"Consecrate a fast; call a solemn assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of the Lord your God, and cry out to the Lord." JOEL 1:14
Happy New Year! As we start this New Year let’s press in to what God has planned for us in the coming days, weeks and months of 2016. I know that some of you might have even started 2016 with pain and disappointment. I have already started the year mourning with more than one family due to losing loved ones and I have also started the year standing in agreement with others as they face battles against disease.
One thing I know, that I know, that I know – is that our God is a Good God! I don’t understand everything but I know that He is loving and He is good.
This week our Every Nation Churches around the world are coming together to pray and fast to:
• consecrate ourselves, families, and ministries to God
• thank God for His faithfulness, mercy, and grace
• believe God for victories and breakthroughs in every area of our lives this year
If you haven’t had a chance to set aside some time at the beginning of this year to seek God for 2016, I invite you to join me! We even have a Prayer and Fasting Guide that you can use to follow along.
Thank you for all of your prayers over the holidays. I had a wonderful Christmas and New Year!
Right before Christmas I received the best Christmas gift! A beautiful young lady that I recently started meeting with became a Christian! I’m hoping to share more of her story with you in the coming months as we start establishing some Biblical Foundations.
This month we start up our Connect Groups and our Follow Course. We are trusting for deeper relationships with God and others this season!
Please pray for me as I prepare for this year that my ears, eyes and heart would be open to all that God has planned for me and that I will be bold, diligent and sensitive to stepping out into those plans!
Love,
Traci
“I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of his power.” Ephesians 3:7
I am so thankful for God’s gift of His one and only Son – Jesus! Let’s remember the reason for the season this month as we celebrate the birth of our Saviour!
Last week I sent out Aoife’s letter to you sharing a bit about what happened on our European Student Weekend. It was a fantastic weekend with powerful teaching and worship and an incredible time of so many countries coming together to have fun, build relationships and praying for the nations.
One story that I am excited to share with you is that we had a few non-Christians come on the weekend. All of them loved being there and I know experienced God’s love in an overwhelming way. One of the students that came along was Ruffy. He has actually been coming to our church and small groups for a while but had not come to the point of becoming a Christian. Well, I am so happy to say that on the weekend Ruffy surrendered his life completely to God! He is a natural leader and I am looking forward to seeing what the Lord is going to do in and throughout his life and lives of his friends as a result of his relationship with Jesus!
Here is a picture of Ruffy in the moment he surrendered his life to Jesus and the group picture from the weekend.
Merry Christmas! And thank you so much for all that you do for me to spread the love of Jesus to the nations!
Love,
Traci
“I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” Philippians 1:3-6
I am SO thankful for your partnership in the gospel! As you join with me in prayer and support, you are reaching every generation in every nation! People’s lives are being changed because of you!
This past month I have continued to have opportunities to minister in mentorship groups and at our Follow Course. The most exciting thing though, was going to Dublin (Ireland) and Belfast (Northern Ireland). A team of us went to put on a mini worship conference in Dublin, as well as ministering in their Sunday service. We also travelled north to do a worship evening at our new church plant in Belfast.
It was so exciting to see both of these church plants growing and impacting the nations in their cities. It was also such a blessing to our team to be able to encourage their congregations. Have a look at our amazing team!
Please pray for me this weekend. We leave tomorrow to have our annual European Student Conference. Students and Campus Leaders from our Every Nation Churches will be arriving tomorrow night at the Conference. Even though my main focus in ministry is not Campus Ministry, I am so passionate about this age group! These are the next leaders of the world!
I look forward to sharing what God has done on this weekend in my next letter!
In closing, I will leave you with an Irish Blessing one of my Irish friends gave me:
“As you slide down the banister of life, may the splinters never point the wrong way!”
Love,
Traci
