We just got back from a great week in the Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, and Jackson, WY enjoying nature and celebrating eMi's 25th anniversary. From Saturday to Wednesday, we camped out in Colter Bay around Jackson Lake, overlooking the Grand Tetons. The lake was our shower for the week =P. It was a relaxing time of hiking, swimming, smores, and more. We went on a couple hikes to Surprise Lake and String Lake, took a tour of the Yellowstone area including Old Faithful (and the lodge, which was built completely out of wood, I wish I took pictures, maybe I can steal some from another intern), and had a huge BBQ celebrating the 4th of July with the world staff of eMi and some former interns. It was great to be able to talk to different professionals and ministry workers and discover the heart they have for the poorest of the poor and the ways they can use their engineering skills to help them.
From Thursday to Sunday, we helped out with the conference, which included some phenomenal speakers including Fred Markert, the International Director of YWAM Strategic Frontiers. He really put out the challenge to all of eMi to continue to be workers in the kingdom through our professions because eMi helps to support the ministries out in the forefronts. He thinks the next wave of missionaries will be very similar to what eMi is doing, so be faithful in your work! He was a funny man, starting all his lectures with random funny slides, like "Why men don't ask for directions" and "The world's worst album covers" and he put out the spirit of a youthful joyful worker of Christ. It was encouraging to me to see that someone in his fifties could be so joyful in the Lord and I want to strive to have that joy. "Life is serious and laughter is good for the soul."
While being there, I also felt the tugging of missionary work (well, who wouldn't when you're surrounded by international missions workers) but I realized God had really put on my heart the peopleI left behind in New York. Some of you already know that I'll be back in NY for the next year. I'll be living with the OMC boys (Jacob, Jooho, Hans) up near 130th and hopefully will continue to work with Columbia RCF, though I'm not sure in what capacity I will be serving. I don't have a job yet, so please keep that in prayer.
Thanks for all your prayers and support! Seriously, I'm going to send out my newsletter soon =P
Let me know how all your summers are going!
-irwin
pic1: Surprise Lake below one of the Grand Teton
pic2: Leah Lake (next to String Lake) at sunrise
pic3: Old Faithful
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