Dear Family and Friends,

   I feel very blessed in Bastogne to say the least. We have been doing great and growing as we have created hours for the ministry center. Our English Club has taken off we have about seven Belgian people per class time which is great and some of them we are meeting personally and developing friendships with.

  This last week we had an awesome concert. After the concert we have what we call “round table discussion,” where we ask a question and then we all take turns going around the table answering it. Well, since there are multiple tables and the Christians are evenly disbursed it is a great time open discussions with both people who are searching and also atheists. No one from the concert who doesn’t want to stay has to. We had everyone from the concert stay. The question was… who do you think Jesus is? It was a great time of talking. As a group we have been training on relational evangelism most of the people at the concert we already knew and created friendships with. It was great to be able to share our faith in a warm open setting. No, answer was made fun of and from there I was able to talk to my table about the four spiritual laws and how we all have to make a decision about Jesus. There is no in between either we accept him or reject him. I could tell that my friend who I meet with once a week seems to becoming more interested in my beliefs over time. Please pray that God moves on her heart and that she accepts Jesus as her Savoir.

   My French is coming along. My comprehension is pretty good but my phrasing is still horrible. Please pray that God gives supernatural wisdom as I am studying the language. I wish that I had more time with it my schedule has been very busy.

   My friendships in the Sign Language Class are increasing. My quirky Americaness is growing on them. Please pray as I meet with these women that we get more opportunities than we have had to talk about God. The women are precious and our general interest in Sign Language seems to help, but I desire to be able to share with them more so about who Jesus is. Especially, my deaf French sign language teacher who I don’t think has ever truly heard the gospel.

  Our sports outreach is growing. This last Saturday we had four Bastogne guys show up for soccer and we had a Christian couple ( A local Belgian and American)  from the area also come out. It was an awesome game because we ended with four on four including Justine and I. As our group is growing we are also trying to talk with these guys and see what is happening in their lives. The two Bible studies we have going once a week are doing great. This week I will be leading one of the groups and we are doing to be talking about faith. Please pray that God gives me wisdom on what I should do with it.

   My guitar skills are improving as I play in concert with Justine and Kerby. It is taking time but I feel so thankful to my parents for always encouraging me in that area. Justine and Esther(another friend and ministry partner) are also helping me with vocal training because we do music at the center at least three times a week. I am learning to harmonize which is a lot of fun, but it is not that natural for me. We get so many people coming in for the concert that we take time several days a week to prepare because we don’t want to play badly. We want people to come back and we want to have a good reputation with music.

   We also went to Brussels this last Wednesday for a prayer meeting with other missionaries in the area for wisdom concerning ministry and to pray for each other’s ministries. God really moved and we were truly blessed. Before the prayer meeting we were able to do a little bit of site seeing in Brussels. It was pretty cool! We were able to visit the Grand Plaza, the boy peeing statue, a museum, and of course eat an authentic Belgian waffle.

Prayer needs:

1.)We desire more salvations.

2.) Wisdom on how to disciple the new converts we have.

3.) My French, guitar, and French Sign Language skills improve more.

4.) How to manage time more effectively(prioritize there is so much that can be done here).

Thank you all for your prayers and support. I am fully supported now and I feel so privileged to be here. God is always faithful, thank you for your financial sacrifice and prayers. Without your support none of this could be possible. You are investing in the kingdom of God. May God bless you abundantly for your obedience to Him.

 

Much Love and Many Blessings,

 

Cami Lynn Woodruff

Dear Family and Friends,

     Everything is fine here in Bastogne! We have finally gotten our apartment and have officially moved into it. Additionally, I have been able to rent a bike for a year from a friend for really cheap. Since we don’t have a car it is great for transportation for places that would take us fifteen minutes or more to walk. But ministry here is going great! We had our first salvation of Kerby and Sheila’s neighbor upstairs in February. Praise God!!

We finished painting the ministry center and it looks great! We hung pictures and got some really cool small tables for it. We had Jesus Revolution come for street evangelism. Within the three days of Jesus Revolution being here we have had five salvations because of street evangelism and services. We had ten people that came out to minister and three Belgian Christian friends come out as interpreters. With more people to help minister we were able to reach more people. I have also acquired some more atheist and agnostic friends over those three days. We also have started up English club in the ministry center/coffee shop. J

    We had a concert while the team was here.  Justine, Kerby, David, and I played a rotation of music together. Justine and I are also starting a second Bible study. It is on basic foundational Christian beliefs and apologetics. Basically, why are we Christians and why we believe there is a God? We will be discussing it Biblically and scientifically. We are hoping to get several non-Christians to attend the study.

 I just feel so blessed and privileged to share the gospel here. It is very ironic that I am here to begin with.  I always have had a soft spot for Africa and I really loved my work there.  However, I knew that I heard God about coming here. Although the Belgians aren’t as friendly as the Africans, I feel like I have had more of a sphere of influence over people here than I did in Africa. I also really love talking to atheists about God. I have never felt as purposed as I have here.

   Sometimes salvations can come quickly. But to those who are spiritually dead and have never been alive it is hard to wake them up. If they aren’t searching or really care it feels sometimes impossible. But with God all things are possible.

   Please pray that God opens hearts and doors for more salvations and discipleship to happen here in Bastogne. Please pray that God gives us more influence over people here. In addition, that we have the time needed to accomplish everything He wants Justine and me to do. Please pray for our language learning also, that we learn quickly so that we can minister more. Thank you again for all your prayers and support. I apologize for not writing something sooner but we moved and haven’t really had internet and we had been prepping for the Norwegian team. Keep us in prayer.

Much Love and Many Blessings,

 

Cami Lynn