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Hey everyone!
Well we are on our way back to Oaxaca after our staff retreat in Houston Texas. It was a blessed time of rest and reflection, and just been enjoying the freedom we have in Christ Jesus. Most of all, it was a time of celebration as my 6 months of intense "Spiritual" training is over. A while back I know in my heart that God was telling me ahead of time that I was going to go through the most intense 6 months of my entire life. I look back and I have to smile. Indeed it WAS. it wasn't anything drastic on the outside, but mostly inside. God brought me through a time of testing and molding and shaping. Bringing me to a call to a live a higher standard of purity, as well as a learning what it means to pray and truly speak to someone about the love of Christ. It was a time of alot of daily Spiritual attack, and learning it is only through Worship, Fellowship and the power of prayer that we win though the victory is all ready ours. it was an adventure like none other. I learned a bit more about leadership playing a role with the missionary training students.... it all has to be based on a Love farther than what we can muster on our own, but a Love that only Christ can give. But this week I was almost brought to tears of joy as God was revealing to me that it is "finished", it was a great fight ( I like to look at it as if it was a boxing ring) . There were times that I felt like I had a thorn in the flesh, times I wasn't sure how much farther God could take me, times I had to learn to depend on your encouragement, the blessings of fellowship of those at the base, and taking God's word to a reality as He says: 2 Tim 1:7
7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
and then break through with prayer. Prayer took on a whole new exciting meaning for me as God was teaching me how far prayer goes, and how it is our most valued weapon. I dont know if I have ever been so busy as well. But now it is as if God is saying "you can relax now, your pruning is done, your training is done, now it is time to relax and live out what I taught you" I look back, and... well.... it was alot of fun actually. It's like a boxing match, some rounds you win, some you fall but you all ready know from the beginning that you win the fight: ph 1:6
If I had to go through it again I think I would, and no doubt there will be other times that God will test me with the fiery test.
I hope this e-mail is encouraging, and does not sound too much like "I" and "me, me, me"... because I only want to express what God has been doing in my life through your prayers, support and encouragement. as well as I mention this as a praise because I rejoice in: James 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
I like to think that one's faith is never truly brought to joy unless it is tested and tried. and so I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for joining with me through these months of excitement and seeing and hearing what God has been doing through the the lives of the students as well as through the villages. The healings, the baptisms, the bible studies. Thank God!
a praise also would be... FINALLY ...after months, I finally have the hearing aid for the man in Yucunama. I can't wait to hand it to him, and then speak with him and get to know him better... and more importantly introduce him the the Man that made it possible, the one who loves him most, Jesus Christ.
What is next?
Now many of the students have left to do other things as I have mentioned. Some have stayed to do language learning. The next 2 months for me will be focused on the those in Yucunama; to strive to allow God to use me and anyone else with me to give them a stronger foundation as next term we will not be in Yucunama as much as we will be focusing in the market town more. Summer I will be helping out with our Summer interns that will come join us for a 2 month missions trip in helping us do church planting.
I think I am going to also going to take up writing again, perhaps write a gospel tract or small booklet on God's grace.I will need prayer for God's leading and for time to even do such a task.
All in all... thank you all! God bless!
www.1cor12-25.com
Hey everyone! Well we are on our way back to Oaxaca after our staff retreat in Houston Texas. It was a blessed time of rest and r…
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Well we are on our way back to Oaxaca after our staff retreat in Houston Texas. It was a blessed time of rest and reflection, and just been enjoying the freedom we have in Christ Jesus. Most of all, it was a time of celebration as my 6 months of intense "Spiritual" training is over. A while back I know in my heart that God was telling me ahead of time that I was going to go through the most intense 6 months of my entire life. I look back and I have to smile. Indeed it WAS. it wasn't anything drastic on the outside, but mostly inside. God brought me through a time of testing and molding and shaping. Bringing me to a call to a live a higher standard of purity, as well as a learning what it means to pray and truly speak to someone about the love of Christ. It was a time of alot of daily Spiritual attack, and learning it is only through Worship, Fellowship and the power of prayer that we win though the victory is all ready ours. it was an adventure like none other. I learned a bit more about leadership playing a role with the missionary training students.... it all has to be based on a Love farther than what we can muster on our own, but a Love that only Christ can give. But this week I was almost brought to tears of joy as God was revealing to me that it is "finished", it was a great fight ( I like to look at it as if it was a boxing ring) . There were times that I felt like I had a thorn in the flesh, times I wasn't sure how much farther God could take me, times I had to learn to depend on your encouragement, the blessings of fellowship of those at the base, and taking God's word to a reality as He says: 2 Tim 1:7
7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
and then break through with prayer. Prayer took on a whole new exciting meaning for me as God was teaching me how far prayer goes, and how it is our most valued weapon. I dont know if I have ever been so busy as well. But now it is as if God is saying "you can relax now, your pruning is done, your training is done, now it is time to relax and live out what I taught you" I look back, and... well.... it was alot of fun actually. It's like a boxing match, some rounds you win, some you fall but you all ready know from the beginning that you win the fight: ph 1:6
If I had to go through it again I think I would, and no doubt there will be other times that God will test me with the fiery test.
I hope this e-mail is encouraging, and does not sound too much like "I" and "me, me, me"... because I only want to express what God has been doing in my life through your prayers, support and encouragement. as well as I mention this as a praise because I rejoice in: James 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
I like to think that one's faith is never truly brought to joy unless it is tested and tried. and so I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for joining with me through these months of excitement and seeing and hearing what God has been doing through the the lives of the students as well as through the villages. The healings, the baptisms, the bible studies. Thank God!
a praise also would be... FINALLY ...after months, I finally have the hearing aid for the man in Yucunama. I can't wait to hand it to him, and then speak with him and get to know him better... and more importantly introduce him the the Man that made it possible, the one who loves him most, Jesus Christ.
What is next?
Now many of the students have left to do other things as I have mentioned. Some have stayed to do language learning. The next 2 months for me will be focused on the those in Yucunama; to strive to allow God to use me and anyone else with me to give them a stronger foundation as next term we will not be in Yucunama as much as we will be focusing in the market town more. Summer I will be helping out with our Summer interns that will come join us for a 2 month missions trip in helping us do church planting.
I think I am going to also going to take up writing again, perhaps write a gospel tract or small booklet on God's grace.I will need prayer for God's leading and for time to even do such a task.
All in all... thank you all! God bless!
www.1cor12-25.com
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