School's In Session!

 We're just finishing week four of the Father's House discipleship school, and it's been an amazing few weeks!  I'm not sure how to summarize the school so far.  It's another amazing group of students, small and intimate, so much hunger for Jesus -- I feel blessed to be a part!  I've lead the outreach to Avian Park, a township in a neighboring city.  It's actually YWAM who leads the evening: Monday, Wednesday and Friday they go to the township, sing songs and have a lesson for the children, then give everyone a hot meal.  There are a few adults who've also started attending, so we also make sure to spend time talking and praying with them.  I've met one couple, Jackie and Jacqueline, and have really enjoyed getting to know them!  Jacqueline is someone I want to just spend time with.  I pray for her, then she prays for me! 

Avian Park/YWAM Outreach -- the kids get dessert too.  Yum!

Last Monday we were able to visit the Deaf community and spend time in the old age home.  We played games together and communicated the best we could.  One woman showed us a picture of her son at his wedding.  She said they have no contact, and she doesn't even know how many children her son has.  She gave all of us a hug when we left -- and this was from a conversation that lasted no more than 5 minutes!  The residents were recently asked what they hope for in 2015, and almost all of them said, More visitors!  I'm so thankful that God used us to start answering their prayers.

Playing Bingo with the residents at the Old Age home for the Deaf.

God is doing His work, as He always does, in all of us.  A couple nights ago I sat in the "upper room" with two of the students, and one played the guitar and helped the other put chords to the song she had written.  As he played and she sang the song (which was clearly from her heart and God-breathed!), I just felt such pride and love and just completely amazed at seeing how God is speaking to her and the giftings He has put in her.  It was a special moment for me.  Yesterday for Good Friday, we spent some extra time considering Jesus's sacrifice for us and the salvation, life, freedom, and abundant blessings He's given us because of the cross!  We then celebrated Him and celebrated being a family by enjoying a big meal: salad, chicken tortilla soup, and shephard's pie (without the lentils), then finished the evening with milk tart for dessert and a move (The Gospel of John).

A couple crazy staff members, and a couple crazy students.

The Lord continues to stretch me as I learn to be a leader in these schools, learn to play the guitar/sing/be part of a worship team, and teach.  Yes, I'm learning to play the guitar!  Again!  Finally!  I have a 12 string guitar which sounds AMAZING, and I'm getting much better at playing smoothly.  I do pretty well with G, C, D, and Em.  I'm hoping to add Am and a couple other chords to my arsenal of chords.  Yet another blessing from this school: many guitar players and musicians to practice with!