Moravia Camp Training: Feb 3-4

90+ students, 5 denominations, 9 teams, 10 youth groups and 24 hours. The training started out with dumb skits, worship, lots of testimonies and a testimony/message by Romana. Dave taught the next morning about evangelism and the afternoon was group discussions about discipleship. It was fun and encouraging for the youth group teams and leaders.

For those of you who have followed this blog, you know that in the fall our e-team started transitioning. Mel and Amy moved into a new position of missionary care for all of Josiah Venture, and Nate began transitioning into his new role of e-team leader. All of us knew that this was of God, and that it was good, even though there were definitely moments of "what the hoo-hah are we doing?" But you know, it's been fine for the past few months, and I actually kinda forgot how the transition had been. Until this training weekend that we were doing--without Mel. Ahhh! Brad, Romana and Lucka had responsibility for it and were doing well with the planning...but something finally clicked for them about a week before the training. They had a meeting with Mel, and that became the catalyst for a vision and a passion for the weekend. And now, as Romana said, they own it. Amy's likened this to Moses and Joshua: Mel got us through the wilderness and now we have to go and take the land. And I think we're all finally starting to realize that we have to stop at hanging out at border: the land is ours.