Follow along with updates from Timothy Team 30! The Team is headed to Belize from January 21-28 and will be running day camp ministry in Hope Creek, a village 2 hours south of Belize City. They are partnering with a ministry there, All 4 Jesus, that partners with local schools and churches for gospel opportunities.

DAY ONE

"Praise God! Travel day was insanely smooth. Rolled out at a wonderful 6:45 and got to the airport and everyone made it through. San Antonio to Dallas was a chill hour flight, and Dallas to Belize was about 3 hours. The flight's view was so beautiful! When we landed, customs was scary to me, but it gave me a chance to talk about T Bar M because they asked what I do for work. We got packed into a van and we were actually in the middle of the jungle. We passed signs for panther, capybara, and monkey crossings. 2 hours later, we pulled up to the property and it was so peaceful. Gorgeous scenery and we got to meet our incredible hosts. To end the night, we all came together and praised the Lord for the day we got to spend together and how blessed we are to be here. Thank you Jesus for Belize and time together!"

Savannah Stanton

DAY TWO

"Wow! Today was a full day! An amazing day full of joy, smiles, and hugs all around! We left camp this morning around 7:30 and headed to the school. When we got there, we immediately got to start playing with the kids! The kids are about kindergarten - 8th grade age. We got to facilitate and play a bunch of games all day. A lot of catch (tag) and helping the kids on the monkey bars. Also, let’s just say we are still getting used to the Belizean sun… it was really warm and a few of us have some pink faces to show for it 🙂

We were blessed to serve, and in return we were so seen and loved on by these kids!! I saw God work in our team and through many conversations! Can’t wait to see what tomorrow holds!"

Zoe Dutton

DAY THREE

"Today was our longest day of programming we will have, and coming off of yesterday, we were pretty exhausted. We woke up and drove to the school again with plans to share the gospel today. As we pulled up to the school, all the students were already waiting for us! It brought some of us to tears and we felt so loved by them. We had the younger students first the morning and started the day off by running tropical mission impossible. It sprinkled on and off adding to the intensity of the competition. After a close contest, we were relieved that it was snack time and we could finally get out of the sun. We then did skits and presented the gospel bracelets to the kids. For the most part, they were all excited to receive the bracelets and listen to the gospel. We pray that God will continue to water the seeds that He let us plant. After lunch, we did the same thing with the older students at the school. The skits got a lot dirtier (Tommie and Christian rolled around in the dirt), and the humidity and heat combo during the competition was really taking a toll. But through the strength of the Lord, we did the next gospel presentations and bracelets for the older students.

We left soon after and the kids were really sad. We were probably sadder. Disheartened and leaving our new friends, we prayed that God would use the work He allowed us to have an impact on those kids and that they would know Jesus. We returned to camp, deeply in need of a break before heading back out to Youth Group. It was game night at Youth Group and we played a ton of games and met even more kids. It was a lot of fun but we sure are tired. We are grateful to sleep in tomorrow. Please pray for physical strength and that we would stay alert to the way God is moving and what He asks of us as we continue this trip!"

Seth McCord

DAY FOUR

"Today was such a fun and restful day for us! We started our day off by hanging out with our sweet friends at the school. We played lots of sports, fun games, and had a sweet and sorrowful goodbye to our new little friends. Today, after we left the school, we got to explore a little more of Belize and visit some fun shops! We started at an ice cream shop and got some yummy treats and ended off at a gift shop near the ocean with some fun goodies! We got tons of Belizian treats and souvenirs! We came back and swim in the river at our camp site. Praising the Lord for such a fun restful day. And His beautiful creation! So excited to see what He has in store for us tomorrow!"

Jalynn Howard

DAY FIVE

"Today was such a spiritually uplifting day! We started out with a wonderful church service where we sang praise and worship with the locals. The sermon Pastor Tim delivered served as an uplifting reminder that the greatest thing in this world is the love of God.

After small group discussion, we set up for lunch and dined with some of the church family and staff. We then made the trek to Billy Barquedier National Park to take a refreshing yet slippery hike to a beautiful waterfall and watering hole (I dislocated my pinky finger and Seth was kind enough to relocate it for me, thanks Seth). Being surrounded by the abundance of the Caribbean rainforest just further served as reminder that the same God that made this oasis is the same God that made and loves us deeply. Once the team had their fill of laughter and waterfall jumping, we headed back to camp where we finished the night with skits for some of the camp staff and played card games."

Tommie Doege

DAY SIX

"Leaving today in awe of the creator I serve and in awe of what He’s done in this team and in me during our time here. Today was our team’s reflection day! We got to go out into the Caribbean Sea and reflect on all that God has done here. It was a day full of getting to experience the fullness of God while being in creation with all of my best friends. We got on a boat, planted at an island out in the ocean and got to snorkel! During this time, I felt the overwhelming awe of who God is and how much He cares for us. To know my name and to make every fish in the sea leaves me in wonder and gratitude that I have a relationship with the creator of the world! Seeing each and every little thing He put into the colors of the ocean, the coral, and getting to see a real-life shark was amazing. I got to sit and stare at the mountains meeting the sea and all I could think of was creation proclaiming His great handiwork and how real God is. Today was a true testament to His faithfulness getting to rest in His creation and realize how loved I am to be just a fragment of His creation. He is good and He is worthy of our worship! Creation sings His praises and all the earth sings worthy! Praise the Lord!"

Carlea Wyman