July 2010
4 posts
“Truly, the presence of Jesus is all the heaven we desire.”
– Charles Spurgeon
June 2010
17 posts
Light Heart
Our team has been struggling with the heaviness and the dryness of the culture here. Please be yarping for us. I was just sitting here thinking that we need to have almost more carefree/light hearts. Not disrespectful to the culture, but penetrating for the kingdom. I think too often we have become overwhelmed with the seriousness of ministry here and the weight of it that we have abandoned our...
Half Way Point
We can not believe that we have already been gone only three weeks when it feels like we have lived here for much longer. We just completed a sports camp and the workers that we are working with said that it was the most fruitful camp they have had experienced, Thank you Father! We spent an amazing week coaching a variety of sports and pouring into the children’s lives. During the camp on...
Traveling via Taxi
Hello everyone. We are pleased to say that the Father is sustaining us and giving us joy. We must hold fast to his Word when he says that we must consider it pure joy when we face trials of all kinds. Because believers are few a far between, and Islam is so ingrained into the culture, it can be difficult to see the fruits of our labors, but we are pressing on towards the prize, being lifted up by...
Watch
On to Germany
Hey everyone. Thanks for your yarps. We are so stoked to be finally on our way to the field. We made it safely to Frankfurt! We know that the Father is going to accomplish great things through us. We’ll be posting pictures along the way to update you all on our adventures.
Blessings,
-Ben and the team
Prepared?
We leave in approximately 34 hours from now and as the date arrives we all grow more and more excited for this trip! Having just finished school we are all at home and plan on meeting for departure out of San Diego at 8 am. Friday morning. It will be an early morning! Looking back at the preparation for the trip this past semester our team has definitely gone through its shares of ups and downs....
May 2010
1 post
“Missions is not the ultimate goal of the Church. Worship is. Missions exists...”
– Let the Nations Be Glad! John Piper 