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
Jackets, scarves, and umbrellas are slowly coming out in London. The leaves are also changing as Autumn has arrived and a new season for many has just begun or is about to begin in the next few days. Children have begun a new year of school and first year university students are descending upon London to start a new chapter in their lives.
This week Imperial London College (Recently named as the 2nd Top University in the World) will have thousands of new students arriving on campus. Our church has a society on this campus so we will be on a mission this week to not only welcome new Christian Students but to also share the Gospel with as many people as possible. Our church is passionate about campus ministry and we know that these young people will be tomorrow’s leaders so it is vital that we make as much of an impact on campus as we can. Please pray for us to have favour with the students and faculty as well as wisdom and grace in sharing the Gospel.
Our Connect Groups have also started up again after the summer break and this past month I have already had the pleasure of visiting four of them and I can’t tell you how excited they make me! The diversity in ages, nationalities and spiritual maturity is amazing! It’s so exciting to see that church is not just happening on Sunday and that people are being ‘church’ to and with each other.
Last Sunday was also a highlight for me. For the past few years I have been helping our Worship Leader - Dina – to raise up a Youth Band. This past Sunday they led Worship at our Slough Congregation and I must say – they went to another level! The drummer we have had over the past 2 years has gone on to University and keen to step in her place was a 10 year old boy called Matthew. With only 4 practices under his belt he played his heart out and the band led with such an anointing.
Please pray for me over this next month. I will be working with all age groups in many different areas such as Connect Groups, Bible School, Mentoring teens, Worship, and University Students. Thank you for ALL of your support. You have a part in everything that I do! You are touching people’s lives in London!
Lots of Love
Traci
Have you ever needed Grace? Or what if I ask the question – have you ever been caught doing something bad? Speeding, cheating on an exam, stealing something, lying, etc.? What if you were caught doing the thing you know you are doing wrong now?? You would need GRACE!
We all have needed Grace and we have a mighty Saviour who came and took upon our punishment so that we could experience it in abundance! He also demonstrated to us how we should give Grace.
This past month I preached Part 2 of our Encounter Series – The Adulteress: Radical Grace.
To watch and listen to the sermon click HERE.
Next week I will be in Austria for an Inner Healing Seminar. We are seeing more and more broken people coming into our church and I am trusting as I am trained on this course that I will be able to minister more effectively to those coming through our churches.
Please continue praying for me. I’ve been so excited at the ministry opportunities God has been giving me but I do need your covering in prayer for health, strength, wisdom and provision.
Last week, I had the privilege of spending time with a couple and their children for a few days. This couple’s marriage 3 years ago was basically over but since then God has been at work and I can tell you that this past week I saw in person the Grace and restoration of Jesus in full operation.
You have a part in that! Thank you for loving me, believing in the call on my life and supporting me through prayer and finances!
Lots of Love
Traci
