6 Countries, 3 Months, 1 Lifechanging Experience | Trinity Talks Podcast

Hello everyone, and welcome to this week's episode

of Trinity Talks. My name is Kyla, and I am really

glad that you are joining us today. We have a

really exciting conversation today. I'm going

to be talking with Megan, who is the Children's

Ministry Director here at Trinity, but also just

recently came back from three months traveling

the world, maybe not the whole world, but a good

chunk of the world. So, Megan, where did you

go? What did you do? Why were you gone for three

months? All good questions, yeah. I went away

for three months to do a YWAM program. So, YWAM

is a mission organization, a youth of mission,

and they run this Bible school called their Bible

Core Course or BCC. And they let you read the

whole Bible in three months. Okay. Read it multiple

times, actually. And then they take you to the

places that the Bible was written while you're

reading it. Okay. So we started and ended the

trip in Switzerland, in Lausanne. That's where

the YWAM base is. And that's just kind of like

the people who organize it. That's where they

gather. And then we traveled around to Greece,

Egypt, Israel, Turkey, and Italy. Okay. I always

have to remember all of them. Yes. But I did.

You did. That was a very good list. Yeah. Yeah.

So what made you want to do this trip? Oh, so

many things. I just... Well, actually, first

of all, honestly, it's something God put on my

heart like in 2019 when I was like wrapping up

my undergrad and like you always ask those big

scary questions of like, hey, what's next? Like,

what am I going to do? Life outside of school

is scary. And it still is. But something that

God really put on my heart was to be really grounded

in the Word. And I was like, cool, like there's

divinity schools, like all over Ontario, I'm

going to get him one and I'm going to lay this

good, solid biblical foundation for my life.

But I really felt it impressed upon me to go

there. And I didn't know how, like I was like,

I can't just like go to Israel, like out of nowhere

by myself. Like it doesn't make any sense. But

then I went to YWAM with another program that

they run called their DTS, which is like their

interim mission. And the first day I was there,

they said, we run a Bible course that goes to

where it was written. I was like, that's perfect.

It was almost like it was given to me, like this

specific course. But the desire to do, of course,

the travels to location is just to like have

a really, really rich foundation in the word.

I knew I wanted to do ministry of some kind.

I didn't yet know that it would be kids ministry

all the way, although I'm happy that it is. But

I really knew that no matter what I did, I needed

this foundation. I didn't grow up going to Sunday

school or anything. So I really, really wanted

to keep up and like know these important stories

and really just be formed by the word. Cause

I think it had something to offer me. And to

go there, I just I've been talking to people

about it, like it's like your best friend taking

you to their hometown. It's like, hey, this is

where I grew up and like this is where I did

this cool thing. This is where my first job was.

And this is where me and my mom did this thing.

So that's what I wanted. Like I wanted to know

Jesus in that way. So, yeah, that's very cool.

That's a really cool analogy, like a really cool

way to like think about it. That like, yeah,

sitting. here we like obviously can have this

really rich understanding of Christ, you know,

like that's not going to Israel, going to these

different places. It's not like a requirement.

No, it's not. Right. Like the, but, but it does,

it enriches your faith in a different way. Yeah.

And I think that's something I've been telling

people too, is that like the Bible is going to

be good wherever you are. Like the Bible is good

in church on Sunday. It's good like in your room

at home. It's good at one of these amazing schools

we have to go there was just like, this cool

intimacy that I could have with God while I was

learning it. And I'm a very experiential learner

and I love to travel and I have like this interest

in supporting missions and like I just really

wanted to go and have that visceral experience.

And I just thought... I want to know these things

that you can't read. I want to know what the

Red Sea smells like. I want to open up Exodus

and know what it was like to be in the wilderness

and kind of have these visual reminders. So for

me, as a visual and experiential learner, it

was so helpful. So I'm sure going into this experience,

you had a lot of sort of expectations or hopes

for what you thought this was going to be like.

