Hello everyone,
So now is a time of reflection. As I
reflect on Missions Fest 2015 that was in Vancouver there are some things that I
would like to talk about. Missions Fest was an amazing experience and I
recommend it to any one that has not had the chance to go there. Anywhere from
the booths, to the seminars, to the worship and general sessions, you learned
something whether it is actually something not entirely meant to be learned. Specifically
with the seminars I learned a lot about how to love the homeless in the Vancouver
area in our upcoming missions trip. It is going to be inconvenient for us to
love the homeless and that is alright. Another thing I learned from the
seminars was not actually supposed to be learned but it is something that will
help anyone trying to present information. Know your stuff. I attended a
seminar where the speaker was reading their info right off of the slides that
they were showing us. Not only was it distracting and hard to pay attention but
it also, in my mind undermined his credibility as a speaker, because anyone can
read off of a slide. But that is just a little tangent I wanted to go
onto.
With our upcoming missions trip,
specifically to Vancouver, I’m excited to start it! I really look forward to
the culture shock I’m going to feel. Downtown Vancouver is a lot different than
small town Saskatchewan, I also am looking forward to the people I am going to
meet. At our last meeting, Levi really brought the fact that we will be meeting
people and getting to know them as humans into perspective. but as much as I am
excited to meet people, I think this will be my biggest challenge as well,
conversing with people is not a skill that I possess and it will be a struggle
to keep a conversation going with people, but with the help of God and some prayer,
I believe that I will be able to overcome this challenge.
Isaiah
