Mission Impossible » MI6

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vera — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:00:08 +0000

No words can come close to express the great time I have experienced here at such a young age in the Ukraine. Before writing this I began to think of how to express the greatness I have found here. But the more I thought the more I couldn’t think how or what to write.

I’m not going to write this as though it is structured because this camp has not been that; and this is what has influenced me to change my life. Each team here shows great compassion to one and other and though they may not know it yet thy have all influenced my life. Each day every seminar, every spoken word, every camper, leader, activity and worship session has spoken to me.

Through each one of you, you all can see one thing in common. And that is love. You have all taught me that I am worthy and I much believe. And I have. And I will. And I thank God for that. This experience has influenced me and called me to do more missionary work and share with others this amazing feeling I have inside of me. I have a longing for this.

I have learnt that ANYTHING is possible and you must believe in yourself as he believes in you and through him miracles can happen. And to me, this was the greatest miracle of all.

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vera — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:58:22 +0000

MI6 changed a lot of things for me. One of which being the length of my hair from fairly long to non-existent! (Thanks Victor!) It also changed my attitude towards prayer and trusting God. I now understand the power of prayer and how important it is to communicate with God. Love is getting to know another person and you having a connection with them and for me to love God fully it means communicating with Him more and getting to know Him more through prayer. Despite coming on a Mission Impossible camp before I found it difficult to begin with to engage with the culture and people but by trusting in God I found He worked through people and situations, enabling me to serve Him more effectively. Something I love about these is how God works through people in so many different and diverse ways, we all have gifts and God wants us to use them not to bury them because we’re to scared to use them and that’s what I saw on this camp an army of courageous people using the gifts given to them by God to further His kingdom. Beautiful! See you soon. Much love.

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vera — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:56:40 +0000

I have really appreciated this opportunity to gather with people from all over the world. It’s great to realize even though we live thousands of miles apart, we all love and worship the same God. With the camps like those it is hard not to see God working in people’s lives, God has definitely worked in me to make me more confident and a lot closer to God. I have prayed a lot more since I’ve been on camp. Also some of the friendships I’ve made will be one’s that last for life. It’s been great to have so many young people enjoying God’s presence. I will be praying that all the young people will remember God’s word when they have left the camp. The friendships they have made will last a long time and I really hope that they can find people to talk with about their Christian lives and the problems they have. I don’t think it was a coincidence that there was only 10 minutes of rain in the day all week. God with us and knew we needed it to be today or the camp would never be impossible to run. I thank Him for that. The talks on this camp were great I feel God helped each speaker to use relevant, useful, clear and helpful language which goes well with the young people. The way the leaders and young people have interacted despite language barriers, has been amazing. Ukrainians and English has been great I feel that they really appreciated the friendships of non-Russian speakers. The leaders have worked together to help the camp run smoothly but also to help other leaders outside leading the camp too, when people have been ill, down, upset or tired there usually someone helping improve there mood and help them feel happier, which is really encouraging to see and I feel all the young people benefited from this too, I hope they will be able to learn from these actions in their own lives as this has been great to see. You can really see God working in the leaders. The worship time have been incredible, two languages, one song to one God. I really think it’s incredible that He understands us all, even though we speak in different tongues he understands everything we say, listens to every word we say. It’s incredible to think just how great He is.

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vera — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:54:55 +0000

This was such a rich time for me. It’s truly wonderful to worship together with young people on fire for God from so many places. The hardships of cold washes, sweaty clothes, mosquitoes, and strange foods were nothing compared to the fellowship and work of sharing the gospel.

It was great to watch the changes in the young people form the day they came to the day they left. God filled my heart with love for the young people in my group – I wrote prayers about them in my journal each day.

I’m sure every one shared my sense that the time went very quickly.

I wonder now how the young people will go forward from here. I’m hopeful, but I also see the need for so much more work to build their faith and living for Christ. The camp was a great start and hopefully has sparked faith in some. It was a great testimony, I believe, for the young people to see such diversity and passion for God from their leaders.

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vera — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:52:52 +0000

This year at MI6 I have learned much about how God changes hearts in the lives of his people. I saw in my small group how much people struggle with the difficult things of this world. I saw how the gospel entered into their lives and brought them closer to him, I also enjoyed working with all of the teams it was such a blessing to meet the member of the Tajik team, the Siberian team and the Ukrainian team. We all worked together for the sake of the gospel. The gospel is more powerful than we can believe and we saw how much it changed the lives of our campers. I am glad that once again I could be here and see the fruits of God’s handiwork. Now I have specific people I can pray for over the next year. To sum up what I enjoyed the most was the deepening of the relationships with my fellow MI6 workers. MI:6 is the greatest.

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vera — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:48:47 +0000

This camp challenged me to change my attitude towards sin I now feel convinced to stop anger, lust, and worry when I first notice them. I am also working on developing a relationship with God which will focus my desires around Him rather than myself.

God used this camp to rekindle my interest in missions. I am now more excited about the opportunities, challenges, and rewards involved in international ministry.

Working with the kids at MI6 was a blessing. The kids in my small group were very involved. They actively engaged in discussion and asked insightful questions. At the end of the week several determined to rededicate their lives or start going to church again. It was a blessing for me to see young peoples lives changed.

Worshiping within an international community helped to remind me of God’s greatness. Seeing people worshiping God from three different continents and six different countries served as a visible reminder that God is working across the globe. I also enjoyed seeing the different cultures praising God.

