Well today is my last day in Manila, or rather my last full day. I can’t believe how much time has gone by, yet I feel as though god has already done so much. I woke up this morning with a little shred of my headache, but it is the Sabbath, our day of rest. We are going to honor the Sabbath in as Biblical way as possible. I did this at Cedar Campus and I like it and I am going to pray about when God wants me to observe His day of rest, when I get home. We were allowed to sleep in, YAY! Then we had a time of worship. We were told that we would be having a retreat of silence from about 9:45 pr 10am until 1pm. I love ROS (retreat of silence). I have experienced how god can really use them. And He hasn’t let me down this time. I really saw Him in His word. Also it was so great to process from the day before.
After ROS we went into group time, and then we broke up into site teams. I am really growing in love for my group. I also feel as though God wants to use me in Rachel’s life this summer and to build a bond that last when we get back; she does to school 45 minutes from me. We shared a little about ourselves, Danielle and myself. Through my story of Doug, Danielle gave me a challenge, to rebuild trust in all men when they mess up, because that will happen, they are human. After that we made a covenant. Oh and we wrote down prayer requests and areas we have learned. I was surprised what God brought to my attention.
From there we had free time…in the rain. A bunch of us went swimming. We played Marco Polo, sharks and minnows, colors, and we made up blind numbers. We then got ready for dinner. After dinner, we had a commissioning service. This was AMAZING. We prayed for our leaders, each other, for our trek, for everything, and for everyone. When I was being commissioned God gave Ray a picture of God and me dancing for Joy. I will hold onto this image tightly. I think God wants me to rejoice in Him and with Him always and that is what I think that image means.
From there we prayed with each other. But before that we prayed for students who don’t have support from their earthly parents. Leaders prayed for them and then they sat down. During the time when students were getting prayed for, God gave me His words for Rachel. I can’t even remember what I said but they were in part what she needed to hear. Then God gave me words of comfort and affirmation for a girl sitting to my right who I have NEVER talked to and didn’t even know her name. I am so amazed how God never ceases! I also prayed for Sarah. I feel so blessed that God has given me a heart for prayer. After the service, we went back to our rooms and packed for leaving on Monday. Then we of course talked and Marie prayed a goodnight prayer. We all feel asleep rather quickly.
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