Thank you so much for praying for VBS. We had at least 180 Kids and by the end of the week even the pre-k’s were saying Didinga! I think the most precious thing was to hear them pray for the salvation of their friends and family. They seem to get straight to the point…one even prayed that I would not get stuck in traffic! I don’t know what kind of traffic I will encounter in Sudan but I know that I am covered. Please continue to pray for these little ones as each one heard the gospel that week and the power of salvation through Jesus. Pray that they would hold that close to their hearts and never forget what He has done for them.

I feel as though the Lord has an amazing way of preparing us. At the beginning of the summer, at one of our all night prayer meetings, a group of South Africans and some from Nigeria joined us in prayer. It was humbling to watch them worship and pray because they are so passionate. This Saturday I will be meeting with some of the girls to do a bible study. I’m not sure where all of them are spiritually but they seemed so excited to gather and go through God’s word. They have been very involved in our College and Career group and every time we gather, I am reminded of how Jesus units the body. Who would have guessed that God would be training me so soon to work along side other African believers?

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him.”
Eph. 1:3-4

PRAISES~
1. Praise God for all the Children that came and heard the gospel at VBS. 40% of the Children were not from our church which means many were hearing the gospel for the first time. Also, these children raised a little over $1,000 dollars in support for me and even more importantly are fervently praying for the Didinga and our team!
2. Praise God for this group of African’s that God has placed in our local body. Praise Him for their faithfulness and desire to grow in the Lord.
3. Praise God for the teams that went and build our home in Makiria, Sudan. They are almost finished and are now sewing the curtains for our windows!

PRAYER REQUESTS~
1. Pray for the men and women from Africa that we have been meeting with. Pray that they would not get caught up in the things of this world but that their hearts would be burdened to reach other’s, even those back home, for the gospel.
2. Pray for this Saturday as we meet to go through God’s word. Pray that God would challenge us and that we would have a great time of fellowship together.
3. Please pray for me as I will be telling my work next Tuesday that I am leaving. Pray for the words to speak and that they would hear my heart for the Lord.
4. Pray for discernment on what to pack. That I would be purposeful and really evaluate what is most important.



“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your FATHER who is in heaven.” Matthew 5:14-16

It is summer time which means it is time for VBS (Vacation Bible School)!! This month I have the opportunity to be a part of the VBS program at Faith Community Church. I will be serving at the mission’s booth and I am so excited to be used to teach children about our Lord. Every time I work with children I am reminded of how simple they make things and how sincere they are. To see the way the Lord reveals Himself to the smallest of them reminds me of how incredible the Holy Spirit is with in us. Sometimes when I read about the Didinga and how things will be I think how is God going to use me? I don’t know the language, culture, etc. and yet the more I see Him move the more I am ashamed that I would even ask Him such a question. We serve such an amazing God and yet so often we forget that. May we continually reflect on how great He is and never lose sight of it.

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not see you ablaze.” Isaiah 43:2

PRAISES~

1. My dad got a new Job!! He had been out of work this past year and several months ago got a job but the lord found it fitting for him to change jobs again. This was a blessing!!! Praise God for His perfect timing and blessing him with a better fitting job.
2. The last all night prayer night that was held we had about 30 people praying through out the night with us!! This is exciting as this has been our prayer for a while and now to see more and more brothers and sisters joining us is such an answer to prayer.
3. Last month I asked for prayer for my team leaders while they were in Kenya. The Lord answered those prayers and they have safely landed in Sudan.

PRAYER REQUESTS~

1. For the VBS’s going on all over the valley. This is an amazing program and many children hear about Christ for the first time through it. Please pray for those leading and the children and families who will be participating that God would reveal Himself to them.
2. For David and Deborah (my team leaders over there currently) that God would be giving them wisdom and preparing them for us to join them very shortly. Please pray specifically for the logistics of things that David, as team leader, will need to plan and think through.
3. Pray for Simon and Dario. They are two Didinga men that David has had an opportunity to disciple. Pray that David and Deborah would be a light and that these men would experience God’s presence.
4. Please pray for my other team members. Many have just sold their homes and some have already left family and friends to start training. Please pray for extra strength and that they would remain faithful and steadfast.

I feel like time is just flying by. It seems like yesterday it was March and I was just getting started. This month has been full of many blessings and changes. Last weekend my older brother got married. The week before that I said goodbye to several of my friends who left to serve the Lord in Tanzania for the summer and another for a year. Sunday was the first Sunday in our church building. These past weeks have been challenging. I have loved the fellowship, the way my church is being molded and the relationships that have grown out of our love for Christ. I have found myself asking God to hold on to it a little longer. Watching my friends leave for Tanzania was the beginning of these transitions for me. It is difficult to not resist these changes but I know that I need to rest easy in the Lord. The blessing behind all this is how He is using us to accomplish His will. I am still humbled by the fact that we are able to partake in these blessings and that no matter how things change; one day we will worship God together in His presence. Please pray with me this month that we can make a larger impact and maximize our prayer time.

“The men who have most fully illustrated Christ in their character, and have most powerfully affected the world for Him, have been men who spent so much time with God as to make it a notable feature of their lives.” E.M. Bounds

PRAISES~
1. I was able to talk to Deborah, the wife of the team leader, on the phone and hear her heart for the Lord! I am excited to serve alongside them and learn from them.
2. I have a 50% of my prayer support. This is exciting as I still have four months to go and the Lord has been so faithful to provide in all areas!
3. I have 85% of my start up costs raised and 41% of my monthly support. This has been an overwhelming month as God has just poured out blessings all over the place. Praise GOD for His provisions!!


PRAYER REQUESTS~
1. For diligence in the Word. I really want to spend more time digging through the scriptures. Please pray that it would stick in my mind. I have the memory of a 95 year old and I really want to take more time and memorize His Word.
2. Please pray for protection as our supply town in Lokichoggio, Kenya has been hit by violent banditry. Currently my team leaders are there and according to the district officer eight people have been killed by armed thugs last month (May). Please pray for protection as well as opportunities for the gospel to go forth.
3. Pray that God would continue to use me here locally and that I would be bold and continue strong till I leave in October.
4. Please continue to pray for my work situation. I still am not sure how and when to tell them. Pray that I would wait patiently for the Lord’s guidance

“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves.” ~2 Corinthians 4:7