Band of Survivors Team Update 16
Friday morning we were packed and ready to go to Pilgrimage which we had all in some way prepared for. Once we arrived, we set up the War Room and decked out Tamarack with all the Flags and Quote Posters we had because that’s where we planned to have our Teen Sessions. Then we split into two groups: one to stay and practice worship and finish decorating and the other to help the camp staff clean the cabins. After praise band practice and all the cleaning was through we had free time until dinner. Once many of the teens arrived we went to the first meeting. Dave gave the Message through the Street Evangelism painting, which proves to be more and more powerful every time he shares it. Then we had our usual pizza for the first snack. We ended our day with an amazing (and insane) night of Dodgeball. Before going to bed we had Cell Group and did our RevoDevos and a great discussion about the salvation of our new Brothers and Sisters we had met that night.
Dietrich Hunter
Friday, July 14, 2006
Band of Survivors Team Update 15
Today we started off with cell groups first. We talked about how blessed we are to live in the western world because God instituted a set of moral codes that has provided a foundation for the western civilization. Then we planned for Pilgrimage. Lunch. During the afternoon for three hours we read Helps to Holiness and then discussed after reading. We discussed Brengle and his views on holiness. Three girls who were inspired and wanted to bond further decided to have an 80’s night. In which they dressed up in 80’s clothing, hair and make-up. After a photo shoot of the girls, everyone went to play Dodgeball, then capture the flag, and my personal favorite hide-go-seek tag. Now we are packing for Pilgrimage.
Audrey Hickman
Today we started off with cell groups first. We talked about how blessed we are to live in the western world because God instituted a set of moral codes that has provided a foundation for the western civilization. Then we planned for Pilgrimage. Lunch. During the afternoon for three hours we read Helps to Holiness and then discussed after reading. We discussed Brengle and his views on holiness. Three girls who were inspired and wanted to bond further decided to have an 80’s night. In which they dressed up in 80’s clothing, hair and make-up. After a photo shoot of the girls, everyone went to play Dodgeball, then capture the flag, and my personal favorite hide-go-seek tag. Now we are packing for Pilgrimage.
Audrey Hickman
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Band of Survivors Team Update 14
So yeah, Wednesday July 12, 2006 was overall a pretty good day. I personally started the day with a 2:00 to 4:00am prayer shift, which by the way was good. During the shift, God really just reassured me that what we were going to do that day would go over well and that the people we encountered would come closer to God. God also just put it on my heart to pray for this lady I had encountered on the previous day. This lady was amazing. It was me and a couple other friends on the team that met her and heard her story. I won’t go in depth to it but I’ll tell you how it goes. So this lady was originally from New Orleans and she lived there her whole life before coming to Chicago in December. The reason why she moved here was because of the horrible hurricane that occurred in the previous month. Things were so hard on her and they just got worse when she got split up from her family. But the fact of the matter is that though all of these horrible things that happed to this lady she still stayed strong in her faith. Furthermore, this lady got stronger through the experience and really realized that the whole time God was looking over here. She showed us hot to have faith in God and also in what He is doing in our lives. Nevertheless, what I’m trying to say is she had amazing faith and gave a whole new perspective on how I should be living my life.
Anyways, it was a real blessing and I’m glad I had the opportunity to pray about it. We then started off the day as usual and also had cell groups in the morning. After having lunch we made a trip downtown to the Moody Bible Institute where one of our leaders goes to school. We were there because we were getting supplies for an open air meeting downtown. The supplies were for an art evangelism project. This project was meant to reach out to the community and share the gospel. While some of us were on Michigan Ave. assisting the presenters others were a part of a prayer walk around the city. In my opinion both the prayer walk and the presentation went well. During the prayer walk a lot of us got the opportunity to reach out and talk to many homeless people. For many of us it was a moving experience and it really taught us about how we take so much for granted. Overall I think the prayer walk went very well and it really made us think. The other part of the time we were there we got to really share the gospel in a cool way. So we got a paint board and showed people by painting pictures. Most of us just got to be in the crowd trying to talk to people. When some of us actually got the opportunity to talk, I think it went well and they ended up getting closer to God in their conversations.
