Each day has been following a pretty predictable schedule. We wake and have about a half hour of quiet time to read from God's Word privately. Following this, we have breakfast, then a short team worship time, where we'll sing a psalm and the team leader, Stephen, is guiding a discussion through Ephesians. It's been very exciting to hear of the spiritual blessing we have received through Christ, the adoption as sons we have, and the eternal love of God which causes it all. After this, we've had time to practice the skit we'll be putting on at some of the primary schools. It's a short display of the Exodus of Israel. Pastor Quigley has been giving constructive criticism and it's really helped to make the message clear throughout. Please pray that the children (ages 5-13) who watch it Friday will see their need to believe, trust, and repent in Jesus. We then have lunch. Afterward, we've been reading and discussing a book called "Spiritual Disciplines" which thus far has instructed us in the importance of reading, studying, and applying God's Word continually and consistently. The rest of the afternoon we've been spending preparing our personal testimonies (our story of how God worked in each of our lives personally), which we'll be sharing in a few weeks with students from the secondary schools (ages 14-18?). Today we shared our testimonies with one another. I think it's really challenged me to trust this team as I've shared with them some details which are very personal. I think everyone has shared in this, and we've grown closer together for it. I'm awed at how powerful God is and how He's worked in other's lives. Praise God. Please pray that the hearers of these testimonies would be challenged to think for their own lives, how God is working in them and to consider if He is calling them to put their trust in Him. We then have dinner. One of the last things we do each evening is another time of worship, where we sing from a psalm, read it, and someone will bring out what it means to them. Tonight I'm leading this and we'll read and sing Psalm 32.
http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/search/?q=ps+32&page=
I feel blessed to be spending so much time which is focused on God.
~Joe
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Dear Ones,
ReplyDeleteIt is so good to know that you are having such a good time in the Lord while you are in Scotland. I will be praying for your end of the week presentations. My friend Julie Pizzitola from Christian Women's Club is now a widow. Her husband, Stephen, was killed in a farming accident last Monday night. She has three sons who now face Father's Day without their Dad. I know that you understand the pain they are feeling--please pray for John, Adam and Jake.
Love in the Lord,
Mom