Dear Family and Friends
I wanted to send you a quick update since it is already almost mid-August. I got back from our Youth Camps on Sunday afternoon and I am still recovering physically and from lack of sleep ha ha. I’m not going to say too much about camp right now because I want to wait until I have photos and a recap video to share with you which will be ready soon. We had an amazing time!
Earlier in July I had the privilege of preaching in our Slough congregation for our series on Worship. If you would like to listen to the message you can watch it HERE.
At the beginning of the message, you will hear an exciting announcement that I would like to share with you. About 5 years ago I was feeling like God was moving me into Europe. I wasn’t sure what that looked like and wasn’t sure if it meant that I would leave London and join a church plant somewhere. I kept waiting and praying all the time sensing change. As many of you have noticed, I have been working with leaders more and more throughout Europe, doing more missions and travelling to help our church plants.
2 ½ years ago God spoke to me to move to Slough to help our church here. This was a bit of a shock for me because it was the furthest thing from my mind. About 2 months into that move the Slough Congregation leaders felt called to plant a church in Cardiff, Wales. Looking back now, I can see that this was a “such a time as this” moment. Me being in Slough has helped to support the transition to new leadership and it has allowed me to step into more work in Europe.
The new leaders in Slough are an amazing couple called Jonathan and Sam and they are doing a wonderful job leading Every Nation Slough into a new season. Now that this transition is complete I have felt the release to step into ministry full time for Every Nation Europe.
You might ask what does this mean and what will this look like? First of all, this is a MASSIVE step of faith for me because I will no longer be serving a local church as a “staff member” which means that I lose the financial monthly partnership of the church. Slough has been giving me a monthly donation like you do when you partner with me financially. In October I will start attending the West Kensington congregation again as I did the first 17 years I was here but only as a church member and not a staff member.
I will now be serving Every Nation Europe as a “staff member” but that is by being fully supported by individual partners in the UK, America and other parts of the world. My goal has been to raise another $600/£470 a month before the end of this year. God has been doing amazing things over the last few months in touching peoples hearts to join my team but I am still trusting for more partners.
My new job role will include working with our European Missions Team, helping with any pastoral or discipleship needs across Europe specifically with leaders. Also, one very exciting thing for me is that I will be working with Aoife who I recently shared about a few months ago. Aoife is our European Campus Director and oversees our university campus ministries across Europe. I will be working with her to disciple our campus missionaries in our European churches as well as still being involved in our European Campus events and conferences.
I know this has been a long letter but I wanted to keep you in the loop on what is happening with me because you have a part in everything that I do! You are reaching the nations!
Please continue to pray for me to hit my financial goal by the end of the year and for my health. My breathing has been so much better! I haven’t used an inhaler in months praise God!
Sending you loads of love!
Traci
Dear Family and Friends
Hello from Marseille, France! I can’t believe that I returned from America less than a month ago. Thank you again to everyone who blessed me so much on my trip. I loved meeting up with old and new friends and sharing what God has been doing here in Europe.
Upon my return, I hit the ground running. I arrived on a Saturday and was serving on our Youth Team the next morning in Slough. I oversee this team but occasionally fill in if we need a volunteer. Please pray for our Slough Youth. 80% of our teens have experienced the loss of a mother over the last 3 years and others have also faced difficulties in their families or at school.
I then spent the next few weeks catching up on admin, training for our Youth Camp, preparing for the mission I am leading to Romania later this year and preparing for our Student Leaders Camp here in Marseille.
Our Student Leaders Camp is a week where our Campus Missionaries and student leaders from across Europe come together for a week of input, ministry and fun! This camp took place last week. This year we had nations representing England, Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Spain, France, Poland, Portugal, Belgium, Germany and Iceland. I did two sessions - Developing Strong Emotional Wellbeing and Tips on One 2 One Mentorship. Here is a video and a few pictures of highlights throughout the week.
I head back to London on Friday so I can participate in our all-day training for Youth Camp. I will not only be a group leader but also the healthcare leader for camp as well as speaking on the final night.
Please continue to pray for my support to increase as I take steps to do more ministry in Europe in this next season. I am trusting for more partners here in the UK and in America. Thank you to everyone who has joined my team so far in praying and supporting me financially!
Also please pray for my schedule in the coming months:
8 July – All Day Youth Camp Training
16 July – Preaching in Slough
31 July – 6 August – Youth Camp
3-7 October – Every Nation World Conference in South Africa
28 October – 4 November – Bucharest, Romania Mission
Sending you loads of love!
Traci
Dear Family and Friends
Hello from America! The last 2 weeks have been a whirlwind meeting up with people for breakfasts, lunches, dinners and coffees. This is my time of the year to catch up with family and friends and to also thank people who have been praying and supporting me financially. It’s also an opportunity to meet new friends and share what God has been doing in and through me as I minister in Europe.
I’ve had a new financial goal and challenge of raising $600 more per month this year and I’ve been so blessed by people’s generosity so far. Thank you so much to all of you who have continued to support me and for those of you who have given to me on this trip. Please continue to pray with me for more monthly partners to reach this goal.
At the moment, I am now in Georgia visiting my parents for the next week and also connecting with more friends and family who have been praying and supporting me financially over the years.
I think all of us face moments of doubt or discouragement in our walk with God right?! I KNOW He is FAITHFUL – He always has been. BUT doubt always finds it’s way in somehow. I’ve even had those little moments on this trip, and I have loved my Father God’s reminders of His faithfulness even over the last 2 weeks. I just want to share 2 little stories to encourage you that He is faithful for you too.
My goal as I said above, is $600 more a month, and a beautiful friend who I haven’t seen or heard from in years heard about it and said she wanted to give the first months’ worth and sent me $600! I can’t tell you what an encouragement this was not only in knowing God will meet my needs but also a confirmation for me in this new season God is taking me into.
The second story is God reminding me that I am called to do what I am doing in Europe and it’s generational. This is good for you to know as well because you have a part in everything that I do, and you need to know that YOU are making a difference all over Europe through your prayers and financial support. You aren’t just helping me – you are touching lives all over Europe.
In 2014 I had a young Irish girl named Aoife (pronounced EE-FA) come to serve as an intern to work with University Students. This was how I introduced her to you in a newsletter back then:
Now, here it is 2023 and I can like a very proud mum say that 9 years later, Aoife has not only continued to minister to University Students and become a pastor on staff at her church in Dublin, she is now our European Campus Director for all of Europe for our Every Nation Churches! When you see me ministering at University events in Europe, it is Aoife who is leading these events.
You have a part in this! I have loved walking with Aoife all these years and get so exciting hearing what God is doing in and through her. Even this week she shared a story with me how a student she mentored in Dublin graduated recently. The student sent a picture of the scriptures Aoife had given her years ago to pray when she was doing her exams. These are the same exam scriptures I gave Aoife as an intern to give to the students she was mentoring back in 2014! God is so good.
Thank you so much for believing in God’s calling on my life. All of you (in America, the UK and other parts of the World), make what I do possible. The Gospel is impacting lives all over Europe because of you.
Sending you loads of love!
Traci