Matt Short

 God is SO GOOD! Outreach to this point has been an incredible challenge, not in the simple ways such as being bold or moving in the Spirit. These things have become a sort of second nature when in the write standing with God. It has been leadership that I’ve found to be my challenge. Something I always saw as having down. Little of what I’ve learned about leadership in the past has aided me in this outreach. Being a spiritual leader is a whole other story! 

  For this reason I ask for your prayers. Sadly, my memory I have found hinders me day in and out. I have struggled to keep track of all that I’m responsible. My heart is to simply be in ministry and be with the people yet my responsibilities lie first with my team. I can see now that only within the past couple weeks I’ve become the leader of this team… before I was more just the guy with the money. 

  A recent revelation that has aided me is that all I truly am is a co-leader. My role as “leader” is quite insignificant in reality… seeing how my goal as a co-leader is simply to match the will of my Co-leader, God. This is much more easily said than done, and I’m learning the outworking of this idea. It has been extremely difficult to remember all that needs to get done, who needs to be where, what’s coming next, and how that’ll be accomplished without His help. I am learning, to put it plainly. 

  Ministry, however, I have found extremely enjoyable lately. At least every other day I have enjoyed blessing travelers as well as locals. I have had philosophical conversations with a number of these individuals and gotten to bless a beggar boy with a Nepali/English bible, who I then got to go to church with. One of my favorite conversations was with a guy from the states. We spent the day together, checking out some local sights and went to lunch where I asked him about his faith. He had actually done many studies in Christian colleges but at the moment did not consider himself a “Christian” which, for his reasons, I could respect. He then asked me about my faith and what I felt was the core value of all that I believed. The words couldn’t have come from my mouth. I knew they were from my heart, yet they were said better than I’d ever known how to. I really enjoyed this friendship and hope to stay in contact with him in the future.   

Setting aside all hardships, challenges and victories alike, the team and I are all healthy and enjoying our days together. We’re now in the BEAUTIFUL hill town of Pokhara, Nepal and planning to leave on some treks soon. Be in prayer that we meet people to invite along on these treks and that conversations of faith, truth, God and such would be simple. The team will be in three different groups over the next 10+ days so that travel and ministry will be easier so pray for safety and wisdom for each individual as well.   

Thank you all for your concerns and prayers. They are greatly appreciated, as well I would love to be praying for you. Let me know if you ever have any prayer requests. God Bless 

-Matt Short 

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