Challenging Normal

Today was a very long day. It started at 7 a.m. with breakfast here at the Hotel and then we walked to the Bible college. Bogota is a very interesting city. There we started our training. We learned songs, skits, dramas, and human videos. I have to brag on my students for a minute. They stepped up this morning in training. Not only did they not whine, but taught the whole team a song with motions, including the team from here. Training did get long but we hung in there.

After lunch we headed out into the city. Traffic is very different. Evidently signs and laws are only a suggestion. We are partnering with a local church and we set off to do street ministry. We set up on the soccer/basketball court of one neighborhood and we began to draw a crowd. As DC Talk's version of "Jesus Is Still Alright With Me" starting playing, students from our team and kids from Bogota began dancing and singing together. I know that is what Heaven is going to look like.

During the presentation I arm wrestled a little girl named Stephanie. She could not have been more than 4 or 5 years old. She beat me. It took two hands though. Afterwards she came and found me. I had made a friend. Our program lasted about 30 minutes and honestly no one wanted to leave. Something inside of us connected with that place and with those kids. The Jesus inside of us crossed over every cultural barrier and loved on them.

We ended our day by attended a Youth Rally. They let us give a testimony and we gave everyone there an extraordinary missions bracelet. They called the whole team forward and prayed over us. Very powerful moment.

Words can only cheapen what happened today. Tomorrow is a new day and holds new adventures. Pray for me. I will be speaking about 10:30 a.m. EST. I am posting some pictures as well tonight. Thanks for the love and support.