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Aug 04 | Trying times means God’s at work
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To sum up last week:

-There was a really intense tornado in the area I was in (it was on the ground for 2 and a half hours) BUT God is good and He protected the towns I was in. Plus there don’t seem to be any reported injuries from it!

-Despite the crazy weather, 9 kids came to Christ! And many seeds were planted as I had mostly kids who had zero background knowledge of anything religious or spiritual.

This week I’m teaching in Yorkton and Canora and I’m really looking forward to it! Although, I am already really tired and the week hasn’t even started yet. This weekend took a lot out of me as there have been a few major things going on in my personal life which have been emotionally and spiritually exhausting.

The enemy is definitely trying to use these situations to weaken my impact in these clubs this week so I would really appreciate your prayers for strength.

Prayer:

  1. Energy and rest so that I can give it 110% in each of my clubs
  2. Soften hearts for both kids and parents
  3. Peace and strength in my own heart concerning the situations going on in my life.
  4. Safety on the roads

Thank you for all of your prayers! And a special thanks for the encouragements and prayers from my CG- May God bless you for the work you are doing for the ministry behind the scenes.

“Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.” Ephesians 3:20-21

Janessa

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Jul 31 | God Answers Prayers
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Something different I’ve been doing this summer is praying before each club and giving it to God. Asking Him to give me the words that He knows the kids need to hear, because He knows their hearts. So today as I was driving to my second club I was doing this, just giving the club into God’s hands and I prayed for 3 more kids to accept Christ this week in my clubs. I don’t typically pray for specific numbers, but for some reason I decided to ask Him for 3 more decisions before the week ends.

In that next VBS, after I told the Bible story 3 kids stayed back and asked Jesus into their hearts. 

God answers prayers.

There have been 6 kids who have decided to follow Jesus this week and even more seeds have been planted!

Two of my clubs are full of kids who started the week with absolutely no background knowledge of anything that has to do with God, Jesus, Sin, Heaven, etc.. so it has been so cool to be the first one to start planting those seeds in their hearts.

PRAYER REQUESTS:

  1. That God would continue to speak through me and work in the hearts of these kids
  2. That the kids who have accepted Christ will grow in their faith

PRAISE:

  1. 6 kids have made decisions to follow Christ this week!!!
  2. The weather has improved significantly and the clubs have ALL grown despite harsh weather
  3. I have had safety on the roads even with driving 2.5+ hours on the highways each day
  4. I haven’t had to drive on any gravel highways. (Cool story about this: I’ve been worried about having to drive on gravel, and I expected to have lots of gravel this week… but just a few weeks ago, the highway to one of clubs with the longest driving time was changed from a gravel road to a freshly paved road!)

Thank you for reading and for your prayers! We serve a good God. 🙂

“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new each morning; great is Your faithfulness” Lamentations 3:22-23

Janessa

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Jul 28 | Witty Title
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To sum up last week, I was in the Weyburn area and taught 3 clubs and God was definitely working in many little hearts that week!! 7 decisions to follow Christ were made and many more seeds were planted (6 Bibles given away and 4 gospels of John given away).

This week I’m in Oxbow, Lampman, and Carnduff! (which are small towns in south-eastern saskatchewan near Estevan)

There’s a decent amount of driving this week for me but i really enjoy the peace and quiet of a long drive before getting to a club. 🙂 My clubs have all been small (2 kids in Lampman, 4 kids at the VBS in Carnduff, and 5 kids in Oxbow) but they have all been really great kids! All of the kids have been super engaged and eager to listen and have a good time, which makes my job even more fun!

Prayer Requests:

  1. For God to be softening the hearts of the kids and parents and working through them as I teach (and for God to be speaking through me)
  2. Energy and continued health for myself
  3. Today there was a tornado warning, so that the weather will improve. Or at least that the weather won’t hinder any kids from coming! 
  4. Safety on the roads as I’m putting on a lot of kilometers this week… also, there’s a really steep valley I need to drive up each day and it’s really hard on my little car.
  5. That the children who accept Christ this summer will grow and flourish in their faith. 🙂

Thank you so much for taking the time to read and pray!

Blessings,

Janessa