Our first two weeks of outreach in Christchurch has been amazing! We had many opportunities to meet and share with people as we spent time in the beachfront community of New Brighton, which was severly affected by the earthquakes here. God provided many "divine encounters" as we walked along the beach and sang, prayed and wrote scriptures in the sand. As we walked along the outdoor mall I also had several opportunities to share and pray with some women that I met and was SO blessed by how much they appreciated us being there to bring hope to their community! I even stepped way "out of the box" by singing in a couple cafe's and a pub with one of my fellow students and then sharing my testimony and chatting with the patrons! We also went to the porthills above Christchurch one afternoon and all prayed over the city...that was way cool! (see photos)
The days were long and sometimes a bit challenging, but it was so awesome to see how God worked and stretched us in the process!
Today we leave for the North Island for the next 4 weeks, and then my team will be flying overseas to the Cook Islands for the last 2 weeks of outreach to work with the YWAM base there helping them serve the community. I'm quite excited about this opportunity to serve while enjoying a nice warm tropical climate after all the cold weather here in New Zealand! God is good!!
I am leading an awesome team of 5 including myself. My teammates are Mark from Holland, Richard and Carol from New Zealand, Grace from Malaysia. Please keep us all in your prayers as we embark on this faith journey with God!
Blessings,
Cindy
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