So did the trip live up to those expectations?

Were there some things that you maybe didn't

expect? Yeah, I definitely surpassed my expectations.

It's just it's so cool. Like it's so enriching.

And I think I will say also like to your earlier

question, like I think like What I've been telling

people to summarize the trip is like it can't

increase your faith going to these places. Sure.

But like it affirms the reality of scripture

in such a visceral way. Like you go to historic

monuments and things like different important

historic spots that they have around here. And

you're like, wow, that happened here. But like

with this trip, it's like. Yeah, like God did

that here, like God moved that seat and Jesus

walked there. And so like my expectation was

to have those visceral experiences that would

support my knowledge of scripture in that way.

And even though you can know scripture well anywhere,

it did that. And it was just. It was so beautiful

to be with God in those spaces. I think one thing

I really respect about YWAM is that they really

prioritize your personal formation. So yes, they

gave us a lot of good tools to get into the Word

and to know it really well, but they also made

space just for prayer and just for you to be

with God and for you to worship and to really

think about what this means for you and allow

God to do that inner work in you. And that is

all what I expected. and I had all of that met

and I got to know the Word and I got to know

God in such a beautiful, intimate way. There

was one moment when I was in the Garden of Gethsemane,

just beside Jerusalem, and there were not that

many people there at that time, and there were

just all these different olive trees and we all

got to sit underneath them and just pray to God

about what it was like. for Jesus to go to the

cross and what actually that felt like to him

and what that pressure would have been like and

just sit with him and pray about that. And so

intimate moments like that is what I went there

for and what I got just to know my Jesus a little

better. And then it surpassed my expectations

in so many ways. Like you can't expect something

this awesome. Like you can't expect something

with so many awesome layers to it. just to learn

what the wilderness was like. Sure. I didn't

think about that, but it's so obvious. Like in

retrospect, like I think of the wilderness, I'm

from like Ontario. I think about like Muskoka

and I think about like dense forest. I think

about bugs and swamp. Nothing like that. The

wilderness in Egypt is barren. Like there's no

plants, right? It's desert and it's rock. And

that's, and there's really nothing. So like you

just think about like, emptiness. And I think

that like changes my whole view of like Exodus

and my whole view of when the Israelites were

in the wilderness, because it's not like overwhelming

obstacles and like, you know, torrential emotions

and torrential downpour and things. It's like,

it's just emptiness. And so that was something

that I didn't expect that was interesting and

informed my understanding. And then another thing

that surpassed my expectations, I could talk

forever about it, but one final thing is like

my leaders were so important to my experience.

I knew that the Word was going to be good and

I knew that Wyoming was going to run a good program.

But I didn't expect so much wisdom to come from

the leaders of the school. Honestly, if those

leaders had led any Bible school, even if it

didn't travel... you wouldn't get so much out

of it because they just, they've been doing it

for years and you can tell, like they just, they're

just people who like, who live the scripture

and breathe it and steep in it every day. And

there's the leader of the school is this amazing

woman named Maida, who I just look up to so much.

And you can just tell she's been living her life

steeped in this because she can, she can say

it and not in a way like, you know, did you know

in like little facts, but like she's really absorbed

the wisdom of scripture. So to get that much

from my leaders was something I didn't expect.

It was beautiful. Yeah. Yeah, that's super cool.

And like really neat how. Yeah, just like you

said, just like being there and being in it is

is such an important part of that that formation.

Absolutely. And like, I mean, I think about to

like even for myself, like. I just, I hear God

better outside in general. Yeah. And so just

being able to then be outside, but in the garden

of Gethsemane, like in the wilderness where the

Israelites walked and complained and like all

of these things, right? But just like to get

that sense of like, God was, is. there. Yeah,

absolutely. And it does feel weighty to be there

and to know that these things actually happened

and this is the place where it happened. Like,

there's a cool weight to it. So, yeah, just to

experience the reality of scripture was really

beautiful. Yeah, yeah, for sure. So what about

like the. logistics of the traveling and like

all of all of that. Like it was probably a lot.

