8.28.2011
New Year
Every day is new but for some reason this up and coming year of my life seems really full of amazing growth and some abilities to form some things on my own. Right now my plan is to go to Lawrence in January to plant a church and several house churches on the KU campus. I am super excited but also know that I need help and clearly nothing will happen without the holy spirit so i yearn for that myself to trust in it fully. I am trying to plan for the future of my life as well whether marriage is for me or children or anything else and I am trying to be diligent in that but also allow God to move the pieces in place not me. Please pray that I can have patience at the same time as being a go getter when needed to and applying myself.
7.04.2011
Training Camp
Hey everyone it's been a long time since I've been able to get back to this blog but I am not gearing up for Training camp. Training camp is our summer internship of one month in which we train college students to plant,lead, and multiply house church in whatever context they are at in life. We have a total of around 15 students with around 5-8 leaders involved. If in any way you can help please let me know through email or anything else. corywmcelvain@aol.com Thanks
8.31.2010
Nicargua
Hello, Yes, I am back.
A few words and images/stories from my trip to Nicaragua can be summed up in one saying Gods strength is made stronger in our weaknesses. I am so thankful for opportunities and the ability to "GO" in Gods name anywhere and everywhere. I have been so blessed to do this throughout my young life already. Every time I am in another country in which I do not speak the language I am always blown away how there is still always this unique bond through people who are followers of Christ. The ability to communicate in smiles and hugs and broken Spanish was at its smallest form unbelievable. When you run into things like this but still realize God shows up its unreal and almost something that is difficult to believe. One example of this was when we were in Sebaco up north and at the end of going through a pastoral training session for 30 different pastors all around Nicaragua the men realized they had some issues to solve before they go to the altar. We all piled up like school boys in a bus in the rain to go solve this issue with another pastor who was not there but yet an important piece to the puzzle after all the eye cannot say to the hand we don't need you. We showed up at this mans house/church to ask for forgiveness and to repent of past issues. God worked in ways indescribably in acting out forgiveness and people had issues controlling emotions and even the man who was hurt literally collapsed. In the end the work of God was done and again it was shown through our own weaknesses. God also showed me how powerful he really is when Fred and I headed to Corn Island (Nicaraguan Island off the Atlantic coast) to further relationships and be used where we can. The culture is mixed culture of island people with English and Spanish speakers and Hispanics with only Spanish. Wow God had a unique culture there! Even more did I realize Gods power when one day me Fred and three other men we knew took us out to sea to first get some lobster traps and second go to Little Corn Island. After we got up the Lobster traps the storm started to come fast and fiercely. We continued to try and find Little Corn but to our amazement and only mere humanness the waves appeared as an island over and over again until we were essentially just lost in Gods water. Long story short we were out there for a good time lost until we decided to head back but the fierceness of the waves and the freezing cold water really puts you in a scary spot when you realize wow I have literally zero control. you begin to see more and more in missions how much your out of control but yet at the same time the necessity to be prepared and give yourself time to labor in prayer and prepare. Its got to be a healthy balance not one or the other and that is something I will always be learning day by day. You realize the serious of culture or waves or water when exposed to new things and God uses that weakness and fear to his advantage and ultimately His Kingdom. I am so thankful for what he did down there and know he will continue when people are willing to humble themselves. Thank you again for prayer support and care.
Gods Squall, Cory Mac
A few words and images/stories from my trip to Nicaragua can be summed up in one saying Gods strength is made stronger in our weaknesses. I am so thankful for opportunities and the ability to "GO" in Gods name anywhere and everywhere. I have been so blessed to do this throughout my young life already. Every time I am in another country in which I do not speak the language I am always blown away how there is still always this unique bond through people who are followers of Christ. The ability to communicate in smiles and hugs and broken Spanish was at its smallest form unbelievable. When you run into things like this but still realize God shows up its unreal and almost something that is difficult to believe. One example of this was when we were in Sebaco up north and at the end of going through a pastoral training session for 30 different pastors all around Nicaragua the men realized they had some issues to solve before they go to the altar. We all piled up like school boys in a bus in the rain to go solve this issue with another pastor who was not there but yet an important piece to the puzzle after all the eye cannot say to the hand we don't need you. We showed up at this mans house/church to ask for forgiveness and to repent of past issues. God worked in ways indescribably in acting out forgiveness and people had issues controlling emotions and even the man who was hurt literally collapsed. In the end the work of God was done and again it was shown through our own weaknesses. God also showed me how powerful he really is when Fred and I headed to Corn Island (Nicaraguan Island off the Atlantic coast) to further relationships and be used where we can. The culture is mixed culture of island people with English and Spanish speakers and Hispanics with only Spanish. Wow God had a unique culture there! Even more did I realize Gods power when one day me Fred and three other men we knew took us out to sea to first get some lobster traps and second go to Little Corn Island. After we got up the Lobster traps the storm started to come fast and fiercely. We continued to try and find Little Corn but to our amazement and only mere humanness the waves appeared as an island over and over again until we were essentially just lost in Gods water. Long story short we were out there for a good time lost until we decided to head back but the fierceness of the waves and the freezing cold water really puts you in a scary spot when you realize wow I have literally zero control. you begin to see more and more in missions how much your out of control but yet at the same time the necessity to be prepared and give yourself time to labor in prayer and prepare. Its got to be a healthy balance not one or the other and that is something I will always be learning day by day. You realize the serious of culture or waves or water when exposed to new things and God uses that weakness and fear to his advantage and ultimately His Kingdom. I am so thankful for what he did down there and know he will continue when people are willing to humble themselves. Thank you again for prayer support and care.
Gods Squall, Cory Mac
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