Happy New Year!! I hope that your December was filled with lots of joy and that you have entered this new year with expectation that God is going to do amazing things in and through you in this next season!
In my last letter I mentioned our European student weekend away. One thing that we have been blessed by since the weekend is seeing the unity of our students across university campuses within our own church. Before the weekend the students from one campus would attend church but did not socialise with students from other campuses. Now we are seeing them connect and socialise with one another and slowly developing stronger friendships.
Following on from mentorship and discipleship, I have also now started something that we are calling New Decisions which is a course of mentoring one to one on inner healing. This course identifies destructive patterns in one’s life and helps to realign our thinking with God’s word. This is the course I was trained on in September and I have already seen amazing breakthrough in people’s lives which is exciting!
In December, I also had the privilege of preaching at our Stratford Congregation. My sermon was based on Psalm 115:9-11 where I felt like God wanted to remind us that we are HIS and He is our help and shield. Please have a listen HERE
2014 was such a wonderful year for me! I have really been so blessed by God’s faithfulness! Your prayers and giving have allowed me to step out into new areas of ministry as well as developing an even deeper love for reaching the nations here in London.
A new year is a good time to reflect and consider what God has planned for our lives. This week our church is taking time to pray and fast to seek God for His plans. Some people have given up Facebook for the week, some have given up food, TV, etc. I have chosen my fast and I have been asking God what His plans are for me. The two words I have heard so loud so far are – NEW THINGS. Isn’t that exciting?! Have you taken time to ask God what His plans are for you this year? I’d love to hear what He is saying to you. God has already been preparing me for some new things that are coming up and I am expectant for what He has in store. Be expectant with me and watch this space!
Thank you so much for continuing on this journey with me in reaching the nations in London!
Lots of love
Traci
I don’t know about you but for me - November was filled with things to be thankful for!
Our European Student Weekend Away took place with students from 8 different churches around Europe, representing 17 countries!. Our theme this Year was Made Brave – to Change the Campus and to Change the World! It was a power-packed, God-focussed weekend full of encouraging teaching, prophetic ministry, worship, loads of food and lots of fun! Please watch our recap video from the weekend HERE and be blessed.
Two of my biggest highlights this past month have been going through our
One2One booklet with two new Christians. We use this booklet to help
new believers take “baby steps” in their new-found relationship with God by
taking them through the foundations of Christianity. One is an 18 year old who
came from a very rough background. I loved sitting with her this past week
telling her the story of Moses! We were talking about baptism and the Red Sea came up and I asked her if she knew who Moses was and she said no. It was so exciting telling her the story of how God took people who were captive and set them free and how this was an example of what Jesus did for us. I love it!
I’ve also started walking with a beautiful Romanian fitness trainer and body builder! She is a powerhouse to say the least! I love her passion to do what is right and eagerness to learn. We have just started meeting up but I am already so looking forward to seeing what God is going to do in and through her.
Last month when I sent out my letter I mentioned that I had started reading the book The Circle Maker. I have started dreaming and praying! It’s been amazing as well because without people even knowing, I have been receiving words from people in person and by email that have been encouraging me in those prayers. One of my prayers has been about my finances increasing and the same week I started praying I received notice from two people that they were increasing their support! I want to encourage you to start dreaming and praying audacious prayers and believe God for answers. He is Faithful!!
Thank you so much believing in me and the call on my life. You are reaching people in London and across the world as a result of your prayers and support. Lots of Love
Traci
I can’t believe how quickly October has flown by! Can you believe that 2014 is almost over?!
Even though 2014 is almost coming to an end, many young people who are school and University age started a new year of classes during the months of September and October.
We have met and welcomed many new University students from all over the world during this time and our prayer is to see many of them come to know Jesus as their Lord and Saviour and to get them plugged into our small groups and congregations.
This coming weekend we will be taking all of our students and students from our other European Every Nations Churches away for a European Student Weekend Away. Our theme this Year is Made Brave – to Change the Campus and to
Change the World! It’s going to be a power-packed, God-focussed weekend to help them gain the compassion and competence needed to share the gospel and to become the disciple that Jesus has called us to be.
This week I am also excited because I am training a new leader to start a Connect Group in a new part of London. The people in this Connect Group will start with a small number of Filipina nurses but I am trusting for a whole hospital to be changed as a result of this group!
Last week I started a 5 part teaching at Bible School called Getting to Grips with the Gifts. Please pray for me as I continue teaching over the next 2 Monday nights on the Gifts mentioned in Romans 12, Ephesians 4 and 1 Corinthians 12. Helping people to understand these gifts and also where they fit in the body is such an important thing for them individually and for the church itself.
Finally, for those of you living in America I pray that you have a wonderful time celebrating Thanksgiving at the end of this month! Thank you to everyone here in the UK and across the pond for all of your prayers, love and support. I thank God for you always!
Lots of Love
Traci