#4 – Grow Spiritually
Every GDMMissions trip is structured for spiritual growth. It’s been said by others that: “It is not so much what God does with you but what God does in you.” Even “veterans” of many GDMMissions trips relate how they continue to grown spiritually as team members interact with each other and with national believers and missionaries.
Sometimes we become so focused on getting things done and ministering to others that we forget how important it is for God’s Holy Spirit to be freely working in our own lives. In fact, the spiritual health and growth of team members is one of the reasons God brings together the unique individuals and team leaders that make each field team special.
Each day of a GDMMissions clinic begins with personal devotions and leader-taught team devotions before the team eats breakfast and packs vehicles for the day’s clinic ministry. Team members encourage and exhort one another during the day as they deal with new health care situations and the difficulties of working under sometimes austere or stressful conditions. God’s loving care is seen every day as spiritual and cultural barriers to the Gospel are broken down and physical obstacles such as broken equipment, unreliable electricity, sickness, or inclement weather are overcome. In the evenings the team participates in worship services for patients and visitors and has opportunities to share how God worked that day to accomplish His purposes in people’s lives.
“But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.” II Peter 3:18
Item of Prayer: That your short-term trip would emphasize individual spiritual growth; that growth would be more than just a by-product of one trip but the primary goal of your Christian life.
For more information about GDMMissions and our short-term field team trips contact our home office at http://www.gdmmissions.org/contact.html or call 1-978-454-6710 or visit our web site http://www.gdmmissions.org
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