Sacrifice

Its been more than a month since I wrote anything about what was happening with me here in Germany but in that month a lot of things have happened. I have learned a lot about myself and who I am, I have rediscovered that hope that God alone gives us when we pray, which I had lost for some time. I have been shown things concerning my time here, which in case you were not aware its the music discipleship training school.

Last year on outreach I was praying and asking God if this was something he wanted me to do. I felt God clearly confirmed to me that I should return and staff the music school and through his unique was has given me ideas, outreach locations, contacts and projects we can work towards. All of which I am very excited about.

One thing he showed me these last few weeks was a newer revelation on John 15:13,14 which says "Greater love has no one than this, that he lay his life down for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command." That verse struck me when for the first time the questions and ideas I have had about what it means to be a follower of Christ, live in community and love those who are lost the same way as Jesus, came together in a practically way. Jesus physically gave his life not only to 12 doubters, deniers, and betrayers but to all of us who have come after them. What I found more convicting was that God has called us to the same thing. However, it may not be a physical death but a death of our wills.

I was in India a few weeks ago and if you have ever been there then you know that there are problems beyond comprehension. While I was there I was working with a team who had spent the previous week working with a lady from the Herrnhut base, the base I work with, who is a long term missionary in India. They were working with prostitutes which is this ladies main ministry. The lady from our base, Pia, has spent the last few years of her life trying to get these women off the streets, out of prostitution and into the loving arms of God. When I read that verse and heard with my ears what this women was doing I was like, how does she have the continuing motivation to help this people? I realized that this women has made these women her friends she has looked past what they do to who God made them to be and loved them so much that she was willing to put her dreams and hopes aside that they might have a life to the fullest with Christ. Its been a hard realization for me to wrap my mind around. She helped give this verse life.



Please Pray:

+ Pray that God would continue to give me and those working with the Music DTS ideas and design for this new school.

+ Pray that stores might be willing to donate music equipment becasue God gave me the idea of conducting music lessons for kids and I would like to leave the instruments with them when we leave.

+ Pray for more staff for the Music DTS.

+ Pray that I would continue to walk in the guidance of the Lord.

+ For monthly financial supporters.