First, I want to apologize for it being so long since we have written. I believe Satan has tried to get in the way of us writing because of the testimony of the Lord’s faithfulness in what He has been doing lately. It truly has been an incredible several months. The last I wrote was in Uganda (January), which was an incredibly fruitful month. Last month we were in Naroosura, Kenya, which was pretty much a safari ride into the middle of nowhere. In Kenya we averaged 8 sermons a week, followed by door to door ministry and bible studies with the congregation. A theme throughout the race has been the idea of Anguish. A message that I would listen to everyday for several months straight was a message on Anguish. In this message David Wilkerson defines aguish as extreme pain and distress. An emotion so stirred that it becomes painful, acute inner pain because of conditions about you, in you, or around you of God’s heart. The last couple months God has shown me His heart for the lost and even for believers who are far from Him, and it has brought me to a place of anguish at times. Through this it has been incredible to go out evangelism, because it has allowed me to see these people through the eyes of Christ. Looking intently in the eyes of men and women who don’t know the truth becomes a joy. Being able to look into the eyes of “dry bones” and being able to speak the truth that has set so many people free in the past couple months. I pray and ask God for more of an anguish for the lost and the far off, but when we see the way He sees everything becomes different. Another area that He is transforming me is my preaching and teaching. I’m finally beginning to believe that God has given me these gifts. One morning while spending time with the Lord, our team leader gave me a note and told me to study 1 Sam 3, which is the story of Samuel and Eli. I studied it and asked God what He had for me in the passage and I couldn’t get much out of it. I then asked Becky, our team leader if she had received revelation to why she gave me this verse. She then took a couple days to pray about it. She then told me that verse 19 was what the Lord had for me, which says “And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground” This has been something that has changed my perspective on a lot in my walk with the Lord and my ministry. He is not going to let my words fall to the ground! When I proclaim His truth. Scripture says how that God’s Word goes out and doesn’t return void, so it is with my words!!! My words when I speak into the lives of students, when I speak into the lives of men (which He is calling me to), the words that God gives me to speak are going to penetrate hearts. He has given me a gift that I will not take lightly. Tears swell into my eyes as I think of it because I remember where I once was and where He has brought me today.
Please continue to pray for the ministry God has us doing for the Kingdom. We only have 2 1/2 more months and we are getting tired, but we know that we must persevere to the end of this race that He has called us to.
Love you all!
