We have recently returned from helping to
lead a 10-day short-term mission experience in Krakow Poland with a small team
of 16-22 year olds.
Just before we left we spent some time
praying and asking God what He wanted us to do while we were there. We all felt
that the main reason for us to go was to pray and worship in the city, to lay
foundations in the spiritual. The great thing about the team we went with was
they are all creative, and can all sing (and Harmonize).
Our times round the city were amazing, as
we walked round we would sing worship, which at first seemed hard, but as we
kept doing it, it got easier. We even had people thank us for bringing Joy as
we walked. We also spent time praying at different places round the city that we
felt were key places. A few of the team are incredible drawers and so would
pray and then draw the things God was showing them.
It was very interesting to see how things
changed over the time we were there. Everything seemed really hard and heavy to
do for the first few days. But as we were faithful to what we felt God had
asked us to do, we found that it got easier to pray and walk round the city,
and people became much more open to talking about Jesus with us.
One thing that I have both been taught and
learned practically in the last few years is that everything starts in prayer,
and if you want to see things change and God move in a place then you have to
start by giving Him space and listening to Him and being obedient. The guys we
were with all came back with a very different view on how to do mission and the
value to prayer and submission to God. It was a really great 10 days.
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