How in the world did I lose a whole month of updating? October was a very difficult month for me. I won't go into details, but mental, emotional, and spiritual warfare is so much harder than even dealing with tangible beings which I have seen a few times in my life due to ministry. It is even harder when the warfare is brought on by someone you respect. God has been growing me through this time, but it has not been easy, and there is still a lot for me to sift through and discern how to handle before everything is settled in my mind and heart. Please pray that I will continue to grow, have wisdom on how to deal with some things, and wisdom in what to say if something needs to be said.
I have learn d that I have gained some truly great friends during this time. I had a group of ladies praying for so many times during the month. Some knew a little about what I was going through, but most simply prayed for me. Although I have fri NDA through the years, these are the first ones that I have felt I could call on for prayer in this manner. Some shared Scriptures with me or sent me the encouraging texts throughout the month. One friend mete spur of the moment several times to let me talk through some of my feelings. Another friend gave me money which allowed me to spend two nights in a hotel to try to relieve some of the high stress I was under. The same friend came and stayed the night with me at the hotel. Through all the hard things, God continually showed me He was watching out for me., was walking with me, and was speaking for me.
We finished midterms in October, and now we are in the homestretch of Thanksgiving, Finals and then Christmas break. I took some of the students out to see the northern lights. It was a fun kind of crazy night with us complaining out people turning on their car lights every so often and disrupting our viewing party. We had hot drinks and sweets afterwards
The spirit among the students this year is very different from last year. While they are still young and have some maturing to do, they seem to be more spiritually minded. Please pray that they will grow in spiritual maturity as well as physical. Pray that God will protect them from Satan snares that are present even in Bible college.
We had our fall bus program last month. The kids had fun doing the various sp cial days. We had luau Sunday, and the bus workers made some silly hula videos. It really was one of my favorite days because of the fun spirit on the bus. Please pray that we can get our kids to ride faithfully throughout the winter, and pray that we can gain new riders from the contacts we have made.
I spent a few days with my sister in Southern Iowa this last month. Please pray for my nephew Joel. He will be having several tests, and the results will be sent to Boston to determine if he is a candidate for a different heart procedure than the third surgery he was scheduled to have soon. This new procedure might prevent him needing a heart transplant in the future.
Please pray for me. With th schedule I am keeping, the stress from last month, and a bit of worry that I may not keep fulltime hours with my foster care job, I have not been sleeping well. I also have not been able to focus on raising full time support for my missions ministry. Please pray that I can finish the video presentation I n Ed to send to pastors
Please continue to pray that I can give the Gospel to my clients. I did find out one client is most likely saved. Please pray for Rambo whom I led to Christ awhile back. He will be moving out of my area soon. Pray that I can find a pastor who will work with him and help him to grow.
Pray for a lady nam d Diane and her family, and my client Deandr and his family that hey will come to church next Sunday night for pie and praise.
Pray also for my clients baby Kendyl who will have heart surgery tomorrow to put in a pump until they can do a transplant. She is about 1 year old.
