DTS life

Journal week 18

DTS Outreach Journal

'A Variety of Opportunities'
    At the start of this week, we had a wonderful celebration and that was – Rachael’s birthday! On that day, we tried chorros and ate a wonderful Spanish meal.  Everyone enjoyed the day as we had a mini birthday party for Rachael with the Brazilian team, food and music. Apart from the fun and joy that we have been enjoying, our team also got a chance to prayer walk at the local university.  It was a powerful experience as we walked around the campus and got God’s heart for the students there. In my specific prayer team, we felt that the students really had a hunger for God’s truth and this feeling was strengthened as we saw things in the campus that showed us what we were feeling were true. As we reached different faculties, we prayed specifically for the students there. Also, we have met around 5 American missionaries that are studying Spanish in this local university in order to reach out to the students there, so we have especially lifted them up in prayer. Through the missionary’s sharing, we have learned that there is a lot of darkness in the campus but at the same time, they also see God working greatly but slowly in the lives of the students.

  During the week, we also had the opportunity to go to a small town near Caceres to help paint a church. Indeed, the town was very small and the church was a rather old and used building. During the morning, we painted and scraped and sanded. We could tell that our team attracted attention as we worked there that day because people often gathered, stopped or stared at us as we worked as a joyful bunch. After a few more hours of working after lunch, we took a walk around the beautiful town and prayed continually for the people living there. Whether it was because of siesta time or just how the town was, we felt like we were walking through a ghost town the entire time, we saw very few people and the streets just seemed so dead. Thus, we prayed against this and prayed for more life and joy to fill the streets of the town. It was a touching time when we prepared to leave as we saw how much we encouraged the believer that we worked with while that day. He cried and shared how much it meant for a team to come in and help him finish work that would take days for just him to complete. Although, it may not seem like we had fix a lot things in the house, the man was truly blessed and encouraged by our support. The people in the town are very against foreigners and believers and I can imagine how much persecution he must face as he works alone in the church every day. I thank Jesus for allowing us to bless this church for one short day and I pray that God will continue to prepare the hearts of the people in this town so that when the church opens, it will be filled.