Greetings from the 'freshly returned from Europe' Rebecca!
I just wanted to write a quick note and say thank you SO much for your prayers. God 'showed up' so powerfully and encouraged my heart more on this European tour than on any other tour there before. I have truly come home refreshed -with my heart feeling 'strangely warmed'. Thats how some of Jesus' followers felt after walking with Jesus on their way to Emmaus and truly I relate. We expressed such incredible community with believers in all of the 11 countries we visited, and through them our hearts have been warmed by Jesus' love.
Some highlights for me were - eating fresh fish in the home of a wonderful Christian family in the Faroe Islands, singing 'Take all of Me' with Matt Redman in England at Alton Towers, being serenaded by school kids in Austria, being overwhelmed by the incredible worship times with the crowd in Bulgaria, enjoying a tour of Talllin, Estonia at sunset (11pm this time of year), hearing stories of people coming back to God during the show there, singing 'Here I am to Worship' in English with the rest of the crowd singing in Russian in Moscow, Karate photos with the band on a Norwegian ferry, playing a show in an old fishing shed in Bekkjarvik after catching two fish just hours earlier!
I could tell you story after story of God-appointments, awesome fellowship, and mini-miracles that God performed on this tour. Thank you, thank you, thank you for your prayer support. We SO felt it.
So many people were being moved by God's Spirit as they worshipped Him and heard the message of forgiveness, love and purity. God is truly doing wonderful things all around the world, and its been a joy to be a small part of what He's doing in these countries. We are already looking forward to next time!
May you be touched by God's presence today as you worship Him with your life and live in HIS love, purity and forgiveness...
Rebecca
Rom. 8:28
Rebecca St. James
Christian Today Senior Youth Advisor
