Hello, Friends! I hope that this message finds you well. This is the Summer 2023 update for Linguæ Christi, as well as for myself in my own work with the mission. Let’s jump right in!
(more…)Director’s Update — August 2023
Join us in late September for a vision trip with Linguæ Christi
I wanted to mention an opportunity for those, who are interested in knowing more about our ministry first-hand with the possibility of partnering with us in future. One of our long-term partners in ministry, David Tarkington (senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Orange Park, Florida) is planning to help us by leading a vision trip in London and Wales during 28 September – 4 October 2023.
(more…)Travel for John in 2023 and early 2024
One thing that is sort of new for me is my commitment to return to the USA once a year, usually in winter, to work remotely from there and at least for the foreseeable future. Generally, I wait 3-5 years and then return to the USA for about six months (to be compliant with US Social Security rules) of stateside assignment. This has actually been my pattern for 20+ years or so. However, at the end of my last six-month period in the USA (6 April 2022), it was clear that there were some health issues with close family members, which made me think that I need to return more frequently to the USA to help in with their care.
(more…)How God moved in our 2023 Summer Projects
A great deal of my time back in the USA this year and during the Spring back in Wales was dedicated to preparing for the various projects going on this summer. As is our custom for our summer blogposts in the past, we are making these projects a focus this summer. For this reason, I am writing less than I would ordinarily in order to give more room for our project participants to share some of their experiences and what the Lord may have been teaching them during the summer.
(more…)Short-term stories: What hineni means to me
This post comes from Sophie who served with us short-term during Summer 2023.
The word hineni is an act of saying “whatever you want from me Lord, I will do it.” It means making yourself fully available to God. This is such a powerful statement because many times this word is uttered before knowing what God is going to ask of us. It is a word of total surrender to God’s will in your life.
(more…)Short-term stories: The Holy Spirit at work in conversations
This post comes from one of our short-term project participants during Summer 2023.
We talked for two and a half hours. I don’t remember everything I said, but according to some, having a spiritual conversation for that long is uncommon at best.
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