Yeah. Well, again, yeah, how did that go? We

had these amazing leaders who put it all together.

So we had like this one leader, Maida, and she

would like speak to us from scripture, like pray

over us. And it was amazing. And they all would.

But we also had amazing, like practical leaders.

One woman named Emeline is just like the details

master. And so she planned all of it. It's very

luxurious. I almost felt guilty sometimes. I'm

like, who am I to have all this luxury? Like

we could just, all the hotels were arranged,

all the transportation was arranged. We were

really, really lucky to like. be connected with

certain local communities. In Turkey, we stayed

at a hotel, but they have a really, really good

relationship with the hotel owners. We like knew

all of the staff and things. And in Egypt, we

stayed at Midas home and all of that. So a lot

of it, and they've been running that program

for, I think, like 15 years now. So it's, you

know, it's all very like laid out for us. It's

actually funny because I've done traveling before

and like been overwhelmed by all the details,

but like they just did it for you. So it was

very luxurious. It was definitely like, definitely

pushed me a little bit. I'm scared of lying and

I didn't think about that. That's a lot to then

do. Six country, five or six. So many flights.

Yeah, so many flights. But it's okay. It was

a good challenge for me. And you also make such

good friends on these trips. So then traveling

was easy because you just mess around with them

and have good chats. You just hang out with your

people. And they had you studying the whole time

also. We were in airports and they're like, okay,

before you get on the flight, I need you to read

Titus. So we're like in the airports reading

it. like going through on the plane they're like

you need to mark up like the book of Matthew

and like like they really had you doing stuff

the whole time so the logistics they had all

worked out for us and we just got to enjoy being

in the word which was again so luxurious yeah

yeah that's awesome yeah it was yeah so it sounds

like It was a very full three months. Very much.

Lots of really delightful moments. Yeah, totally.

Are there like one or two like highlights that's

like this was like the coolest or like a really

important moment for you? Oh, it's there's so

many. Like the whole thing was so important.

I think that moment I described of being in Gethsemane

was really important to me. I'm more of a contemplative

person. I love games and being around people,

but I connect with God best when I'm in nature

and when I can be alone with Him. And to have

that moment and to pray and to ask Him, what

was it like? to suffer in this way for your people

and to be alone in this way and to hear that

from him and like just get to rest in that and

read over the scripture where he's praying over

Jerusalem was just so intimate. I think that

was even like a turning point just for me and

like my year and my walk with God, just to kind

of humble myself and not think about like, hey,

God, like, what are you asking of me? And like,

what am I doing next? And things, but just to

put it aside and just like. I actually just want

to know your story better, God, and to read and

to know that better. So that was really beautiful.

And then we would walk like into the city and

we walked to the Holy Sepulcher and just to reflect

on the cross so intimately was really important

for me. Yeah. And just to remember what he's

done and that he does it out of love. I was like,

I feel like what I got from that, like how much

he loves us, that's like where it all comes from.

So that was important for me. And then a couple

of days later, they have like another spot in

Jerusalem called the Garden Timbs. People in

Jerusalem disagree on where things happened.

And it's so difficult to say. It was 2000 years

ago. But the Holy Sepulchre is one place where

they proposed that he was crucified. And then

there's the garden tomb, which is just outside

of the city. And it's another space. But I thought

both offered spaces for meaningful reflection.

Either way, Jesus was here. It's still meaningful.

Then a couple of days later in the garden tomb.

It was all about resurrection. They do it up

in this beautiful, lush garden. It's so beautiful

and green and full of flowers and they have gardeners

working in it all the time. And they have like

this tomb where they believe is where he was

buried. And the stone is rolled to the side and

just to like relish in that victory. We did that

a couple of days after we went to the Holy Sepulchre.

