Friday, June 15, 2012
ARC Young Adult Leader Takes Team to Eastern Europe
9:06 AM | 
Posted by
Mike Bradley
As Director
for The Alliance of Renewal Churches (ARC), one of the great joys is to see
multi-generational ministry happening throughout the ARC. From the nursery to
children’s ministries to youth and young adult ministries, all the way to
senior ministries, God is at work in and through the generations in the ARC.
One of the exciting young adult ministries happening in our midst is in the
Sacramento-El Grove, CA area, where ARC leader, Jonathan Miller is involved in
Remedy – an outreach to young adults. Jonathan is leading a team into the Czech
Republic soon and I commend him and what he writes below to you. Thanks for
keeping him in prayer and as the Spirit may prompt you, thanks for sending
financial support you can to them – Mike Bradley, Director, Alliance of Renewal
Churches.
ARC leader,
Jonathan Miller is the Director of Music Ministry at ARC church, Living Water,
in Elk Grove, CA. He is also the co-director of a thriving college-age
and young adult ministry in the Elk Grove area called REMED. REMEDY was
established in 1998 and has been going strong for 14 years by the grace of God,
with thousands of college-age and young adults passing through.
This year,
REMEDY is coming alongside a former "REMEDian", Tomas Mojzis and his
wife, Misha, and Josiah Venture, a Christian outreach camp for the youth of
Eastern Europe. The REMEDY team of 6 will be travelling from July 17th-August
1st to the Czech Republic where they will have the opportunity of ministering
to the youth of the Czech Republic. Most of them are atheists, and the team
will be able to share the Gospel with them through teaching them English,
hanging out, playing sports, and having deep conversations (Josiah Venture is
an organization that puts on English/Sports camps every week in the summer
months). We are hoping that our words, thoughts, and actions all reflect that
of Jesus and that these kids will receive Jesus by the end of the camp week,
and decide to follow Him whole-heartedly from that point on. Tomas and
Misha live in the Czech so they are able to continue the discipleship process
after many of these kids depart from camp.
We are
asking for the ARC churches to come alongside us in prayer and supplication! Below
are some prayer points that will guide all of you in your prayer sessions. Thank
you in advance for your prayers! We greatly need them!
TEAM:
·
Unity
for our team both before we leave and each day that we are there.
·
That
satan and his demons will be bound and gagged from causing discouragement,
harm, sickness, and fear to me, and to the rest of my team.
·
That
Jesus will provide sufficient funds for all to go.
·
For
His strength, wisdom, protection as we serve -Heb 6:10, for integrity and endurance as we prepare -Eph 3:20
·
That
Jesus will go before me to soften hearts to be open to His love; alongside me
to strengthen me as I serve; and after me to clean up any messes I might make.
MISSION FIELD:
·
That the Josiah Venture Camp and the surrounding
area will be prepared by Jesus’ Spirit before, during, and after our time
there.
·
That Tomas and Misha and other ministry leaders
and God’s people there will be encouraged by our presence.
·
For those who know Jesus to experience His
presence and peace and be ready to share the hope within them with others
Phil. 4:6-7
·
To recognize those whose hearts are hungry for
Truth and be able to share good news in a way that is easily understood. Col 4:2-6
·
For those who do not yet know Jesus, that we may
ask the eternal questions which cause them to seek with open hearts Matt. 11:28-30
·
That Jesus will be understood through us and
that we will be worthy servants to this post-Communist, dark nation which
desperately needs the Light of Jesus.
For any questions regarding who we are,
please feel free to call me (Jonathan) at (916) 879-0384. You
can also visit our website at www.eremedy.org
or our trip website at http://www.missionmakr.com/trips/czech-republic-2012/launch.
Thank you for your prayers and support! May God bless you and keep
you, may the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you, may
the Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace!
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