God is truly great!

Over the past 4 days, I've been hearing stories about the great works that God is doing in nations within the 10/40 window (can't tell you where because they didn't even tell me :P), all over South America, in various countries in East Asia, and just hearing the stories of transformed lives and lives that are committed to sharing the Gospel and being multiplying disciples has just been an absolute blast. It's so inspiring and encouraging to hear these stories of people from countries where they are persecuted by friends and family for being Christian and yet continue to share the Gospel and hold on to their faith. It makes me joyful and glad that I live in Canada where, though they still look at us with annoyance and are much less open to it, I am free to share the Gospel without anyone threatening to throw me in jail. Though the administration does throw up a lot of barriers, they are nothing compared to this.

The speakers have also been excellent! Y'all can listen to the main session messages too at www.cm2007.net, where they are posting streaming broadcasts of all the main sessions. These speakers are just so passionate about the Gospel and so passionate about seeing the Gospel spread and shared all over the world. You get excited just watching them speak of their own experiences. And I think I really needed this, this preparation as I go into Tatham Hall next year, desiring to build relationships with my housemates (floormates.... whatever you'd like to call them) and to share the Gospel with them. But I pray that this summer, God would prepare my heart to just feel the love that he has for each and every single one of them; to feel compassion for their struggles; to feel sympathy for their worries; and to want to support them and be there to help them. And through all that, I pray that my actions and my words would just be a reflection of the glory of God, and that opportunities would arise for me to share the Gospel with them in meaningful ways, in ways that would allow them to properly engage with what is being said and to take it to heart, instead of just hearing it as preaching or religious mumbo jumbo. I also pray that their hearts would be prepared over this summer, that Christians that are not afraid to share their faith would be placed in their life this summer, so that when school starts in September, that it would seem astounding to them that so many real God fearing Christians will have been brought into their life in such a short period of time.

I want to think supernatural thoughts, pray supernatural prayers, plan supernatural plans, draw on supernatural resources, and expect supernatural results. At this time, I want to challenge each one of you to also do these things in your own life, that you may be filled with the Holy SPirit and be blessed with the great and mighty power of God - that you might see his works fulfilled through you and that you might be blessed.

And to GOd be the glory, and honour forever and ever... AMEN.