God used this trip to refresh my desire to become a missionary. I also realize that I must deal with sin in my life to accomplish this goal. I must also draw closer to God by growing in love and obedience to him. God has used this camp to teach me a lot and I will not go home the same.

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vera — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:46:30 +0000

What has this camp been to me? Well it is a lot of what I expected. The best and most important part of this camp has been the real focus. Jesus Christ. The theme of this camp is “Change your life”. Really though it needs to have two extra words (Let God). Yes I can change my life, but without Jesus it would have no point and purpose. Jesus does the changing, what I have to do is let Him. I have enjoyed the focus of this camp. I will be honest though. I do not like how extremely organized it has been. This may be just personal preference. (You can’t please everyone). It just seems that it has been over organized with not enough’s free time, I have heard people agree and disagree with me. The thing that keeps me happy at this camp is the focus of it.

Like Ukrainian worship songs. I may not be able to take part in singing the worship songs, but I have loved seeing people worship the Lord with such passion and heart. I don’t believe that worship in song is about the action, but I think it is also great to dance for the Lord. To be unafraid of what others think and to just dance for the joy inside. It is also wonderful to worship in the quietness. In this feeling when you just kind of rest in God’s hands. What you really want is to never quit and you ask “why does this peace have to leave me? Why are you not this close always?” Then I know. Because I turned from Him, not Him from me.

Kamaram Kapietz.

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vera — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:45:22 +0000

Why do I want to be a part of Mission Impossible 6? Simply because I love to serve the Lord. Does that mean that I am always doing what God wants me to? No, I’m human and I have faults that try as I may I can’t find an excuse for.(The mind of one turned away from Jesus can be very farfetched too.) So why would someone who turns away from Jesus, be allowed to word and serve under his name? Simply because God is still working in and can still work through me. If you ever read the Bible God does not always pick the people I would really pick to do his work.

How can God take a person twisted and turned from his ways and use that person as his tool!? This is a miracle I love to see and I love to be a part of it. Apparently I make all the qualifications. A sinner saved by the mercy and love of Jesus Christ that is willing to be a tool. That is really the very core of why I want to be a part of Mission Impossible 6. I also want to go because of how much I enjoyed Mission Impossible 5. Yes it will be different this time, but the focus is still the same. This time different tools will be used, but the purpose is still the same. To share the love of Jesus Christ has given us.

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vera — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:43:51 +0000

It’s hard to know where I should begin to explain my experience in this year’s Mission Impossible. So much happened and I met so many people, but what I can say for sure is that God worked in my life. There were many people who influenced my life and who’s lives I saw God working in. once again the Ukrainians had a great impact on me. The people on that team really showed me how dedicated they were to their savior. They have such a passion for Christ and it’s certainly contagious! I have also been influenced by the campers that came to be in this camp. Some I saw Christ in and others I saw the desire to know Him. The youth were so much fun to be with and praise God with. They taught me not to take for granted my relationship with Christ and it made me realize how much I’ve became relaxed at home in my relationship with Him. I’ve realized that I need to work harder for the Lord and be more of an example to the people I hang out with. God has really taught me a lot about my own life through this camp. There is a lot that I need to work on in my life, but this camp has refueled my energy and excitement about how God will continue to use me in my everyday life. I have been so blessed to be a part of this MI6 and I can’t wait to continue to serve the Lord. It won’t be easy but I know God will be there the whole way. I’m sad to leave Ukraine because I have such a love for it. These experiences have a special place in my heart as do the amazing people I’ve met. God has truly changed my life I feel rededicated to Him and that He has used these experiences to bring me closer to Him.

Slava Boga forever!

P.S. I want to live in Ukraine. It’s AWESOME!

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vera — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:41:58 +0000

I was very blessed to be apart of the MI5 project last summer and it influenced me more than I imagined. God taught me so much about Himself and I saw how He worked in the people around me. I remember being worried before leaving home about how challenging it would be to tell about God’s love to people around me that didn’t share my language, even using a translator. I was worried that I would just confuse them, but God showed me that even though it may be difficult, it’s not impossible. I had to really just trust God to use me and not worry about how I would do. I had to let God lead me. I remembered one of the most comforting verses to me in Matthew 6:34 where it says, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” I was also influenced and taught much by the other teams, especially the Ukrainian team. I saw how much they loved their Lord and Savior and how they devoted their time to growing in Him. I watched how they shared their reason of love to others and did it confidently. It reminded me just how big God and His undying love really are.

Having had such an amazing experience I cannot wait until MI6. I hope to learn more about God and grow from the relationships that I make and the people I meet. This time I do not have the same worries, because I had seen how God used those for His plan. I have learned not to worry so much about how He will use me. I know I must put my trust in Him. There is so much to learn bout God and we will not fully know Him until we get to heaven so I cannot wait to learn more about Him during this project. I am excited to see how He uses me again and in what way. I hope to bring His Word to people that I meet and show them his everlasting love and grace.

In Matthew 28:19 God says to his disciples, “Therefore go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” This is what I strive for during this Mission Impossible. I want to be involved in this project to tell the Good News of Christ, I want to teach people about Him and I want to glorify God. I hope to be an ambassador for Christ to represent Him and spread His Word. Even though I am far from being perfect I know that God has a plan for me and that He will use me during this project. I hope to be a vessel of light to the darkness just as Christ brought light to this dark stricken world.