Matt's Story

My time in South America was a once in a lifetime unforgettable experience. I realized before we went on our bus trip that the same ministry here in the U.S. is the same ministry in South America and all over the world. The same love that God has for his children in the U.S. is the same love he has for his children in South America and everywhere else.

I went to South America with some bad expectations but ended up meeting a family in Chile and Paraguay that I fell in love with and hope to come back down and have a huge family reunion.

One of the biggest things that happened to me was being able to be used by God for a miracle. The day we got back from Paraguay Isaiah, Andrew and I met up with a guy named Rodrigo who spoke English well. Rodrigo and I went to get groceries for dinner and breakfast and on our way back we saw a guy in his twenties who was passed out unconscious half on the sidewalk and half on the road people. He did not respond to anyone he was breathing very lightly but not responding to anybody. Rodrigo asked "should we pray for him" and in my head I was like no we would look like idiots but I realized that this was not about me but it was about God. and I remembered the verse that talks about with the laying on of my hands and so I knelt down and prayed for him then I stood up just a little and pointed at him and said "in the name of Jesus I command you to stand up and walk" and when I said that his eyes opened and a few minutes later he stood up with a little help but he was ok.

Now I am not afraid to look like an idiot for God because he loves me and provides every breath that I breathe. He takes care of me each day.