One of the exciting things of the past month was VBS. I absolutely love VBS. You may not know this about me but I love kids ministry and VBS. This year I was privileged this year to be apart of the skit team. While it was a lot of work it also was a blessing when it was all said and done to have been an influence in the kids lives. Apart of why I love VBS is because you get to spend time with the kids you normally wouldn’t get to unless you were their parents. This opens up the door for conversations and teaching moments. The kids and I got to talk during snack, crafts and games and I got to help reinforce the lessons and love on the kids. Best of all the whole church came together to minister to the kids. It was so encouraging to see the body of believers come together all doing their parts to minister to the kids. However, the most important part of it all was that the gospel was preached.
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Changing the World One Coffee at a Time
During my time here I’ve come to understand Matthew 28:19-20 in its fullness.
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.”
Matthew 28:19-20 NKJV
It may seem strange but over the course of my walk with the Lord I always assumed this verse was primarily a command to evangelism. However, over the course of my time at the Missions Training School I have come to understand this is a call to discipleship. I realized that God wasn’t just calling me to call sinners to salvation through Jesus but also to teach them to follow Jesus. After all what good is it if a person is saved but isn’t taught to follow Christ. How will the world be changed if no one knows how to follow Jesus. This first must start with you and I. We as believers must model for those who we disciple how follow all that Jesus commanded. So this is what I’ve been attempting to do. I definitely don’t feel qualified or the personality type to be doing this but God has called us believers to make disciples of all nations so that’s what I want to do. As I’ve began in this journey I wondered; what do I talk about with said disciple? How does all this work? I still don’t know all the answers but God has provided me with the time I needed to meet regularly with one guy and hopefully soon more guys.
What’s Next
Last time I wrote there was a vague mention of a plan to go on a vision tour. Now that some time has passed more details have been ironed out and now it looks like for sure we are going to Thailand then either Jordan, Japan or India. The purpose of these trips are really to see some places and see what work is being done already or where God could potentially use me in these countries. If you would like to support me all the funds will go towards going to see these countries. At the moment I plan on going to Thailand and India but plans could easily change. Please, join me in praying for God’s provision and direction for me to go on these trips.
Prayer Requests/Praise Reports
- Pray for our bothers and sisters in Mexico for the School of Missions that God would speak to them
- Pray for the upcoming school year at Cal State Fullerton and Fullerton Community College for the work that is going on there
- Pray for provision for me to go on the upcoming vision tours
- Praise God that He has been faithful to provide financially
- Praise God for the word that was proclaimed at the VBS
Thank you again for all your prayers and support. If you have any questions, comments or just want to chat feel free to write me at calebsanchez0321@gmail.com. If you would like to support me financially the link will be below. All the funds will go directly towards the upcoming vision tours. Thank you so much. God bless.