what GOD is doing among the nations this summer!!
PRAGUE -- WEEK SIX
Project: Prague
Project Name: BOLIVIA
Project Name: CHINA
It has been so great these past five weeks here. I was able to lead one student, Jan, to Christ a couple weeks ago and it has been such an amazing experience to see him continuing to walk with the Lord. Please pray that he would find community here and continue to learn more and grow in Christ.
I am so excited! One of the girls that I have been meeting with just became a Christian on Monday. Her name is Simona and she is passionate about growing in her walk. Please pray that she would find other believers here to connect with and that she would be a light in this dark city. So thankful for a new sister!
Seeing fruit on a summer project in the one of the most atheistic countries in the world is nothing short of a miracle. What a privilege it has been to see five students accept Christ, young people from the church desiring to be trained in sharing their faith, and many more being exposed to the Gospel. Please join us in praising our God for the amazing things HE has done in Prague this summer and praying that long-term laborers would be raised up to continue reaching and discipling students in Prague, Czech Republic. “… go and make disciples of ALL nations…” (Matthew 28:19)
God has been so faithful in Prague this summer! He has done a lot in and through our team this summer. Please pray that God would continue to teach us more about himself and his people the rest of the summer. Pray for me as I begin to raise support to go back to Prague full time in January.
This trip has been incredible. God is showing me more than I could imagine. My friend has heard the truth. Pray she sees how real it is. Petra and Misha both want to grow- Praise God! Pray for discipleship to be established. Praise God for how He is moving!
Thanks be to God for being sovereign over all people’s in all nations. As we have seen God reveal himself to our team and to the Czech people, all we can do is fall in worship. Praise be to our Savior for being so loving and merciful to us and entrusting us with his message of love for all people. My prayer is that our lives would forever reflect our gratefulness to Him.
It has been truly amazing watching God work in the lives of so many students here. Praise God for the lives given to Christ in the past few weeks, and please continue to pray that all of the people who have heard the truth will not forget but be moved by what they heard. Please pray that other believers who are in Prague full-time will follow up and continue with the work that has been done here.
Hey guys, I am meeting with a number of guys here. Please be praying for Daniel, he is a new believer. He trusted in Christ two months ago and is brand new to everything in Christianity. You can be praying that God will help him find an older believer to do some long-term discipleship. Also please be praying for another friend of mine. He has been lukewarm in his faith and hopeful we can meet with him to challenge him in his walk.
Praise God for what He has done this summer in Prague. He has blessed us in so many ways as a team, using us to minister for His name and giving us opportunities to speak of Him and to show His love to those who DESPERATELY need Him. We are excited about what God is doing in Prague and continuing the ministry here in the future and next summer. We saw 5 people come to know the Lord as their Savior this summer! Pray that the connections we've made between the new believers and the local Christians would be fruitful, that they would yield fruit, and that they would grow! Also, pray for Jim and Cindy Hynds: the American missionaries here who have ministered here for 10 years and are still doing work for the kingdom! Pray that they would be encouraged and that God would give them a clear ministry vision for this coming school year! THANK YOU!!
Hey Friends,
It's week six here in Prague and our stay is almost up! Our time here has been close to perfection. God has truly been with us, and blessed our efforts to share His love, and our relationship with His son with the people of Prague. I thank him everyday for the amazing work He's done. He has truly blessed our team with a range of personality. It's unbelievable how well we've all loved each other within our team this trip, which truly shines through the people we interact with. Praise Him in the work He has done here and will continue to do long after we're gone. Please pray for the permanent team here, that they continue relationships with the people we've met. And please pray for the people that have made decisions to accept Christ into their hearts. Pray they get plugged in and continue to grow in their newly found hope!
I am rejoicing that I have a new sister in Christ, Simona! Please be praying that she is able to get plugged into a church and be discipled as she grows in the Lord. It has been such a joy and honor to see God work in students' lives, and I am trusting that God will continue to develop the seeds that have been planted here- praise Him for changed hearts and lives!
I am so thankful for God's faithfulness on this trip. He has allowed us to share the Gospel with over 50 students. Please pray that God will continue to work in the hearts of the people we've met after we leave. Also that they get plugged into the local church where more believers can pour into them.
