Written by Pablo
We had the morning off! Slept a bit more, had breakfast and gathered together as a team to pray for the day, the University outreach event this evening, for our friends and church family here in Colombia, and our loved ones back home.
After breakfast we went to visit a businessman from our host church in Ibague. His name is Enrique and his business was not far from our hotel. He is a clothing manufacturer with clients all over the world. This man loves Jesus and is using his business as a platform to minister all over Colombia and beyond. We had the chance to pray with him "in the field" and got a tour of his business.
I'm constantly thankful for these amazing connections and new friends the Lord is blessing us with.
Our afternoon began with an incredible Colombian lunch. This dish was a feast! It's a traditional meal called "Paisa Platter" - rice, beans, eggs, pork, sausage, ground beef, avocado and plaintain. Hello cholesterol!
Early evening we headed out to the conference we had been preparing for. The church in Ibague (our host this first week) has a strong University campus ministry and their goal as a church and campus ministry is to plant a church nearby the University of Tolima campus around the February of 2018 time frame.
These students are on fire for Jesus.
Our afternoon began with an incredible Colombian lunch. This dish was a feast! It's a traditional meal called "Paisa Platter" - rice, beans, eggs, pork, sausage, ground beef, avocado and plaintain. Hello cholesterol!
Early evening we headed out to the conference we had been preparing for. The church in Ibague (our host this first week) has a strong University campus ministry and their goal as a church and campus ministry is to plant a church nearby the University of Tolima campus around the February of 2018 time frame.
These students are on fire for Jesus.
We are so blessed to have come alongside them to participate in this conference as a way to outreach other students. The conference's topic was " How to become a better university student". Diego, a medical student and leader of the campus ministry led a session on leadership qualities and pursuit of excellence.
I got to lead the final session on character and spiritual development. I was still full from that lunch but it didn't slow me down as I shared my testimony and encouraged the students to look to Jesus for spiritual life.
After the session the local campus ministry students followed up with students that wanted to learn more about spiritual life. A total of 20 new students agreed to a 1 - 1 follow up meeting with campus ministry students. This was a big boost for the group and the response was beyond their expectations!
After the conference on the way back to the bus, as an expression of love and thanksgiving to the Lord, the US team sang "I love you Lord" at the entrance of the school campus in the middle of food vendors and students.
People applauded as we gave glory to God.
Great day, Lord. Thanks!
I got to lead the final session on character and spiritual development. I was still full from that lunch but it didn't slow me down as I shared my testimony and encouraged the students to look to Jesus for spiritual life.
After the session the local campus ministry students followed up with students that wanted to learn more about spiritual life. A total of 20 new students agreed to a 1 - 1 follow up meeting with campus ministry students. This was a big boost for the group and the response was beyond their expectations!
After the conference on the way back to the bus, as an expression of love and thanksgiving to the Lord, the US team sang "I love you Lord" at the entrance of the school campus in the middle of food vendors and students.
People applauded as we gave glory to God.
Great day, Lord. Thanks!
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