Highlights

Once again, I apologize for not reporting all that HE has been doing and teaching me this past month. I have just been so consumed watching and learning from HIM that I had forgotten to take the time to tell you about so that you could rejoice and praise HIM with me!

So the majority of the month, I spent with the youth leaders...discipleing them, teaching them, loving on them, and just fellowshiping with them. It was a great time and HE showed HIMSELF faithful through every aspect of our time together. HE ordained every meeting, every lunch, every study, and every time we were serving together! Thank you for pryng for them specifically and as a group. HE is answering your pryrs. I can report that on Monday, May 9th they had their first meeting without me and all of them showed up. They discussed and planned for ways to receive funds from the local clubs to pay help them with their transportation to and from each ministry site. They also planned for different meetings with different pastors to help encourage each club to support the work through pryr, people, or money. Please continue to lift up these youth!

The women's study that R and I are doing is going amazing! HE is really speaking to them specifically about Truths that are difficult for them to understand because they are so foreign to their culture. R and I are not offering our ideas and thoughts, we are just pointing them to more and more of HIS Words and allowing the HS to reveal everything to them. Unfortunately, some of these Truths have been difficult and hit the nerves of some of our team members. The devil is definitely using this to cause a tension in our team. There are so many Truths that have not been addressed nor talked about because of culture or what-not but as these women read His Words they are being confronted with these Truths. Please continue to lift each one of these ladies up as they accept Truth and rid their lives of evil...no matter what the cost!

We had a volunteer team come in from Slidell. There were 5 of them and they were such a blessing! They taught our leaders and people on doctrinal issues, which was exactly what they needed. It was neat to see this team work together like the body of Chrst. There were youth and adults who each took turns teaching on these doctrinal Truths. It was a great time of fellowship for our nationals and these volunteers. 

And now I am home. Excited about what HE has planned for my time here. I have had a great time so far just being with my family and friends and enjoying HIS creation. Since being here, I celebrated my mom's birthday with her. We had a wonderful time loving on some women during a women's brunch at my home club. HE opened up doors for each of us to listen, pry with, and encourage different women who needed to feel HIS love. That afternoon, we went to look at wedding dresses for my little sister and she bought one. It is absolutely perfect and she is gorgeous in this dress! And we just spent the day just being family and loving on each other!  Since then, I have had several opportunities to love and share what HE has been doing with different people. I have had the opportunity to witness in ways I had never imagined and love on people. HE is providing for me, every step of the way. I am excited to see what HE does during this time in the states.

I promise to keep you posted. Thanks for reading and pryng! You have no idea how much it means to me that you want to be a part of this journey! Through your pryrs, HE is strengthening me! Thank you!