Frying Pan...? Peter Pan.....? Saipan !!!!

Hello everyone from Saipan

Saipan could be described as a little Guam , about half the size and 10 years in the past. The weather has been colder with more wind and rain. The base we live on is more of an actual YWAM base, so we have scheduled chores and cooking etc. The chicken farm across the road is the oldest, smallest, and only one left of 3 farms on the island, so they provide all eggs for all people on Saipan (besides those who have their own chickens).

Since our arrival, we've been able to do some intercession for the island, hang with neighborhood kids, do our skits and program on a stage at the local markets. I actually got to share a testimony / word that night in front of a pretty big crowd. It's funny because its exactly the kind of thing i would never do 6 months ago, share about God in my life in front of others. Its funny how we can sometimes be embarrassed about it? Like my friend Joel says "Why can't we sing songs about God here? Some people sing about girls and cars...but we sing about God!" It sounds silly but its true. I guess i would be afraid of offending somebody...but really we're just sharing what God has been doing in our lives over the past 5 months, which is worth sharing. But i know if i saw a group of kids doing a skit in the market i would probably laugh at them for being dumb - but i guess that's because I judge people. (Normally here i would say "We" judge people, which is true, but it almost makes it seem less of a problem if i include others - really i need to focus on how i treat and love others). But we just go for it here, and its amazing!!!

So besides that, today we ran a service (without the sermon) at a local church. We led worship and had some island guys join us, and made one song reggae style which was awesome. The sermon was really good too.

"My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. "

Our love for each other is the sign that Jesus is who he said he is. If we a truly following him, then our love will be a sign for the world that he is the Son of God. Its our unconditional love - without reservation or expectation.

That is amazing.

So his message was, if somebody asks you "How is your spiritual life?" You shouldn't think about how much bible you have read or money tithed, but simply "Is my love for God and for others growing everyday?" Answer that, and you have found how your spiritual life is.

So we've been getting great opportunities already, and more to come. We only have until the 30th before we go back to Guam, so we must make the most of the limited time here.

I don't have any pictures because nobody has posted them on facebook yet, but when they do, ill be sure to post some.

Love you all,
-Danny