With the trip coming to a close I can only praise God for all He has done these past six weeks. It is a testament to God's faithfulness that in the Czech Republic, a hardened country, our team was allowed to see five people give their lives to Christ. I have been stretched and tested here in Praha, and as a result God has taught me so much about who He is and how to walk closer with Him daily. I thank all of you so much for your prayer and support.
God is good! The time here in the Czech Republic has impacted all of our lives. The students we have met have been changed even if they haven't taken Christ into their hearts. They met Christ in all of us, who interacted with them on a daily basis and that is so great! Its been encouraging to be around Czech students who accept Christ and want to live radically for the Lord! Pray for community here! Pray for our new Christian friends! Pray for friends who have not let Christ take their hearts. There is a time for everyone and God's plan is noble!
Spending time ministering in Prague, thank God that He is sovereign. He is doing amazing things in this city. After meeting with my friend, who didn't know if God existed, she told me that she at least believes that God loves her. He is amazing. He has also done amazing work in and through our team this summer. The Czech students see something different in us and it bothers them. Please pray that the bothersome feeling does not got away and it causes these people to search and find their Savior.
PRAGUE -- WEEK FOUR
God's Spirit is moving in Prague. With a little over 2 weeks left in this city, we are praying and expecting great things. Pray for my friend. He is so close to making a life changing decision for the Lord. Pray that He would see knowing God as it is: incomparable to any of the temporary satisfactions he is so afraid to give up.
Thank you for your continued prayers over the past 8 weeks. My friend has placed her faith in Christ. What’s even cooler is that she was supposed to leave for Spain the next day, but her visa papers were stolen on a tram. (Who would even want those?) Anyways, she and I will now be able to have several follow-up meetings. I am praying for her to connect with some of the Czech believers here and that her faith would be rooted in good soil. Another friend is doing great also. Please pray that the Lord would just continue to draw her near to Himself and that we will have great time in the word together these last couple weeks.
I've really connected with a girl here. She's my age and just about to begin her first year at the University here in Prague. She is a christian and asked me to "teach her the questions that will make Czech's think about eternal life and faith in Christ." She is so important to the Lord's ministry here in Prague because she lives here permanently. Her impact could be huge. Pray that she stands strong in her faith and is not swayed in her desire to grow and be bold!
God has been faithful in providing opportunities for me to spend time with and love some girls here. Please be praying for God to soften their hearts and reveal to these girls that true life is found in Him alone.
The Lord is doing incredible things with our team and with our new friends. Please continue to pray for a friend of mine, who has a religious background but isn't interested anymore. Also pray for my other friend who is very curious and interested in what we say. Pray for our team that we are totally reliant on Him these last few weeks and nothing else. Pray for focus and boldness.
God is great! Please continue to pray that our team finishes this race strong through the power of the Holy Spirit. Also, my language students are closed to the Gospel. Pray that God will open their hearts and minds to His truth. Lastly, please pray four Czech Christians that they will stay strong and start the movement that will change the nation.
I have made a good friend here. We have shared the Gospel with him and he has spent a lot of time thinking and asking questions about it, but he is not ready to put his faith in Christ. Please pray that the Lord would continue to work in His heart and we would be able to continue sharing with him.
It is hard to think that we arrived in Prague a little less than a month ago, but in that time God has been moving in mighty ways to bring glory to His name. Four students have come to faith in Christ: Rene, Milan, Jan, and Vita. Please pray that God would give our team the power, love and motivation needed to minister to the Czech students over the next 2 weeks.
Hey guys. The trip has been going well. I have 3 guys that the Lord has put in my path. Two of them are believers but need to be trained up. And one needs to see Jesus in us in the way that we love him.
Dear family: the things that we have seen on this trip cannot be explained apart from the glory of God. Our desire to follow Christ in obedience is being made known to the people we encountered and they too have been changed because of God's great love for us. Pray that these things would bring glory to God's name as we finish our time here and help these young people chase after our God in their daily lives.
Budapest was great this past weekend and I'm ready to get back to meeting new and old contacts. Please keep my new friend in your prayers he is a believer I met at ICF, the local church we attend while here. He is longing for me to meet his brother (non-believer) and hopes to get him to come to church as well. Pray that I can encourage and lead him to be bold and share his faith with his brother. Pray also for my friend who is a new Christian. He recently left Prague for his home in Slovakia. Pray he finds fellowship and his faith grows daily.
