I can’t believe it is already Autumn. This year has really flown by so far. It feels like I was putting my winter clothes away just a month or so ago and now they are back out again!
They do say that time flies when you are having fun. This has been a fun year for me as I have been able to not only walk with and help people grow in their relationship with God here in London, but also in many other countries across Europe.
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to travel to Stavanger, Norway to help a church go through an inner healing seminar that we do here in London. I was only there for the weekend but it was amazing to see God do a work in the 12 people on the course in such a short space of time!
From Stavanger, I flew up north to Alesund where a young couple has started an Every
Nation Campus Ministry on NTNU. There is no
Every Nation Church in Alesund but Vidar and Caren are starting where a lot of our churches have been planted from – the University! They have incredible favour on this campus and I had the privilege of spending 5 days with them and being a part of starting their Leadership Course called LIFE Class on Campus. This LIFE Class is mainly made up of non-Christian students which is incredible!
This was Caren’s feedback after the Course: Through the LIFE class where Traci talked about an important Leadership skill
(handling crucial conversations), we met 6 new students and they are now part of our Life groups. Five of these are guys who are part of the student parliament or are leading their own companies.
I was also able to sit in on a few of Caren's Mentorship groups and speak to some of their Student Christian Leaders.
Please pray for Vidar and Caren as they continue to establish this ministry on campus, for students to become Christian and to see transformation in their lives as well as on the whole campus.
One more exciting thing that happened in the last few weeks are baptisms! Here is a short video.
Last week, we also had a mission on one of our main campuses here in London but there is too much to share so I will save it for my next letter!
Please pray for me as I leave on 17 October for a Ten Day Mission to Ukraine. I love Ukraine and over the years you have seen me go to a few missions alongside our church in Lviv. This trip is to help them grow their Campus Ministry that was started this year! Please pray specifically for health for me and for salvations and many seeds planted on campus!
Thank you so much for being a part of my team/family! Your love, prayers and support are such an encouragement to me!
Lots of Love
Traci
Happy September!
The past 3 weeks have been a huge highlight for me. Over the past 27 years as a missionary
I have gone back to Florida once a year to see family and friends and to raise my support. I
normally go back at the beginning of the year
because it is more cost effective with flights etc. This means that in all of these years I have
missed my mum’s birthday at the end of August.
Last year, I decided that since 2017 was going
to be a big birthday for my mum that I would
save up and surprise her. I also spoke to my
sisters and the 3 of us managed to fly in at the
same time and drive up to my parents place in
Georgia.
We arrived in the middle of the night and our
dad let us in quietly without waking our mum up and a few hours later he woke her up saying
that there were 3 bears outside! (This was
believable because they live in the mountains
and they’ve seen one before.) She came out on
the balcony and we yelled surprise!
It was the first time the 3 of us girls and our
parents were together without other family
members since we were teenagers. Our mum was so blessed and loved having us there!
This past weekend, I had the opportunity to spend time with some of our amazing students who study in different Universities across London. These are just a few of our students and in this small group we represent 6 Nations!
I’m also excited because our Connect Groups launched again this weekend. I’m so excited because 18 groups are starting up! God is so Good!
More to come next month on Groups, Campus and Missions.
Please pray for me as I go to Norway next week to encourage Campus Leaders and Students as well as speaking to a group of 30 non-Christian students on leadership. I’m really trusting that my time there will be an encouragement to the team there as well as helping to grow seeds that have already been planted.
Lots of Love
Traci
July is such an interesting time of the year. Those who are studying normally finish their school year during the month. There are graduations for so many age groups moving from one stage of life to the next. It’s also a month that people begin to go on summer holidays to get renewed for the next half of the year.
Our Connect Groups and Follow Courses also take a break for the summer. I like this time of the year because it can be an “all change” season or an “out with the old and in with the new” season! So many people and things can get refreshed over this time and I love seeing what God prepares and brings in over the Summer months.
My housemates and I have been living together for over 10 years and the house we are living in was beginning to look and feel a bit tired. Over the Summer, our landlord has promised to do some much needed refurbishments. We are so looking forward to how it’s going to look! Our Every Nation Hub is also getting refurbishments at this very moment as well. We have been shifting around and stepping over things for weeks now and little by little it’s starting to look amazing!
I love how when we come into a relationship with Jesus 2 Corinthians 5:17 says, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”
Jesus just didn’t do “refurbishments” in my life – He made a whole new me! But just as you do in a new house, you begin to collect things or build walls, etc that in the end aren’t very useful or might actually become space wasters or might actually prevent you from getting to move around at full capacity and making the most of what you have. Some areas of your new house might actually get worn down. This can all happen in your own life in Christ over time if you aren’t careful. Maybe this Summer you might actually need a clear out, an “all change” or “out with the old and in with the new season in your spiritual, physical and emotion life.
I want to encourage you to ask the Lord if you need a clear out or refurbishments in any area of your life. If you are taking a holiday – don’t turn off God during that time – take time to ask Him to hit REFRESH on your life! Go deep with Him!
As promised from my last letter – Here is the group picture of our Campus Boot Camp.
Lots of love,
Traci
