So as you have noticed for the last month or so I have been off the radar. Please accept my apology. When it comes to blogging, I have trouble coming up with words sometimes.
Ministry Update
This month Team Shekinah has been just outside of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania working with Pastor Chiddale and Christian Life Fellowship church. The first week we did a day or so of construction and then we did three days of traveling to an island church (which we found out later wasn’t an island, either way we got to take a ferry) where we got to preach, share testimonies, sing songs, and pray for the church congregation. Our brothers and sisters at this church in Kigomboni were awesome they radiated the joy of Jesus! it was sweet. The Last couple of weeks have been a mixture of mostly leading prayer and worship services. We also had the opportunity to visit and all girls high school. I got the chance to tell 300 young women how in Love Jesus was with them. It was sweet!!!!!!!
Thanksgiving
Before I left for the race, one of the things that I thought I would miss the most was the holiday season, and especially Thanksgiving. But man did the Lord bless me this year! I got to enjoy this great holiday in another country. Not only are the women on Team Shekinah ridiculously awesome people, they are ridiculously awesome cooks!!! We ended up doing our Thanksgiving meal a day early and the girls spent most all day in the kitchen preparing. It was pretty phenomenal to say the least. We had chicken (that was both baked and fried), stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, fresh fruit, green bean cassarole, biscuits, carrots cucumber and ranch dressing, fried okra, fried zuccini. And if that wasn’t enough we had banana and zuccini bread, 3 different kinds of cookies, and fruit pizza! I haven’t been that full since before I left in June. It was delicious! We even invited our contacts family and a few others over to enjoy and American meal and American holiday. It was really funny to hear him tell everybody “Happy Thanksgiving.” Man, I have a lot a to be thankful for these days, way more than just good food!
Update on Me
So over the last month or so there has been this growing longing in my soul for more of the Lord, but I have recognized that I haven’t exactly been all out or abandoned of my pursuit in Him either. The Lord reminded me of when I was a senior in college. I remember praying in my room, and telling the Lord I wanted everything that he had for me. I didn’t want to miss out on anything. He responded in a tender but firm way, “Than give me all you have!” So in this season I am asking that the All-Consuming Fire, would come and consume every part of me!!! I want my heart to burn with His love and passion. Please pray this for me! I am also asking the Lord that as I am consumed, that the supernatural would break out in my life, more specifically on the last 5 and 1/2 months on the race!
We are leaving Dar Es Salaam, in the morning and we are headed to Nairobi, where we will spend 4 or 5 days as a squad for debrief. Then on Dec. 3rd we will head to Thailand!!! We have heard that our teams are going to change again at debrief. Also, in Thailand we are going to get to have “manistry”, where all the men spend the month together, I am sooooooooooo pumped!!! Please pray for both of these things. As of now we are about half way through the race, and officially the oldest squad on the field, its kind of weird.
Brothers and Sisters nothing can satisfy your soul except Jesus, you were made for Him. Pursue Him with all you have, He’s worth it!!!
Thanks for all your love and prayers, they are greatly appreciated!!
If there is anything you want to know specifically about what’s going on in ministry or in my life, please ask I would love to answer you!!!
Love you all!!!!
Tyler
