Clearbrook MB Church

What a blessing old people can be. They touch the lives of people, young and old, everyday in new ways. We ( TREKers ) had a commissioning session last night at the Clearbrook MB Church where most of our sessions are held. We were put up in the front of the church and were introduced and had to tell everyone where we are from, a normal routine for us now, and to say where we are going. After giving our intros, John gave a short sermon about God being our light in this world. How we aren’t supposed to all cluster in one area instead of going out and shining our lights into the world. He gave a better analogy of that in saying that why would we, if all Christians had flashlights, stand in a lighted room and just shine our lights into the air? Who would notice? No one. So why do we do it? We need to take our lights outside where people can see it. That’s how it is in our lives. We cant stay where people don’t need light. We need to go out and give light to people who need it.
After the sermon, we were led out to the back of the church where people could come back and talk with us. They also were given the chance to “adopt” one of us and pray for us specifically the next months of our journey. They would go up to Luke and John and just say they wanted to pray for so-and-so, not knowing anything about us, and Luke would introduce them to the one they chose. It was amazing to get to see how elderly people love to pray for people they don’t even know. They have nothing better to do then “adopt” a young person and pray for them everyday. It touched my heart.
Tonight we headed to Clearbrook for a monthly prayer meeting they hold to pray for missionaries all over the world and also for us. We were divided into 4 groups and split up the booklet we had and we spent time in prayer for each person in the group and in the booklet. A elderly man named Bud sat beside me and started us off with prayer. He prayed so tenderly and so passionate with the love of God in his voice that it overflowed into us. He came to me and prayed for strength, courage, and just the power to speak out for the love of God. That prayer was the most amazing prayer I’ve had anyone pray over me. The fact that I hate speaking in front of people and having someone pray that I will have the power to speak out amazed me as well as scared me at the same time. It was so amazing to see the love of these people and see how they gave up their time to do this for us.
Clearbrook MB Church has really been a blessing to me and everyone in this TREK team. The congregation filled with loving old people who have so much love and passion for the love of God and for the people doing the work of God. So touching and amazing. God is amazing and loving, as are the elderly of Clearbrook MB Church.