Jeff and Stephanie Trip to Wisconsin - Revival Church
First Trip to Sending Church
The last week has been a “whirl-wind” for Jeff and Stephanie. This was their first trip to their sending church, Revival Church, in Fall Creek, Wisconsin. Not only was this their first trip to Revival Church, but their first trip to Wisconsin as well. If you have never been to Wisconsin, some pictures of the colors are below.
The week was filled with getting to know the individuals of Revival Church. Fellowship, stories and “what-ifs” were shared, but most importantly the Lord Jesus was the center of it all, in discussion, study, prayer and thought. The Lord has been most gracious to us all to create a unity, love and bond with each other.
A lot of COFFEE was made through this little machine.
First Sunday
Last Sunday, October 6th, Jeff preached at Revival. He shared and preached through a few of his key verses, shared some of the work happening in Bungoma, Kenya and told us about their family. Pastor (and Physician) James Kinsella opened the meeting giving a brief overview of how they met Jeff, Steph and AFM and then invited Jeff to come and speak. Prior to the Sunday meeting, a few men met together to discuss the book we have been studying, “Maturity: Growing Up and Going On in the Christian Life”, by Sinclair B. Ferguson. The subject for the day was, “The Problem of Sin”.
Meetings and Downtime
Besides all of the scheduled meetings with church members, there were some downtime. A trip to Wisconsin would not be complete without some time for apples, board games and ice cream. Getting to know people is more than mere talk, but time to simply be together under the grace and providence of God. The Kinsella’s youngest kids thought it was fun to look like someone we know.
Meetings
As I have already mentioned, many meetings with individuals and couples was happening all the time. However, there were times we had more specific meetings.
On Wednesday nights many from the church meet at James and Elissa’s home for worship, Bible study, encouraging one another onward and fellowship. With little notice, just prior to Wednesday’s meeting, Jeff, James and Dana (Elder) was able to speak live on the local radio station in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Unfortunately we are unable to get that interview, but it sounded great and went well.
On early Thursday AM Jeff and I were able to catch up at the local Caribou Coffee shop in Eau Claire. On Friday morning Jeff, Steph, James and myself made the hour and a half trip over to St. Paul, Minnesota to visit with Bill Walsh, the International Director of Outreach for the TGC. This was a good meeting and hopefully one that will be a bond for the future in taking the truth of God’s Word and a true Gospel throughout Kenya, Africa and beyond.
(As a side note: I was privileged to go and speak, sharing my testimony prior to conversion and the truth, hope and life in Christ, to two groups of men at the Eau Claire jail on Thursday - tremendous privilege.)
Last Sunday
Sunday, October 13th (Pastor’s Day) was Jeff and Steph’s last day with Revival Church. We sang songs together unto our Great God and James started preaching on the book of Mark, most likely a study that will take them several months to get through. At the end of the meeting, the church came together to pray for Jeff, Steph, their family, ministry and future. Jesus was truly sweet to us. Just before Sunday’s meeting started, Jeff and Steph got experience a light bit of some large snowflakes, something this native Texas, now gone Kenya, missionary couple has not experienced. Earlier that morning the men met again to discuss Ferguson’s Maturity book, this week discussing the subject of “Overcoming Temptation”.
This is NOT the End - Only the Beginning
We are all excited to see how the Lord calls us to working for His glory, the edification of the church and the reaching of those far from God’s grace.
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Sincerely,
Jeremy B. Strang, AFM Ministry
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