Doing Missions when Dying (to self) is Gain. (chicken dance FAIL?)
So who doesn't know the chicken dance? If you have not been to a wedding reception, skating rink or a big sports game in the past 30 years you may not know what it is. Regardless, there are some law students at North Eastern University that now know what it is.
Last night as one of our summer missions teams from the states went out on campus to meet students they had the opportunity to meet the entire freshmen class of law students. On the spot they were asked to do something funny or do a quick show. The three guys did not know what to do but pulled the chicken dance out of their back pockets. They gave it a go but the students sitting cross legged in orderly rows on the floor did not know how to respond. It was, in their mind, an epic FAILure. Even my staff partner hung his head in disbelief. The students did not laugh, but looked somber and sat still. Our guys pretty much felt stupid, smiled, said good-bye and left the room.
Today, six of the law men were spotted by the same mission team and were asked to come play ping-pong at our student center right off of campus. They agreed and came. We had a great time with them talking, playing and laughing. When I brought up the previous nights chicken dance with the law students...they laughed pretty hard.
So...here's to you summer missions teams all over the world who are dying to your pride and doing the chicken dance and feeling stupid....let's give our lives away, even in ways that seem ridiculous....in order to gain an ear for the gospel of Jesus Christ to be declared!
Pray for these six students: Guy, Da, Tdom, Nung, K, Fluke
May God open up their hearts to his glorious great news!
Final TSP update
Thanks for praying and keeping up with us. We closed out the TSP last night and sent the students home on two busses. It was an awesome two weeks and I believe that God was glorified.
Five students professed faith in Christ during these two weeks. Pray for the other 20. I believe that the 30 believers that joined us are walking away with a stronger faith and some tools to help them drink deeply from the Word. Thank you for your prayers, giving, and encouragement.
Love, Marc, Sherry and Sophie Mei
Game Day on the TSP (video)
Game Day at the TSP from marc lewis on Vimeo.
During our two weeks of teaching 55 students about God, creation, Jesus, the gospel, quiet times and other things, we make time for fun. During these times relationships go deeper and doors are opened for further conversations about life and the gospel.
I love you, but I am going to shoot you with a BB. (video)
We took the guys on our TSP to play with air-soft guns. Here's a video of the action. Although we shot the tar out of each other, relationships went deeper. It's a guy thing.
BB/airsoft war in Thailand from marc lewis on Vimeo.
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