Archive for March 2018

March 10, 2018 DAILY READING Isaiah 6:8 This weekend’s reading: Matthew 27:46, Mark 15:34 FIELD NOTES(Student-written poem.) “GO: It says Go, make disciples of all, for the Father and the Son,not sit down and hope others will get it done. God’s Heart is never closed, and you don’t need a warning. His door is always…

March 9, 2018 DAILY READING Isaiah 6:8 This weekend’s reading: Matthew 27:46, Mark 15:34 FIELD NOTES(Written by a volunteer on the 2012 Sonshine Choir Tour.) On Thursday, July 19, 2012, the Sonshine Choir arrived at the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center in Chicago, Illinois, at 9 a.m. After 125 youth and chaperones were processed through…

March 8, 2018 DAILY READING 1 Timothy 4:11-16 Isaiah 6:8 This weekend’s reading: Matthew 27:46, Mark 15:34 FIELD NOTES(Written by a volunteer on the 2016 Sonshine Choir Tour.) This was the first time I had helped chaperone a choir tour. I was pleasantly surprised to learn on the tour that students wrote daily devotionals for…

March 7, 2018 DAILY READING Isaiah 6:8 This weekend’s reading: Matthew 27:46, Mark 15:34 FIELD NOTES(Written by a student on the 2017 Merge middle school retreat.) I have felt God’s presence on many retreats, but I felt he was extremely present on Merge. It was the second day that I felt he was most present.…

March 6, 2018 DAILY READING Isaiah 6:8 This weekend’s reading: Matthew 27:46, Mark 15:34 FIELD NOTES(Written by a student on the 2017 Bahamas mission trip.) One morning on the mission trip to the beautiful island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas, my team and I were working on a man’s house (we never actually learned his…

March 5, 2018 ABOUT TODAY’S FIELD GUIDEToday’s Field Guide comes from our Share the Spirit devotional guide. These testimonials are written by students, staff, and volunteers who have participated in one of our youth mission trips or choir tours in the past. They are sharing their experiences and the lessons they learned from God and…

March 3, 2018 DAILY READING Matthew 15:1-9 Psalm 119:1-8 This weekend’s reading: John 19:26-27 FIELD NOTESLook, we can all admit that relationships are hard. People mistreat you. They gossip about you. They attack your character. Perhaps even worst of all, they completely ignore you. And yet, we see in the text that if we hate,…

March 2, 2018 DAILY READING 1 John 2:7-17 Psalm 119:1-8 This weekend’s reading: John 19:26-27 FIELD NOTESLook, we can all admit that relationships are hard. People mistreat you. They gossip about you. They attack your character. Perhaps even worst of all, they completely ignore you. And yet, we see in the text that if we…