08/19/11–Here We Go Again!

January 26th, 2012

After a wonderful time in Canada I have returned back to Indonesia to begin my 9th year here (yes.. the 9th!!) Everyone keeps saying I’m almost at a decade… it’s true! I don’t know how it happened so fast. But every year has been amazing.. and there is not a doubt in my mind this year will be as well… I can even imagine it being greater than any other!

It was great to see family and friends in North America (and all of you that I was able to meet). I am always amazed at how God supplies so many people who have a hear t to be a part of what we are doing here in Indonesia! Thank you!!

There are so many things planned for the next few months it is crazy!! Thankful that there is never a dull moment or nothing to do here.. There is a nation to be saved and God is providing lots of ways to do that!!

Right now I am at my school office to meet with a group of my students who will leave tomorrow to do a tour for a week around Sumatra with me! How exciting!! Please pray for us as we travel around the next week… and for even more of those who are called by God to come and join us at the school!

Here is a link of me being a guest on the talk show Encounter while I was in Canada. Enjoy more stories of some of the things I experienced in Indonesia this past year:

http://gracetelevision.net/watch/51177

Going on with Him,
Susan Joy

06/26/11 Sending Out Disciples and What I’ll be Doing in Two Days

January 26th, 2012

2,000 years ago Jesus decided to entrust the gospel to 11 disciples. The task He gave them was impossibly too big for a human mind to think of: to make disciples of all people in the whole world. He believed that 11 people full of his power and ready to share the good news wherever they went was enough start this…. And He was right. We are all believers today because Jesus left 11 apostles to change the world.

And so.. as my 11 second year students were ready to graduate and be sent out God reminded me not to think of them as being too small… because 11 graduates allowing God’s grace and limitless power (just as it was 2,000 years ago) work through them will have the same astonishing and incredible results!

I believe the workers we are training up in this Bible College are world changers… as I look on these 11 graduates I now no longer see them as my students. But I see them as co-labourers in the gospel work. Each one of them is involved in ministry and has found God’s calling on their life.. even some will be sent out as missionaries to start up new work in unreached areas!

God actually spoke to me during our school prayer day last month and reminded me that these were not my disciples, but His. And it was not me sending them out, but Him. Just as He sent out disciples to do great things 2,000 years ago… He also sends out these students!

I am incredibly excited for our graduates as they step out into all the things God has prepared for them. But also I am sad to see them go.. I will miss them very much as I’ve grown very close to them.

Pouring everything I am and have into these students on a daily basis has not always been easy. But seeing their lives change and knowing that they will bring a change to this nation that I never could, makes it so worthwhile.

I remember asking you to pray for some of them when they first started school 2 years ago.. like Mariani, who sold her possessions to come. God took care of her and she was able to stay the full two years. She has become quite a saleswoman and plans to use that to help her get into areas to do missions! Or do you remember Wiwin?  She came from a Muslim family that locked her in a room for two weeks so she couldn’t attend the school. Not only did she graduate, but her family was there to attend the service!

Thank you for your prayers and supports!! These “heroes” I wrote about two years ago… are now the new leaders of Indonesia!!

Below are some quotes of the students and pictures of our graduation last week… enjoy!

And…..
in case you haven’t heard…
I’m coming back to Canada… in 2 days!! (it really snuck up on me!)

If you’d like to meet me or speak at your church, etc. just let me know!

My schedule looks like this:

June 30th – July 5th: Rockford, Michigan Area
July 3rd – preaching @ Bridgeway Community Church

July 6th – July 11th: St. Joseph’s Island Area
July 10th – preaching @ Bruce Mines’s Weslyn Church

July 12th- July 25th: St. Catharines/Toronto Area
July 17th – preaching @ Toronto International Celebration Church
July 24th – visiting @ Niagara Celebration Church

July 26th – Aug 1st: Knoxville, NB Area

Very excited to visit and share all that God has been doing here that can never fit in these emails..!! haha..

Blessings overflowing and abounding in Christ,
Susan Joy

Yong An:

“It has been a tremendous year for me studying at SAC!… Yeah. I love this SAC! … You changed my life for sure.”

Samuel:

“SAC membuatku meninggalkan masa lalu dan berlari-lari pada panggilanNya.”

SAC (Celebration Bible College) made me leave my past and run towards His calling.

Felix:

“Pertama tama saya sangat bersyukur bisa sekolah di sac. Saya percaya bahwasanya sekolah ini dapat memberikan terobosan di dalam negeri ini. Banyak hal yang mengubahkan kehidupan saya.”

First of all I am so thankful I could go to school in SAC. I believe that this school will bring a breakthrough in this nation. So many things changed my life.

sendingoutdisciples____andwhatillbedoingin2days

The News You’ve Been Waiting For…

May 31st, 2011

May 30, 2011

2 weeks ago was our big youth event in Lubuk Pakam.. I had written you before asking you to pray because our vision was to train and equip 100’s of local youth in our seminar to reach 1,000’s in the field during the outreach… and what we dreamed of… came true!!

The seminar attendance was great and I was so impressed at how hungry the youth were to listen to me… I preached for hours without giving them a break.. and no one left! They stayed listening intently! At the end I asked who wanted to become a leader and a person of influence and be someone who brought Jesus to the world to come to the front… some of them came running! A large group stood at the front and as we prayed for the souls that they would minister to and follow up from the event they began to weep! I was so touched as I could feel the heart of the young people in this city! And.. I knew.. this would not end when the event was over… but these young people will carry it on! They each took salvation books which they gave out to the new believers in the field.

On the field we watched as 1,000’s of people gathered. Many of them were not believers but Muslims and from other religions. I know God brings them there.. it’s amazing. The first night I shared the foundation of the gospel.. that their creator made them to have a relationship with Him and He made the way possible for that. I shared how it wasn’t from one religion.. because we all have the same creator. And I felt it was a beautiful thing that they all stood there in agreement with me.. and listened so well.

The 2nd night I continued on sharing about Jesus. We illustrated how Jesus took our place and gave us His… I was astounded at the attentiveness of the crowd! Many were sitting on their motorbikes.. they could have left.. but they didn’t! It felt as if no one was moving, like the world had stopped for a few moments as they all looked at me, like they were hearing something amazing… and they were!!


When I asked who wanted to receive Jesus hands everywhere shot up in the air! I love the sound of 1,000’s of voices praying out to Jesus! And also shouting and clapping and lifting up His name.. which we did too! In fact during this time of celebrating (while I was jumping around on the stage) I remembered how it had even seemed not possible to do this event in this area.. and here we were, wildly and proudly declaring Jesus’ name before that city! Amazing!!


As I was about to leave the 2nd night I met with one of the local committee members I worked closely with.. and she told me how she had cried as she saw it all take place.

Another great joy for me was working with my youth team to do the event and bringing in students from the Bible college to do the dramas. Over 20 people who are under my ministry had taken part.. giving them that kind of experience was awesome! The next few days I could hear them tell others how much they had learned. We are really training up the young generation to take over this nation!

The event was attended and closed by the representative of the Parliament. A wonderful Muslim lady who not only liked the event.. but declared in her speech it needed to be done again next year!! (I’m serious!)

Because the city we did this event in is only about an hour or so away.. we plan to continue to work closely with the young people there and help them in the follow up work. The end of the event is not the end of what is going to take place in city of Pakam!


Thank you so much for your prayers and support… you have partnered with me, to once again, make the impossible – possible!

Your grateful partner,

Susan Joy

Some pictures to help you see the event (seminar, music, crowds, preaching, drama, prayer, guests, excitement, etc..) over 100 pictures can be seen on my facebook page.

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