If you were to see a snap shot of our (Friends & Followers) team the other day, you would see us somewhere on the Yellowhead highway jumping the potholes of Saskatchewan. .
I have been feeling a battle going on in different ways the past few weeks. It started off in Oyen, Alberta. We got to this community and immediately sensed the heart that the pastor there had for the town and his church and the opportunity there to reach out. They had told their church they were bringing a group in to help them do this. I felt overwhelmed at all that was expected at first. On our day off, we had eight progams to do. It was only through God that we were able to get into the public school there and speak to the kids about Him.
After school we would invite them to a "party" in the church parking lot, where we did another program. We started off with 20 kids, and by the end we had 60! It was a week where many God-things happened. I don't even know how to explain the battle I was feeling at the same time... I guess, the battle to be able to understand: Understand how God works in people's lives, understand the thought of my teamates, understand God's spirit. I felt tired of whatever was battling and still do many times.
During our time in Austin, Manitoba, after a youth program, I went to a room for some quiet time. It was during that time that I remember summing up a lot of my feelings over the past few weeks. "I just want to hear your voice God!" It's like God speaks but it doesn't take long for something to battle over His voice. But I identified that night that I wanted...no, I needed to hear His voice. We spend so much time doing all these programs and singing songs, that at times we don't hear the song that He wants to sing to me. It was a refreshing thought. Isaiah 55 speaks of how God's thoughts are not our own, and when His words are given, they will accompish what His purpose is! Wow!
Pray for our team, that we would not rely on our own thoughts and our programs, but be listening for His song. We have each seen how it is easy to let things we do on team become a task, especially since we've been doing it now for nine months. God is not finished with us yet!
A few other prayer items: 1) praise God that, although I lost two more flashsticks (yes, it happened again!), I recovered all the information! 2) Praise God for the time I was able to spend with my family in Caronport during my grandpa's 75th birthday 3) Praise God for what He accomplished during our time in Oyen. Continue to pray for Paster Clinton & Karen as they adjust to their new role there. 4) Pray for our team's energy leval and that we would rely on His strenth to fight off Satan's attacks. May it be your heart's desire to hear the song that God wants to sing into your life today as well!
Pressing on, Janelle
