The second picture is of some of the kids from soccer. The three men on the back right have been helping out! Bobby and Pi Mo are on staff with Campus Outreach, and then the guy on the back right is a member of the church. His name is Pi Mai. The soccer clinic is going great and it is really rewarding to see everyone put the skills into practice. They are all doing well!
Let me talk a little about Campus Outreach since that is the ministry I've been able to spend a lot of time around while here! Campus Outreach's ministry is explanatory in the name. But to explain their mission in more words, staff go on campus and build relationships with students with the goal of leading the students to Christ. Then, the staff disciples the new believers with the goal of equipping them to do the same thing as students on campus. I have seen examples of Biblical discipleship everywhere while here. Within the team, there are examples of discipleship. At the church, there are more examples of discipleship. And with the staff on campus, there are especially visible examples of discipleship. I don't think I've ever seen discipleship so clearly displayed. This type of discipleship takes work, patience, faithfulness, and a lot of reliance on God! It is a heavy investment to pour your life into someone, but it is so very Biblical. "For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? For what will a man give in exchange for his soul?" According to Jesus's economic policy, souls have a huge amount of value in God's eyes. The next logical step in thinking is to say that it would be completely "worth" it to pour your life into something or someone if it at anyway affected the salvation of a soul. (Whole world doesn't match up to a soul so anything else I might do wouldn't either.) Whether the immediate affects of the work is visible or not, "soul work" is worth it. Discipleship is worth it. I pray I'll have this mindset wherever I am! I'm thankful that in my life, there are examples of people who have discipled me. But, I also am very thankful for this opportunity to see discipleship displayed through Campus Outreach in such a clear way. May we all strive to go into all the world and make disciples!
