Updates From:
Olivia L
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During our SLAM service camp in Mombasa, Kenya, I had the privilege of co-leading a service project with one of our GOD East African SLAM leaders, Raphael. We took our group to visit a woman named Anna, who is partially paralyzed and living with…
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“”Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:3 During my breakout group for SLAM Kabonge, i had the privilege of being a part of a lively discussion where SLAM students challenged eachother and reflected back to…
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On the bus ride out of El Salvador, I couldn’t stop the tears that rolled down my cheeks, and I didn’t want to. As we drove, all I could see were the faces of the youth who we served at our SLAM service camp.…
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I was very moved by the testimony that Pastora Zenaida shared with us the morning we departed from Morristown. She shared with us her personal testimony of God rescuing her out of a religious institution that was placing limits and restrictions on her that…
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Something I learned about ministry by working with younger students during SLAM week was that most kids are way harder on themselves than they need to be. I had some really good conversations with my small group girls, on Tuesday where they vulnerably expressed…
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This week I’ve had the oportunity to help head up the Hospitality efforts for SLAM as a Trainee under Jen Nyago (a staff member at GOD Int’l). She has encouraged me from the beginning to keep in mind how I will do everything I’m…
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This week I’ve had the oportunity to help head up the Hospitality efforts for SLAM as a Trainee under Jen Nyago. She has encouraged me from the beginning to keep in mind how I will do everything i’m doing here, “there.” I knew that…
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There is definitely a difference between preparing for a school trip, and preparing to serve Jesus. Preparing to serve Jesus requires your whole self. There is an expectation on us to be prayerfully entering into this time of intensive Boot camp, where we will…