Nashville Trip Review

Last week, 13 young adults from Nashville Tennessee and one from Pennsylvania came on a mission trip to San Luis.  They put on two roofs for shut ins.  One family is a grandmother with chronic pain raising four kids in a home that caught fire.  The other was a mom raising a child with special needs in need of a roof over their heads.  The team did a VBS, visited the Rehab Center, Prison, Blind Center and spent countless hours playing with with the Oasis Boys.  The week was beautiful!

As I came back to the United States my perspective on life has drastically changed. In San Luis my eyes were opened! I have seen poverty before, but living in San Luis for a week allowed me to truly understand the daily struggles that people go through there. Coming back to the United States I have been extremely grateful for the things that I have; including clean water, food, shelter, and a healthy family. I no longer take those things for granted. It’s also been an amazing opportunity to continue praying for the people I encountered in San Luis! The people that we met at the shut in’s and the dump are in my daily prayers now because I have seen first hand just how much they need the Lord’s healing and blessings. I also am constantly praying for the boys of Oasis and have been gathering things to send down to them! Overall though, I think that the biggest thing I have learning is that we can love on people anywhere. Loving on people in San Luis was incredible, but God doesn’t want it to end there. The Lord has called me back to Nashville, TN because his work needs to be done here as well. Not everyone in the States knows Jesus as Lord, so coming back has fueled me to continue spreading the gospel just like I did in San Luis.

•  -Chloe Post

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Hunter Leath sharing his testimony at the dump

Chloe Post at the Soup Kitchen

"The shut-in’s were probably my most memorable encounters because we had the opportunity to meet people where they are in life and lay hands on them and pray for them. We would go into their homes and listen to them as they cried out for help and support. As a christian this was extremely impactful because I had the chance to pour into people who felt like they were at rock bottom. Most of the people we encountered were terminally ill… which just made our prayers to The Lord even more bold. Laying hands on people and asking The Lord for healing is one of my favorite ways to see God move. I know that The Lord is doing some amazing healings and miracles in San Luis!"

"It has made me much more aware of the situations of those in need around Nashville. I’ve definitely had a chance of heart in my attitude towards the homeless and people who are going through tough times." - Hunter Leath