AT THE END OF THE DAY- Summary, wrap up

EXPECTATIONS:
As team leader my own expectations were:
Step out in faith
Challenge myself and our team
Learn more from another culture
Encourage and teach the leaders of Vanuatu
Model ministry to our team then let them minister to others
Be good stewards of what our church & supporters had entrusted us with (Prayer, funds, resources)
See God's wider work in the world
Expose the young people to a culture that not all about them, westernized and materialistic

PENNY DROP:
Realized to be Christian is to basically be like Jesus:
1/ Develop a relationship with God that Jesus had
2/ Be transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit (like Jesus was)
3/ Minister like Jesus did, going out, healing the sick out of love and compassion

HEALING:
Some people focus on healing but is there more? After the fall the earth was sick (not how it was meant to be) Jesus came to heal a broken world (Luke 4:18) We need to do the same

IMPACTING STORIES:
1/ After 2 days in the village was exhausted after sports, games, ministry, heat, humidity. I headed back to our wee room for a 30 min power nap. On arrival there were kids at the door and looking in the windows. I just wanted a small break. I think I realized how Jesus felt when he withdrew. I slept and the kids watched me through the windows :-)

2/ Praying and ministering to the Fathers. They wanted us to come back and teach on the Kingdom to a larger group of fathers in Vanuatu

3/ Powerful time of God at Mango Parish (see Mango)

4/ Team stepping up to anything asked of them. Testimonies, teaching, kids stuff, ministry you name it!