October

Dear Friends and Family, November 2005
“Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for Him!” Isaiah 30:18

The Lord has ministered this verse to my heart in so many ways over the last month.
Truly He is looking to and fro the earth for a heart that's for Him, that He might show Himself strong on their behalf (2 Chron. 16:9). God does not look for a strong heart but only a heart that seeks Him, that He might be strong for us! As we seek Him, as we wait for Him, we are richly blessed by His grace and compassion.

Newcastle: Thank you for your prayers, God protected and provided above and beyond! We had a sweet time of fellowship with the believers there. We did lots of practical work for Pastor Drew and his family including: gardening, babysitting and creating a room for Tammy to homeschool her children Caleb and Joy. We also had a youth night in the church's coffee bar “the Upper Room” where we ate dinner, played games and performed a drama with a personal testimony and gospel message. We had a blessed time!

University: Two days after we returned from our various outreaches (other teams went to Paris, Sweden, Kosovo, Heidelberg, and Austria) we set out to Siegen University. We began by getting to know the campus and praying over it. We have made several friends as we've spent time getting to know the students. We've begun to invite the students to our upcoming conversational English classes here at the Bible College. After 2 years of praying for this ministry, it brings my heart great joy to be on the campus and loving the students. He has given us many divine appointments, please pray specifically for: Sebastian and Hasmond who we've been able to share the Word with and for Stephan who knows the Lord but is no longer walking with him. Pray for myself and the team of students going out with me for God's love for the people to fill our hearts and for a boldness to speak his word. This is the appointed time! Habakkuk 2:3

Heidelberg Children's ministry: Myself, Anja (another staff member) and two students Tom and Mike had the privilege of leading the children's ministry at a church conference this month. God was faithful as none of the kids spoke English and together the 4 of us made about 1 ½ German speakers (Anja is the only German!). I was blessed with a class of 2 and 3 three year-olds, I think I actually knew more German than they did! It was a blessed time! Our memory verse for the weekend was very fitting... “be strong in the Lord and in His might power.” Ephesians 6:10

Please continue to pray for the Women's Discipleship class and the Coffee Bar ministry, that God will be glorified in all that things and I will be led by the Holy Spirit.

Please also pray for my health... but first PRAISE God... I have had only 1 migraine in the last 3 months!!!! This is a miracle and I'm so thankful! God has blessed me with a few staff members who have given me just the right TLC to alleviate those migraines. Pray for me because I have had a head cold and cough for about 2 months... just can't seem to shake it.

Thank you for all of your prayers and support!
I would love to hear from you anytime! My email is jefferssb@aol.com