Trusting in the Name

Some trust in chariots and some in horses, 

but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. 

Throughout Monday and Tuesday, the Atticall team met a few kids and teens at the community hall. On Tuesday there were the same number of kids as Monday (4) and one less teen (4). So, on Wednesday, we weren't quite sure what to expect. The Lord knows our struggles, and gives us grace to endure. And he also gives grace when

One car after another started coming into the community center parking lot, and before long there were 26 kids and 10 teens. More than a dozen adults came to the tea (after having none on Monday and four on Tuesday). The teens took a walk up a local mountain (we were told it's called a hill around here, but it felt like a mountain), and took in the sweeping vista around Kilkeel.

In the evening Stephen spoke the Word from Isaiah 64:8, on God as a potter. Kristy shared her life story how God had molded her, and Matt and a few others sang "Jesus Paid it All" for the teens. Good conversations were had; pray that more opportunities would happen today and that the Lord would work in both our hearts and the hearts of the teens (and everyone else!) at Atticall. We don't trust in big numbers or anything that aligns with the world's wisdom... instead, pray that we would trust in our God to do mighty things here in our hearts. 

The Kittys Road folks went up to Newcastle yesterday, a town about 25 minutes up the coast. There some went bouldering (or wet bouldering) up the river, and others blasted and were blasted in laser tag. As the team returned, they prepped for and then served Kittys Road a potluck dinner. Katie Park and Caroline Graham had key parts in that. 

After dinner, Gordon McCullough spoke a straightforward word about the mission of the community outreach team: to exalt Jesus in Kittys Road that they might believe and become followers of Jesus. Pray that this bold Word would be used to destroy strongholds of unbelief in people's lives, and that good followup would take place as the week ends. 

So, new challenges arise as the ministries encounter increased numbers and Jesus' servants are bold. New opportunities for belief and unbelief in both communities. Pray that we would treasure Jesus above all else as we call others to do the same.