Sometimes God touches our lives in very dramatic ways and the effect can ripple into many others’ lives. He did this to me some years ago on a mission trip to Jamaica, where He changed me radically in a number of ways.
The Christian life is really all about change, and as a high school teacher at SCA, He continues to change me and allows me to watch Him change others as well. One of the greatest glimpses of His work in some of the high school students happened in a place called the Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf in Knockpatrick, Mandeville, Jamaica, where a team of 11 spent eight days ministering to deaf children. The nine students on this team, as well as the two adults, were deeply affected by the obvious – poverty, beautiful scenery, cultural differences, and the children, who won their hearts. But more deeply, God had placed each team member in a position of vulnerability and allowed each of us to respond to Him and His Word in a special way.
If you’ve ever been on a foreign mission trip, I’m sure you’re nodding in agreement right now. Although the stated purpose of such an outreach is to minister to the foreign group, whether through work projects, VBS, music outreach or evangelism, in reality the purpose is to see God work, up close and personal! He never disappoints.
In 2011 we returned a second time to CCCD with a team of 29, and this year we have 32 on the team (so far!) – all wanting to experience something special. Please pray with us that this special experience for each of us results in seeing God more centrally in every area of our lives, for the rest of our lives. And pray, also, that God uses us to continue His transforming work in the lives of those around us.