So it's this beautiful experience of the Easter

story and moving through that. And then we got

to worship. Like they gave us space just to sing

and to praise God and thank him for who he is

and what he's done and the victory that we have

in Jesus. It was, I don't know, it was just such

an important reminder of like who I am and how

I've been freed and how God loves me. So that,

and that was like the very center of our trip.

And I think that was like the heartbeat of the

whole thing for me, among many other amazing

experiences. Like we also went to local churches

wherever we went. And that was amazing to see

different expressions of faith. Like we went

to a church in Egypt, just like our leaders local

church. That was so impactful for me too. Because

in Egypt, there's a very small Christian population

and it's actually really difficult to have a

church there. It's difficult to open new ones

and sometimes they experience violence in those

spaces just for worshiping. But we went to this

church and you have to go through security to

get in and put your bags aside because they've

had violence there before. It's a little more

hostile in that area. But when we went in, the

church was full. It was hundreds and hundreds

and hundreds of people. And the music was beautiful.

But more than that, like the worship was authentic

and rich and deep and just people knowing that

they need Jesus and knowing that there could

be a cost to them worshiping, but saying that

that's worth it and just coming alongside them.

gave this message, we didn't understand the language,

but they gave you these little earbuds and they

talked to you and they translated it to English,

just like some guy sitting in the back, like

doing his best. But they had this beautiful message

just about repenting and how he asked us just

turn back to him, just keep turning back. And

these people like really putting everything on

the line and being willing to come here and worship

and turn back to him. Like, who am I to do anything

else? Like when when God has done all of this

for me and when these people are willing to turn

to him and come to him even at a cost. And that

was a big moment for me. Yeah, so many. Those

are the two that I got a first. No, no, that's

yeah, that's really awesome. Yeah, and and neat

that. To get to live that Easter story, like

you were saying, that just feels so cool. Yeah,

it was. Yeah, unbelievable. And they really spaced

it out. Again, Wyom's really intentional about

you personally receiving that story. And just

to rejoice in that, I feel like I've been rejoicing

ever since. Yeah, that's awesome. Yeah, that's

really good. Yeah. On the flip side of that,

I'm sure that there were moments that were less

ideal, moments that were maybe a little more

challenging. Yeah, so what were some of those

challenging moments for you? Yeah, thank you

for asking. We'll do the honest review of it.

Well, but even this is a positive as well. Like,

they work you hard at that school. Like, it was

not a vacation. Like, sure, they would get you.

So they have this fabulous Bible study method

and they're all about inductive study. Okay.

So looking at the word for what it says to us,

like not what we want it to say for us. So like

really treating it as an independent text. And

that process involves reading a book through.

So like saying the book of Matthew, you read

it through and then they have you like go through

and highlight with different colors, like just

to get the facts of the story, like highlight

the names and the places and the times. Very

easy. And then they get you to summarize every

single paragraph with four words from the paragraph,

which took time. And then they get you to summarize

little sections and then they get you to summarize

chapters and then they get you to summarize,

summarize, summarize. And then you're allowed

to interpret. but you have to interpret based

on what it meant to the people of that time.

And that's where our lectures came in and they

would have fabulous missionaries come in who

study the word and they would explain it to us

what the context is. And only after you've done

all of that, are you allowed to think, okay,

what does this mean to me? And that was an important

challenge for me because I'm so used to just

picking it up and like doing my devotionals in

the morning, just being like, Hey God, what do

you want to say to me? And like opening it up

and then reading it and trying my best. But this

is so much richer because there's a distinction.

