Something Exciting

The core-group of youth at our church has been meeting four times a week to study the Word, pray and fellowship.  They are sharing mini-reflections and teachings to one another based on what God is speaking to them.  A group of them have been returning after service on Sundays to go out to the park and help us lead the Bible club outreach.  They have been even insistent on going up to all the adults they can find and telling them about Jesus and inviting them to our church.  God is doing something exciting through the youth. 

One of our indigenous leaders began calling all the men together and we began meeting at the church every Friday night.  It began as a time to work on projects, turned into deeper fellowship and now is a consistent time for us to grow an interest we all share – worshipping Jesus.  We are forming a worship team as we help one another learn the songs, sing and even learn new instruments.  God is doing something exciting through the men.

After years of rebellion and self-inflicted destruction one of the ladies we met in the community came to know God.  She has caught the grace and mercy of God and it has changed her life.  She has invited at least one new person (or family) to church every month since connecting with God.  Though a single-mother she is still one of the last to leave every meeting we have as she cleans up the building.  The women in the church are catching the vision for wholeness in Christ and for raising-up healthy, God-loving children.  Some are meeting on their own for book studies.  Others have begun to volunteer in the children’s ministry.  God is doing something exciting through the women. 

The children in the elementary aged class at church asked their teacher if they could begin to help serve in the toddler’s class.  We now have a rotation of junior teacher assistants (7-10 year olds) helping in the toddlers class.  They love to pray for the little ones and share the Bible stories that they have learned in the ‘big class.’   God is doing something exciting through the children.   

As we celebrate the new life we have in Christ please continue to pray for us and with us as there is still such a lurking presence of darkness in our community.  There is an obvious and heavy bondage destroying families and individuals through alcohol and drugs.  We also feel God calling us to see unity and reconciliation be made a reality – so join us as we pray against racism and other divisions that are holding us back in this community.  Pray also that those that came out to our Easter service would not just be visitors, but get connected into the Body life and if they have not given their lives to Jesus would submit their whole lives to His love and direction.  Thank you for being a part of the “something exciting” that God is doing here in the inner city.

Redefining success as going after God with all our heart and leaving the rest to Him,

The Wolyn family (Chad, Fabiola, Rebecca and Justice)