I can’t
believe how quickly time flies! Before I
know it, it has been another week since my last update.
The
preparation for the festival is going well.
It is pressure time as Creation Fest kicks off in 10 days. And off course, it is now all the small,
finer details that need to happen. But
it is still an amazing journey to see how the Lord answers the prayer requests
one by one for the festival. So, please
continue to lift the festival up in prayer.
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| A glimpse of the Olympic Stadium |
This past
weekend I had the privilege to go and visit my two very good friends; Jaco and
Lizelle, in Dereham (close to Norwich, north east from London). So on Friday, I travelled for 5 and a half
hours to Norwich (2 and a half hours to London Paddington Station, then another
hour on the underground tubes in London to get to London Liverpool Street
Station, where I then caught the train to Norwich). Through the journey – I also had a glimpse of
the Olympic Stadium! Arriving in
Norwich, Jaco clearly instructed me to take the no.8 bus which dropped me right
in front of their work J. What a lovely weekend it was. A weekend filled with hours of talking,
catching up, sharing of hearts and what the Lord is doing in our lives. In between all of that, we spent most of our
time just relaxing at home or going to Norwich – for tea or lunch or
dinner. Both of my friends had to work
on Sunday, so Jaco kindly dropped me at church, Servant’s Church (Calvary Chapel
Norwich) before work. It was so good to
be able to sit thousands of miles away from home, but still have a “familiar”
church family – I even knew majority of the praise and worship songs J. Good teaching as well from Matthew 11 about
doubt and unbelief. On Monday, I took
the train back to Exeter, where Dave (one of the Creation Fest team members so
kindly picked me up for the 45 min drive to Launceston). It was unforeseen circumstances to let to the
weekend’s visit, but the weekend was such a blessing. Thanks Jakes and Zel for a wonderful weekend.
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| The small town, Dereham |
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| My very good friends, Jaco and Lizelle |
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| Late lunch at Tea and little cakes |
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| Norwhich |
This last 2
weeks was really filled with excitement – and I continue to stand in awe of our
Creator and our Saviour. However, it has
also been really hard emotionally. Those
that know me really well, knows that I hardly take “time off” and prefer to
have as little as possible “alone” time.
However, in these last 2 weeks – I had WAY more alone time than what I
thought I needed, plus, being far away from my family, my friends and
everything that is familiar to me has
been hard. I know the Lord is using this
time to deal with me on personal matters, change (and that’s never easy by
itself), the unfamiliar and on top of that, I received some very sad news from
very good friends. BUT! In this
emotional time, the Lord has been good.
He has been faithful and He kept His promises. Through the encouragement of friends,
devotional time and at church He really spoke to me through 4 particular
Scriptures. He promised in Isaiah26:3 –
“You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You; because he
trust in You”; Isaiah 30:15 – “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in
quietness and confidence shall be your strength”, and Psalm 45:10 – “Be still
and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted
in the earth”. Matthew 11:28-29: “Come to Me, all you who labour and are heave
laden, and I will give you rest. Take My
yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you
will find rest for your souls.”
I can
testify of this - facing the tough times/trials or the all the changes
happening, is not easy but Jesus gave (and still gives) complete rest. I could nowhere find peace as I did at the
feet of Jesus. He is sufficient! As long as I keep my focus on Jesus, spending
time with Him – I know that this is temporary, it will soon pass and it is in
these quiet moments with Him, that I have found my rest and my strength. These trials, I know, is for my own personal
growth in faith. I would much rather be facing
these trials while being IN His will for my life – than being “comfortable” but
outside His will.
If you are
facing hardship or are in the midst of a trial, go and put it at Jesus’
feet. He promises to give you strength,
peace and complete rest for your soul.
Thank you
for all of you that have been keeping me in your prayers. It has meant so much to me. Thanks to my friends for the words of
encouragement. Miss you guys and please
continue those updates about “life”. I
love hearing from you all.
Please
continue to pray for me. Some prayer
requests:
Personal
ones:
·
Praise and thank the Lord for His continuous
blessings and ministering in my life
·
That I will be a BOLD witness for Him and that
He will use me as an instrument to further His Kingdom
·
Fruitful quiet / devotional time as we enter the
real busyness of the festival
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Strengthening of my heart
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For the Lord’s will in my preparation for the
second phase of my sabbatical (South America).
I’ve submitted an application for a mission trip to Peru this week.
For the
festival:
·
Safe travel and arrivals of all the bands,
speakers and volunteer teams (start arriving from next week)
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Tying up of all the loose end, final logistics
before next week start of the festival – and that the whole team will do it
with joy in their heart
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We have our first Creation Movement on the 2nd
of August in Cambourne, Cornwall. Pray a
lot of people to come to the movement, and for the saving of souls at the
Movement
XXX
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