What is it? The Bible is for me, but it's not

about me. There's something like that. I don't

think that's it. But it's not about Megan. I

don't open it up and this story. The Psalms aren't

written about me. They're not written about my

situation. we can glean so much more truth when

we read it for what it is, like in the context

that it was written in. So that was an important

challenge because it was reworking the way that

I approach scripture in a fundamental way. Like

I have to approach it with that humility. And

actually when you approach it as something that's

not written like about you, then you actually

get so much more out of it because you understand

like the truth of that story and who God was

in that story and not just like trying to figure

out my own life. So humbling myself before scripture

was a challenge that was wonderful. And I'm so

grateful for it. So maybe that's not where you're

at. Going forward. I'm like, no, I loved it because

I was changed in that way. Yeah, no. But but

yeah, like it is like you said, like a reworking

of the way that you approach scripture. And there's

something hard in that, something challenging

in that, right? Yeah, but so important. Like,

I needed that. And I'll never approach Scripture

the same way again. Like, I won't go in it so

simply, even though it is simple. Like, it's

approachable. Like, anyone can do it. But we

just have to be humble and see what God is saying,

like, to us, not what we want it to say. And

even getting out of our own lives and just...

thinking about the story of the Bible and who

God is like outside of me. And there's so much

freedom in that, too. Just knowing the truth

of God that's outside of me, I think is like

helpful because I get very like in my own head

as I think we all do, like my own problems, my

own stuff. What's next? Like, no, well, this

is true, actually. And this is really good to

get out on my own head sometimes in that way.

Yeah, totally. And then the challenge with that

was just how much work that was. Yeah, totally.

It was, I was so tired. It was great though.

I love studying. I'm so nerdy. Like I love getting

into books and the context and the lectures.

I loved it. But we were up late and like we were

up early and they had all of our time booked.

And then you're also traveling on top of it,

which is why we're reading on planes and like,

and reading in the airports and in the cars and

things. And I get sick when I read in cars. And

so I was like trying. So that was the challenge.

But it's like, I don't know, it's like if you're

exercising, if you're running or something like

there's some days where you do the long run,

right? And it's like more work and you run further

and you push and it wouldn't be good to do that

every day. But it's really good once in a while

because you grow. That's what this felt like

with Bible study. Like, OK, we're not we can't

do this all the time. Like I would love to, but

can't study the Bible from seven in the morning

to nine at night every day unless I go and be

a Bible scholar. But that's not my thing right

now. But it's it's really helpful for a season.

And I think, yeah, we all grew a lot through

that. Yeah. Yeah, totally. Yeah. Yeah. And I

think just like as you were talking, I was just

thinking about the different ways that we approach

scripture. And I think. Like there, like you

said, there is a time and a season for like doing

this really deep dive into scripture. And God

totally meets us in that, as you've said. And

like we don't all have the privilege of like

taking that entire season or like whether it's,

you know, traveling or doing it at home, like

we don't always have that extended amount of

time, but God meets us in the short. Oh, he does.

Absolutely. Yeah. And what I'm really excited

about is that that was my season of really dedicated

Bible study. But we're all called to be Bible

scholars. We're all called to listen to it and

see what's in there. and we'll never know all

of it. And I find that really exciting because

we have an adventure like until the day we die,

we can always learn more. Like there's always

something new. Like that's such an adventure

to me. And you do not have to take time apart

to do it. Like you can do it every day and you

can find courses and you can find just other

people and like find great resources. Like the

Bible Project's amazing and like just really,

really cool, supportive things. everybody can

do. Now, if you're a young adult and you had

the space, I'd recommend it for anybody. Like,

not even just this program, just some dedicated

season, like for Bible study. It's just so foundational.

But we'll do it our whole lives. And I'm excited

about that. Yeah, yeah, totally. So, so in that

vein, what are some of the sort of things that

you are taking? from this season and sort of

bringing into this next season of your life.

That's great. Yeah. Well, I want to tell the

kids about it, like about what I learned and,

and I have photos now to like support. Like we're

doing, like we're talking about Ephesus this

weekend. So I've got my Ephesus photos because

that was the place that we went in Turkey, which

is cool. So I know it'll support the ministry

because I have a deeper understanding of scripture

that I want to take to how I serve the kids here.

