Over Energy Break I was selected to be a sponsor for the VCS mission trip to Bosnia. I was quite surprised that I was chosen as I teach elementary school and all of the students going were high schoolers. Well, I prayed and packed my bags. While we were in Bosnia we handed out over 2,200 Operation Christmas Child boxes. It was amazing! I have now been involved in all areas of this program and I can say that it has definitely blessed me!
Here are some things I've learned while on the trip to Bosnia:
- High School students are not scary!! I truly enjoyed myself while ministering with this group of High School students. They blew me away with their deep desire to allow God to work within their lives. Their continual faith amazed me from praying for a simple thing like a fire to start to praying for the OM Bosnia team to encourage them. It was amazing to me that these kids gave up their break to minister to the hurting. They are quite talented and have a heart to impact the world and see God move!
- Due to the war the Bosnians are hurting emotionally and physically. We were able to light a match for Jesus in this area. We were giving hope and trust back to these people. Hopefully this fire will grow and many lives will be changed as a result.
- It was amazing to hear and see the shrieks of joy from children who received the packages. We were definitely able to give them joy for the moment. Every child in Krupa, Bosnia received a package. That is amazing! Lives were touched. The joy and sparkle returned to many of these children's eyes. The laughter that bubbled from their hearts helped us all to realize that we were truly impacting lives! Some kids were so excited to receive their package they unloaded all of the boxes from the truck themselves!
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