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,
Hey girl! I miss you! Praise God for all the salvations and contacts you've had over the past few weeks...so awesome! Sounds like things are going great for you there :) Love you!
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