Hi there everyone,
This is prayer letter #2 from NZ and I have now reached the end of the lecture phase. I want to thank you for your prayers since last time, I have felt so lifted by God through you all and God has been moving in big ways.
Faith week was an amazing experience; God answered our every prayer and showed us his awesome faithfulness. One morning we got specific, praying for some work on a farm, a meat pie for lunch and we got it all, including playing with the farmers 5 grandkids, answering a prayer from earlier in the week.
After faith week we’ve had teaching on relationships, spiritual warfare, Lordship, Dreams and Visions and God’s revival through the Jewish people. These weeks have been weeks of real breakthrough and I thank God for continued energy and hunger. Spiritual warfare was a real eye opener, and the final day of Lordship was huge laying down things that simply hold us back from everything God has for our lives.
I was also baptised in the local river on Thursday which was incredible, declaring publicly that Jesus is Lord. It was amazing to publicly set in stone many of the decisions I’d made on DTS. It was a special time for us as a school and God definitely moves in the spiritual through baptisms J
As I write this letter in around 5 hours I will actually be leaving New Zealand for the next stage in the DTS, the outreach. This is very exciting and it’s an answer to prayer that every student has the finances and is flying out, praise God. As I mentioned in my last letter I am spending 2.5 months in Africa, with about 3 weeks in South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania and Morocco. In SA we will be working at an orphanage for children who are victims due AIDS and TB. Then in Uganda we will be part of a sporting crusade consisting of around 3000 people from the Ssese islands to the north of Lake Victoria. I will share more about Tanzania and Morocco in a later prayer letter.
Praise
An amazing family that I have been blessed to be a part of here at the base.
Great teachers that God really spoke through satisfying our hunger for more and more of God.
Finances for all the students. We raised nearly $200,000NZD in under a month, God the provider is good.
The permanent base staff that make a DTS possible and who are such a blessing to all of the students.
Prayer for……..
Safety in travel for all the teams heading out very soon and as they continue to travel all around the world.
Unity throughout the teams that we would all stay so strong and rooted in his Word.
Continued growth in him and an overflowing confidence to spread the gospel to everyone we come across.
The hearts and minds of everyone we are going to minister to over the next 14 weeks
Thank you again for all your prayers; I could not be learning so much or having such a good time without yours and God’s help. Love and Blessings in Him to you all. John H
