Colombia Mission Trip '25 | Day 4-6: Prophetic Ministry

May 24th, 2025

Day 4, Saturday 5/17

Well today was the first full day of what we came for, and the team was put to use. The morning sessions required us to wear headphones to hear the translations, but technical difficulties largely made that an abject failure. We just agreed any message God wanted us to receive, He had a way of getting through to us without headphones. After lunch at a nearby restaurant, Pastor Tim, Jon and Scott all taught different breakout sessions. Pastor Tim’s was about understanding times and seasons, Jon taught on dream interpretation, and Scott taught on every believer’s prophetic call. After these afternoon sessions, standing was rather challenging but we were making it. Jon wrapped the day up with a sermon about four different types of fear, we were graciously fed dinner, and we left for the day.

Day 5, Sunday 5/18

Now the rest of the team has been utilized; we were split up into three groups after morning worship. Spread across two different floors, Hannah and her team led the high schoolers, Ashleigh and her team led the middle schoolers, and Kevin and his team led the youngest kids. Ashleigh shared her testimony, Kevin taught the kids about their place in God’s kingdom, and Hannah talked about fighting for kingdom relationships. We enjoyed lunch at the same place afterwards, then delved into the meat and potatoes of the conference: prophesying over 350 people. We divided into 15 groups and were given 10 minute time limits for each person to help with the volume. As it turned out, we didn’t even need the full 2 hours allotted; we finished in a miraculous 1 hour and 50 minutes. Worship for the night session was powerful and had an incredibly festive atmosphere. Josh Owers (who was miraculously returned to us from the leopard) even got a special request from Juan Pablo to play the song Josh did not want to leave Colombia without hearing; Josh asked, and Josh received. With that, and a prayer of blessing over the Shreveport team for the upcoming Pasto leg of the trip, the conference concluded. Tomorrow is a rest day for the team before heading to Pastor Scott’s old stomping grounds: Beth Shalom.

Day 6, Monday 5/19

Unfortunately, a medical emergency has befallen one of our host families. This has caused numerous team members to need to be relocated to other host families. Please keep the Castillo family and especially their father who is in the hospital in prayer. Following a long morning of rest, the team was taken to the La Colina mall for a day of shopping and exploration. The distinctly-Colombian experience of Crepes and Waffles was sampled by many. Immediately following the mall, we were treated to another distinctly Colombian yet strangely American experience: Tejo. This is a game much like cornhole, but instead of trying to sink bean bags into a hole, metal weights are tossed onto a clay board with two small gunpowder-filled paper triangles. Ultimate success is the explosion from a direct hit. This is a surprisingly difficult task, especially when some triangles are suspiciously defective. The platters of food they served us were also American-esque in size and grandeur and were warmly received. This is definitely the noisiest night we’ve had so far with the background music included, but we were no doubt refreshed by the day and excitement is high for tomorrow’s trip to Beth Shalom, which by all accounts sounds like a scene straight out of The Sound of Music.