Dear Family and Friends
I just got back from our ENC European Weekend in Berlin. We had students from 14 nations across Europe coming together for a packed weekend of input and fun! These weekends are an opportunity for our campus ministries who have been reaching out to their universities to invite Christian and non-Christian students to experience our worldwide family, and as always, we have an expectation of each one of them to take one step closer to God. This weekend did not disappoint as we continued our theme of Miracles in the conference. We had faith filled worship, speakers and incredible testimonies of God doing miracles in peoples lives.
Every year at the Conference, we have different workshops on Saturday afternoon where students and campus ministers can choose which one to go to. I was asked to speak on Emotional Wellbeing. Because this is such a big topic and so needed after Covid, most of the students chose this session. I just came back from the weekend so I don’t have access to photos or recordings but here are a few low quality ones that I was able to find of everyone on the weekend and then one of our London Crew.
Berlin was amazing but unfortunately, the day after I got back, I came down with a nasty cold so I would appreciate your prayers.
This week I am doing last minute packing as I prepare to move into a new place with a housemate on Saturday 11, March.
I am also doing a lot of prep for our Thessaloniki mission at the end of April.
Please continue to pray for my schedule for the next few months:
11 March – Moving House
18 March – Thessaloniki Mission Training
25 March – Youth Training in Slough
26 March – Preaching in Slough
16 April – Preaching in Slough
29 April – 12 May – Mission to Thessaloniki
15 May – 10 June – Raising Support in America
25 – 30 June – Speaking at our Student Leaders Camp in Marseille
31 July – 6 August – Youth Camp
Thank you so much for all you are doing to reach the nations in Europe. You have a part in impacting so many people with the gospel!
Loads of Love
Traci
Dear Family and Friends
2023 has started with lots of expectation on what God is going to do this year. As I mentioned in my last newsletter we started the year off with a week of prayer and fasting, and this year’s theme was Miracles – Make His Name known. Every Nation Churches all over the world joined together, following the same devotional, trusting God to do signs and wonders. For me personally, I have been sleeping better than I have in years! This is a true answer to prayer.
Also, after the week of prayer and fasting we started a sermon series on the same topic of Miracles covering 7 miracles that the Apostle John mentions in his gospel. I had the privilege of preaching twice in January on Jesus Turning Water into Wine and Jesus Walking on Water. Click on the sermons if you would like to listen.
As many of you know, Discipleship is a passion of mine. I will do anything I can to encourage people to take one step closer to God and to also get them to pass on what they have learned. In January, I organised a day for anyone who wanted to hear how to do just that in our Slough congregation. Here is a picture of that day.
The first half of this year is already very full and I would appreciate your prayers as I continue to do regular discipleship meetings with teens and adults here in the UK as well as meeting and discipling women leaders across Europe.
As the cost of living is continuing to rise, I have made the decision to move out of my one-bedroom flat into a house with a housemate. It also makes more sense because I am travelling a lot more. I will be moving out on 11 March so I would appreciate prayer for the cost of moving and that I am able to get everything done in the middle of all of my ministry responsibilities.
Please pray for my schedule for the next few months:
3-5 March – Speaking at our ENC Europe Weekend in Berlin
11 March - Moving houses
18 March – Thessaloniki Mission Training
26 March – Preaching in Slough
29 March – Teaching The Follow 2 Course
16 April – Preaching in Slough
29 April – 12 May – Mission to Thessaloniki
15 May – 10 June – Raising Support in America
25 – 30 June – Speaking at our Student Leaders Camp in Marseille
This is just the first half of the year! There are more events filling up the last half of the year including Youth Camps, Conference in South Africa and a mission to Romania and more.
Thank you so much for all you are doing to reach the nations in Europe. You have a part in impacting so many people with the gospel!
Loads of Love
Traci
Dear Family and Friends
I hope that you had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! My last few days in Cyprus were spent building relationships and connecting with many people through breakfasts, lunches and dinners including a day exploring Northern Cyprus.
I also spent a day participating in a 5k walk/run for Aegean Airlines to build relationships with friends of person from our core group who works for the airlines. I flew back to the UK on 17 December hoping that I have left the small group in Cyprus with everything that need to grow in relationship with each other and with God. I will continue to support them online for now and possibly visit again later on in the year.
As we start 2023, our Every Nation Churches around the world participate in a global week of fasting and prayer. I love these weeks as we join others around the world to focus on God’s plans for this year. If you are looking for a YouVersion Bible App plan to follow, I invite you to join us HERE from 9-13 January. Our theme this year is Miracles – Let Him Be Known. I will be opening up a Series of the same title in our Slough congregation on 15 January and another sermon on 29 January which I will share in my next newsletter. For more details on our theme check out this short video - https://youtu.be/lHvaertJMfs.
I look forward to sharing with you more about plans for 2023 in my next Newsletter. I will be doing more preaching, teaching, mentoring in and outside of the UK, speaking at European Campus events, and Missions.
I will also need to move out of my flat due to the cost of living – but more on that in the months to come!
On my arrival back in the UK, I was reunited with my Portuguese family for dinner.
Thank you so much for all you are doing to reach the nations in Europe.
Loads of Love
Traci