09/28/11–More Effective Than Ever!!
Another month has flown by!!
Last time I wrote I was just about to head out on a tour with some of my students… wow! So much happened on that.. and since that time! If I wrote about all that happened on tour alone… I could fill pages…
So… I will save your eyes and your time and just believe me when I tell you I can sum it all up in one word: AMAZING!
This past week could have also been described as that as well as I took a large step in taking our ministry further than ever before… by multiplying it!
I don’t think I will ever forget how I felt as I stood on the boat, waving goodbye, as we pulled away from the dock where my 6 graduates were standing (waving their hands off) as I leav them there to be missionaries for the year. I cannot even explain how happy, sad, excited, proud, wondering, and elated my heartfelt at that moment.
I was looking over the city as we sailed by.. I know it is a place that needs the gospel so badly. There is no doubt in my mind that those 6 new missionaries will make a great impact there! (in fact they have already begun to do so in their first 3 days there!)
I looked at that city and knew it was a place I could ordinarily never reach. Travel by train for 5 hours than another 4 by boat. How could I do anything long term and lasting there? But now.. there are 6 of me there.. well. Even better than me. There are 6 of Jesus’ disciples there now… bringing impact and the light where we never could have before!
As I stood in the doorway of the boat looking at their dock until I couldn’t see them anymore I knew in my heart this was the first time.. but I would do this many times again.. this is the first team of many!
I feel this may be one of the most effective things I have ever done here in Indonesia… and … I get to do it all over again as on Monday we will receive our new students!! It is an amazing feeling to take this step.. but also a great responsibility. Your prayers and financial support are what we enable me to be able to keep this team going… and continue to prepare others to go out as well!
It’s time for the world to be saved… so.. what are we waiting for?? Let’s do it!!
Susan Joy Hoover
Pics below!
Nikmati! (enjoy!)
p.s. .. entering a very very busy time and big decisions… extra prayers appreciated! Thanks! J