Highlights.
- Guelta has been officially instated as our club president at FLC and she is off and running
- I finished Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus. What a great book! I highly recommend everyone reading this book. If you don't have the time, here are my highlights.
- Talk Time continue to goes well with one new Muslim student coming. We are are averaging ~6/week this semester.
- Megan* came and visited my church a couple weeks ago. It was a surprise and I was not there :( She said that even though she did not understand much of the English she really liked the 'energy' and that everyone was very friendly and she enjoyed the music. This is a great step for her. God is drawing her, for sure.
- I was able to speak to ~20 students at our all area club a couple weeks ago. I spoke on "Is Anger Wrong?" Besides sharing many of the principles in the Bible about anger I was able to share how God desires to give us a new heart in Christ so that anger will never rule our heart but He will rule all of our emotions.
- Our Talk Time at FLC- Rancho Cordova Campus (RCC) will be on Thursdays at 1 pm starting in 2 weeks.
- I go on Medicare in 2 months so that will save me lots of $ :)
Lowlights.
- Assembling the 20 volunteers at Bayside to speak with the international students got delayed for a few weeks due to another priority at church. Things are now back on track
- My wife and Megan* have still not been able to meet up for coffee.
- About 5 of the Muslim students have stopped coming to Talk Time. I am hoping they will reengage when I go out to the RCC campus.
Story 1 - Ana*
Ana* is from the Russia and has been coming faithfully for the last 4 months. Although she believes in God and even wears a cross around her neck she believes God is more external to us. At our last Talk Time we talked about- what famous person from history would you like to meet and what would you ask them? I said- Jesus. I paused as to what I would ask Him and she said- ask Him did He really die, and did He really rise from the dead?
Links
Donation: http://isiervthomas.weebly.com/donate.html
Metrics: http://isiervthomas.weebly.com/metrics
Nations in the US: http://www.ice.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Document/2015/by-the-numbers.pdf
FLC Club: https://sites.google.com/site/flcinternationalclub/
My Talks: http://isiervthomas.weebly.com/my-talks.html
Pics: https://plus.google.com/photos/+ervthomas/albums/6053038271389882641
Prayer Requests
- For Megan*. That God would show Himself to her so she knows for sure she has found the relationship with Him she desires. Pray for my wife to be able to follow-up with her soon and say the right things.<<Ongoing>>
- That we can finally settle on a time to start the club up at the RCC campus.<<Done>>
- I can instruct, and God will use, the 20 volunteers from my church to effectively model and communicate the love of Christ to the students they meet with. Pray that God would match them up according to His wisdom. <<Ongoing>>
- That our new club at the Rancho Cordova campus will be successful. <<Ongoing>>
- That we can start an Alpha club (Bible study) with the students that are interested in learning more about the Lord. <<Ongoing>>
- Our first outing as a group to Miniature Golf will be fun. That everyone will naturally enjoy each other and the experience and draw closer. <<Ongoing>>
- For Ana*. Like Megan* that God would start drawing her to Himself and making her aware of her need for Him. She is great friends with Megan*, that perhaps Megans* seeking will inspire her to seek also
Admonition
“And I saw another angel flying in midheaven, having an eternal gospel to preach to those who live on the earth, and to every nation and tribe and tongue and people; and he said with a loud voice, "Fear God, and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come; worship Him who made the heaven and the earth and sea and springs of waters" - Rev 14:6