Dear Family and Friends,

    I have been having a blast in Belgium! Justine(my ministry colleague) and I  were invited to a local Belgians house that we met at the teachers college. We were so blessed to be able to eat with them and get to see how some of the locals live. They were very sweet and hospitable. They played guitar and sang some French and English songs to us. After, I played guitar and we sang two American Christian Contemporary songs.

    We have met many Belgians this week and have found much favor. I also had a very interesting discussion with a very opinionated atheist this week. We were able to talk logically about Creationism verses Evolution. I was so thankful for the apologetic classes my parents took me to when I was younger. We went to some Christian World View classes. I could tell that he was very interested in my views because it seems as if Europeans assume that if we believe in God we are either weak people or just ignorant. 

   We were also able to attend a Catholic Mass this week, which was very educational. There was almost no one there only a few elderly people. No one under the age of 60 was there. The young people aren’t interested in Catholicism at all.

  

Justine and I

Finally, please pray as we begin our different ministries. We are going to be starting an English club, a sports ministry,  live music and setting up our store front to sell Christian books. Please pray for me as I am learning French and French Sign Language. The Sign Language is Belgium is different from Mali, Africa and America and I am unable to completely communicate yet. A hard of hearing, French Sign Language teacher, who teaches free classes, thinks I will pick up on it pretty quickly. Please pray that we continue to meet more Belgian friends to tell about Jesus. I feel truly blessed to be a part of this church plant and I am so thankful for your prayers and support.

 

Much Love and Many Blessings,

 

Cami Lynn

 

 

 

Dear Family and Friends,

        I am about to leave tomorrow on a new adventure in a new land. It will be worth the sacrifice of my time, money, attention, and youth if someone hears the gospel and accepts Jesus. It is a privilege to tell others about Jesus. I wouldn't be going unless I felt like God was telling me to. I feel truly blessed that God would allow me to go.

This will be a big change for me and my family because William and Benjamin are so young and we are all really close. They won't see me for almost a year. I thank God for a supportive and loving family. My parents, sister, and brothers are all being troopers in this. It is hard for them to see me going out of country. I am so thankful for my family. :)

I was very blessed so far to go on seven different missions trips since I was fifteen. This one will be my eighth. I have never been to Europe so there are feeling of anticipation and fear. I know that God has only good things for me in Belgium because he has called me there for a season. However, at the same time I will be leaving my family again for a season and I have NEVER been to Europe, it is both frightening and exciting. But when I think of everything that the disciples went through in the Bible I feel like my own insecurities are pretty minuscule.

I know that God is going to do great things in Belgium and that many will be saved. My leaders in Belgium, Kirby and Sheila Rials, have had many divine appointments with people so far. Please continue to pray that God adds more people to group as we plant the church in Bastogne. Please pray that God sends local Christians to help us. Finally, please pray that Justine and I adjust well in Belgium and find an apartment in our price range once we arrive.

Much Love and Many Blessings,

Cami Lynn Woodruff