A COMMUNITY OF THE BROKEN

to make a church a united community, there most be humility, cominication and trust between the members. if we really want to be an example there most be a real sacrifice. selfishness is one of the biggest reasons why theres a thousand people dying everyday all around the world. if we could just stop thinking about ourselves, and think about others then we're been humble, and when we do that, we can have an open heart to communicate and trust others, and thats the only way people can work together.
most of the times, when i go to a new place, i act in a different way, n when i say different way, i mean that people might not be used to things im used to so that makes me different. and most of the times thoses ways can be misundestand. people have different perceptions and so it is very importan not to act in a way that can hurt someone or that implies a special treat for us. we're not goin to this trip to be admired and look like the coolest... but we're goin there to share with them and admire them for all that they've passed over which might be a lot harder than we can imagine.
it is just amazing to me how the people that suffer the most are usually the bravest and the ones that are more wiling to submit their lives to God and surrender their all to him. i really like it when it talks about this Grace girl, who despite her condition, was trying so hard to open a peanut shell.

Aligning with God's 21 century moves

the message was based on missions. basically God's been working in the hearts of the people in places "in need", and those places are raising higher amounts of followers and missioners. he also said thats we are supposed to share and live the kingdom of God and by doing that we're teaching the gospel. we also need to be united as a team. it is necessary that we all get to know each other so that we know how to work around others. and the last point was a about be willing to suffer and go through pain. been christians isnt easy so it is necessary for us to see the world in a real way which implies going through pain.

Jeff's challenge

We ARE NOT goin to mancora to serve, we're goin there because WE ARE servants...
mmm i guess the difference between serve and been a servants is that serve is just an action, everyone can serve even atheists can serve...i mean, for some people doin good isnt always a christian exclusive action. it is a totally different statement to serve for the love of God, rather than serving to fulfill the selfish human ego. when we choose to follow God's statement and to live for'im, when we accept we cannot be without him and humble ourselves, we are choosing to serve God so we're servants by personal choice, which means we do it with love and so we're serving not for compliments, nor money but because we love God.
i still think we can truly serve others we do not know or love. thats one of my personal challenges. God calls us to love those who do not loves us, luke 6:32...(i think that also applies to the ones we dont know) i liked the whole thing: luke 27-36. im not saying it is easy to serve someone you dont know, i mean itll be hard sometimes, but thats part of the challenge, it is there we're the glory of God is reflected.

"to get closer to God"...thats what we are supposed to do every single day... i believe following and obeying God is a daily choice. everyday is different than the last one, and so it means new situations to deal with, new conflicts to face and new challenges to accomplish. it is our choice to deal with all of that by ourselves or to put God first in everything we do and when we choose to place God at first in our top ten priority things-to-accomplish list, then we're allowing him to get closer to us. it is not necessary to go on a short-term trip to experience him and get closer to him. our focus should be showing others how to get closer to God.