May 24: Jeff's Challenge

1. We are not going to Mancora to serve: we are going to Mancora because we are servants.
How are these ideas different? What are the implications of being servants rather than serving? And how does that connect with the idea of "We cannot truly serve those we do not know and love"?

I totally agree, we are going to Mancora because we are servants. It is completely true and these ideas are completely different because if we were to go to serve then that menas we only serve when we go to Mancora but if we are servants then we serve wherever we go. This connects with the idea of "we cannot truly serve those we do not know and love" because as servants we are able to communicate with the people, build relationships and love them. As servenats we serve God and by getting to know the people and living the people we are serving and glorifying God. We can serve people without knowing them and loving them but we can't be servants without at least loving them.

2. "To get closer to God" should not be a goal of mission trips; that is the goal of being a Christ-follower. Missions is something we do because we want to be obedient. Look at the "QUESTIONS" portion of the CBC Short-term missions philosophy. What one or two of these questions do you hope this trip gives you more insight into? Why? What specifically do you hear God speaking to you about as you pray for, read scripture, and prepare for this trip?

Two of the questions that I hope this trip gives me more insight into are:

• WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A FOLLOWER OF CHRIST? What can I learn about discipleship? - I chose this question because I really want to learn more about what following Jesus and being more like him. I want to be a follower of Christ so I have to learn more and more what does it really mean to be one.
  

• WHERE AM I GOING? What might God call me to be and to do as a result of this experience? What can I learn about my vocation?- I chose this question because this is my prayer. I want God to speak to me during this trip and just give me a glimpse of what He wnats me to do with my life.

As I'm preparing for this trip I hear God calling us to be more like Him and I think that in order to prepare for this trip we have to be like Jesus. It is just so important.

My main goal and hope is that we may think, act, and speak like Jesus Christ!