammond (the president of 6:8), shared a little Bible nugget to the group. In part of his talk, he touched on the Greatest Commandment.

Mark 12:30-31 (NIV)
30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ [...]

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Here’s a broad overview of the three types of outreaches we did throughout the week.

Community outreach/relationship building
Prayer walks
Construction-related (e.g. building a roof, painting, etc.)

Community outreach/relationship building
You don’t have to be with 6:8 Ministries for very long before you realize they have a strong emphasis on knowing (by name) the people in the community. A [...]

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I was reading today in Deuteronomy and came across this verse.

Deuteronomy 4:9 (NIV)
9 Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live. [...]

Coming back from a 5-day mission trip to Costa [...]

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