September

Well, it's not september anymore, it's actually October 3rd, a special day in Germany, today we celebrate "Reunification day" the day the Berlin wall came down. We are celebrating by taking a day off from school and we are enjoying it!

Prayer...
At the beginning of the month I read a book called "Fresh Wind Fresh Fire" God really spoke to my heart through this book and gave me a greater passion and desire for prayer. 2 Chronicles 7:14 says "if my people will humble themselves and pray I will forgive their sins and heal their land." I believe the Word of God and I want to see His power to heal and forgive, to restore man to Himself displayed in the lives of His people. Just as God had been burdening my heart for prayer, He began speaking the same message to others. I've been blessed by our student body, they are people of prayer and it is so evident! We have a daily prayer meeting at 6am and it's such a blessed time. We have regular prayer for our short and long-term outreaches and we believe that God is answering our prayers even now. It's been so amazing to watch Him answer over the last several weeks. Truly He hears us and He answers us.

We are preparing to leave for outreach week this weekend, I will be leading a team of 8 to Newcastle, England.
We are so excited and we have already been really blessed in our times of prayer and fellowship as a team. We even had a bake sale to raise funds! I can't wait to update you after we get back.

Two days after we return from Newcastle the University begins and we plan on being there! The Lord has opened the doors for us to do a short-term English class here at the Bible College which we will be inviting students to as we meet them. Please pray for us! Pray for faithful laborers to be raised up, pray for the students and staff at the University that their hearts will be soft and open to the gospel, pray that we will be led by the Holy Spirit and that we will not take one step without Him but that we will be faithful to follow as He leads us. Acts 20:24

I've been teaching Women's Discipleship and the Lord has been changing hearts! Last week I taught about purity and I was so blessed! The women really responded to the Word and even those who didn't agree with me wanted to hear more, just in case their hearts might change! Please pray for these women as they seek to love and serve Jesus, that they will respond to His quickenings and obey His Word in all areas of their lives. Pray for me, that I will be filled with the Holy Spirit and sensitive to His leading. Pray that I will be diligent in my study of the Word and in my own personal time and relationship with Jesus.

God has really been showing me so much, especially sin that He wants to cut out and replace with His garments of grace. Though it is painful to see my sin and even sometimes to put it off, I am so thankful for the Lord's faithfulness to always pursue us and to always change and grow us into His likeness. I am thankful that we are seen as righteous through faith in Christ, what an amazing truth! Hebrews 10:14

Thanks for reading this and remember Jesus loves you!

"I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. I am the Lord that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. Behold the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth." Isaiah 42:6-10