Speechless.
There's really no other way to describe how I felt at the end of last week.
Some of you will recall my endeavor to blog at the end of every day. Well, this failed miserably. Mainly due to the fact that I couldn't truly find a way to describe the events of the week.
I figure that I'd give it a shot now that I've had a couple of days to process what happened...so here goes...
The Holy Spirit absolutely filled our school over the course of the week. Students' hearts were open to the message and testimonies of all the speakers. They were willing to stay after chapel and open up their hearts to the teachers. I, myself had the privilege of having some pretty amazing conversations and prayer time with individual students. It was a great joy to see the clusters of students who stayed after to pray and minister to each other...and all the teachers who were skipped lunch to simply sit and "be there" for these students.
This week was such a great reminder as to why we are here in Vienna.
It reminded us to remember our story...and how HE has designed our lives to serve Him!
And that God has called us to Vienna for a reason.
Some days it's hard to see the purpose;
Days when we look at our support levels and wonder if we can afford to continue.
Days when we miss our family and friends in the states.
Days when we feel like our ministry is ineffective.
But ultimately, all of this is within God's plan...He makes all things work for good.
After most of the students had left the chapel hall on Friday; Gardner, Stockett, JOverby, and myself gathered in Stockett's office to share how we had seen God work, and to pray for all the students who were being changed during the week...it was during this time we realized that God had completely crushed our expectations for the week and delivered far more than we could have imagined.
In fact, I think that this last week is one that we will look back at as a reminder of God's power, faithfulness, and goodness...and its during the days when we question our role that we will be able to point to this week and know that all the pain is worth it!
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