But I... There's so much more than that. Like

I think that inductive study method is something

that I'm going to use to get into the word all

the time, which I think helps me be formed by

the word. So I want to take that with me. And

even just like this reminder of the gospel that

I got like in Jerusalem and my whole time being

there with him and this reminder of like how

righteousness is given to me by God as a gift

to Jesus. Like that was important learning that.

we gathered in the study of Romans, like just

these important nuggets of truth are going to

just be important to me. Like they just form

my character and for my disposition, for my ministry

and also just how I engage with everybody in

my life. Just knowing the truth that I'm saved

and knowing the truth of who God is and how he's

redeemed me and restored me to himself. But I'm

going to go through this process of continuing

to be sanctified and continuing to grow my whole

life. And just like these bits of truth and And

the hope that I have in Jesus of like ultimately

like all of God's creation being redeemed and

restored and all of these nuggets of truth are

going to be so important for me going forward

in everything that I do. And I want to share

that with people. And right now that's the kids

at Trinity. And we're going to be in Revelation

for the next few weeks at Trinity, which is awesome

because we studied it there. And I think that.

There's like this hope that the whole Bible and

especially Revelation proclaims and I want to

share with them. And I hope that these resources

I've gathered can help me do that. Yeah. Yeah,

that's awesome. Yeah, thanks. What about in like

your spiritual journey? Like how have you seen

God form you? Yeah. Yeah, I think I'd love to

talk more about like that righteousness piece.

Like he's just talked to me about like what it

means to like live righteously, because there's

always like this tension, like this important

question that we have. that I think like Paul

is addressing in Romans of like righteousness

is given to us as a gift, but you're still called

to like live a righteous life. Like you're still

called to like godly behavior and you're called

towards integrity. And it's always this tension

of like, hey, like I'm redeemed by Jesus. Like

I'm not redeemed through like anything that I've

done. And righteousness is given to me because

I'm made right with God by Jesus's work on the

cross. So then what am I doing? But like, I know,

like I know I'm supposed to be a good person

or whatever, but, but it's given to me, like

I'm right with God for something beyond me. And

I think there was this important truth in Romans

that I feel like is really basic, but God like

brought to a new level with me, which is that

when you realize what God has done for you in

Jesus's work on the cross and in his resurrection,

like, you just naturally want to respond by honoring

God. It's like someone giving you the best gift

in the world, like something bigger than you

could ever want and everything that you've ever

wanted. And even though you were unkind to that

person and you rejected that person, and that

person's like, I want to give you everything

you've ever wanted and more. And you're like,

oh, what do I do in response? I want to live

well, and I want to live rightly with that person.

And I feel like that's what God taught me. He

almost taught me to stop striving. It's not like

I just need to get it together and be this good

person. Because also, righteousness and that

process of behaving more and more in the way

God wants me to and being sanctified is also

His work in me. But I show up because I love

Him and that's the natural response to a big

love gift that He gave me. So I think that was

an important distinction. I'm not just striving

to be this good person. He's done that work on

the cross. He's continuing to do his good work

in me. But I show up and I live a godly life

as best I can because I want to, because he loves

me. And that's how I can respond in love to him.

Yeah. Yeah. And that's one of those things. Like

you said, it sounds really simple and it's something

that we talk about in church a lot, but like

it is still always such a mind shift thing. happens

and continues happening. Exactly. Yeah. And I

think it's something that I thought I understood,

but I didn't have language for. And I think I

understand how to articulate it a little better,

even though I'm rambling a little bit here. It's

like, righteousness is given to me and sanctification

is something that God is working in me, but I

still have to show up and I still have to turn

to Him. But that's all I have to do. And I don't

need to strive in the way that I was unconsciously

doing before. Sure. So I feel relieved and also

like I'll do a new sense of purpose and all of

that. So that was good. And I think I just feel

close with him also because I got to know him

so well through this trip. Yeah, totally. Totally.

Yeah. I mean, it's God is cool. So cool. So cool.

