July 1, 2013
Dear Family,
This
week I met the most beautiful young women…
Just kidding, ha, sorry, I couldn’t resist! Those of you who
think I am going to find a beautiful, young Pacific Northwest woman, and stay
out here that was for you!! ;)
But for real this time!
This
week seemed longer than normal. We had two days this week where we were serving
people. Tuesday we help clean out the apartment of a family who is going
through some rough waters and needed help with their house. Thursday we were
cleaning shrubs and such at a park here in the city. The Church here has been
helping clean this park for years now. It had been over grown and was a place
where a lot of drugs and homelessness ran rapid, but it is now becoming this
beautiful place of restoration, where people can now come and enjoy the
outdoors!
In
all honesty we did not have any “class time” this week, we were busy doing
other things. And along with being very busy, having a lot of things to do, and
being exhausted comes the perfect time for the reality of who we are and where
our hearts are at to come out. So while processing things this week we talked
about how Mission happens while life
is happening, it is not something that only happens one night a week. And if
this is true then we are going to see each other’s hearts, and the mess that is
in our hearts, and if this is so then we need to learn what it looks like to be
able to understand that and speak the Gospel into each other’s lives during everyday life. And personally
what does it look like, in every situation, to look to the Spirit to change our
hearts to trust the Father more and more.
Another
thing that happened this week, that was a big deal to me, one of the Immerse
students left to go home. (Not because of anything bad. Also, he is from
Latvia.) As we prayed over Thomas and said our goodbyes I realized that we have
only been here for a month but we, as a group, have grow together immensely. I
am continually amazed at how the Father has been working in our group and how
we have been growing together! Glory to the Father!
As
far as prayer, that we would continue to grow as a group, that the Father would
continue to reveal Himself to us and the Truth of the Gospel to us. Also, I
think it is also a safe point to start praying about when I come home, that I
would be prepared to lead and teach and go wherever when I get back!
As always there is so much more, but I can tell you in
person.
Shannon
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