BIG IDEA
Relationships bring hope tasks can't do that. People always come before tasks.
Call to Action – Try a Serve trip!
Did listening to Courtney & Robin inspire you to try a serve trip? Maybe listening this week reminded you why you love to serve cross-culturally. It's not too late! If you're worried that you don't live in KC no need! We can Zoom you in for team meetings so anyone anywhere can join us for serve trips! Learn more, or sign-up here: cor.org/trips
Key Info
As you were listening to Milton & Joyce you might have heard them using two different acronyms. In Methodism we seem to really love those acronyms! UMVIM stands for United Methodist Volunteers in Mission and IMT stands for In Mission Together. (read more about these programs by clicking the acronyms that are blue)
Milton serves in both roles for all the United Methodist Churches in Honduras. As an UMVIM coordinator Milton helps schedule and plan for Mission teams. As an IMT coordinator Milton helps manage cross-cultural church partnerships. Church of the Resurrection partners with two different congregations one in El Obraje and one in Ciudad Espana. Milton helps facilitate partnerships like ours so they remain focused and intentional.
Milton Illovares - UMVIM & IMT coordinator - Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Milton has been working as a Missionary or doing some form of mission work for over 20 years. He is motivated to continue by the results he's seen. These results are not necessarily buildings that were built, or a number of meals given out. The results he's talking about are transformed lives and communities. He thinks the world would be a better place if people were empowered to serve alongside one another instead of just doing things for people. He believes in living this out. A few fun facts about Milton, he's incredibly competitive, he loves traveling, he's a trained chef, and he LOVES coffee.
TAKEAWAY
"The key to flexibility is a sense of humor!" On serve trips and in life flexibility is key. You can plan something to death but things inevitably change last minute. Be as prepared as you can, but be ready to laugh and pivot when it doesn't all go the way you anticipated. Look for those moments to connect with people and build relationships.