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Monday, February 18, 2013
Monday, December 3, 2012
Student. Staffer. Missionary.
“Jesus said to them
again, "Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you." - John 20:21
Jesus Himself was sent.
We, too, have been sent by the Father.
As believers, we are called to obediently proclaim the
Gospel in the context in which we live. For some, this means following Jesus to
the ends of the earth. For former FUGE camper and staffer Jourdan, this means
spending the next two years in Africa, devoting herself to the life-giving news
of the one true Savior.
Jourdan attended FUGE as a student, and then went on to work
three summers of camp at FUGE in Mobile and New Orleans. Recently, she has moved to Africa, where she
will live and minister until summer 2014.
We had the chance to ask Jourdan a few questions
about her experience with FUGE and how it connects with her time thus far as a
missionary in Africa.
FUGE: What was your favorite thing about being a
FUGE staffer?
Jourdan: Definitely
working with the students. Every week a new group of students comes to camp and
as a staffer, you get to serve, teach, and disciple them. Many weeks these
students teach you something new, and it's a complete joy to see how the Father
is working in this generation.
FUGE: How do you feel serving at camp prepared
you for your time in Africa?
Jourdan: My time as a staffer definitely prepared
me to go to the nations.
It encouraged me to step up in my own community.
Father has called us where we are for a specific reason. There's no way that I
could be serving here if I had not been given opportunities to serve at home.
Camp gave me those opportunities and challenged me to look for more.
FUGE: How can we be praying for you and your
ministry?
Jourdan:
Please be praying for language, friendships that are made, and for strength to
survive learning a new culture and starting life over.
May we be challenged by Jourdan’s obedience to
follow where Christ has called us, even today.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Transformed.
Each summer, we pray that Christ will change lives and
hearts of those who attend and serve at camp. Our hope is that people would
come to know and love the Father more deeply.
Hearing stories of how The Holy Spirit is transforming lives through
camp is so exciting.
We asked Katelynn, a staffer this summer at Jenness Park,
about an instance in which she saw a glimpse of the transforming power of
Jesus. She recalled one particular
camper, who walked away from camp much different than when she arrived. Here’s
the story, in Katelynn’s words:
“One particular student stands out. She came to camp a new
Christian but was struggling with some serious doubt about the existence of God
and His sovereignty. It wasn't that she
didn't know truth-- she had all the right answers-- it was that she didn't
shift into a state of believing those truths.
I had a few conversations with her about how we are to choose to take
God at His word and that His presence and sovereignty is not based on feelings.
I went on to explain how there are times when we experience doubt but are to
choose to error on the side of faith rather than our own, limited
understanding. She understood that and concluded that she just lacked faith. It
became my prayer that Hannah would encounter God in a fresh way that week and
that the Holy Spirit would guide her unbelief. At the end of the week, she told
me how the Holy Spirit was really transforming her. She decided she was going
to walk in faith and let the Holy Spirit be the one to lead. I prayed over her
and continued to encourage her. The next morning, she was baptized in the lake
at Jenness Park."
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| Katelynn and the rest of the Jenness Park FUGE Staff |
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