Helping @ a Cerebral Palsy Center

Our team got the great opportunity of going to a cerbral palsy center in Brooklyn southeast of Manhattan. We got to sing some worship songs like Amazing Grace, How Great Is Our God, The Lord Reigns and of couse the old classic, You Are My Sunshine as one of the ladies grabbed Ranissa to dance.



We also brought crafts and helped all the ladies make butterflies out of paper plates. The ladies had more love for us and was so happy to see us more than I have ever seen. It truly was a memory maker in our hearts.



BTW... The other team went to do ministry too. At least that is what they are calling it. They went to Central Park and did a survey; asking people questions. Did I mention there was a free outdoor Bon Jovi concert?? I don't think they are ministering... I would call it walking around talking at a concert... Lemme know what you think ;)



LOL moment:

As we were putting stickers on the butterflies. There were different size of stickers.



PShaun: Wow, those stickers are miny (my-nee).

Aubrey: Pastor Shaun, I think you meant mini.

PShaun: No, miny (my-nee), you know like tiny and mini all together.

Aubrey: Oh, ok whatever you say...

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Subway, Ride Fresh

Here is our first subway. Our team of 19 students got split into two teams. We are on our way to our first outreach. Going to set up a booth, doing clowning, face painting, balloon animals.



LOL moment:

Leader: we will be going under the Manhattan River.

Caitlyn: Awesome. Will we get to see fish, like in a big tube?

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NY Missions Team Orientation

Our group of 97 students and then leaders. There are some amazing things that are amazing on the schedule this week. "Ministry begins when the thrill leaves" - Brandon Watkiss



Just got subway cards, going through House Hot Thoughts (tricky words that mean house rules) and common sense rules/safety. I have never been on a missions trip that is this full of ministry. We will be bringing home tired kids, keep 'em in your prayers. This team is an amazing group.



LOL (laugh out loud) moment:

On the airplane at the bathroom door.

Caitlyn: Vacant, does that mean someone is in it?

Chris G: No, that means you can use it.

Caitlyn: Oooohhhh!



Love you guys.

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Welcome to New York!

We made it and here is the first pic in state.

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New York Missions Trip// Day 1/2 of 1

Well we always hope to get a running start. This trip was a bit of a stumble at first but the team is doing awesome. Arizona is one of those states where when it rains nobody knows what to do. The first bit of news was that we would be about 30 minutes late. No big deal, we had 1 hour and 5 minutes for our connection flight. Well 2 hours later we actually took off.

As Ray M so eloquently put it, "It was a lesson of patience of God." In that meantime Joe T had fell asleep as the plane was backing out, about an hour and a half later he woke up to the plane moving again still on the tarmac and he thought he was already in Atlanta, not realizing that it would be light out. They quickly assured him NOTHING has happened since he fell asleep.

Currently we are sitting in Atlanta Concourse B waiting for our flight out at 240p, which puts us into New York around 5ish ET tonight.

Check back often, we will be updating this blog whenever we have time or anything changes, we will also post pictures too. Don't forget to follow my twitters of this trip HERE, or you can text message 40404, and type "follow shaunmayfield". Those updates will be sent out much more frequent.

Oh yeah, Jared B Told me to say "hi, everybody".

Love you all,

The eikon missionary team!

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Encounters With God - Altars//Week3 Finale

Here is the TwitterNotes of Week 3 of Encounters With God where we discuss altars.

Encounters With God - Self Sacrifice

The central issue of life is worship.

Romans 12.1 - I urge you in view of God and his mercy to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God.

Some people sacrifice their bodies to meaningless and trivial things.

Their hands, feet, eyes, ears, tongues and hearts are sacrificed to time-consuming activities that are largely insignificant

John 15:10 - If you keep my commands you’ll remain intimately at home in my love, that’s what I've (Jesus) done - kept my Fathers commands and made myself at home in his love.

Matthew22:37-39 - Jesus said "Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence" and "Love others as well as you love yourself

If God doesn’t exist then worship is insanity. But if God does exist then nothing is more logical or reasonable than worship.

If worship is sacrifice, and true worship is self-sacrifice then it is time that we begin sacrifice our desires.

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My birthday lunch.

Not a better place to eat for your birthday. Simply amazing.

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Isaiah Michael Grubbs

My newest nephew born at 1218am, 7/7/08. 8lbs 1oz. 21 1/2 inches.

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