The Home Stretch
Time flies when your having fun!
And participating in the Lord’s good work is FUN!!!
Seeing God work through the 24 individuals I’ve spent the past 4 months discipling has a reward which I have not found words to describe yet. Since my last blog I’ve finished my pastoral visits, returning to NZ on January 28th and spent time with the New Zealand Trekking Team. After a couple weeks on the North island with Nicki and her team I then hitch hiked back to Oxford.
Throughout January and February I spent hours upon hours in deep conversation with non-believers discussing everying from sex and drugs to the complexity of who God is as our Father. Many poored out their hearts, some were stuborn while others simply wanted the conversation to end. I learned what it ment to be looked down on for my faith as well as commended. Yet through it all, I looked forward MOST to when I could encourage, challenge or exort one of my own. Ministering to my teams, staff and students was my greatest passion.
We now begin our final week of the DTS being our Debrief and Re-entry week. Please keep the students as well as myself in your prayers. There’s already SOOOO much I’ve put into this week but I all I want is to depend on God for STRENGTH and WISDOM as this school draws to a close. I want the students to be able to take everything they’ve learned from this time and run all the harder for Christ, but that’s SO much easier to say than do.
Thank you all for your prayers and support. I see everyday how they shake the spiritual around us.
Bless yah -Matt
