It's so easy to get caught up in the day-to-day routine of serving in Vienna. After almost two years here, the "excitement" of God's calling can at times be drowned out by the noise of daily and weekly obligations. Fortunately, God has a way of reminding us that HE is in charge, and that we serve HIM...and that He his faithful to meet our needs. I feel like I need to share a couple of the ways God is working to remind me of His faithfulness...
Reminder #1:
Last week I was told that I will be teaching a new AP course next year. In order to prepare for the course, I will go to Monterey for a AP teaching seminar while we are in the States this summer. While the school would pay for my registration, they were unable to pay for any related travel costs. After prayerfully presenting this to our supporters on Sunday, I already received confirmation of being booked on a flight! It is so encouraging to see how God works through all of you who prayerfully support our ministry here. It's such a humbling reminder to see individuals faithfully serving God by supporting us financially.
Reminder #2:
This morning Thomas Gardner and I encountered a roomful of new faces as we walked into the school kitchen for our morning coffee. They were a group of YWAMers (the eight of them representing 5 countries)...anyways, turned out that they were on their way to serve in Romania when their contact there fell through. They were apparently stopped on the side of the highway in Slovakia and they called a number for a local church...as they were worshipping at the church in Bratislava they met one of our teachers (who just so happened to be there...awesome). They shared their needs (especially for a place to stay as they waited for God to tell them where to go next) so she was able to arrange to have them stay at ICSV. Fortunately, we have a really good contact with a ministry in Romania (teams of students from ICSV have served there on a yearly basis for the last few years) so now they will be heading there this afternoon! Another great part of this is that we as a school still have some things to deliver to the ministry, so this team will be able to take the items to them. The YWAMers also had the opportunity to share with many of the students, including my Senior English class, and they were very encouraging as they shared how God has worked in their lives and how amazed they were by the warmth and "different" feeling of our school.
Reminder #1:
Last week I was told that I will be teaching a new AP course next year. In order to prepare for the course, I will go to Monterey for a AP teaching seminar while we are in the States this summer. While the school would pay for my registration, they were unable to pay for any related travel costs. After prayerfully presenting this to our supporters on Sunday, I already received confirmation of being booked on a flight! It is so encouraging to see how God works through all of you who prayerfully support our ministry here. It's such a humbling reminder to see individuals faithfully serving God by supporting us financially.
Reminder #2:
This morning Thomas Gardner and I encountered a roomful of new faces as we walked into the school kitchen for our morning coffee. They were a group of YWAMers (the eight of them representing 5 countries)...anyways, turned out that they were on their way to serve in Romania when their contact there fell through. They were apparently stopped on the side of the highway in Slovakia and they called a number for a local church...as they were worshipping at the church in Bratislava they met one of our teachers (who just so happened to be there...awesome). They shared their needs (especially for a place to stay as they waited for God to tell them where to go next) so she was able to arrange to have them stay at ICSV. Fortunately, we have a really good contact with a ministry in Romania (teams of students from ICSV have served there on a yearly basis for the last few years) so now they will be heading there this afternoon! Another great part of this is that we as a school still have some things to deliver to the ministry, so this team will be able to take the items to them. The YWAMers also had the opportunity to share with many of the students, including my Senior English class, and they were very encouraging as they shared how God has worked in their lives and how amazed they were by the warmth and "different" feeling of our school.
God is good...I encourage you to remember how He has provided for you recently and give thanks and praise for His faithfulness!
Wow! What a neat story about the YWAMers. God is amazing how he works!
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