Dear Family and Friends
I have just returned from a week’s mission with our church plant in Utrecht, Netherlands. 12 of us from London, Oslo, Dublin and Belfast, joined some of our Utrecht team on the main university campus using 3 different evangelistic tools to see which worked best with engaging students. We approached students using The God Test, Jesus at the Door, and a Mental Health Survey. By the end of the week, we had engaged with 258 students and were able to have 164 conversations that resulted in 13 salvations!
Thank you so much for praying for us. The Utrecht team on the ground was so encouraged by us coming to serve and help them start reaching the university campus. We are praying that with the contacts that were made, they will be able to start a student ministry and reach more students. They’ve already told us that with follow-up, they have 4 students interested in doing the Alpha Course with them.
Here are a few pictures from the trip that include me engaging with a few students, a group picture of our team with the core team from Utrecht and me with some of our team members.
On 4 November I will be heading to Cyprus for 6 weeks to be the interim pastor for our church plant there. I would really appreciate your prayers for wisdom on how to lead this group of people. I am trusting and expectant for growth in all areas of the ministry. Please also continue to pray for my health during my time there.
You are amazing and such a blessing!! Thank you again for all that you do! You are reaching the nations with me!
Loads of Love
Traci
Dear Family and Friends
I made it through September! It’s been such a busy month. In July, the couple who were leading our Kids and Youth felt like God was calling them to move to another city in in England. The transition of them moving happened very quickly so over the last 2 months I have been working hard to make sure our Kids and Youth Teams have volunteer leaders who are trained and prepared to carry the load of each ministry. We have some amazing volunteers in our Slough congregation, and we are trusting that even though this transition has been fast, that this new season will produce growth in all areas of our Kids and Youth ministry.
I’ve also been working to get new Connect Group leaders trained and up and running in this new term. This past month has been especially busy because from mid-October I will only be working remotely for our Slough Congregation, so I have been trying to get things running smoothly before I leave.
A few months back, I mentioned in my newsletter that I have started working more and more with our Every Nation Churches in Europe. I have been doing this throughout my time here in the UK but this year, it has become a significant part of my role. I am working with our European Missions Team that will be organising different types of missions throughout the year. I will be helping to plan as well as attending some of these missions. I will also occasionally be travelling to some of our church plants to consult, mentor and encourage the team and church.
On 16 October, I will be flying to Utrecht, Netherlands for a weeklong mission with our church plant there, doing evangelism on the University campuses. Here is a picture of part of the team on a training call for the mission.
We have people joining from our EN churches in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and Norway for the mission.
I will have a short holiday when I return from Utrecht and then I will be going back to Cyprus on 4 November.
You will remember that in July I went to Cyprus to assess and support our church plant there. After much prayer with the pastors who planted the church three years ago, we determined that it was time for them to return to their home country and to fulfil their hearts desire to adopt a child. We have been helping them in this transition process and whilst we wait for new pastors to fill their position, I will be going to Cyprus to be the interim pastor over November and December. I have been mentoring different leaders there for a few years now and have met with their church online through the pandemic. This has given me a head start on building relationships with everyone but I would really appreciate your prayers as I step into this role. I have an excitement for what God is going to do during my time there!
Please also continue to pray with me for my health and financial support. God is faithful!
You are amazing and such a blessing!! Thank you again for all that you do! You are reaching the nations with me!
Loads of Love
Traci
Dear Family and Friends
I hope you have had a wonderful Summer, and that as we go into September, you are excited about what God has done in the first part of this year and you are expectant and excited about what He is going to do in this next season!
August means Youth Camps for us here at Every Nation. I love going to these camps because even though they are still here in the UK, they are still like going on a mission trip. We had 70 teens and 40 leaders across two camps. We have teens who come not only from our churches but from other organisations. Some of the teens are in the social care system and come from hectic environments and some have learning and behavioural difficulties. Every single teen who comes on camp has an opportunity to experience the unconditional love of God through others on our camp, to hear the Gospel and take one step closer into a relationship with God. This camp did not disappoint! I had one particular girl in my group who especially experienced God’s love not only through her teammates but also in our main sessions. I wish I could tell you details but unfortunately, I can’t – but just know that your prayers and support touched so many during this week!
Here's a picture of my girls and a highlight video of the week. Due to child protection for some of our teens we have blurred some of their faces.
Last month I had two special prayer requests for my health and for my support team.
I shared that I had recently started having asthma and had been put on 2 inhalers to try to control it as well as having chest x-rays to see if there was anything else going on. Thank you so much for your prayers! The x-rays showed nothing wrong, and I have been able to use both inhalers less. I am trusting that in the coming months I will be able to be inhaler free!
I am also so thankful that I have had a new monthly donation added to my support. Could I please ask you to continue to pray for more people to join our team? God is faithful and I am trusting for an increase to help with the rising cost of living.
Finally, the month of September has a lot coming up for me and I would appreciate your prayers.
- 10 September all day training for our Utrecht (Netherlands) mission in October
- 11 September I am preaching in Slough
- 18 September I am teaching Follow One in Slough
- 19 September I start 4 weeks of Engage training for Utrecht
- 24 September is our Discipleship Day in Slough that I am organising
All of this does not include the weekly discipleship meetings I have here in the UK and Europe as well as other Slough pastoral responsibilities.
You are amazing and such a blessing!! Thank you again for all that you do!
Loads of Love
Traci
