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Merry Christmas to my family and friends!<\/h2>\n

\"Renovating<\/a>I am so excited to be able to tell you about the wonderful things the Lord has been doing in Bridgend, Wales over the last few months.<\/p>\n

As you know, I moved to Bridgend in August of 2022, and it has been a whirlwind since the moment I stepped foot on the ground. God is so good, and I am so thankful for His goodness, strength, and faithfulness as we have moved through this season. Just in these past few months I have seen God\u2019s hand at work in our church and this community through answered prayers, God encounters, and long-awaited journeys beginning. I am excited to share some of this with you!<\/p>\n

Compassion Bridgend<\/h2>\n

When I arrived, I was able to step into roles in both our worship ministry team and our youth ministry team. In addition, I was asked to step into a role on our church leadership team to help serve the greater vision of our church body. This itself is such an answer to prayer for me as I have prayed for years that God would bring me back to a place where I could serve in the local church. I believe, and have seen it here, that the local church is the backbone for the Gospel reaching into a community. This is where we can see people meet God, but it\u2019s also the place where we see people grow in the Lord. I do not think there is anything more beautiful than witnessing someone discover the Lord and begin to walk in the life God created for them. In the few months that I have been here, we have seen five new believers and seven baptisms!<\/p>\n

\"Janene<\/a>Worship Ministry<\/strong>
\nThe Welsh have been musical people throughout history, and it is amazing to see how that manifests in their worship. There is such beauty and power when these people worship. Stepping into this team and getting to join them as they wage war in the spirit through their praise and worship has been such an encouraging and challenging experience. There is a special anointing on the worship. We take time, we soak, and we come expectant for God to move.<\/p>\n

Compassion Youth<\/strong>
\nI will be honest; youth ministry is not something I had ever really anticipated doing before coming here. However, I have grown to love working with these kids so, so much. It is shocking to consider how much they face every day in schools and through social media. For most of them, they are one of maybe three Christians in their class. Some of them are the only believers in their class at all. Choosing to follow the Lord and pursue a relationship with Him is a battle these kids fight every day, and I am so beyond proud of them. Compassion Youth has grown to be a group of between 10-16 teenagers. We meet weekly and try to create a space where they are free to ask questions, where we get into the Bible, and where we help encourage them and strengthen them in the Lord and in relationships with other believers!<\/p>\n

\"Janene<\/a>The Link Coffee House<\/h2>\n

The thing that has taken (and continues to take) most of my attention is The Link Coffee House. A little bit of history into the fulfillment of dreams that this place is: when I first came to visit Bridgend in 2018, Compassion had just gained ownership of this building. It used to be a youth center for the community, organized by the churches of Bridgend to create a safe place for the youth to gather. I remember coming here with Lemuel Turner back in 2018, while it was still covered in dust and full of junk, and both of us just brainstorming all the ways that God could use this place to serve the community. Over the past several years there have been several people who have come into this space and poured their time, efforts, and prayers into this building. I started working here in September, painting and renovating to get it ready to open. As of November 15, we are a fully functioning coffee shop! It is truly such a humbling experience to be here today and see it open and serving the community! God is faithful!<\/p>\n

Ways to Pray<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Compassion Youth<\/strong>
\nWe are a small youth group but have a lot of dreams to see this group grow and flourish; however, we need funding. We don\u2019t really have space for them, and they are bursting out of our little fellowship hall. We have looked into other buildings in the area, but they cost money to rent out. Additionally, we have plans to take our group to youth camp and youth retreats with other youth groups in our area of Wales in the coming months, however, they cost money. We have some fundraising ideas on the horizon, but please be in prayer with us that those funds will come in!<\/p>\n

The Link Coffee House<\/strong>
\nWe are still a new business and we have had people coming in, but we want to grow! We would love for this place to be full of people from the community. Our goal is to be in a place financially to substantially sow into Compassion Youth, the Hope Center, and another local charity every month! We would also like to be in a place where we can hire other staff to give others the opportunity to work and gain experience.<\/p>\n

\"Women's<\/a>Thank You<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I cannot close this out without taking the time to thank you all! These past few months on the field have been such an answer to prayer, but they have also been times of huge transition. I have felt every prayer, cherished every encouraging word, and am humbled by every dollar sown in by each of you. I say this often, but I am reminded of it all the time; I could not be here without your faithfulness. The Lord calls me and equips me, but you all make it possible for me to walk in the calling He set before me. You are a part of every moment here. Every victory, every life touched, every dream fulfilled; you are a part of it! Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, thank you!<\/p>\n

Blessings,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Janene Wooten<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a1Saludos!<\/span><\/h2>\r\nEstamos a mediados de 2019, y estoy muy agradecido de ser parte de lo que Dios est\u00e1 haciendo a trav\u00e9s de la Iglesia Vida en Jes\u00fas en la ciudad de Baguio y Asia con los Ministerios People to People. Disfruta leyendo estos testimonios.<\/span>\r\n

