missouri team

A missions team from Springfield, MO came over yesterday. 19 people, ranging from 21 to 72 came to help the ministry of Eikon through a number of areas, including construction, prayer walks, and videos. The leader of the team, Barry Chole, is husband to the writer, Alicia Chole ("Anonymous"), so it's been fun to connect with him because we both really liked that book.

This is a GREAT team. Kate has been the catalyst behind setting everything up and she's been amazing. This is where she thrives, being able to organize and serve this team in so many ways. They are so willing and able to do whatever we've asked of them. There was a group that worked at The Forest today. They are going to be soundproofing a recording studio, painting, dry-walling, reframing windows and a lot of cleaning in general. The people in The Forest have been really excited, interested, and skeptical of a team paying their way to help fix up their facilities. It's become the essence of what Eikon has emphasized: "Church is a verb." Doing, not telling is a simple yet powerful way of connecting with a cynical and exhausted Christian culture.

We also met with Zaheer, the guy who owns the grocer where we live. The team will be doing a number of construction projects on flats that he owns throughout the city. Zaheer will donate all the unpaid labor to Eikon. He's really excited about all the help this team has offered. We're just so excited to see how much an impact a team can make for Eikon and most importantly for the service to the people of Edinburgh.

Pray for the remainder of the week, that the team continues to enjoy their time and sense the impact they are making.