Trinidad? Where is that? This was one of the first questions that I had when I was asked to go on this trip. For the third year in a row, Tim Chevalier, a friend and fellow construction worker, asked me to go to with Him to Trinidad. He had been to Trinidad already eleven times; and this time, just like the last, he was taking a group of young adults with him to minister to the Trinis.
Trinidad is off of the coast of Venezuela, South America. It is one of the two southernmost islands in the Caribbean Sea. Once a year Trinidad celebrates the Carnival – described to me by someone as Mardi Gras on steroids. During this time, a group of churches in Trinidad have come together to hold a camp for their teens. The camp is very similar to the types of camps here in the US, but with a Caribbean flavor. Tim has played a key role in this camp over the last several years. He preaches, sings, and counsels. Last year Tim brought with him a group of young adults to assist him in his ministry there; this year, he is doing the same.
God divinely arranged for me to take this trip this year to Trinidad with Tim. While I am there I will be counseling, preaching, and doing electrical work. I will be there for a total of twelve days; I leave Wednesday.
Once again God has opened a door for me to be apart of displaying His glory in this way to the nations. Our focus this week will be on living a cross-centered life. There is nothing more in the history of mankind that God has done to display His glory for the human race than to sacrifice His Son in the place of His people. And there is nothing more for the people of Trinidad or me to dwell on that will glorify God than the cross of Christ. This is what we will be doing.
We leave Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and returning February 11. If you think of it these next two weeks please pray for us – for safety, strength, and God to be glorified through our ministry. I will give a report when I return.
this is “grace at work”
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