So yeah...just got back from traveling to Barcelona, Rome, Venice, and Paris..and felt compelled to write about some things that just got me thinking in Barcelona.
One of the main things we have been talking about in YFC this year is the potential of not seeing any fruit and wondering if we would be able to handle that, and on this trip I got to see some stories of that.
The guy who designed the Sagrada Familia Basilica knew he wouldn't be able to see his finished work(as it's been being worked on for nearly 100 years now) yet decided to pursue it anyways, and at first that just sounded crazy to me. Then, I thought about how he was leaving his work for men behind him to finish, and I was reminded of 2 Tim 2:2 and how we may never see all the people we will impact and we may never see somebody fully grow but being used by God to set the foundation can sometimes be the plan that was made for us. We find faithful men who will be able to continue teaching others after we have taught them and in the same way, Gaudi designed and worked on the Basilica knowing that he would have to entrust his work to someone else later on, and i can only imagine how tough that was. It reminded me of a question that was asked during one of our intern bible studies last summer by BC.." Who is my Timothy" asking who am I pouring into that will carry God's work after me, it's quite convicting when you realize you might not have a Timothy yet and even more so when you realize how poor my attempts have been to find one.
I also loved that the main attractions weren't on the inside of the building but Gaudi shared the Gospel with the outside of his building. There are 3 main sides of the basilica. One is the Nativity, the birth of Christ. The 2nd is the death, the betrayal, and crucifixion of Jesus. The last is the Glory, the future we have through Jesus and only him. I love that Gaudi put these sculptures on the outside of his building and not on the inside so that all could see them. The Gospel is for everyone and Gaudi made it possible that through his architecture, anybody could see the gospel just by looking at it.
There were multiple times I got to just sit and be with God this past week, and I realized how important that is and how I can look over that sometimes. I went to a few services that were in different languages so I couldn't really pay attention to what they were saying, but instead I was able to just go pray and sit still, and it helped a lot. I think I've completely overlooked prayer in my life really. I pray, but it's always been me telling God what my problems are when he already knows them, when in stead, i should just be listening to what he wants me to do.
I can't believe that in 2 weeks I'll be seeing people from GRUMC serving in England and i look forward to it so much. Please pray that their time here would be fruitful and would help ministry in Guisborough even after they go back. It's even harder to believe that my time here is quickly ending. Over the summer I've been thinking about starting a discipleship group with our students and I've been trying to think about where to start with that and it's just been tough, so please pray for that as well.
I miss you all and can't wait to tell everybody in person about my experiences in Barcelona, Rome, Venice, and Paris, but most importantly about my time here in England.
as always, thanks to everybody who made all of this possible, and most importantly, glory to God.
Love,
Hunter Brooks--formerly known as Glen Coco
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