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in our weaknesses He is strong!

this has been an interesting and challenging week for all involved in this tour in scotland.
We arrived at our last stop on tour…penicuik, last weekend only to discover that all the school assemblies for the area had been cancelled and the venue for the shows the weekend was pulled. This was due to some things that had happened previously, however all the churches were still on board and determined to see God work in their community. It was so encouraging to see people unwilling to give up when it seems that the things they have been planning for over a year where falling apart in front of them.
We have all spent so much time praying and really seen the fruit of that.
This week we have seen a venue provided….a disused warehouse….a permit to use it….carpet for the floor, 600 chairs, a stage and a lighting rig. flyers with the new venue were distributed across town on thursday. The warehouse can hold twice the number of people than the previous venue and we are praying God fills those seats with people who need to hear the truth.
We have all been so encouraged to see God work this week, as it is only by Him that this could have all come together so quickly.
He works all things for good, for the Glory of His name!

speaking the TRUTH

I found of this tour that it has been great to dance but i think more than that i have loved sharing what God has done in my life.

During the shows where we get to share the gospel i get the opportunity to speak about identity and I have found that this is something i am really passionate about! 

I get to tell young people that they are created by a God who loves them and has a purpose for their lives. I think this is an important message for me to share as it is my journey and my story....the struggle of accepting the truth that God created ME with a plan and purpose and that my value comes from HIM.

there is so much freedom in knowing this truth and it something i want to see young men and women walking in from a young age. 

I have found that God has really given me a Heart for the people of Scotland at this time and I get so excited seeing people respond to what Jesus has done for them.

I thank God for this wonderful privileged to share the freedom he has given me in my life and invite others into this freedom!

God is moving in Scotland

we are now into our second week of outreach and first week of tour.
we started off on sunday with a time of worship and prayer and preparation with all the teams and from there we have hit the ground running!!

 mostly our team has been helping out GX international set up all the ramps etc for the school assemblies and ushering and doing some administration at the shows.
we also have had the opportunity to talk with people who have responded to the gospel when it is presented.

Yesterday was our first show as GX, so the first time dancing for me in a while. I also had the opportunity to share some of my story and what God has done in my life. I really felt the burden God had for the people in Alva, in Scotland and felt the responsibility of sharing the Truth for those who really need to hear it.
 It is always such a privilege to share the goodness, faithfulness, grace and love of God my father in my life. God uses our stories to speak to people and he moves through our words to draw people to himself.

 It was a powerful evening and the presence of God was definitely in the building. Many many young people came forward to respond to the gospel, wanting to give their lives to God, and they had the opportunity to meet with local people who can follow up with them for the next few weeks.


It is so encouraging to see young people in scotland hungry for God and to see seeds planted in their lives. Now we just have to continue to pray that what God has begun in their lives will continue.

The response was amazing! and its only the first show! So i am expecting bigger and better things the rest of our time in Scotland.

there is a time to DANCE....

...and it feels GREAT!

sometimes you don't realise how much you have missed something until you start doing it again, and i have realised i have missed dancing a lot!

It feels great to be back with friends in GX, dancing in Scotland to share the Gospel.

I love that God is a God of creativity and He puts tat creativity within us, to bring Glory to Him. 

I really think He is going to use the dancing on this tour to challenge so many in the ways they are living their lives and to draw them close to Himself and it is awesome to be a part of that!

It is a real Joy and priviledge to dance for MY KING!

Every testimony is an invivtation

This is a phrase i have heard a lot in the last few months... and i Love it! 

Dear Ceri, you are invited to.......... 

Seek God for the storeis you hear from others to be a reality in YOUR life.

i have to ask do i accept this invivtation?

EVERY TESTIMONY....every story of God's 

goodness,

faithfulness, 

provision, 

healing,

restoration, 

breakthrough, 

revelation is an opportunity for me to go after the same thing!

 yet i think there are times when i still don't recognize that someone's example of this could also be seen in my life. Yes God works and moves in people's lives  in a lot of different ways, but when i see His power in someone's life there is no reason i can doubt that He can and will do similar in mine.

It might not look exactly the same but every testimony of him working should fill me with so much hope and a hunger to see Him do it in me. Its not selfishness, its not greed to see God, its not wrong, its just a hunger to see more of God moving in my life. I don't want to sell myself short on all the fullness God has made available to me in this life through His sacrifice, its as much about now as it is about the age to come!

so i say every testimony and story is an INVITATION. an invitation

to fight for His promises

to seek His face

to contend for His truth

to pursue Him wholeheartedly.

Its an invitation to go after God above anything else.

Every testimony brings Hope and Faith.

I want to be filled with Hope and Faith everyday and I want my life to give others Hope and Faith every day.

dts slideshow

scotland video

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4007896/Team%20Scotland%20%2B%20Bloopers%20-%20HD.mov

here is the link to check out the video our scotland team made.
it has some more information about what we are going to be doing and our heart for the time we have there!