Blessed Assurance

Classic mirror shot - including a cameo of the photographer!

Mindee was on the cooking crew this year. She taught her fellow chefs a little trick - using a matchstick to help alleviate the used-to-be-inevitable tears from onion dicing!

We had to document this rare event - Mike and Mindee actually SEEING each other on Outreach! (Normally we have very different roles and are often stationed at different work sites.)

Mike getting a shot of the roofing crew while Mindee gets a shot of him!

(See bottom left corner.)

Here's the shot Mindee took of Mike from the above picture...

Side note about the evening evangelism campaigns: 1000 people heard the gospel over the weekend. 2 of those villages heard the gospel for the very first time!

(Exciting news: 100 people in all responded to the salvation message)

Strength. Joy. Assurance.

These were the characteristics of this Outreach weekend. Despite numerous obstacles, including two tire blow-outs, two vehicle break-downs, luggage lost and spilled on the highway (yet luckily recovered quickly), and scads of technical difficulties, we were still able to accomplish what God set out for us. IN SPITE of our short-comings!

Strength. Many staff and students struggled with exhaustion and sickness before going on this trip, yet felt a supernatural strength and energy during this gruelingly laborous weekend.

Joy. Despite the onset of stress that generally accompanies this busy time of year at D.A., numerous people testified that they were filled with a pervasive, all-encompassing sense of joy as they toiled, worked and ministered throughout the weekend.

Assurance. Several of our student leaders confessed that they had been wrestling with doubts before going on this weekend. One such student shared that not only did he lead a Muslim man to the Lord one night, but he did so AFTER God used him to heal the man through the power of prayer! This 17-year-old who, a few days ago had been expressing doubts, announced publicly: "Jesus exists. It's irrefutable."