Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Prayers for the last few weeks

One of the first challenges we faced was getting used to the food... But even in this we are learning to rely on Father and to be thankful for what we have! We survived on smoothies, coffee and bánh mí for the first week before venturing into the world of pig stomach, fertilized quail egg and snails. Our bodies have now adjusted to the food and we are enjoying eating Pho with friends and spicy rice paper.

Week 2 consisted of our English workshop, a 5-day seminar for English students at the nearby university. We had 8 other volunteer teachers from the US and around 180 university students in attendance who we split into groups. I had 13 sophomore girls and it was so cool to teach them, ask them questions and hang out with my and others' groups after class! We are excited to have made a lot of friends through this workshop that we hope to continue meeting with until the end of the summer. 

This week and the weeks remaining will be dedicated to seeking out our friends from the workshop, getting to know them better, teaching Book stories and building relationships with the hope of leading them to Jesus Christ. Already we have seen so much receptivity and we are so excited to see what He will do in the upcoming days and weeks. The people here are amazing and beautiful and sweet and so, so lost, and our desire is that their eyes would be opened and that they would come to know the Truth. More specifically, some of people I have developed a strong friendship with do not understand the depravity of their human nature and their need for the Father. Local churches have given them false hope that is so heart breaking. 

I am so excited to see how He works in the next few weeks and am sure that His will will be done, in my group, in our national friends, and in my own heart. Thank you all for your continued support through prayer, I am so thankful for it. We cannot survive without it!!

-Rebecca
Tip of the Spear
Southeast Asia