esmaspäev, detsember 12, 2005
Final Mission Team Trip
Chris and I just returned from the final Mission Team trip. This time, we were in Helsinki, and since it was the final trip, the whole team was invited to attend--and all but three were able to!
We helped with a Christmas party hosted by the THQ Social Services Department for children who had attended one of the summer camps. The place was packed with young people, some of whom we met last summer when the team was at the camp doing a program for the children. We also led the Sunday worship at the Helsinki Multi-Cultural Corps, which is a Russian language ministry, and had a brief visit with the young people of the Helsinki Central Corps.
On Saturday evening we had gathering with pizza and soda to mark the end of Mission Team. When they were asked to share their testimonies, most of the kids didn't talk so much about the outreach they did through the team, although it was obvious that it was important to them. Instead they focused on how the team had drawn them closer to one another, and taught them to get along with and love people on the team from different corps and cultures. It really energized the kids to be a part of the Mission Team, and I think the Army has benefited from it.
Please remember the team members in your prayers. Now that it is over, pray that they will continue with their outreach in their own corps. Especially pray for the Finnish team members (the smallest part of the team); they face the greatest challenge because most come from corps where he or she is the only young person.
--Tim
We helped with a Christmas party hosted by the THQ Social Services Department for children who had attended one of the summer camps. The place was packed with young people, some of whom we met last summer when the team was at the camp doing a program for the children. We also led the Sunday worship at the Helsinki Multi-Cultural Corps, which is a Russian language ministry, and had a brief visit with the young people of the Helsinki Central Corps.
On Saturday evening we had gathering with pizza and soda to mark the end of Mission Team. When they were asked to share their testimonies, most of the kids didn't talk so much about the outreach they did through the team, although it was obvious that it was important to them. Instead they focused on how the team had drawn them closer to one another, and taught them to get along with and love people on the team from different corps and cultures. It really energized the kids to be a part of the Mission Team, and I think the Army has benefited from it.
Please remember the team members in your prayers. Now that it is over, pray that they will continue with their outreach in their own corps. Especially pray for the Finnish team members (the smallest part of the team); they face the greatest challenge because most come from corps where he or she is the only young person.
--Tim
