youth missions 2013

in october i had the privilege of organizing our annual youth missions. it is where youth from our accra district churches come together to help out another one of our churches. usually a group of 20-30 youth come. i have to say, i hate the organizing part, but i love the missions weekend! in august we do a youth camp for a weekend and that is absolutely exhausting, fast paced and i don't really get to connect with people. youth missions is different. it is slower paced, we sleep and even get a rest in the afternoon! i get to really talk with people. so what do we do on this weekend? well, let me tell you. we get into 2s or 3s and from morning to afternoon we walk around the community and evangelize. it sounds outdated and in people's faces, which can be awkward, but once you introduce yourself ghanaians are soooooooo hospitable and will kindly listen even if they are already believers or don't care about what you are saying. we pray with people and share our stories. we listen if people want to talk to us. we invite them to a christian film show in the evenings. In the evenings after the film show pastor george shared the gospel and invited people to accept Christ, which some did!i was matched with vida and joseph two young people i don't know so well but by the end of the weekend we were good friends! each of us had opportunities to share about Christ. joseph was very bold in going directly to people and asking them for some time to talk. vida was great at praying with people. me? i felt like a was a great attraction--meaning people are wondering what a white girl is doing walking around their small town and so they come closer and then it gives us an open door to share Christ :) i do what i can, you know ha ha ha!we met so many people. we talked with an older man who has been a christian for a long time. we talked to a ras>ta guy who accepted the Lord. we talked with people who wanted prayer for their business or family. it was such a blessing to be a part of this. i mean, totally out of my comfort zone, but such JOY!! and when we come together and talk about our experiences no one says "i wish i didn't have to do this". everyone feels the excitement of throwing themselves out there and watching what God will do.