This last week has been quite a quiet week. I have spent a lot of alone time on the beach just trying to quieten my mind about what is happening and get to the point where I really am confident about my decision to move on. It's been an interesting time trying to tell people that I feel God telling me to lay down my work here on the altar as an offering to Him....letting it go so that He can make it into what He wants... some have been very critical and others seem OK but don't really understand, which is very understandable!!
I also don't fully understand but I know that God will continue to guide my footsteps and "..Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day." 2 Timothy 1:12
It's quite a journey!
I had the last meeting with the group Saturday. It was a really powerful meeting where I 'officially' passed on the baton and it's up to them to run with it... and I know that this group really will.... and so I really am leaving encouraged that all was not in vain and with certitude that the individuals as well as the team are going to do amazing things and really reap a harvest... I am really leaving happy and excited because I know this team really wants to go after the things of God and to love people and that it's not just a sweet thought but they have really started living it out and that the church really is being transformed now with more and more people actually going out and being the light in the darkness.
New news :
Having done a Funday in an area near where I live and having a good turn out and people who were asking if we would give English lessons we decided to accept in order to help the kids but also to have an opportunity to share the gospel with the people and get integrated in the community there. These have been going really well since the beginning of February and we have a team of 5 people teaching up to about 30 kids. Many of the mothers come and it's been a great time of being able to encourage and share with them and love them... we are believing that they will accept Jesus very soon :)
And also, every Monday lunch time as well as giving the buns or food packets, we have started to teach the street people more about Jesus on a regular basis. Today four more of them accepted Jesus which was amazing. So, the team will be coming to do that in the Catholic Church garden and so far we haven't been kicked out so that is really good :)
This week has been amazing and the best way to finish my time off here strong and well.
Here are some pictures for you to enjoy :)
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| The new English class and teachers :) |
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| on the way home from Kandy |
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| Galle Face green at night |
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| lunch and teaching in the church garden |
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| Street people over for lunch and the Jesus film |
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| And not so quiet beach! |
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| My quiet time beach :) |
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