I was blessed with the incredible privilege of being apart ofthe Travel Team Elite for my spring ministry team. Our ministry assignments included: volunteering at a concert in Vermont, traveling to a church in Danby, New York to participate in their Easter drama and perform special music at their service on Sunday, and to clean a mansion and help at a youth group rally in Lake Placid, New York. My team consisted of a very random group ofpeople most of whom Ihardly knew, yet as ministry started we soon realized just how
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the Lord had strategically placed each individual in this group for His glory and our benefit. One of the most encouraging things I was able to experience was just the love and hospitality of these local missionaries, none of whom had much, yet all giving much more than we needed or deserved. We came to serve others, but truly were served ourselves, getting to experience the love of Christ shining through these families who have given their lives to serving the Lord. It was awesome to be used by the Lord even in small ways like seating people at a concert, painting a room, or playing on the playground with children, for weekends at a time. Yet for me, the best part was seeing the many that have truly devoted their lives to serving the Lord full time in the different areas to which they have been called. -Jessica Wilke
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