Unity. Worship. Prayer. Three things the race has been teaching me. Training camp taught me about worship, Guatemala taught me about prayer, and South Africa is teaching me about Unity. I am so grateful for this opportunity to learn and grow.
In training camp, worship was a common theme. Every day, we worshiped God. Every week we had a revival night, a night we spent it worshiping God. We also had at least one teaching where worship was brought up. What did I learn about worship? You might ask. Well I learned that worship isn’t just standing there singing. It can be anything and everything you do. Worship can be prayer, it can be dancing, and yes it can be standing up and singing. What worship is in its essence is obedience. Whether that’s God calling you to raise your hands and sing, go on a walk and admire the beauty of God, or share the good news. Worship is one of the most important things we can ever do with our lives.
In Guatemala, my team and I were taught the value of prayer. Every morning before ministry, we would stand in a circle and pray. We would pray for each other, we would pray for Reindom, for anyone who is sick, and over our days in general. And everyday we would see the fruit of that prayer. Some testimonies of this, one day we were praying for something random to happen that day, and later that day we had a dance off with people from London. We also had one day where we were praying for some giggles and laughter, and then our ministry hosts just pulled out a pair of rollerblades and roller skates. We also prayed for energy so many times, and saw the Lord sustain us through the day.
Unity, an important part of life. We, the body of Christ, are called to be unified. That is one big theme so far in South Africa. We have been learning to live as two teams combined to be like one. The theme of unity is also very prevalent in the Bible. Many of Paul’s letters include some kind of call to unity. One saying we have on the race is, “Jesus is our everything, so we already have everything in common”. If we already have everything in common, why do we argue over the little things? Over the slight differences in beliefs that don’t really matter? What could be more important than serving our Lord and Savior? I would say nothing. Nothing is more important than Jesus, so I, for one, am willing to put aside anything in order to serve Him better.
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