1) A great weekend of 5 services at a church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa:
Bryan did a great job teaching the Biblical Basis Of Missions all day this past Sunday. He even got to be in two places at once with a video service! So, technically, he only spoke 4 times that day, but enjoyed being in 2 places at once for the first time a lot! He also had affirmation that he was funny from a 5 year old girl who had recently been adopted from Liberia. You can listen to the sermon or watch it here: http://www.newcovenantbible.org/NCBC/ASFRoot/040608a/sermon_new.html
2) A 1-29 & 1-23 instead of 1-1's at St Cloud State!
29 Girls and 23 guys stayed after the meeting to meet with us for more information! It was a great mixed meeting of XA & Cru, and they were such a fun group! They were very responsive during the talk, and tracked with Bryan so well. They laughed at all the right places, which was great to know they were listening, and also gave a lot of "Amens" and "yes's" . It always makes the meetings more fun when students are really into the talk!
3) A special visit from a Bethlehem Baptist college pastor and his crew:
Andrew had heard about TTT before, and found out we were going to be in the area from our website. He brought a group of 5 guys he was discipling with him to the meeting, and even planned in extra time to stay after for 1-1’s. Andrew told us he has maps up all over his apartment, and has the guys praying for the world all the time. The guys had a great time chatting with them and said they were great, and were really encouraged that they came, and drove to us to hear what we had to share!
4) A funny moment for me:
When returning for the last of 4 Church services where I clicked through the power point for Bryan, the man helping verified that I was Bryan’s wife, then with intense excitement, asked if I was a ventriloquist! I tried not to laugh, because I could tell he was very excited at the possibility that I was. He told me that someone in the afternoon had told him I was, and a great one at that, and after 4-5 times of telling him I wasn’t, finally convinced him I didn’t have to amazing skill he thought I did. Thankfully, I didn’t laugh, and tried to say maybe someone thought that because I mouthed all of Bryan’s talk along with him or something. Maybe I’ll learn and do this a little on the road next year...
5) A really fun lunch with some new Ethiopian friends we met last time we were in Minneapolis:
Tsion served us lunch at a Somali restaurant the last time we were in Minneapolis, and when we came back through, we got to take her and her husband, Solomon, and son, Noah out for lunch. It was great seeing them.
6) A superman sighting in Minnesota:
7) A great night off at a Brewers game!
This was our table at Friday’s-overlooking the field! It was great, and way better than our actual $6 seats!
This was the guy’s attempt at smiling for me after they ridiculed me for taking a dumb picture that no one would want later. They were NOT amused. Oh well, at least the faces are priceless.
8) A really encouraging lunch with Milwaukee Cru staff:
Steve, who started the Milwaukee area CCC movement about 15 years ago, has had TTT in all 3 times we’ve come through the area. He thanked us so much for what we do and told us about the impact it’s had on his students, then went on to tell us how much the message had impacted him and the Milwaukee staff as well. He said that because of our vision and passion to share this message and coming through a few years back, it’s changed the way they think about ministry and missions, & has helped them gain vision for the World and shaped the way their team focuses on this! Praise God!
