After having our fill of a wonderful breakfast of eggs,
French toast and mango, we walked over to attend the first morning service at
church.
The theme for Manna Mission Church this year is “Maximum
Momentum;” and Sunday’s message was on reaching your maximum potential in Christ.
After the message, we were introduced in front of the church. We each
introduced ourselves and it was an opportunity to greet the church, thank them
for being so welcoming, and to give a brief testimony of how God’s provision
allowed for each one of us to come and serve the people of Ghana.
After the service, we all attended Sunday school. Half of
our group went to the English adult class, and the others went to the English
high school class. Jennifer and Chelsea were asked to speak to the teenagers
about how to believe for God’s answers. As we had the opportunity to sit in
with our precious brothers and sisters in Christ, we were all so impressed and
touched by their dedication, love and passion for God and His word. In the adult
class I sat in, our teacher was named Lativ. As Lativ spoke on missions and the importance of going and
being obedient to the Lord, his humility and love for God was humbling. He
taught that although not every one of us is called to be missionaries, every
Christian has been mandated to go evangelize those around us. It begins with
living a godly, Christ-like life to the hardest group of all: our families. He
also stressed the importance of discipleship and helping to develop and pour
into the lives of others.
Today, Albert, our I.T. expert came to connect us to the
hospital’s wi-fi. We were able to get on the network and reconnect with
families.
An exciting and
memorable event today was when Joe Fox came and took our measurements for the
dresses he will tailor himself. We are all excited and cannot wait to go
shopping for our fabric and go to the beach on Tuesday.
As a team, we have all connected and enjoyed such laughter
and joy. It has been so beautiful to see each other’s hearts, spiritual gifts and
personalities. The amount of time of fellowship that we have to pray, learn
from one another has been an honor. Having devotions as a group has been a time
to pray, meditate on bible verses and for reflection. I would like to say thank
you for every single person who gave towards the trip: to the people at grocery
stores who donated for baked goods, to the family and friends who donated.
Thank you to all the anonymous people, and those who worked so hard and gave us
clothing items, supplies and those who are encircling us with prayers. Thank
you. God is doing amazing things in each of us, and every single person we
speak, pray and serve.
Vanessa Davila
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