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Good afternoon all. How’s life?
I’m currently enjoying a fairly relaxed Saturday; the sun is shining which is wonderfully refreshing after a week of gloomy skies and rain. There’s something special about the summer ending, some people aren’t such fans, but I really enjoy the way the sunlight and cool air mix. It makes me smile on the inside, reminds of me of my childhood, and I am filled with hope. I am always thankful, but it is days like today that this deep sense of joy within me gently rises to the surface, and I know love.
This past week has been many things, it has been our first ‘proper week’ so to speak where we had lectures and training from a guest speaker (Daniel Susenbach = the man), small groups and one on ones began, outreach locations were revealed and much was learned. I didn’t expect that staffing a school would be so crazy busy, it’s quite the rollercoaster ride. I was just thinking about rollercoaster rides, they’re scary, but we know they are trustworthy and that we will reach the end in one piece. If we put our lives in the hands of and trust something that is manmade, how much more can we trust this rollercoaster of life spoken into being by our very creator? We can trust completely.
The subject of this last week has been grace, even though I was taught this subject last year on my DTS by the same speaker. My main revelation this week has been the truth that living in grace is a journey; it is a constant reminder and realisation that we are truly saints and no longer sinners. For that is how God sees us. Reconciliation is quite possibly my new favourite word, illuminated by the understanding of what Jesus did for us.

I’ve been struggling this week a bit with the schedule, getting to grips with it is taking its time and I think the hardest thing has been trying to fit jobs in that need to get done within a busy program as it is, and ongoing preparations for outreach. I do take the blame for not managing my time effectively while I had it, but hey we live and we learn and time management is going to take me sometime to master.
I’m learning patience as I tread the paths of discipleship; I’ve been comparing it to teaching one how to play a musical instrument. When I was a young drummer and I attempted to teach my friends the basics I would get frustrated and give up easily because from my perspective I struggled to see and remember my journey and how the truth is that it takes time. I guess that’s how I’ve been feeling as I transition into training in discipleship, it takes time. Discipleship doesn’t happen in a day, but daily.

Prayer requests this week.
-Time management. Please pray for strength and wisdom in the busiest times, for the things I have yet to sort, and ongoing tasks.
-Health. I’ve been having some issues with my wisdom teeth growing in an awkward angle which in turn is causing discomfort and affecting my bite and they’re bossing my teeth around. Please pray.
-Preparations. Please pray as I continue to pray into outreach. For productive and fun team times, and all the practical things such as liaising with contacts and arranging a God inspired itinerary.
-Relationships. Please pray that my relationships with staff and students would continue to grow and solidify.
-Ideas/ambitions/dreams. I feel God has been speaking to me a lot these past few weeks. Please pray that I would continually be open to what God wants and for peace and that I wouldn’t be afraid to dream with God.
-Love. Please pray that I would remember that all I do is worthless if I do not serve in love. That love would be my priority.

Thanks for reading, thanks for your encouragement and support. Thank you for your prayers. They mean so much. I feel so blessed. Grace and peace be with you always.
Filling up to overflow.
Love.
Adam