Jesus, Who are You?
I exercised the missionary role of learner hosting a veteran team of volunteers from Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau, MO (with priceless add-ons from Chester, IL, and Greeley, CO), in Belize last week. It was their third time leading an English Family Camp (EFC) in Valley of Peace, albeit my first. Accordingly, I sought counsel from the team leader, local staff, and former Belize missionaries, ultimately building a schedule and making plans based largely on past precedent. While I had no standard of comparison, the team leader was adamant that this year be more Christocentric than ever before. The team turned to one of the LCMS's FREE English Bible Camp curricula to structure their lessons around who Jesus Himself says He is: 1) the Light of the World, 2) the Bread of Life, and 3) the Resurrection and the Life/the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Who could say no to that face? After a BBQ lunch on Sunday, I enjoyed this view while I sent the team of...