31 Days of Intentionality, First Trinity, Mission Work

Ask Me About My Mission {Intentionality – Day 25}

As I was falling asleep last night, I couldn't help but think of our mission team serving and sharing Jesus in China right now.  At first I was just blown away by the idea that because of the 12-hour time difference, for these next two weeks while we are sleeping here in the US, they're… Continue reading Ask Me About My Mission {Intentionality – Day 25}

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Reflections on Workcamp #5 – Participant Quotes

Tonight and tomorrow morning the 2012 Workcamp Team will share our experiences in each of First Trinity's Worship Services.  To give a little taste of the impact this had on our students and adults,  read the previous four blog posts and check out the quotes below that the participants wrote on the last day of… Continue reading Reflections on Workcamp #5 – Participant Quotes

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Reflections on Workcamp #4 – Jordan Trautwein

Continuing our recap of Workcamp, Jordan Trautwein shares some of the things God showed her through our week of service and worship.  ENJOY! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This Workcamp, I learned to appreciate tools.  When my crew first arrived at our worksite, we had a plethora of hedges to cut but no hedge clippers.  It was a huge… Continue reading Reflections on Workcamp #4 – Jordan Trautwein

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Reflections on Workcamp #3 – Christian Peth

Another reflection on Workcamp by Christian Peth. Join us Saturday at 5:30 p.m. or Sunday at 8:45 or 11:15 a.m. to experience some of our Workcamp experience and hear other ways God was at work that week! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Made Created Everything Not perfect The Broken Made New We all Fall Afraid Stepping to darkness The… Continue reading Reflections on Workcamp #3 – Christian Peth

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Reflections on Workcamp – #2 – Abbie Stone

Here's another reflection from Workcamp 2012 in preparation for our sharing event in the regular worship services this weekend.  Here Abbie Stone reflects a little on the theme of the week and some of what she learned during Workcamp. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Revelation 21:5, "Look I am making everything new!" In this verse, God isn't just letting… Continue reading Reflections on Workcamp – #2 – Abbie Stone

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Reflections on Workcamp 2012 – #1

Every few days over the next week and a half, leading up to our Workcamp Sharing Services on August 11 and 12, I will be featuring some quotes, essays, and thoughts from workcampers about our experience in Wilmington, NC.  Enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Workcamp Reflection #1 - by Rebekah Freed Revelation 21:5 "Look, I am making everything… Continue reading Reflections on Workcamp 2012 – #1

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I love my life! (And I think that’s how it’s supposed to be.)

At 11:45 this morning I passed this sign on my way back from helping run the ropes course for Operation Purple Camp at Pioneer Camp and Retreat Center:  The crazy thing about this is that I drove past that same sign for the very first time exactly two years ago today at the end of… Continue reading I love my life! (And I think that’s how it’s supposed to be.)