After all this time I am still in awe of how God works. I just got home from the second night of The Summit. It was so totally different in many ways from last night, yet just as powerful and meaningful.

The fact that none of this is being recorded for security reasons is a bit frustrating when it comes to reporting on what is happening. However, the need for this type of sensitivity was underscored tonight as a young couple gave testimony of some wonderful transformation stories that were taking place where they were working in a central Asian country. Their work was so successful, in fact, the entire team they served with was expelled from the country. Now, they are preparing to work in a different (and just as difficult) place with a people who speak a very similar language.

What I can tell you is that we heard from a couple we have supported for years who planted a thriving church in London and are now leading a nine-member team to do the same in Valladolid, Spain. The entire team is in town for training at Avant Ministries headquarters here. What a blessing it was to hear their story and to be able to pray over the entire team tonight. Several of the executives of Avant were also present and prayed with us.

The Student Mission Council asked me to be the “the closer” each night and I have very much enjoyed putting the bow on the package. Our theme is Enter the Story and each night corresponds to one of the four Gospels.

The day sessions begin at 8:30 in the morning. This is a wonderful opportunity to receive training from some of the very special individuals God has brought our way during The Summit.

Some of you continue to ask and pray with me about our contacts in Chile. Santiago suffered immense damage, yet the loss of human life was comparatively limited due to strict building codes and a well-prepared government.

Concepción, the second largest city is a different story. From what I am seeing, the situation is desperate. Access to the area is tremendously difficult. Facebook continues to my best source of information. I did learn today that one of the key leaders of my friends at el CEC in Concepción is known to be OK. There are many other names on my heart that I have not yet heard from. For those of you who understand Spanish, here is a link for direct information from Chile. Click here.

All I can say is thank God! It was truly fascinating to watch God go to work in answer to our prayers, and it was more than we had asked for. For 59 days we have been attempting 24/7 prayer. We have learned much, and today God began answering our prayer.

As you know, we are not able to make recordings or even post the names of the speakers due to the sensitive of their work and locations. Suffice it to say that we were not disappointed in the blessings of this day. Wow! The Lord’s Supper in the gym before the service started was wonderful experience.

Tomorrow night kicks off again at 7:00pm. No day sessions tomorrow; they are Tuesday and Wednesday. You won’t want to miss them either.

On another note, we continue to pray for the people of Chile. I’m still waiting for first work from our contacts in Concepcion, one of the areas hit the hardest. This is the seventh strongest quake ever recorded.