Oh! Canada... (Part 1)

In about ten days from now, me and some Concord homies are going to be headed to that little country up north called Canada. I am really really excited! Why am I excited, you ask? Well, why don't I tell you! Sit back, get some hot chocolate, and get ready to be excited yourselves!

On July 28th, our team is going to be headed to a city called Montreal. This is a city that is in great need of the Gospel. Montreal is the most unreached city in all of North America and is actually called an "Unreached City" which means it has less than 2% Evangelical Christians in it. Isn't that incredible? Their doesn't seem to be too many differences between Canada and the States to me, but I would have never guessed that their would be such a lack of Christian influence there. Our church sent out a team to Montreal last year and something the missionary stationed in Montreal said something that really made my heart sink. He said that (while in a restaurant) that "We could be the only Christians that have ever been here." And while at a huge mall, he said, "We could be the only Christians in this whole building." Does that not make any of you cringe? Think about how many people are dying everyday in that city from sickness, accidents, old age, homicie, etc... Think about how all those people are dying, damned for the rest of eternity.

This is the part where I get excited. The mission team I am on is going to run an Adventure Camp for kids that are in junior high. We are going to interact with them through games, silly skits, and lots of other awesome ways. We're not running the camp for just a good time though; we are running the camp so these kids can get a taste of the Gospel. At this age, these kids we are going to come in contact with are so impressionable. They are at the age where they are going to have to start figuring out what they believe for themselves, and what better way to start than with the Gospel? Our goal of the week is not to shove the Christ down their throat, show them how cool Americans are, or to show them how awesome we are. We are there so we can be a Christian influence in their lives and to show them the love of Christ.

I'm really excited about this trip, and I pray God will use me in an awesome way. If anyone actually reads this, pray for our Concord mission team. We can have the most awesome camp in the world, but if God isn't there, we'll have wasted our time. Please pray that God will show Himself to the kids in an awesome way, and that the kids will see Christ though us.