Author: Adventures

One of the great things about being at Zion's Gate is that there are so many different types of ministry available to do. There are relationships to build, English classes to teach, construction projects on the property, street ministry, you name it. It has been really great to just watch everyone on the team start to find their niche.  I got to do a lot of work on the property this week. We have a number of  projects going on at once right now, which is cool because there's a lot to be done and we can see a lot of progress being made at once.  Right now the main...

Where do I begin? How do I fittingly put into words the significance of week one of ministry? God has moved, answered, accomplished, protected, and remained.  Ministry at the school down the road from Zion's Gate began this week, which entailed a group of 11 of us teaching 22 6th graders English.  Each of us team members are teaching about 2 students each, allowing us to begin building solid relationships with them. I'm excited to see how God works in and through that ministry. During the middle of the day, after teaching English in the morning, each team member began...

Jesus once said that His Father is always working and that He too was at work. We have a working Father, a God who is always moving, shaping and transforming in order to glorify Himself. The exciting thing is that we, as Christ followers, are invited to join Him in His work. My faith has been challenged in many ways this past week. Ministry seemed pretty slow. I woke several mornings with a lie from Satan, "The Lord is not working, He isn't moving." I had slowly allowed a lie into my heart that suggested God was not moving in my life, but the Lord addressed this as I brought...

This is my Honduran brother. His name is Rony. He's nineteen years old and is the oldest of the children living at Zion's Gate with Tony. He found Jesus Christ about two months ago. He was living in rebellion, addicted to drugs and getting into fights on the streets, but Jesus was calling him. He had known of Jesus Christ, and at one point felt the Lord calling him to leave behind his lifestyle. He was hearing Jesus' voice, calling him to repent and to turn to Christ. He felt the Lord in his heart, prompting him to pray to come near to Christ. Rony found Jesus, or, was found by...