Growing Little Seeds

August 15th 

Written by Kajsa

Hola!

This is the second day in Ibague and we are loving getting back to the rhythm of meeting with old friends and playing music and eating wonderful food. It seems like we are jumping right back in where we left off, yet that is so far off. I am observing such change in our friends' lives. We see them preaching and ministering in big ways now. God definitely keeps working after we leave each year. 

In the morning we went to a University to talk to students and invite them to an event we are hosting on the campus on Thursday. It seems like a straightforward task that even we could do in our broken Spanish, however, there were these bugs! The sound they produced was like an army of boiling tea kettles that nobody cared to go attend to. The students were so used to it somehow. So we shouted our way through the morning. But! Besides that it was such a special time to go along side our Colombian brothers and sisters and watch them talk to the students. They were so happy to talk to students and jump right into the "Do you believe in God?" questions. I hope to see a lot of the students again on Thursday to follow up with them. 

CHICHARAS

Afterwards we went off to lunch with a small pack of students. When I would ask who a student was they often replied "oh he is a disciple of so and so...". The relationships are so intentional. Everything is done here with such commitment and expectation. Cal gave a talk to everyone about defining our hope, purpose and truth through the lens of Jesus. 

In the afternoon we hosted some workshops for members of the church that were involved with the worship team. Hannah explained to the large group at the beginning how we make worship an encounter with God by listening to the Holy Spirit. 

This day of the mission trip was a testimony to how God grew the little seeds we planted over the last years in Colombia. This church is now making the disciples, playing the worship music, and committing themselves to truth. 

Adios,

      Kajsa