Surrender

This past week, God has really hit me with the word Surrender.

Last Sunday, the 19th, was Connected for Worship and Prayer. This is a time for Tees Valley Community Church and MCC to come together once a month for some worship and time to focus on God.  It is very free, and the mic is always open for people to come up and share what God has on their heart - most messages was about surrending everything to God.  I thought that I had - i mean i left the comfort to follow His calling to do ministry in England, and i've surrendered my plan for His plan, but there was still something i was holding on to.  God showed me that he doesn't just want me to follow, but to daily surrender the things that I don't understand, circumstances that aren't in my control, and surrender my timetable.

Surrender.

Quick update:
We had 46 kids at BLAST on Monday!!! Teaching religious education has been a great confirmation of what I want to be.  CAP has been great this week - i so enjoy meeting with the clients and praying for them regularly.  Journeys, an intro to the meaning of life course, is every wednesday night, and I help set up for that.  It's going really well so i've heard!  Thursday was the start of Youth Alpha (YA). YA is an intro to Christianity course, answering the question of who Jesus is and what he did for us, how we can have faith, etc... We had about 15 kids, and some were from our youth club!! THEN i went to the adult alpha - it was just the first night which was an intro to the course, and a lady gave her life to Christ!!!! How great is our God!!!  On Friday, I led young girls cluster which is a once a month bible study for girls in years 7-9 (about 8th-10th grade i think) We talked about God being our Father, and it went really well!!! A lot of these girls are quiet, but in such a great age to really come forth as leaders among the youth!  Ignite went really well again on Saturday!

Sorry that was long, but a lot happened this past week! Please continue to pray for:
~BLAST, and Year 6's RE class
~CAP clients
~Journeys and Alpha courses
~I'm speaking this next thursday at youth alpha on Who Jesus Is
~The girls that attend Young Girls Cluster
~Ignite kids - a lot come from tough situations

"Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it." Matthew 16: 24-25