Immeasurably More...In Trinidad!


Tonite we met together as a team to dream and plan for our upcoming mission trip. Jeff opened the devotional with the thought provoking scripture in Ephesians 3:20-21, "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask and imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus...". He asked us, "What are your dreams for this trip and what do you think are God's dreams?" It was exciting to hear the hearts of each of our team members as they shared the things that they have been praying and dreaming about. God has put together an amazing team with hearts that are ready to love and to serve.


On many of our hearts are the teens in the ministry in Trinidad. Their parents are disciples who have served wholeheartedly and loved God for years. Obviously, on their hearts is a longing for their children to know and embrace a relationship with the Father who has walked them through life. We are praying for God to do miracles in the hearts and lives of the teens as we pour our hearts out to them and that many will come to a knowledge of Him. It will be inspiring for them to get to spend time with our teens and singles for an entire week at teen camp and learn about how to be a teen focused on being close to God and making an impact on your campus and sports teams. We will have lessons taught by our teens on radical purity, devotion to your parents, a heart for the hurting, godly relationships in a superficial world, etc. The teens will also be participating on a panel to answer questions and share about their experiences at a parenting workshop.


We are so blessed to have some tremendous singles on the team that have walked through the transformations of our EDGE ministry firsthand and have been incredibly instrumental in getting us to where we are. We are excited about meeting with the singles leadership team in Trinidad to exchange ideas and share what God has taught us. We will also be meeting with the singles ministry for an inspiring devotion on "Jesus was Single". Each of our singles will be speaking on an aspect of Jesus' ministry that we have tried to imitate in the EDGE and giving practicals of how we've done it. The time together is sure to begin bonds which will only grow deeper in time and will be used to further God's work all over.


Trinidad is only one of many islands in the Caribbean, many of which do not have churches of disciples. We look forward to catching God's vision for all of these islands and investing ourselves into making His dream come true... He"wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth." I Tim. 2:4.


This is our first of many mission trips to Trinidad and the Caribbean. All of us feel a deep sense of gratitude and responsibility for what God has asked us to do. We know that Jesus changed lives radically with one conversation at a time, one person at a time, one day at a time. We want to simply carry that heart with us, one conversation at a time, one person at a time, one day at a time so that we can witness God do immeasurably more than all that we dare ask or imagine...