Guest Speaker: Daniel Eric Groves

Last week Daniel Eric Groves band came and ministered at the Go Internship. It was a powerful worship service, and a refreshing time with God! Click here for more information and check out the CD!

Daniel Eric Groves band performing worship

The band prayed for all the interns and staff

Daniel Eric Groves band at Go

Guest Speaker: Dan Stone

Last week Dan Stone, the youth pastor of Common Ground Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma came and spoke to the Interns. Read below to see what Dan shared:

RPM:
R = Result.  What do I want?  We never find a result unless we “must”.  There is a difference between things we “should do” and things we “must do”. Most people will not change until the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change.  Don’t ever let it get to that.  If you can ever do something, you can do it right now.  Time is irrelevant.  Have laser focus.  Find accountability.

P = Purpose.  If you have a purpose you can buy into your own vision better. “Try” is the battle cry of losers.

M = Massive Action.  Take massive action in the direction you want to head.

Make your “shoulds” into “musts.”

Day 5 in Bangkok

Our last day in Thailand, we got up early that morning to have some team time to close out the trip. We then headed out for our last adventures before catching our flight  to the U.S. at 10:00 that night! First we drove a couple hours outside of Bangkok to the world famous “Floating Market.” The Floating Market takes place in a canal called Damnoen Saduak. We loaded into motor canoes of 8 with our coconut drinks in hand. Our guide took us through the canal with palm trees hanging overhead, passing small houses on stilts, we enjoyed our ride with the warm Thai sun beating down on us one last day.  Finally we arrived to the markets where sellers of fruit, vegetables and souvenirs lined the walls of the canal  on every corner, around every turn. Anytime we saw something we wanted to buy from a vendor, we’d stop our boat, and buy it right there on the river! The team was glad to get some last minute shopping in and get a chance to see such an awesome world-famous attraction. After visiting the Floating Market, we hurried to a place nearby where the next exciting opportunity awaited our team! They once again had the chance to ride elephants, and they even got to ride bareback if they wanted! After a tour through the jungle on the back of an elephant the trip was officially coming to an end. We then headed to the airport for our flight to Seoul Korea, and then onto the U.S.. Everyone was very sad to leave, but excited to get back home to see family & friends.

Take a look at the photos below from the day!

Photo of the Week by Stephany Burns

Photo taken by Stephany Burns

World Wide Canvas

Worldwide Canvas is a mural painting expressing God’s love, which will span the globe expanding more and more each year. Developed by GO International and accompanied by Live 4 This art studio, this past year’s project took place in Panama City; depicting the country’s beauty and God’s love for them. Future Worldwide Canvas projects will continue this global mural in other nations around the world; each one portraying their nation’s beauty with their own artists as well as ours from the U.S. The result: an international canvas project, when pieced together, depicting a powerful message of love, unity, and hope.

Check out some photos below of the wall in Panama City!

Do What You Love

DO WHAT YOU LOVE…
For some reason, we are never told to live like that. In fact, most of us are told to do the opposite. Grow up. Quit dreaming. Pull your head out of the clouds and get a grip. What if there was a different way to live? What if you could pursue your passion and learn how to walk it out?

At the Go Internship we believe not only is this a possibility but, as followers of Christ, it is our call.  We believe we were all created with a specific purpose and that God gives each of us dreams that we are meant to walk out.  It should be normal for us to live our passion.  There is nothing like being in the center of God’s will for our lives, it is there that we will find what we truly love.

Check out some pictures from our recent “I Heart Campaign” at the ORU Ignite Conference where we asked students to tell us what it is that they love:

 

Photo of the week by Katie O’Toole

Photo by Katie O’Toole

Day 4 in Bangkok

They started the morning with prayer and worship as a team preparing for their last day of ministry in Bangkok. After that, they discovered their “Love Challenge” for the day which was the annual “Go on Your Own Challenge.”

Each Mystery Trip the Interns participate in this unique outreach where they have the opportunity to come up with what their ministry for that day will look like.  The purpose of the “Go on Your Own Challenge” is to create an atmosphere for the interns that is much like the reality of a missionary who lives overseas. On short term missions, we are so use to the luxury of having the day to day ministry set up for us in advance by the trip leaders. But since we are all called to be leaders, the “Go On Your Own Challenge” provides them the chance to take the tools they’ve been given as they are led by God and put action to their creative ministry ideas!

This year, The whole team broke up into groups of 4 people with a budget for food, transportation and ministry. The teams prayed together and brainstormed about their plan for the afternoon, then headed out to reach the people of Bangkok. With a clear vision in mind and a unified goal in their hearts each team carried out their unique ideas differently to make the biggest impact with what they had. One team interviewed the young people of Bangkok by asking them relevant questions and learning about Thai culture and also encouraging them in what they are doing in their lives right now. Another team bought journals for a few Thai people to write down the dreams that are in their hearts and the things they’ve always wanted to do. They added their own encouraging words in the front of the journal, written in Thai, as a special note to the people they gave that memorable gift to that day. One of the other teams met a young lady from India and took her out to lunch, learning about Indian culture and spending the day with her forming a relationship.

Watch the video below to see a bit from one of the team’s time as they went to a city park to build relationships with the people there, encouraging them as they shared their faith.

After the “Go on Your Own” challenge, the interns rejoined and shared their stories from each team. Following that, they had the chance to go to the English exchange school for the last time. They all loved the opportunity to teach English and build relationships with the students there.

To finish the night they went to dinner with some of the students at a beautiful restaurant on a rooftop overlooking the city! It was a great way to end the ministry time in Thailand.