Project Uganda: Supa Saturday

Last saturday was our first super saturday! These are days when all the STSM trainees come to CMC from 9am to 5pm to learn, bond, and train with our fellow teammates. The night before was UCLA's annual KCN (korean culture night) so a lot of people were pretty tired, but that didn't stop anyone from having a good time. Shout out to all my friends that were a part of KCN. It was absolutely amazing. Made me proud to be a Korean :)

We first started off with some praise and a short message. Then we took this trivia test about basic doctrine and our knowledge of the bible. Thank God it wasn't graded because it was a lot harder than I thought it would be. Naming passages about specific topics like "reassurance of salvation" or "evidence of the trinity" made me realize how much more training I needed before going on missions. This simple quiz really helped me see the reasons behind all this intensive training. It was quite humbling. After the quiz, Leo, taught a seminar on missionary living and evangelism. In short, he broke down the definition of missionary living and how to live a missionary lifestyle.

Definition: Missionary [mish-un-ary]

Proactively adopting the posture, thinking, behaviors and practices of a missionary in order to engage others with the gospel message and live sacrificially for the salvic good of others.

How do we live a missionary life?:

HP (high potency) + CP (close proximity) + CC (clear communication) = ML (missionary living)

In brief, we must personalize our relationship with God, live it out by loving others, and become a contagious christian.

This seminar really confirmed the reason I was going to missions this year-- to fulfill the great commission and live a life that is not for myself for the growth and nourishment of God's kingdom. I am called to live sacrificially for the good of others. I am called to be a good neighbor and not just kick it with my homies.

^^ this above sentence was really convicting because it helped me realize that missionary living is not just feeling holy while surrounding myself with fellow christians. Instead, I am called to be the salt and the light to everyone in my campus, especially to my many non-christian friends. I truly hope that I can be obedient and give everything for Jesus because he is worth it!

THEN... After all the learning, we had Costco pizza for lunch. I guess lunch was also training too, since we were to finish all 3 boxes of pizza and chips. And trust me, PD wasn't lying when he said everything. We had to eat to the last crumb. I must confess, I was strugglin. But I was definitely encouraged by my teammates who stepped up to finish the last slices. Then after lunch, we did group exercises outside.

Game 1: The human knot...with our eyes closed.

good progress

Sam's butt in mah face. Good bonding.

Game 2: The rope game: we had to make whatever shape PD told us to while everyone kept in contact with the rope at all times. We had our eyes closed for this too, of course.

looks like we're praying

PD told us to make a "continental US..." ha.

Game 3: Arranging ourselves in certain orders. The hardest was ordering ourselves by birth month and day. This also without talking and with our eyes closed.

Game 4: Torture: this one was where we sat in chair until everyone went through each teammate's name, school, year, and major without messing up. If a person messed up, they had to start all over agin.