Dear Family and Friends
October was a mission month for us here in London. October is normally when all the universities are starting their new academic year, so we took advantage of this time and went with small teams to strike up conversations about friendship, community and church with students on many of the university campuses across London.
With London being a city where many international students come to study, it can be a very lonely time for students who are living away from family and friends for the first time. But not just international students – this is true for those who also live in the UK. We have seen a huge shift over the past few years in students being so open to talk about the need for friendship, community and faith.
There was a recent survey done on university campuses across the UK that showed that 76% of students who aren't Christians say that they would go to church if a friend invited them! 45% of non-Christians would like to hear the story of Jesus! This is a massive opportunity that we don’t want to miss!
This is not just something that we are seeing in the UK. Just this week I have been hearing more and more stories about the response some of our campus ministries across Europe are having as a result of engaging students this year. We are hearing stories of students coming to 3 or 4 campus/church events just after doing a week of outreach on the campus. Some of them getting saved! We really believe we are beginning to see revival across Europe.
If you don’t live in Europe, you might be asking why I am so excited about this? Some of our campus ministries across Europe try to reach out to students each year on their universities and it’s been a celebration if they can reach 3 and have them stick and grow in a relationship with God – IT’S THAT HARD…BUT over the past 2 years we have started to see a shift and hearing stories of breakthrough and more and more students being reached and growing into true disciples who are passing it on to other students! This past year was proof to us as we saw the biggest numbers of students at our ENC Europe Conference and our ENC Leaders’ Camp this year.
Please join me in praying for more fruit on our university campuses across Europe and praying for more people to answer the call to be campus missionaries in Europe.
Another exciting thing that I got to take part in this past month was our School of Prophecy. Many of us from our Every Nation Churches across Europe gathered in Glasgow, Scotland for a week of in-depth instruction, impartation, and hands-on equipping in prophetic reception and ministry. It was a powerful week and very encouraging. With my role in Europe, I really wanted to grow more in the prophetic and this week did not disappoint. Here is a picture of those of us who attended:
Finally, tomorrow I leave to fly to Tampere, Finland for our Evangelism Summit and mission. This is a week where our evangelists across Europe come together for a time of being fuelled with faith, focus and fruitfulness for mobilising evangelism across our continent. Now, I am not an evangelist, but we are all called to share the good news of Jesus with people! I attend this Summit every year because as someone who is passionate about discipleship and leading and being a part of missions across Europe, being stretched in my skills in evangelism is vital. This week also gives me the opportunity to build relationships with the evangelists across Europe who will most likely be joining me on mission at some point or another.
Whew! I know this letter has been long this month, but I want to ask you for one final prayer. Please pray for my health. The weather has changed here in London and many people are fighting colds including myself. Many of you know my breathing has been an issue in the past so I am trusting for healing and no complication whilst I am in Finland.
Thank you for EVERYTHING!
Lots of love
Traci
Dear Family and Friends
This past month has been full of ups and downs and lots of emotions.
As I mentioned in my last newsletter, September is a launching month for many of us across Europe. It’s a new year for schools and universities and it’s also when we relaunch many of our courses and connect groups.
Part of my role in Europe is to oversee that our European Campus Missionaries have a place where they can be discipled. This involves having a safe place to express challenges in ministry and in their personal lives as well as helping them grow in their personal relationships with God. We do this by having monthly cluster meetings in small groups. To launch this new season all of us met as one big group to get a focus on this new academic year on university campuses and to also pray for one another. Here is a picture of that Zoom meeting. We were missing our campus missionaries from Armenia and Scotland but the rest of the countries on the call were from England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, Spain, Croatia, Germany, Poland, Portugal and Netherlands. This was definitely an “up” moment for me and we are all excited about what God is going to do on the university campuses where each of these missionaries are serving. We are also praying for more campus missionaries to serve in every nation across Europe!
Another exciting moment for me this past month was teaching at our Every Nation Dublin’s Discipleship Day! The session I had the privilege of teaching on was our pattern for how to lead small groups. It was a fun day and a wonderful time getting to know the leaders and intern leaders throughout this day.
This month has also been a very hard one as well…A few weeks ago our founding pastor of Every Nation London lost his battle with cancer. Wolfi (Wolfgang) was a spiritual father and mentor to me over the past 21 years. 2 ½ years ago he was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and given months to live. Many of you joined us in prayer for a miracle in his body and even though it wasn’t the miracle we wanted – we still got an incredible miracle of him living over 2 years longer than the doctors expected. In the natural he shouldn’t have been able to walk, travel all over the world and even write another book in the last few months of his life but miraculously he did!
The last sermon Wolfi preached was entitled “How to have Faith that does not fail.” I really encourage you to listen to this powerful message – especially if you are facing difficulties. Please click on the title of the message to listen.
Please continue to pray for me to gain more monthly partners, for my health as the seasons change and for upcoming ministry travels:
23-26 October - Glasgow, Scotland – (EN School of Prophecy)
3-8 November - Tampere, Finland – (Evangelism Summit and mission)
Thank you for all of your prayers and support in reaching the nations in Europe!
Lots of love
Traci
Dear Family and Friends
I am so happy to be typing this as I sit at my desk in my new home! Maija and I moved in on 23 August. It is so good to have all of my things for the first time in over a year. For the past year and 5 months I have stayed in 2 different places with many of my things in storage.
Opening boxes on the 23rd and 24th of August was like Christmas! We have all of the basic things needed for a home and now just need to buy the little things that will make it feel more comfy.
My new housemate is a beautiful young lady from church named Maija (pronounced Maya) who is from Namibia. She works full-time as an auditor but volunteers at church to help with our ENC (University) ministry.
Our new home is truly a blessing from God – one of those above and beyond all you could imagine places. When it came on the market, we couldn’t believe the price because of the area of town it was in. Places in this area are very expensive. Plus, it is so convenient for both our jobs and places we need to travel to on a frequent basis. Also, the size of the flat is hard to find when you are looking for equal bedroom sizes. It truly ticked all of our list when we were praying about what we wanted. Another bonus was that the rent was guaranteed to stay the same price for 2 years. Thank you so much for all of your prayers!
September is launching season for us here in London and for many of our churches across Europe. Universities start a new academic year in September and October so University Campus outreaches will be happening over the next few months. We will also be starting our Follow Courses and Engage Course.
I will be travelling and participating in a few different events over the next few months and would appreciate your prayers:
21 September - Dublin, Ireland – (Teaching at a Discipleship Day)
23-26 October - Glasgow, Scotland – (EN School of Prophecy)
3-8 November - Tampere, Finland – (Evangelism Summit and mission)
And finally, a few weeks ago I had the privilege of preaching in our West Kensington Congregation on Enjoying God in Community. To hear the sermon click on the link and it will start where our pastor is introducing me - https://www.youtube.com/live/XfDrfQdmSmw?si=f1alGNJAfrH0ECDi&t=2940
Thank you again to all of you who are partnering with me with your finances and prayers. You are truly a blessing and together we are reaching the nations in Europe!
Lots of love
Traci
