Just recently, we had a team of six people go to Lima, Peru on a missions trip. They worked alongside churches in Lima, and did evangelism and outreach in communities and on university campuses. This blog is from one of the team, Elise Law, on some of her experience in Lima.
Thinking back on my childhood in suburbia, Illinois, I have fond memories of watching WWF wrestling marathons with my older brother. (Don't worry, I'll let you roll your eyes before I go on…)
Aside from learning how to perfect a "dropkick" off my bed and making attempts at "clotheslining" my taller, stealthier brother, that silly wrestling program was how I first got introduced to the concept of "tag teaming."
Fast forward to my time in Lima, Peru and I'd say the six of us spent most of our time in "tag team" mode. While one was sharing a testimony in english, another was interpreting in spanish. As one prayed in spanish, another laid hands and agreed in faith — two are better than one, no? Especially when going forth in the power of the Holy Spirit!
That concept was especially true while we were ministering on the campus of San Marcos University — the oldest university of the Americas.
After gathering a healthy crowd of students in the plaza with singing, stepping and dancing (yes, there was dancing involved), we went out two by two to share the Gospel. After sharing my testimony in broken spanish with a girl named Jessy, I was relieved that the Holy Spirit had called each of us to partner with one another and use our gifts to effectively share the good news.
Not long after I finished with my story did my native Peruano friend, Paula, jump in with her God Test and gospel follow-up.... a.k.a the "body slam."
In that moment, I was so humbled that God had used my story to "plow the soil" so that Paula could start planting the seed of truth. And she planted it — so deep in fact, that Jessy and Paula exchanged information so that she could check out the campus ministry the following week.
And when I look back on all the seed that was sown, I'm overjoyed to know that our "tag teaming" has already produced some major fruit for the kingdom. As we were hugging everyone goodbye the night before we left and then some more the morning of, I was filled with confidence and faith that our brothers and sisters we left behind would keep up the fight.
It was as if each hug communicated the powerful message, "TAG. You're in!"