Transcript Taiwan Mission Trip 2013 by Rebecca Wu

This was my second time going to Taiwan for a
short term mission trip, and I saw God’s blessings
and grace amidst new challenges.
After the ten team members have just met and
talked for a couple of hours, we had to join the
Taiwanese churches for camp counselor training.
The Bonfire Night our mission team
had to host on the second evening
of camp was probably our most
thrilling experience. We finished
preparing the programs that same
day, with no complete run-through.
What made our hearts pounded
faster was that we checked out the
location for the bonfire too late:
there was little grass; the rest was
sand. It was hot. There was not
enough light. We could barely read
our notes and music.
But God prepared for us everything we needed.
Some of the group leaders used the team signs
to fan the students, and the students felt
grateful. A church gave everyone a pen with
light on the end, which we used as makeshift
flashlight/spotlight. This made it clear that we
do not go on mission trips to glorify ourselves
but to shine the spotlight on Jesus.
And it wasn’t just this evening that I experienced
God’s presence and Him answering our prayers.
One morning, when the mission team gathered
for devotion, we were reminded that our team
had not just ten people– God had always been a
part of us! I understood deeply now that no
matter how incompetent, or timid, or powerless
we may feel, as long as we put our trust in God,
He will complete what He set out to do and
bless us abundantly.
The blessings I have received during these
fourteen days have far outweighed what I had
put in. I enjoyed every minute building
relationships with my small groups: playing
games, chatting, sharing, praying…
This year we also had the chance to visit Pastor
Lu’s church in Tainan, to get to know the pastor
and his wife and the ministry they are doing, to
host a two-day English Gospel camp, and to
connect with the middle schoolers in the
community.
Because of the typhoon and the small number of
students who signed up, we thought less than
ten people would come. It was a surprise to see
more than 20 kids show up! God is truly working
nonstop, and it is an extremely beautiful thing to
be serving Him.
Thanks for supporting the mission trip. Your
prayer is a beautiful offering! May God bless you.