Just like the way that God chooses to work in

us and through us. Yeah. Right. That that. Yeah.

Like you said, God doesn't... We don't do these

things because God needs us to do these things.

And God could do the things in the world without

us. Yes, He could. Right? God doesn't need me

to be a good person in order for there to be

goodness in the world. There's goodness in the

world because God. Yeah, and He'll make it happen.

Right? But God chooses to express some of that

goodness through my life. Exactly, yeah. And

we get to partner with Him in that way. And also

that's the only life that there is, like partnering

with God in the restoration of His whole creation

and doing His will. There's just nothing really

outside of that. It's a huge privilege to get

to partner with Him in ministry. And I think

it was even that moment in that church service

in Egypt where they preached a service on repentance.

That is asked of us, like Jesus. says, like,

repent for the kingdom of heaven is near, like

that's Jesus preaching the gospel. And so the

kingdom of heaven is near because of what Jesus

did. And we get a choice, like we get to turn

to him and we get to listen to him and we get

to submit to him and and obey him. And those

are strong words. But but like, but he's he's

love and and everything he does is good. And

it's for our good. And it's for the good of creation.

It doesn't mean like what he asks of us is easy.

It's usually difficult, but. But his way is the

only way to living. So it's yeah, it's yeah,

we get to do things his way and we get to be

part of redeeming his creation and doing things

right. Doing things his way is just a privilege.

Yeah. Yeah. Totally. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. No, it

sounds like it was this really. life changing

kind of experience, I would say. It was. And

I'll say again, like it was amazing to get to

go there and have these experiences and be close

with God in the spaces where Jesus was. But that

just happens when you're in scripture. Like that's

always going to happen if we choose to steep

ourselves in scripture and be formed by it and

meditate on it day and night and let it speak

to us instead of trying to read into it what

we want to. Like it's going to change us and

it's going to change us for the better. And that's

how God speaks to his people. Yeah, yeah, God

was with you in one kind of way during this three

month journey. But God is still with you. God

is still with us. And God is still speaking.

Absolutely. Here, there, wherever we find ourselves.

Yeah. And it's easy after you have these big

trip experiences to kind of come down off of

it. Like you're kind of like riding a hive and

experience and you come back and you're like,

ah, like things feel ordinary. And I'm not like

having these crazy adventures and like going

to the pyramids and like, you know, and I'm not

like doing that every day. And I want to feel

like I'm living on mission with God. But if you

truly repent and humble yourself before Him every

day and just like ask God, what are you doing

and how can I join you? You're on that adventure

every single day. And if you choose to seek Him

in His Word, He will show up every day, like

wherever you are doesn't matter. And that was

an important message that I received too about

repentance is like, that's where the life is.

It's not like in... Egypt and Israel, and it's

not in YWAM. Right. It's in the turning towards

God. Exactly. Yeah, it's he's just everything.

He's just what we're looking for him. So I'm

more convinced of that than ever, I think, after

this trip. Yeah, that's awesome. Yeah. Thank

you so much, Megan. Yeah. Thank you for asking.

Yeah, no, it's. Like I said, it's been really

good to sort of hear about this experience and

I'm excited for this next season for you as you

get to share some of these learnings, especially

with the kids here at Trinity, but then also

like. And you're leading this core sort of segment

of our church, right? I think he filters up in

some way on just what happens in kids' church.

Totally. Yeah. Oh my goodness. I love the kids.

They're everything. I'm so excited to share it

with them. And they're smart. They ask good questions.

So I'm glad I did this school so I can keep up

with them and give them some more answers. Totally.

Yeah. No, that's awesome. Well, thank you so

much. And thank you for tuning in to this week's

episode of Trinity Talks. Wherever in the world

you find yourself, I hope that you can take some

time to turn towards God and have God meet you

there in the very real circumstances of our lives

and in this gift of scripture that God has given

to us. And we'll see you next week.