Hello!
This past month has been full of seeing people from many different nations! As I mentioned in my last newsletter, we had our Build conference here in London. This was our biggest Every Nation European conference yet with upwards of 500 people registered (and that's not including those who have registered for the Build conference in Lviv, Ukraine in June!).
These conferences always feel like a huge family reunion as we get to spend time with friends from all across Europe (and beyond!) and make new friends too. It's about much more than friendship though, as we are united by our desire to see lives transformed by the only thing that creates genuine, lasting transformation: the Gospel of Jesus Christ. There are many great social programmes that do amazing work in improving people's lives and solving problems, but only the Gospel can deal effectively with the ultimate problem- the sin in our own hearts. Thank God for paying the high price of sending His Son Jesus to take the punishment we deserve so that we can be forgiven! This is good news indeed! There were many incredible moments during the conference but one that stood out to me was a quote from Steve Murrell's message: "When you figure out what God called you to do, and you do what God called you to do, and you keep on doing what God called you to do... one day you'll look back and go 'Wow! Look what God did!'" Here is a short RECAP VIDEO of the Conference.
Then on May 2nd we started our 5 day New Decisions Course. This course if for people who find themselves stuck in negative or even destructive habit patterns causing frustration, pain, disappointment or even relational breakdown.
The content is based on Romans 12: 2: “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind," and focuses on renewing the mind and applying other principles on how we can identify AND change negative thought patterns in our subconscious and replace them with the truth. We’ve seen over a hundred people in London over the past few years (including myself) attend the course and they have experienced freedom, truth, healing and peace to their lives! This past weekend we had people from Spain, Ireland, Germany, Belgium and England attend the course!
On Tuesday night, I landed in Tampa, Florida and I am here to see and thank as many people as possible who have partnered with me to reach the nations.
Thank you so much for all of your prayers and incredible support!
Loads of Love
Traci
As you read this, we are in the final stages of preparing for our annual Every Nation European conference, "Build"! This year we have the privilege of hosting the conference in London.
During our World Conference in South Africa in 2016, everyone who was based in Europe was invited to stand at the front. Steve Murrell, president of Every Nation, explained how the Gospel went into Africa and Asia because Europeans were faithful to take it there. He asked all of the Africans and Asians in the room to stand up and they all prayed for Europe, that the debt of the Gospel would be repaid. This year at Build, I am excited to see that over 500 people have registered from 25 nations including many from outside of Europe who want to see Europe brought to life again by the Gospel being shared through the power of the Holy Spirit! We want to build with Him!
Please Pray for our Build Conference- for everyone involved in the preparation and organisation, and that every single person would have powerful encounters with the Holy Spirit and be strengthened, encouraged, and empowered to GO with the Gospel!
Loads of Love
Traci
As I sit down to write this letter I have the old hymn Great is thy Faithfulness coming to mind. The last 3 months have truly reflected His Faithfulness, His mercies every morning, strength for each day and hope for tomorrow!
The last 2 days of 2017 and the first few days of 2018 were filled with unexpected financial blessings that had me overwhelmed and asking God - “What are you preparing me for?!”
Within the next few weeks I would know the answer to this question as I was awakened to texts and phone calls telling me that my stepfather had a stroke. From one day to the next I was flying to America to be with my parents and praying that all would be well. Those unexpected financial blessings covered my flights and rental car!
While my mum was visiting family in Florida, she tried calling my stepdad all day with no answer. She was finally able to get a neighbour to drive through snow and ice to find him. The miracle, which we later found out, is that he had probably had the stroke 24 hours earlier. It was a miracle he was still alive and did not have worse complications!
Three weeks of being in the hospital and one
major surgery on his left carotid artery, my mum and I were able to bring him home! On
the outside he looks perfect! His right arm and hand still need therapy but his memory has been the most effected in problem solving and remembering how to use a computer, etc. Everyday though, he is making progress! He also had another surgery on his right carotid artery and will possibly need more surgeries in the future.
After helping my parents get settled at home for a week with a new way of doing life, I flew back to London to catch up on work as well as prepare for our European Every Nation Campus Conference! Our Conference this year was in Krakow, Poland with over 140 leaders and students from campuses across Europe.
Our theme this year was Kingdom Come!
We were excited to take 11 students from
London and I had the privilege of speaking on The King's Kingdom - Jesus Lord of all.
It was incredible to see the nations come together and be impacted by the teaching and ministry on this weekend. We are still hearing testimonies on how their lives have been touched!
I will be sending more updates from the
conference in my next letter.
Thank you so much for your prayer covering and your financial faithfulness. I could NOT do what I do here without you partnering with me on God’s call to reach the nations!
Loads of Love
Traci
