Amazing Blessings

MY FLATMATE CLAUDIA GAVE HER LIFE TO JESUS!!!! Please be praying for her as she begins this new journey with Christ and for me in how best I can come alongside her.

This has been a crazy busy season but also one in which I’ve been so overwhelmingly blessed by God’s faithfulness to provide and His abundant love. One such crazy blessing is that someone anonymously paid for me to go on the Israel trip that Pastor Tonye is leading in Jan. So beyond excited to go on this journey with this precious group of saints. Majority of the women that are going are ones too that I really have a heart for. Liz is also one of the women going. 

Filming Natasha’s Project

I’ve had the privilege of coming alongside a girl in our fellowship, Erena, as she has sought to develop and expand her own dance company to raise awareness on human trafficking. Erena is also one of the girls I do Red Room ministry with. It has been so beautiful to watch as she has gotten so much more bold for the Gospel not only on the streets but also in her dance piece. This last month I got to film their piece as they performed it at a fashion show called Fashion for Freedom.

Red Room Ministry Update

In the last month we really have begun to see glimpses of fruit. We’ve been getting more and more opportunities to really connect with some of the girls and share the Gospel more. One night one of the girls that we’ve gotten to know more took a break and went and got coffee with us. It was so different to get to sit down and have good conversation when we were a bit removed from their work place.
We’ve been having more girls telling us their real names, which is huge that they are that comfortable with us and trust us. We’ve even gotten phone numbers of a few of the girls and they have been excited about getting together for dinner outside of work. Pray for actual follow through with this because so far they haven’t responded to us actually texting them to setup a time to get together.

Really be praying too for more opportunities for the Lord to supernaturally speak through us, as He knows their hearts and what will reach them. There have been a few times where the Lord has put a scripture or specific word on one of our hearts to share with a specific girl. Each time we have stepped out in that they have been significantly moved by it.

We have also begun walking and praying over more the heart of the sex district in Soho. It is so gut wrenching to walk past the brothels, strip clubs and drug dealers. There is such a need for Jesus. One night I got to talk to one of the girls working the front desk at one of the brothels that has the cover of a ‘message parlor.’ Praying for the Lord’s leading on how else He may have us reaching out in this area. Also, for more people to come alongside of us as right now there are only 3 of us girls.

Women’s Film Night

This last month we had a women’s film and prayer night to watch Gospel for Asia’s documentary Veil of Tears. It is such a blessing to have so many women in our fellowship that really are passionate about wanting to make a difference in world. One of our hearts is to encourage those that are passionate about social justice issues to not only try to do good deeds but to do it in the name of Jesus and to share the Gospel. Watching this film was an amazing example of a ministry that is not only tackling a huge social injustice but are also bringing the hope of Jesus Christ and seeing lives and whole communities transformed by the power of Christ. Watch the film if you get a chance.

Discipleship

It has been such a gift to be discipling Lauren. As we have begun going through Phil. together I love watching her really start to learn how to break down the scripture for herself. One of the huge aspects of discipleship though is merely inviting someone into your life to follow you as you follow Christ. I’ve been able to really form a sweet relationship with Lauren and been getting to live life with her. Some of the biggest ministry moments aren’t when we are just sitting down in the Word together.

It has been so sweet to watch Lauren and her fiance Kristian grow in the Lord together as a couple as well. The other week I was blessed to get to do an engagement shoot for them. Then got such a cool ministry opportunity afterwards as we were headed back to the house. We came across a girl who was on a major drug overdose and in a very bad state. We not only got to get her help but also I was able to have a crazy supernatural ministry moment with her sharing the Gospel. It’s moments like this along with the ones where I’m sharing with Lauren about things in life one of us are going through that are some of the sweetest discipleship moments. I really encourage you to walk with someone who is younger than you in the faith and let them in your life to follow you as you follow Christ. So worth it!

Jesus Nights & UTurn Guys

One of the blessings of doing Jesus Nights is all the guys from the rehab, that we do a Bible study at, come to it. These guys love coming and say it is a huge highlight. The exciting part is at the last few we have had the privilege of seeing some of these guys give their lives to Christ. At the last one two of the new guys there surrendered their lives. One of them in particular I’ve really seen a huge change in him over the last few weeks.

Please continue to keep the UTurn guys in your prayers. Most of the group in their right now are pretty early on still in their steps at the program but we are really seeing God transforming some of these guys lives. Please be praying too as one of the guys who was getting pretty close to finishing actually left this past week and relapsed some. It just so breaks my heart to see that happen but esp with this guy as he was doing so good and was really growing in the Lord.