Missions Blog

A Day of Preparing & Opening Night Sharing the Gospel

Today was a full day. We cleaned the pavilion and assembled bags with all parts for the craft. In doing so we started with each person assembling one bag. But then we noticed it was chaotic, and we had to take turns grabbing each bead. Jen suggested we do an assembly line, and we knocked out the project.  The process worked like a charm!  It made me think of:

"Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ.”

‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭12‬:‭12‬ ‭NIV‬‬

We all play different roles in God’s Kingdom, and it is beautiful. It truly is a gift from God-all our differences, unique roles, and boundaries in those that give such order and blessing. 

Speaking of gifts, later in the day we were so hot, sticky, and tired, but we got such a jolt of joy when we had the opportunity to give the missionaries the donated clothes we brought. It was unexpected, not built into the schedule, but it worked out beautifully! There was even a need among some who didn’t have pink clothes, a color scheme for the missionaries to wear that evening. It was so fun to watch the missionaries find each other great finds. The team reflected on this experience, and words such as gratefulness, community, and care all came to mind. 

In the evening we started the conference. The ladies checked in and we gave them their goodie bags, and they loved them! We realized there was a paper near the battery we had to remove for the flashlights to actually work. We went through every bag and fixed it quickly. 

After dinner, we worshipped, and then Jill gave her testimony. All the women in the conference prayed over her and her family as she needed to head home early due to a family emergency. 

Later on, the speaker opened with a teaching in Genesis about creation. She shared about Adam and Eve and God’s plan for them: 

“God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”

‭‭Genesis‬ ‭1‬:‭28‬ ‭NIV‬‬

The speaker emphasized how this command was to both men and women, which was very encouraging to all the women in the room from all walks of life. 

Then she shared about sin entering the world, how we all are impacted as a result, and how God provided Jesus to clean us of sin. The message was impactful to all. Helping us to understand that Christ is the only one who can remove us from darkness and bring us into the light. 

“For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”

‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭NIV‬‬

The gift of salvation was presented and we pray it was received. It was a beautiful ending to our night.