Every week we have a "word" that we focus on. This week was LISTEN. During discipleship we discussed and practiced listening prayer. On monday we prayed and asked the Lord to give us a word for everyone on the team and then on wenesday we shared. It was was eaiser than I thought, because I initally though it would suck, but the Lord gave me a word for everyone! The hardest part was believing that it really was God speaking to me. What an amazing concept, actually hearing for the Lord. For years I've claimed to have a relationship with the Lord, but doesn't a relationship go two ways?

Last week, before Ithemba Ellen, Sam, and I (my parteners in akward situations) went to an Ethiopian Apostolic Church in a tin shack. Theodora had invited us to her church, and after seeing the tin shack I agreed right away. Who wouldn't want to go to church in a tin shack? The service was all in Xhosa, and it seemed pretty legit except for the part where they started dancing around the pastor. At the end of the serivce they called me up to share a word. I shared a verse from Revelations and just encouraged them that God loved their church, their church is the bride of Christ. I could definitaly see that these people were seeking the Lord, but I just felt like the message of salvation wasn't understood or being taught. Since then I've been praying that the Lord would save the church goers.

Thanks for your prayers.

Alexis