He knew what He was doing before the foundation of time (Romans 8:28-30) to make us more like Christ. He gives us prayer so we can engage our hearts with Him. He gives us each other (our community) so we can be tangible vessels of His goodness and grace. He gives us community + prayer so we can marvel that He hears us and how He enables His body to function so that the world may know Him.
I write to tell you today our first answer to prayer (and looking forward to many more) that we have asked for on this blog: We had our first meeting after church today and look:
Ok you may not be able to tell, but we were expecting maybe 8-10 people, which is great, but THIRTY-TWO showed up! We love these type of surprises! Not just because of the number but it’s a step towards cultivating a heart in our church to reach university students. It’s a picture of the provision of our Father. It was awesome to hear the cool ideas coming from the brothers and sisters in that room. There is a big task ahead of us, so I am thankful that God is providing people to step up and carry it out. I could triple the length of this post with more details…and the other half of the story on the campus near us, but just know that God is (of course) simultaneously moving on the campus and His timing is perfect. It really is. We pray that encourages your heart today. There is so much going on in the spiritual realm that we have no clue about, yet every now and then He gives us a glimpse through His eyes where we are encouraged to press on when we can’t always see where we are going. I am thankful for this because I learn to trust Him and experience Him in ways that I wouldn’t have otherwise. Things happen in life. We are often reminded how little control we really have. Whether we surrender to the One who is over all things makes all the difference…
THANK YOU for praying. We can’t wait to share what happens next!
Oh, and we will be in the USA really soon! Can’t wait to see whoever we can!
