News — Joy in Christ

A major theme this week was the nature of God expressed in His word. He creates and then fills. We have been given that same authority as image-bearers and have a creation mandate on our life! So powerful!

The Shepherd’s voice is caring, loving, patient, gentle, clear, and always pointing us in the direction of life, even in correction.

I just kept seeing the Lord as The All-Powerful Redeemer. No matter what family background we come from or genetics, mindsets, patterns, and models set for us… God is always reworking His beauty, love, character, and nature into us.

The title of this week was, Spiritual Warfare/ Holy Spirit Week! After the end of the week, I think our group would agree, that we could have easily called it- Life with The Father.

New foods, new smells, new people, and entirely otherworldly ways of life. Many people serving had never left their suburb, let alone come to a country where 86.6% of the population makes less than $10,000 a year.