Recap: Team Meeting #4 - "What should we do?"

Thanks to everyone for making last night another great team meeting. Here's a short recap of what we covered.

1. Each of you received a detail sheet to give to your parents. This paper contains important info like Costa Rica contact info, updated flight info, details about our final team meeting on the 9th, our departure plan, health info reminder, luggage guidelines, and a what to bring list. Make sure you give this list to your parents!!!

2. We read the following verses from Luke, and were reminded that an encounter of faith in God's truth always leads to action in our lives. I posed the question, "What should we do?" as we have all been given this great opportunity to show the love of Christ to the people of Costa Rica. Time was spent journaling (in your new super cool - and free - journals) about what that might look like and about what we expect to see God do on this trip.

Luke 3:7-15 (NLT)
Here is a sample of John's preaching to the crowds that came for baptism: "You brood of snakes! Who warned you to flee God's coming judgment? [8] Prove by the way you live that you have really turned from your sins and turned to God. Don't just say, 'We're safe—we're the descendants of Abraham.' That proves nothing. God can change these stones here into children of Abraham. [9] Even now the ax of God's judgment is poised, ready to sever your roots. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire."
[10] The crowd asked, "What should we do?"
[11] John replied, "If you have two coats, give one to the poor. If you have food, share it with those who are hungry."
[12] Even corrupt tax collectors came to be baptized and asked, "Teacher, what should we do?"
[13] "Show your honesty," he replied. "Make sure you collect no more taxes than the Roman government requires you to."
[14] "What should we do?" asked some soldiers.
John replied, "Don't extort money, and don't accuse people of things you know they didn't do. And be content with your pay."
[15] Everyone was expecting the Messiah to come soon, and they were eager to know whether John might be the Messiah.

3. We finished off with some small group prayer circles. I want to encourage all of you to keep praying for this trip and keep asking God to move you. Keep asking Him "what should we do?" and then watch for how He may answer us on this journey.

A final word... Keep journaling about your expectations and thoughts. It will be cool to see how God shapes all of us on this trip.