Jamaica
continues to be an amazing adventure!
This
week the teaching was focused on: the Person, of Jesus Christ and His
Cross. The guy who taught (his name is Gary) taught with such zeal
that it was really impactful. Sure, I've heard almost everything Gary
said, but the fact that he delivered the truth with zeal made the
truth come alive. It was also good to see the message of the life of
Christ and then all that the cross accomplished. Not to even mention
the resurrection. It was just packed full of deep theology and I
loved it all.
Outreach
went well on Tuesday. We came together and shared our strengths and
talents so that we can know what we are comfortable with preforming
in front of others. Then we spent some time in prayer and worship as
well. Then as we went out we bathed the areas where we were going to minister in prayer and praise. We
were able to stop and pray for (and with) some in the community.
There was this one man who came down from his house to talk to us and
he just shared his heart. It reminded me of when I have ministered to
the homeless back in the states with my best friend (Daniel).
Usually, when we would go out to minister, there was at least one
homeless person who would minister to us. It made the ministry a real
blessing to everyone involved. But the guy who we talked to in the
community here in Jamaica was like that. We talked to him and he
shared his love for the community, his testimony, and he prayed with
us. It was a real blessing.
Thursday
we got the joy of fasting. We spent much time worshiping. It was a
time where we got to focus on God's presence and just enjoy Him. Like
I have said before, there is a culture of worship here. And I love
it. It is something I want to live in everyday.
This
past week I have gotten to know the staff and students better. Just
general interaction has been growing and there are even times where
we feel like brothers and sisters. I'm looking forward to getting to
know everyone better and better.
Now
we get to the good stuff: Saturday morning from 12am to 6am. We did
an “all night” of prayer. At first I was tired, but as the night
progressed I wasn't tired anymore. As the night progressed sins were
confessed, and bonds were built as we broke down and opened up. We
are starting to decide to always be truthful with each other and to
truly have each others' back. I honestly couldn't get enough. After
everyone left I went back to the prayer room to just continue to bask
in God's presence. One of the staff came in after everyone else had
left and when she saw me she was like: “you're still here? You're
so...” and I said “I believe you mean 'in love.'” I hope that I
learn how to constantly treasure God's presence and live in it all
the time. It is the most amazing thing I shall ever experience. I'm
looking forward to an eternity filled with it.
Regarding
prayer: please pray that I can focus. I miss my family and Karissa.
At times it is hard to stop thinking about them. Also pray for my
fellow YWAMers. My fellow Jamaican students still need funds for the
first part of the school. Not to mention outreach. Pray that God
proves faithful and provides. Pray also for unity between the
students and the staff. The enemy has come against us many times
attacking our unity, so just pray that we watch for that and that God
helps us to guard our unity.
Thank
you for your prayers!
I
cannot wait to see how God continues to move!
In
Christ,
Timothy
David
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