we're back.

We’re back in the city and ready to leave all over again! David and Santiago was great and Steve, Dorrie, Mike and I had a great time connecting with the students and one of the volunteers that work with the movement. For me it was exciting to see many of the students I had met last year still connected in and faithful with the ministry. But even more than that hearing their hearts to follow God through all the ups and downs and discouragement was a testimony to God’s hand at work in their lives.

In Santiago we met up with three students from the ministry; Enoch, Marquis and Melissa. Mike and Dorrie were curious to hear their life stories and so away we went. Enoch went first and explained about his Christian upbringing but how as he got older church just became something he did socially. One day he was walking along on the university when he saw a piece of paper on the ground that said, “Are you a Christian?” and advertising for a Vida Estudiantil meeting. Enoch went, in his words thinking that maybe there were cute girls there and ended up being invited to a retreat VE was having. He ended up going and in a quiet moment under a palm tree he said that he felt the Lord spoke to him and he decided in that moment that he was going to follow God no matter what and for his own belief and not anyone else’s. I remember hearing about this retreat because the team that was in Santiago on my project put it together... it was over 2 years ago. Today Enoch is still connected in with the movement as well as being super involved in his local church. For me it was so cool to see how God has been moving over the years and how the Canadian partnership with the Panamanian ministry here has gotten to be a little part of that!

Please keep the team in your prayers as we leave tomorrow for the Darien jungle where we’ll be on a four day mission trip in a Kuna village. As always pics and details to come! Thanks so much for staying tuned!!