Wow

Dear Blog

Wow where to start. What a lot has happened in the last two weeks.
1. Decided to go back to Canada
2. Went to the interior on the Adventure Cycle
3. Summer project came and went

So I'm not really sure where to begin, and seeing as I as up by 4 am for the third time this week to get people to the airport, I'm not sure how coherent this will be....but here it goes.

First of all, wow, I'm heading back to Canada. As some of you may have known I had been offered a ministry job down here in Panama, but after much prayer and some good guidance from the word I am heading back to Canada. I am so excited because the decision was made after some clear guidance from God, so I know He wants me back home. On the other hand it leaves me very little time to prepare to make the change....


I will be excited to have Starbucks again...Lindsey bought me a cup of coffee and brought it to Panama for me


Who is your hero?

However I could not have asked for a better end to my two years down here in Panama. The summer project was amazing. Our goal was to leave 39 "Movement Builders" in Panama. A 'Movement Builder' is someone who is:
Committed to growth in their personal walk with God
Committed to personal evangelism and discipleship
Committed to work with Vida Estudiantil
Committed to helping fulfill the Great Commission in this generation

Near the end of the project we selected and challenged the students already involved and those who we had just met during project to do these four things. Those who said 'yes' were invited to our commitment dinner, where our vision was shared and they had a chance to commit to building the movement. In all, 44 students committed, an amazing end to my two years knowing that there are 44 students now willing to continue the work I came here to do.



Students posting their commitments

Moving from the city and the campus we headed out to the interior of Panama for a week to work along side Pastor Correa to share the love of Christ with 2 remote communities of Palmar and Las Sabanas. The trip went well and around 100 people were shown the Jesus film. Also alot of groundwork was laid for Pastor Correa to continue the work in these two unreached communities. In many ways as we were up there in the mountians it definitely felt as if we had gone to the ends of the earth with the Gospel.

So a lot has happened, and I appologize for only scratching the surface in sharing all that has gone on lately. Overall I have just been blown away by God's faithfulness to completing his promises and leading us all the way.

Steve