A testimony from one youth (mission trip)

[paul]

You have seen some of the clips from the Philippine mission trip. I would like to share a few of the testimonies of the impact it had on some of our youth. They are really good.

Mia who is 15 years old. unedited

So, i just came back from the Philippines with the Ignition team/wmof. We stood there for two weeks sharing Gods love. Its kinds of hard to explain and share with you how I felt in the Philippines. Its one of those things where you have to be there in that moment where God is opening up your eyes to see another nation, in his image. I cant describe how I felt when i was there, its just a feeling where its undescribable. God opened up my heart and eyes to let me see in his image how these people across the world, a ” Third world country” lives and how there so hungry and thirsty for more of God. Its amazing to see them worship through the most difficult times, and the enviroment they live in. To them it doesnt matter whats going on in the world, or whats going on around them there just going to throw up there hands and praise God with all of there heart. Some of them didnt even speak English, but the power of God was there filling them up and letting them rejoice with strength and power. They know that God is holding there nation in the palm of his hands. The filippino kids, challenged me to the bone, and how they live there life with God. Its just so amazing, to see them worship and get saved and let God do great things in there lives. We went to schools where no one else would go, “Muslim” school and they anointing that was there was so powerful that it was making the walls shake. The one thing that really grabbed my heart and opened up was when we went under the bridge. Under the bridge. is where the kids, and the familys live. These kids are so young that its unbelivable how they live, and yet they still have that smile on there face and run around like nothing is wrong. When you really look into there eyes and just open up your heart, its an undescribable feeling that you have and you just start to cry and feel what they feel for a minute. Its so hard to explain it. When your there you just have to let God deal with your heart, and let him see the Philippines in his image, and Feel what he feels. These are Gods children and he Loves them the same as he Loves you and I. The philippines as one nation challenged me about California and my walk with Jesus Christ. I realized that it doesnt matter what we have, it matters how our relationship and our walk is with Jesus Christ. We can be the poorest person in this world, but we can have the biggest heart for God and he will still use us in powerful ways. I didnt go to just have the fame in the Philippines, I went there because i was called to go and give God all the glory and fame he deserves. It wasnt about us, It was about the Philippines. I can careless if i didnt sighn autographs, those only last a while. but the one thing that was going to last forever was Gods love that pierced there heart heart and Gods autograph written in there heart. Something that really blessed me was a girl named Tessa, shes from the philippines. This is what she said, “im good! you guys really changed my heart! thanks so so much! thank YOU for praying over me, during your last visit to one of the churches here, the pastor asked for your team to bless us something like that..so you went over and prayed for each one of us. i was praying on my own until i noticed someone was praying over me. when i openned my eyes,it was you. i couldnt forget you!
thanks for blessing me!”. Tessa really blessed me and challenged me with my walk with Jesus. Thankyou. The philippines is no different from us yeah its a different enviroment but Gods love is the same in the Philippines as its in California., were all in the palm of Gods hands.

[Kenya]

That's awesome.

[paul]

One of the youth that we took ( 16 year old girl) was on TBN thursady on her fathers program, Benny Hinn. She gave her testimony and also will appear again on her fathers show and share more next week.

When we set aside all the differences, the theology and doctrinal seperations which most of the youth arn't even aware of, Nancy and I are always so blessed as we see what takes place in the lives of these young people. With all the concerts, high school with thousands of Kids, spot lights....when they are interviewed and asked what impacted them, the response is always the same. The children on the dump site, the rugby kids, and how in the mist of so much poverty they see the youth serving God with all their heart. It challenges them to the core.

We look forward to taking many more teams. We are setting up three for next summer.

[Kenya]

I absolutely can't wait for Sharita to go and experience this kind of stuff. We saw a lot of it in Israel but to be hands on with it is quite another thing. My friend that is taking her says that she just falls in love with the kids at the orphahage over and over again.....

Joey's already wanting to take Sharita to Italy and Greece (Paul's tours) since she has her passport now. Time to get the leash back out.....lol