Hey y'all! Our team just got back from Budapest and while we were there we got to share the Gospel with nine Czech students that we brought with us. Please specifically pray for my friend that she will continue to ask questions about God and will see His love for her through us.
God is good. He is moving and it's fun to be a part of it. Pray for my friend who is a new believer who came to faith just 2 weeks ago. Pray that the content/teaching during our time together would be multiplied. Pray that God would reveal himself to Him daily. That a foundation of faith, time in the Word, and prayer can be laid these next two weeks and that they would continue on long after we are gone.
PRAGUE -- WEEK TWO
The past six weeks in Prague have been some of the most challenging weeks of my walk. The Lord truly is doing a lot in and through every individual on this team. Please pray that God will continue to break our hearts for the lost and that His compassion would overflow out of us.
Pray for our relationships with these Czech students. We’ve individually met so many students and you can see the excitement here. Continue to pray for our team to stay focused.
God provided an opportunity to share the gospel with a student I am tutoring here. He seemed very interested in what was said. Please pray that there will be more opportunities to share my faith and that he would be curious and ask questions.
Pray that God pulls pack the scales from my friend's eyes.
Please Pray for boldness as I share my faith. It is my prayer that these girls would experience Christ’s love through me. God is definitely working here.
Never did I expect to be encouraged and inspired this much by Czech students. I prepared so much to shine a light and at the same time have been shown God’s love in the Christians here like Filip, Dan, and David. I pray they stay strong in their faith long after we leave and that we encourage them to share their faith with fellow Czechs.
God has given us incredible favor with the local church. Pray that we can be an encouragement to them but also that we can connect them to unsaved people we come in contact with.
Kevin and I had the privilege to help lead worship at ICF (the church). It was a great “in” because after the service two girls who I had met the week before came to me and wanted to hang out this week. Pray for spirit-led conversation. My friend is not a Christian, but she is searching.
I am so proud of the LSU team for reaching out and connecting with Czech students. We met some guys in the cafeteria and now they come to our events “religiously.” One Said: “I’ve been thinking about how you came and spoke with me in the cafeteria. I wouldn’t be here now or know these cool people if it hadn’t happened.” Please pray for these students as the team loves them and shares the gospel.
the past few days have been so exciting. Around a week ago I met David, who is a Christian. Andrew and I had the opportunity to show David how to share the Gospel. Hours later he was already sharing his faith with one of his friends. Please pray that God continues to raise up Christian leaders that are excited about their faith in the Czech Republic.
This trip has been amazing so far. God has allowed us to meet a lot of students. Please pray for my friends and that they will continue to ask questions about our faith in God.
We have made some good contacts with the first 2 weeks. I connected with three new guys. I reconnected with two friends. I meet with one today to read the bible. Last night I hung out with another guy who is a believer of nine years. We are going to hang out with students so when I leave, he can impact these men when I am gone.
Please pray for my friend because she is seeking hard right now. She is frustrated and does not know what to believe, but wants to be a Christian. Also, please pray that we can be bold for the cause of Christ.
Hi! Ministry has been going great here in Prague. Deep conversations and friendships have developed already. God is good. Pray that our girls would connect with female Czech students, leading to relationships and more spiritual conversations.
Please be praying for my friend, we have had many opportunities to share with her, but she is waiting on a “feeling.” Please pray that she would step out in faith and accept, and that God would continue to soften her heart.
BOLIVIA -- WEEK ONE
Santa Cruz is just amazing! Our team is growing so close, and we are so excited about telling the Bolivians about Jesus! Today was our first day teaching at the University and it went GREAT! I talked to a class about American and Louisiana culture, which they loved. I invited some of the girls to lunch that Campus Crusade puts on every Tuesday and they seemed really excited about coming! The Bolivians have such eager and wanting hearts- I just know God is going to do (and already is doing) amazing things here this summer.
It has been such a blessing to come to Bolivia and wholeheartedly serve the Lord. The Bolivian leaders for Campus Crusade are amazing, and I have loved getting to know them. It is amazing how the Lord uses us for his glory, and it's been so cool to see His hand at work in Bolivia. Our team is incredible, and God couldn't have chosen a better combination of people to serve him here in Santa Cruz. We are going to be getting to know the students at the university this week by teaching them English, and I am so excited! I can't wait to share how the Lord moves through us to share His love.
