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Students Minister on Mexico Trip By Kim Davis God has not commissioned the church to bring the world to Christ. G o d has commissioned the church to take Christ to the world. Four L U students took advantage of their s u m m e r vacation and m a d e a difference for Christ in Mexico. O n Thursday, July 18,1991, Missionquest began. At 5 a.m. Jason Campbell, Stephen James, Troy C h a m p n e y and Paul Dudley together with Erick McConnell, a "It's incredible," Stephen said. "I had the opportustudent at James Madison University, Thad Bothem, a nity to witness through m y actions, even though I was student at Brookville High School, and Ben Norman, unable to speak the language. Praise the Lord, the a graduate of Rustburg High School, left the parking Gospel is for all ages." lot of T h o m a s Road Baptist Church. This trip played an important part in helping Jason T w o days later they arrived in Saltillo, Mexico, determine God's will for his life. "It's such a deep joy where they were involved in a two-phase ministry - to to have a part in seeing even one child come to k n o w the evangelize and to provide an opportunity for young Lord Jesus, w h o m I love and want to serve," he said. "I people to experience the mission field. Jason, senior business major and founder of believe that one day G o d could use m e as a missionary, Missionquest, organized and led this team of seven and so I have m a d e a definite decision to extend a into its first year . H e said that this trip is a great w a ycommitment in Mexico." M a n y people w h o responded through donations for today's youth to experience missions first-hand. and prayers played a part in the overall success of "I have seen G o d work in the hearts of young people Missionquest '91. Light Ministries, headed by Vernon in miraculous ways after they have been exposed Brewer, donated 1,000 tracts, a rental company dodirectly to a foreign mission field," he said. "Missionquest believes that the unreached children in nated a van, and Thomas Road Baptist Church m e m Mexico is one of the world's most fruitful fields for an bers along with friends and relatives helped with other expenses. evangelistic endeavor." "This was 100 percent a prayer trip," Jason said. The team stayed with veteran missionaries Joey and "God worked miracles every day." Beverly Starling at Rancho La Paloma, a c a m p located Jason is excited about the future of Missionquest. 7,250 feet above sea level in the Sierra Madre M o u n "The team praises G o d for the tremendous response of tains. During their week-long ministry, they used people to this crusade ministry, for the m a n y salvation puppets, martial arts, singing, drama, youth camps and rededication decisions," he said. "There is a n e w and literature distribution to spread the gospel. They also worked with over 250 children and adults awareness of the need to serve the Lord at h o m e and in at Vacation Bible School. They performed as clowns in other countries, and already three team members from four different villages to promote it, and had afternoon Missionquest '91 are preparing and planning for other meetings, door-to-door visitation, tract distribution ministry crusades in Mexico." and village rallies,
