Updates From:
Merci
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A day ago, we visited Pastor Florencio’s church in Uyawi Town, Kenya. Pastor Florencio is both a pastor and one of the youth leaders on staff with SLAM of GOD Intl. The drive to his home was incredibly bumpy. Our whole team—along with Kenyan…
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We hosted a SLAM Service Camp for youth in Kabonge on GOD Intl’s campus just a week ago. Over 150 youth from all across Uganda attended—many of them coming from impoverished families, situations of lack and tragedy, and carrying grief and loss. It was…
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During our Students Living a Mission youth week in El Salvador, we had the opportunity to lead a group of 110 people—including leaders, Salvadoran youth, Salvadoran translators, and SI interns—into a slum community in Suchitoto called Milagro de Dios. This community is located next…
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This was my first time returning to El Salvador since the summer of 2021. We lost one of our trip leaders, Robert Muñoz, in a tragic accident on that trip that left a mark on all of us who witnessed it. Contending with loss…
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I think sometimes we can put limitations on what ministry looks like. But Jesus sets an example of ministry that is both adaptable and creative. Jesus spoke to so many varying crowds of people: different backgrounds, languages, cultures, religious affiliations, etc,. And he did…
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Bootcamp has begun. I feel expectant and hopeful for all that God will do, and yet I also feel the weight of responsibility that comes with doing ministry. To be part of God’s work, and to represent him in the world is no small…