"I have been transformed more each day with the revelation of how deep, how high, how vast the Fathers love is for me. The arrows of His grace and mercy have shattered into the core of my heart. Now my heart is beating to the rhythm of the Lion of the tribe of Judah, and things will never be the same!"
This was my ending statement of what God has done in my life since I have come to the Pursuit DTS. It is so hard to believe that three months ha already gone by. It was flown past so quickly, but yet so much transformation has happened in my life. It is just a constant reminder to me that we are eternal beings, that this lifetime will pass away like a fleeting wind. That our memories are in the end meaningless, and nothing in this lifetime will carry over into the next. While this is a scary thought, it is also comforting to know that we were made for SO much more than this life. How awesome!
Well, today is Friday and we have 3 days until we leave for Manila. SO many emotions are going through my head right now, mostly of excitement and anticipation! All lecture business is coming to an end, and we are starting to meet as a team of 10 instead of 26. SO WEIRD! But awesome. I know God has chosen these specific people for His specific purpose these next two months! Bags are packed, spirits are stirred and hearts are broken for the Filipino people.
My heart on going on this outreach is just to continue living a "lifestyle of outreach" in my life. I have seen a lot of DTS teams come in and out from outreach with expectations that they are going to "fully live a life of testimony for outreach" or " To see people touched and healed with God's love while on outreach" but then don't continue to walk the walk or talk the talk even when they return. This reminds me of Paul when he writes a letter to the church of Philippia (ironically). He said is Philippians 1:15-18 " It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill. The latter do so in love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains. But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice." Now I'm not saying that other people's ambitions are wrong or falsely motivated. I just mean that I personally do not want to have any false motivation going on outreach, but instead I want to just continue what I've been living out here in Medicine Hat! There have been so many incredible testimonies of God's faithfulness these past three months. We have seen many healed and seen many miracles. There was horrible flooding here about two weeks ago, so bad that we couldn't meet in our normal building. We met that week at a local church, but prayed long and hard and declared that the rain would stop in Jesus' name and it did!! It was sunny and hot for 8 days straight after that. Also I have had $3,000 of donations anonymously for my school that payed for my whole plane ticket and the remainder of my lecture funds! So awesome. God is so faithful.
I am excited to be able to lead worship for my team during outreach. Our goal is to buy a guitar during the trip and leave it there at the end of outreach. We will have a lot of time to love on the people, to pray for the sick and watch them be healed, to preach about the love of Christ and to share testimonies. More to come on outreach when I get to Manila!
Please continue to pray for the unity of our team to stay strong!! I love you all and can't wait to share about what God is doing in Asia!
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