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Soli Deo Gloria English Camp 2025

by Mercy Montgomery
English Camp Team Member from Tacoma, WA
the Missions Banner, October 2024

My name is Mercy Montgomery, and I was part of the Team Timothy English Camp mission trip to Aldeia, Brazil, in July 2023, when I was 17. Six other mission team members and I traveled to Aldeia to help with the first Soli Deo Gloria English Camp, a five-day camp for teenagers interested in learning English and studying God’s word. This was the first out-of-country mission trip I’d participated in, and the experience was utterly life-changing for me. As an English speaker, my job was to interact with the kids in English through conversation, crafts, and games, but I found that the kids were so eager to learn that they frequently approached me between planned activities in the hope of practicing English. There were so many ways for me to serve, ranging from getting up early to cook pancakes, teaching kids bookbinding during workshop hours, and participating in landscaping projects on the property.

I found that the name of the project, Soli Deo Gloria, is truly a motto to the people who serve on the property, and during my time there I was influenced by strong Christians to live to put God’s glory ahead of all else. I was so inspired by the faith and friendliness of the Brazilians I met that not only did I return for the second English Camp in 2024, but I also decided to move to Brasilia, Brazil for the following six months to help a Brazilian family I met at English Camp with their classical Christian school. During my time in Brazil, I met some of my closest friends, and as I spend the three remaining months I have left in Brasilia, I am learning in ever-increasing ways how to glorify God in my actions, words, and thoughts.

The first Team Timothy mission trip I went on in 2023 was life-changing to me because it helped me realize the extraordinary reach of God’s Word and the joy of serving Him with so many other faithful and loving Christians, which has since caused me to seriously consider mission work as a career. I was motivated to come back to serve — not because I enjoyed the cultural experience, or was given the chance to travel to a foreign country, but because I discovered people thousands of miles from home who shared my faith, which strengthened my love for God and motivated me to spread His Word further. I am hoping to join the English Camp 2025 Team this coming summer, and want to encourage all who are considering this opportunity to join us for the fun times and service of others!

Join the English Camp Team June 23-July 7, 2025!  For more information go to https://pmumissions.org/partner/short-term-missions/

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