Dear All,
Wednesday’s Bottom Line:
The youth camp was a great success and ended well with many lives deeply impacted. Thank you for your prayers and support that made it possible. Our team is now on a four-hour safari, where they have a very high probability of seeing significant WILDLIFE! Afterwards, they’ll travel to N (where Mohan lives) to spend a couple days with the orphanage kids and staff, and also with those involved in rescuing girls from being trafficked.
Wednesday’s Prayer Requests:
- For God to continue to work in the hearts of the campers; for each young person to apply in their everyday lives what they learned; and for the Lord to surround them with people who will hold them accountable as they walk out what he said to them and did in their hearts this week.
- For our team members—who have done such an outstanding job so far—to stay sensitive to the Holy Spirit and press forward with energy through the rest of this mission trip. And as always, GOOD health for everybody!
- For the orphans to experience God’s love in tangible ways as they interact with our team members over the next couple days.
Wednesday’s Details:
The final messages at the youth camp really hit home. By God’s grace, Scott’s message Monday night significantly impacted the campers. Then Linda spoke Tuesday morning, and it was powerful.
Mohan translating as Linda teaches
It was clear that the Holy Spirit was touching many hearts as campers worshiped.
Young women worshiping passionately
Mohan ministered as well, and Scott said, “Those campers sat and stood in that tiny room for three hours straight without a break, and they were quite content. It was amazing!”
Campers listening intently
Reverence for God’s holiness was evident as campers humbled themselves, repented, and let go of sins that have hindered them.
Campers seriously praying and repenting
At other times, their praise could only be described as “extremely energetic!” Here’s a sample.
Before everyone headed out, they took a great group photo.
The 6th Annual Nepal National Youth Camp is IGNITED!
After the campers headed home, our team debriefed. Everybody was pumped up and truly honored to have participated in this outreach. They were especially glad that God had enabled them to bond as a DM group for six months before this mission trip. Mohan told Scott that he was “so blessed!” He said this camp was so much better [than their previous ones]. The kids loved the games [which they hadn’t had before], the messages were great, and the theme was good and challenging.
All in all, God used our team—and your prayers—to make a positive, lasting difference in these young people’s lives, and he gets all the glory!
Now our folks are doing a bit of sightseeing in the form of a four-hour morning safari on Wednesday. Their guide happens to be a pastor, and in the area where they are staying right outside a national park, there are known to be “lots of tigers.” Scott, whose early morning habit is to go out to walk and pray in the dark, could not do that today because the night guard has seen jaguars on the road just beyond the metal gate around the compound. Wow! Scott also heard about a time when a lady fishing under a bridge [a bridge they drove across yesterday] was killed by a crocodile, and years ago our team’s driver scared off a tiger who was attacking a man on a motorcycle. Whew!
I’m sure our team will have stories to tell—and maybe pictures to share—about their amazing safari day.
We hope YOU also have an amazing day, safari or not. And we’d love to hear from you, so if you’d like to let our team know you’re following along and praying for them, please reply. I know they’d be encouraged to be reminded of your love and support.
Blessings,
Patty