The summer is coming to a close. Thank
you for all your prayers and finance support. It's been a busy and
difficult summer, but my spirit was overjoyed to see the work being
done. God has been good and faithful through these Summer months to
work through me and in me. I am amazed at His loving kindness for His
people and His deep longing for the lost to know Him. I have written
a few highlights so you may praise God for the work He has done.
5-day clubs and fair outreach made up a
good part of my Summer. I loved getting to know the children, and was
blessed with seeing a glimpse of Gods unfailing love for each one. At
a fair outreach there was a little girl who made a decision to
believe in Jesus as her savior. I could see the Holy Spirit working
in her life immediately as she was eager to read her new Bible.
Another little girl at a 5-day club who was only 5 years old, would
came back to counseling every day. She knew she needed what we were
sharing but didn't understand yet. Each day of club she understood a
little bit more, by the last day she understood the whole gospel and
her faith was in Jesus to save her.
While I was doing a club at Good News
Across America in Portland, I had the opportunity to talk with a
mother of some children at our club. It was our last day of club and
they had just happened to come to the park we were at. I talked with
the mother through the whole club time. As I shared the gospel with
her, it was like she was seeing for the first time. I could see the
Holy Spirit working in her heart, right then she believed on Jesus as
her savior. Then as my new sister in Christ we began to share our
lives with each other. I told her my testimony and she shared with me
much of her past, even things she had never told anyone before. She
told me about her grandmothers bible that she had sitting at the head
of her bed at home, she had never read it but now she was excited to
open it and learn more about her savior. I was so blessed to be a
part of this woman's journey to Christ, I was overjoyed to see the
Holy Spirit at work.
I was honored to know each person I met
this Summer, many that were very difficult to leave. This summer God
made me feel and look right into the depths of my loneliness. It has
been a difficult summer not having anything that stayed constant
except God alone. With this came great joy in leaning into Christ for
my comfort, and guidance. I belong to Jesus, He paid for me with His
blood on the cross. I have made a choice to follow Him, especially
when times are hard. When I choose to look at circumstances or
feelings, and say God is good and I choose to follow His will for my
life. There in the center of God's will for my life I find desires
fulfilled that I didn't even know about. If I truly believe in
eternity, and that I serve a good God, why would I not give every
part of me for His kingdoms cause.
On the 23rd of August I will be flying to Michigan to start school at New Tribes Bible institute. $3100 was given to my school tuition, thank you to those who gave and have been praying, God has been faithful to provide. Please continue to pray for me as I start this new journey. Pray that I will be able to find a job at school. Please pray for me to use my time wisely as I learn to juggle school, ministry, and work. I have noticed some distractions that may come as I start school, please pray for me to be focused and able to learn.
-Josephine
“By
your loyal love you will lead the people whom you have redeemed” -
Exodus 15:13a (NET)
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