The Lord has called each team member to Bolivia for a reason. The Lord is slowly teaching me to have complete reliance upon Him. I constantly have a habit of trying to meet others needs before my needs. He is slowly teaching me to Love Him first and to allow Him to meet my needs so I can pour into others from His Love. I have been removed from my comfort zone and the distractions of being in the States. I look forward to what the Lord has to teach me over the next month. Will keep you posted!
I am so excited to be back in Bolivia again this summer. The Lord has been doing amazing things in the country of Bolivia and I cannot wait to see what He is going to do here this summer!
This is my first time out of the country for an extended amount of time and it has been absolutely incredible. It’s been so cool to see how the Lord has been working. The coolest thing for me this first week has been getting to see Him unify our team as He is unifying us with Himself. Everyone is so unique and so special. Each member, with our different gifts and talents, is vital-none more valuable than the other. The body of Christ is such a beautiful thing! He is so amazing. The Lord placed us all here together on this team for a reason and knew each of us needed to be here. I love it! The same Holy Spirit is within each of us! God is so cool. To Him be the glory! :)
Buenos Dias,
Here is a quick update on how our trip is going in Santa Cruz thus far. To hit a few of the highlights, I am ecstatic about what God is doing and is going to do on the University of Santa Cruz Language Department. When we first arrived on campus, I was overwhelmed with the language barrier and was worried about teaching the students. I quickly learned that the students are EAGER to learn and get to know us. Students go out of their way to spend time with us. This presents many amazing opportunities to share the Gospel. Just yesterday I was meeting up with a Bolivian friend named Fabrezio to get some coffee. I, in passing fancy, invited Brandon Denley and Christian Alch to come with me. When we arrived he introduced us to some of his friends, a few of which Brandon immediately connected with. Before the end of the day, they were asking him about why we have come to Bolivia, what we believe, and why we believe it. Brandon shared the Gospel with them and they were receptive. Today, we had a bible study/lunch with many of the students in the equivalent to their mall and as a result, God presented an opportunity for Critter and I to meet three Bolivian students and explain the difference between a religion and a relationship with Jesus Christ. The students were extremely inquisitive and are going to meet back up with Critter and myself to discuss the Gospel in more detail. These are two of the many highlights of the trip thus far. We are having an amazing time and we appreciate all of the prayers and support you from all of you back home. Continue to pray that God will set Santa Cruz Bolivia on fire for him!
This week has been a real challenge for me. I've realized how sheltered and blessed I am living in the US. But God has shown me that these people don't need money or worldliness, they need Him. Be praying for our connection with the students and that God will give us boldness eyes to see opportunities to share the Gospel!
We are reaching our one week mark here in Santa Cruz, and it has been an incredible week at that. God has opened the doors for us to jump right into teaching at the state university which has been a great blessing so far and given us a lot of opportunities to meet students and already with some of them share the ultimate reason we are here, Jesus. The team is really bonding which is neat to see from a leaders prospective and each member is truly hoping and praying in confidence that God would do something extraordinary through our time here this summer. Please pray for our continued faithfulness and focus on the task at hand and that we fall more in love with Him daily. Thanks for your support.
Bolivia is nothing what I expected. It is so much better than what I thought it was going to be. Going from China to Bolivia, I never would have imagined that any other place in the world would be so open to the gospel than China. Bolivia thus far has really opened my eyes and increased my faith that He is truly working in the lives of these students. During the week when we are teaching English classes, I always make it very intentional to mention to the students that I am a Christian. Every time they hear that, they always have questions. For example, I told one group I was involved in my church and loved telling people about Jesus Christ. They asked if I would like to share my testimony next week and of course I said yes. God is opening doors over here in ways I would have never imagined.
Bolivia is so awesome! I have loved it so much. We got to go hiking for the first time a few days ago, which was really cool. I hung out at the school in my spare time and got to share the gospel with a guy who did not believe in God and it was really cool. I was very excited and hope that he can soon know for sure about his salvation. Thanks for the prayers! We love it here.
Returning to Bolivia has been such a blessing! I am so grateful to be a part of what God is doing here. This first week has been amazing for our team. Many of us did not really know each other before the trip, but it feels like we have been friends for so long! Our time together has been essential because we all encourage and pour into each other. I am looking forward to building relationships with the Bolivian students that we meet at the university. They are so eager and excited to learn about us and our reason for being here. Thanks for your support.
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