So overall the evangelism went well and I think we al got the opportunity to talk to many people about God.
Eric Gorton
So yeah, Wednesday July 12, 2006 was overall a pretty good day. I personally started the day with a 2:00 to 4:00am prayer shift, which by the way was good. During the shift, God really just reassured me that what we were going to do that day would go over well and that the people we encountered would come closer to God. God also just put it on my heart to pray for this lady I had encountered on the previous day. This lady was amazing. It was me and a couple other friends on the team that met her and heard her story. I won’t go in depth to it but I’ll tell you how it goes. So this lady was originally from New Orleans and she lived there her whole life before coming to Chicago in December. The reason why she moved here was because of the horrible hurricane that occurred in the previous month. Things were so hard on her and they just got worse when she got split up from her family. But the fact of the matter is that though all of these horrible things that happed to this lady she still stayed strong in her faith. Furthermore, this lady got stronger through the experience and really realized that the whole time God was looking over here. She showed us hot to have faith in God and also in what He is doing in our lives. Nevertheless, what I’m trying to say is she had amazing faith and gave a whole new perspective on how I should be living my life.
Anyways, it was a real blessing and I’m glad I had the opportunity to pray about it. We then started off the day as usual and also had cell groups in the morning. After having lunch we made a trip downtown to the Moody Bible Institute where one of our leaders goes to school. We were there because we were getting supplies for an open air meeting downtown. The supplies were for an art evangelism project. This project was meant to reach out to the community and share the gospel. While some of us were on Michigan Ave. assisting the presenters others were a part of a prayer walk around the city. In my opinion both the prayer walk and the presentation went well. During the prayer walk a lot of us got the opportunity to reach out and talk to many homeless people. For many of us it was a moving experience and it really taught us about how we take so much for granted. Overall I think the prayer walk went very well and it really made us think. The other part of the time we were there we got to really share the gospel in a cool way. So we got a paint board and showed people by painting pictures. Most of us just got to be in the crowd trying to talk to people. When some of us actually got the opportunity to talk, I think it went well and they ended up getting closer to God in their conversations.
So overall the evangelism went well and I think we al got the opportunity to talk to many people about God.
Eric Gorton
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Band of Survivors Team Update 13
Today was dedicated to the Chicago Temple Corps. Upon arriving we received a very warm welcome. Since we were at Chicago Temple to help, the tasks of cleaning the computer room and helping prepare lunch were given to us. The computer room had a lot of donations that were needed to be moved. Once this task was completed, the Band of Survivors had the opportunity to become crafty and decorate the room. Coloring the bulletin board blue and green as well as hanging up some pictures really brightened up the room. As part of the team worked on the computer room, the rest of the Band of Survivors helped prepare chicken and fries for lunch. Although this was all good, the true blessing came when we had an ice cream social with the residents of Booth Manor, a retirement home that was connected to the Corps. I think we all went in there with the mindset of helping our elders when in fact the elderly blessed us by sharing their faith and wisdom. Praise God for that opportunity. We closed our day by having a visit, prayer and time of sharing with Colonel Denny Phillips.
Alex Escobar
Today was dedicated to the Chicago Temple Corps. Upon arriving we received a very warm welcome. Since we were at Chicago Temple to help, the tasks of cleaning the computer room and helping prepare lunch were given to us. The computer room had a lot of donations that were needed to be moved. Once this task was completed, the Band of Survivors had the opportunity to become crafty and decorate the room. Coloring the bulletin board blue and green as well as hanging up some pictures really brightened up the room. As part of the team worked on the computer room, the rest of the Band of Survivors helped prepare chicken and fries for lunch. Although this was all good, the true blessing came when we had an ice cream social with the residents of Booth Manor, a retirement home that was connected to the Corps. I think we all went in there with the mindset of helping our elders when in fact the elderly blessed us by sharing their faith and wisdom. Praise God for that opportunity. We closed our day by having a visit, prayer and time of sharing with Colonel Denny Phillips.
Alex Escobar
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