Streams In The Desert

Today streams of living water ran across the desert floor here in Arizona. Five teams made their way across the warm sandy floor of the southern Arizona Sonoran Desert to be Jesus' hands and feet to children, teenagers and adults today. Five communities were touched today with the Hope of Glory and God has begun to stir in hearts already. Vamori, Choulic, Topawa, Cowlic and Little Tucson were visited today by teams with passion and love. Our day in the villages was a great success as we saw children laugh, run, kick balls, make fish and eat snacks in the midst of a Gospel being lived out before their very eyes!

I am so thankful for the teams the Lord has led to Sells this week. The crew from Columbia Heights in Columbia, LA has done an awesome job of dealing with the flexible schedule and pouring out love on children both in the village and the church communities. Joseph Duckett, youth pastor, has stepped in to lead our worship times the past two evenings and has really led us to the feet of Jesus. Tonight I simply wanted to sit for a while and worship. However, the late hour and long day motivated me to press on with debriefing.

The Brook Hills crews we have are such a blessing as usual as we see the growth that has taken place over the past years and teams arrive on the field prepared and focused on the reaching of the world and the teaching of the Word God has blessed us this week with some awesome teams and I anticipate the Lord moving in a mighty way by week's end!

I must share with all who will read this, my greatest joy so far though is the summer staff the Father has brought together. I am so blessed to have passionate, servant leaders with me here in the desert. I am so thankful for the job of leading, serving the teams, working together to wash dishes and cook meals. I could go on and on...Pray for the interns and staff as they are being great witnesses and wonderful servants. Thank you to all of the family members who have sacrificed the summer time for these to be on the field serving! They are a testimony of the obedience and love of God they have seen and learned at home.

I will have each of them blog tomorrow and share their thoughts with you all. We will upload some pics and share with you some highlights as well. Pray with us for these five villages experiencing VBS and the three villages (Pisinemo, Hickiwan, and Menegers) having sports camps in the afternoons.

In His Grip,

JT