More Than OK
Hi!!
First of all I’d like to let all of you know that I am ok. Although there was a quite a big earthquake in Sumatra, no damage was done to our city and I was in the air when I happened so I didn’t even get to experience the tremors. Please continue to pray for the people in Padang, the situation is quite bad there.. I would like to do something for them if possible.
But I am ok.. actually more than Ok! So much more…!
Today is registration day for our second year of the bible college… how exciting! We are expecting about 20+ full time students and after just announcing our part time night classes yesterday we already received 40 registered students for that!!
a local pastor congratulates a member for joining the school
on the road!! (I think we’d been travelling since 4 am that morning.)
Worshipping God during one of the services
we take time to have some fun at the newly done ‘Love Walk’ tourist attraction.
The people rejoicing and praising God in one of the services
The girls open up our house for the night (during our village visit)
Ribka (our youngest graduated student) shares her testimony in a high school
2 weeks ago I did a tour with some of our graduated students. 12 services in 8 different cities in 9 days. It was exhausting but also exhilarating! On our very first day we could barely start off as a storm hit and our city was flooded worse than I have ever seen! Cars stopped dead all over the place, people desperately trying to block off their houses, children swimming in the streets.. it was a mad house! And we ended getting in a small accident and got chased down by a man with road rage! Praise God we got out of it all ok.. The next night as we travelled from one city to another in the middle of the night we got a flat tire in the middle of the jungle.. And so many more adventures including sleeping in an old traditional house that had no electricity, blankets, or anything..but did have some head diving bats! It was a great experience to share with my students! Each night we rejoiced as we shared vision and power with the crowds of young people that gathered in each city! Seeing how much these young students had changed over the year is just amazing.. they are full of the Gospel and boldness! I can’t wait to train up more like them!
And tomorrow.. I will fly to Kupang to help out with Pastor Peter’s large Gospel Festival there! Sooo much going on.. it’s great!
Thanks for your prayers and support..
I keep telling the people here whenever I preach: sharing the gospel is not a burden. It is a joy and an honor!
Thank you for taking part in the joy and honor of bringing this gospel to the nation of Indonesia!!
All for Jesus!!
Susan Joy