Dear Family and Friends
The last two months have been wonderful! I am so grateful to God, Every Nation London and for you to give me the opportunity to take a sabbatical. Today is my second day back at work and I must say I am loving it! I am really excited for this next season.
As I mentioned in my last letter, I had an amazing time with my mum during the first part of my sabbatical and the last few weeks have been a wonderful time of rest, reflection and input gearing me up for the upcoming months. This past week was really special as I joined 185 of our leaders across Europe for our European Leadership Summit in Berlin.
It was a wonderful week of hearing the incredible things God is doing around Europe as well as around the world. God is bringing physical and spiritual walls down in the lives and hearts of the people across these nations. Here is a picture of me standing at a portion of the Berlin wall. What an amazing representation of what can happen when walls come down! I also had the opportunity to help lead worship in one of the sessions which was especially exciting for me since I hadn’t sung in 3 months!
The day after we arrived back from Berlin a group of us took part in a 5 K Colour Run to raise money for the NSPCC (A charity fighting against child abuse). It was a great opportunity to support this charity as well as have fun as a church family.
Please pray for me as I get back into the swing of things. I really sense this being a new season of ministry for me at a greater level. Please pray for protection, wisdom and strength.
Also, could I please ask you to pray over my finances as well? I’m really trusting for increase and praying that as God speaks to people’s hearts that they will be obedient in giving and that they will experience the joy of being part of reaching so many people’s lives as they live and pass through London!
Thank you so much for your love, prayers and support!
Love,
Traci
The last few months have been a whirlwind! The great thing though is that God has been in the middle of it so it’s been an amazing ride!
In mid-March I preached a sermon on Loving Well as Friend. Sometimes we fall into a routine or rut in our friendships and lose sight on properly loving each other well. It was interesting to see the response of so many people, especially in the area of loneliness. To listen to the sermon click HERE.
After preaching that Sunday, I flew to Florida for three weeks to see Family and Friends and to also do my annual support raising. It was a wonderful time seeing so many of you and being overwhelmingly blessed by your love and generosity! Please continue to pray for increase in my finances and all that God has in store for me in Ministry and Life!
I arrived back in London mid-April starting a 2 month Sabbatical with a 3 week visit with my mum. I have not spent 3 weeks of quality time with my mum since I was 19 years old and I must say that I was so excited to have her here and show her the beautiful city and country that God has planted me in.
Please pray for me as I continue my Sabbatical. I am already looking forward to this next season coming up. I really believe the words NEW THINGS that God gave me at the beginning of the year will be theme that runs throughout 2015!
Loads of Blessings!
Traci
February has flown by! Flowers are beginning to bloom here in London even though it is still cold but it brightens up everyone’s mood knowing that Spring is around the corner!
Are you ready for New Things this year? We just had our Victory Weekend last weekend and it has been wonderful watching and knowing that people are walking around with a new freedom in their lives! I loved seeing the nations in the group of people who attended the weekend! United Kingdom, Philippines, Hungary, Romania, America, Nigeria, Rwanda and South Africa. As I mentioned in my last letter, I had the privilege of speaking about Freedom from Addictions and Making Disciples on the weekend.
Over the past 2 months we have been going through a series in our congregations called The Art of Loving Well. This coming Sunday I will be preaching at our Hammersmith Congregation on Loving Well as a Friend. Please pray for me that I hear and know exactly what God wants to share with us during this service.
I would also like to ask you to pray for me as I prepare to go to America for 3 weeks to raise my support and to visit family and friends from March 17th to April 8th. I am looking forward to catching up with everyone and sharing what God has been doing here in London. I am trusting for new friendships as well as new support in finances and prayer. If you are in Florida and would like to meet up please let me know as soon as possible so we can make a date!
After my time in Florida, I will be coming back to London for a 2 month Sabbatical! Our Senior Pastors took their first Sabbatical last year and it’s my turn now. After 25 years in ministry, I have never had a Sabbatical to take time off to properly relax and refresh. I must be honest, at first I was a bit fearful of the time off, but as the time approaches, I am getting excited and looking forward to what God wants to do in and through me during this time and I am looking forward to doing some New and Exciting Things!.
Loads of Blessings!
Traci
