Updates and Outreaches

Preaching at a local Cantonese Church in Hong Kong

Hello again from Hong Kong everyone! I hope that this newsletter finds you all in good health and in good spirits! God continues to move here in Hong Kong during my Disciple Training School (DTS) with Youth With A Mission (YWAM). The last 12 weeks have been an incredible experience of learning how to seek God, and really depend on His love in a true relationship with Him. I mentioned in my last newsletter that God has called me to serve Him in Asia, and that has not changed. I believe He is telling me to stay here in Hong Kong when DTS finishes on June 12 and join a Far East Evangelism Team (FEET) instead of the School of Frontier Missions, so that I can really build a heart for all of Asia. FEET will take me to 4 or 5 different countries through out South East Asia where we will perform dramas and dances, and preach the Gospel to the wonderful Asian cultures. God has also put Worship ministry on my heart, and I am seeking His guidance about where I can take that. It excites me to think of the possibilities God has in store for my life!

Leading Worship at my Outreach Send Off

It is a bittersweet reality to have to report that my DTS Lecture Phase is about to come to a close. It has been a truly amazing experience, but I’m very excited about my Outreach out of Hong Kong into Asia. We will first be joining a two week Cultural exchange, where our focus will be Friendship Evangelism, which basically consists of us making friends with whomever we can and praying for opportunities to share the Gospel with them. After that, we will be splitting into two teams and seeking God’s guidance as to where we should go and what we should do. This will involve a lot of Worship times and many sessions of Intercessory Prayer, both of which excite me, as I love being in the presence of our Father. Unfortunately, I will be completely out of contact during the Outreach phase; approximately 2 months. The YWAM base in Hong Kong will be sending regular updates to my parents and my friend Darcie, so to find out more about what I’m doing, please don’t hesitate to contact them. I look forward to writing to you all again in 2 months to let you know about all of the glorious work our Father will hopefully have done through me and my team on our Outreach!

We did a second street evangelism outreach in Hong Kong, this time in the area known as Yuen Long. During our second round of dances and dramas, a group of young Nepalese students came to watch. One of our translators brought me over to talk to a group of girls around the age of 12. They asked me my name, and after I told them that the name ‘Jonah’ came from the Bible, they asked me to share the story of Jonah with them. I did, and I was able to use pieces of my own testimony in comparison to Jonah’s experiences as well. When they asked me why God saved Jonah and why He saved me, I told them that it was because He loved us, and that He loved them too. This interested them very much, so I started explaining to them that God was actually our Father and Creator, and suddenly they all wanted to pray to Him and be friends with Jesus too! I was at first taken aback because I’d never had someone ask this of me before, but I prayed with each of them individually, and they all accepted Jesus Christ into their hearts! There was noticeable change in all four of them right away, especially in one of the girls, named Kumari. She was so excited and filled with love, and was asking all kinds of questions about who God was and why He died for us etc. I have to say I was equally excited; this girl was experiencing the joy of the Lord for the first time and I couldn’t help but release my own joy and telling everyone about what had just happened! That night, God confirmed for me that doing His work is what I want, no; HAVE to do for the rest of my life.

My DTS Classmates and Staff on an Outreach