2013 Power Trip Week 2 Day 4: Battling It Out!

Once again we wee treated to an outstanding devotion from Doug Husen this morning and he delivered the message from 1 Samuel about the willingness of David. Now we all know the story of David and Goliath but I never though of it the way Doug delivered it. Doug spoke on how David charged into battle against an enemy that had not been beaten and he didn't hesitate one little bit to face those odds. I always thought of it as a great story about overcoming fear and odds that were against you, but never thought about how I would face that same situation. I'm pretty sure I would not fly into battle as quickly as David did. Maybe even take some time to scout out my enemy and do some planning, anything to postpone what seemed to be a no win situation. But not David, he obeyed God and went straight in with no fear and did just what God told him to do. Maybe thats why we all love coming on the Power trip each year, 'cause God tells us to do it, but it sure is easy when its something we look forward too. Dougs message ended with how we should face life like David, and be willing to do whatever God tells us, not just want we want to do or is convenient for us. This is especially true at home and work sometimes and was a great message before we headed across the border into Reynosa to work on our projects today. Speaking of projects, all the men were busy trying to do Godly work today on everything that was assigned to us. It was another great "re meet" day as I got to work with a couple of old friends from California today. Tom Maddux and Robert Gjurgevich have been on power for several years and it was a real treat to spend the morning with old friends building a cooler (a BIG cooler!!!) at the Border Mission. This afternoon, our group had the opportunity to work on a clinic at Senda de Vida and what a blessing it was to work with the men I got to work with. Veterans and rookies all stepped up to come together as one team with one heart beet and one goal and we charged into our challenge of finishing a roof for the clinic. It was awesome to get to meet one of those rookies (he sure didn't act like a rookie today) and that was Craig Guinn from South Carolina, other than the fact he's a Clemson fan, he is one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet and always has a smile on his face. Now when I thought our group had "charged into battle" with todays assignment, when we arrived back at Alianza Christiana (the Dome Church), God had a humbling moment for us as we pulled in and saw what the other groups had accomplished today. Several of the groups had worked together to build classrooms for the high school students at the church and you wouldn't believe what they got finished today. It was a large, 2 story building to house all the new classrooms at the church (did I mention the building was BIG???)I know Daniel was around that job site today so be sure to check out all the pics from there and see for yourself how much work they accomplished in just one day (so much for our charging in to finish a roof...these guys knocked out a whole building, did I mention it was HUGE???) Apparently, everyone listened to Doug's devotion and felt the urge to charge into battle.You really don't want to miss seeing all those pictures, I know he got some good ones and you can see for yourself how busy those work crews were. Tomorrow is a special day for the trip, yes its the day we get to go visit the service at the Dome Church, and then do a carnival for over 1,000 kids all afternoon, but the big news is we get to sleep in and don't have to be ready to leave until 9 AM!! Its must be a typo somewhere in the schedule but We'll take any sleep we can get by now! As I mentioned we visit the Alianza Christiana and then head out to Refugio Orphanage to give the kids a festival during the afternoon. It doesn't matter how tired anyone is, when its time for the festival and you see all the kids smiling faces and appreciation they have for us doing the carnival, it makes you feel like you could run forever. Those kids bring more energy to us and any Red Bull or any other energy drink could. And thats the truth!!! Well, its time to get ready for the big day tomorrow so be sure to check out the progress everyone made on todays assignments and see for yourself all the work the guys finished at the Dome Church. Thanks again for the prayers and support and please know we are all praying for you guys back home and we can't wait to get back to see ya as soon as we can!!