Signos de vida<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\"Se\u00f1ales de vida\" es el ministerio sordo a trav\u00e9s de la Iglesia Vida en Jes\u00fas que comenz\u00f3 hace varios a\u00f1os. Los domingos por la ma\u00f1ana, sus sillas est\u00e1n dispuestas en una secci\u00f3n espec\u00edfica de la iglesia. Como con cualquier ministerio, hay altibajos; la excitaci\u00f3n alcanza su punto m\u00e1ximo y se disipa y la asistencia disminuye. Este ha sido el caso con este ministerio durante los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os. Esa secci\u00f3n puede tener uno o dos sordos y, los domingos, los \u00fanicos son los int\u00e9rpretes.<\/span>\r\n\r\nLa parte sorprendente de este ministerio es que la iglesia siempre ha tenido miembros dispuestos a aprender el lenguaje de se\u00f1as, incluso si no ven\u00eda nadie. Despu\u00e9s de uno de los servicios dominicales, en la primera parte del a\u00f1o, sent\u00ed que el Se\u00f1or dec\u00eda \"re\u00fana a los int\u00e9rpretes y ore\". Les pregunt\u00e9 qu\u00e9 esperaban y por qu\u00e9 estaban all\u00ed. Cada uno comparti\u00f3 que cre\u00edan que Dios estaba haciendo y har\u00eda algo en la comunidad sorda. Nuestra oraci\u00f3n fue: \"Dios, si necesitas dejar morir este ministerio, si necesitas hacer algo totalmente diferente, no nos importa, pero reconocemos que este ministerio es tuyo. Entonces, depende de usted resucitarlo y darle vida \".<\/span>\r\n\r\nUnas semanas despu\u00e9s, una de las ex asistentes y su prometido se presentaron en nuestra oficina pidiendo asesoramiento prematrimonial. A trav\u00e9s de esa sesi\u00f3n, se restableci\u00f3 una relaci\u00f3n anterior que tuvimos con una escuela para sordos. En los \u00faltimos dos meses, 15 han aceptado a Jes\u00fas como su Salvador y son fieles a su estudio b\u00edblico a mitad de semana. Dios est\u00e1 dando vida nuevamente a este ministerio.<\/span>\r\n

Myanmar: marcando la diferencia<\/span><\/h3>\r\nDurante un viaje a Myanmar en mayo, TEAMS, uno de los ministerios de People to People, se uni\u00f3 a un grupo de estudiantes de Emmanuel College. Siempre es divertido ser parte del primer viaje misionero de alguien. Algunos est\u00e1n buscando t\u00edtulos m\u00e9dicos, por lo que ser parte de una extensi\u00f3n m\u00e9dica tuvo un impacto significativo en sus vidas. Nos encontramos con tantos pacientes que, al final de cada d\u00eda, sab\u00edamos que se satisfac\u00edan las necesidades personales y que la vida se ve\u00eda afectada por el amor mostrado.<\/span>\r\n\r\nLas iglesias albergan las cl\u00ednicas. Esta es una manera maravillosa no solo de alentarlos, sino tambi\u00e9n de impactar y fortalecer la comunidad a la que sirven. Por supuesto, estos eventos atraen multitudes y una gran cantidad de ni\u00f1os curiosos. Como los ni\u00f1os est\u00e1n de vacaciones de verano, se quedar\u00e1n todo el d\u00eda. Otros estudiantes de EC aprovecharon esta oportunidad para ministrar y jugar con ellos. S\u00e9 que estos ni\u00f1os tuvieron una experiencia que nunca olvidar\u00e1n, y rezamos para que las semillas sembradas en sus vidas florezcan e influyan en ellos a diario.<\/span>\r\n\r\nEn una esquina de la habitaci\u00f3n hab\u00eda una mesa muy popular, apodada \"La mesa feliz\". \u00bfPor qu\u00e9 esta mesa era tan diferente? Mientras revisaban una serie de preguntas y ofrec\u00edan una soluci\u00f3n a su problema, sus rostros brillaban. \u00bfQu\u00e9 era este portador de alegr\u00eda? \u00a1Un simple par de anteojos para leer sin receta!<\/span>\r\n\r\nMayo es un mes extremadamente caluroso en Myanmar y, en varios d\u00edas, las temperaturas rondaron los 105 grados. En habitaciones congestionadas, esperar\u00edamos fan\u00e1ticos pero, sin electricidad, pensamos que esto no podr\u00eda suceder. Ahora he descubierto mi uso favorito de la bater\u00eda de un autom\u00f3vil; atar un ventilador y obtener alivio. Con la cantidad de ventiladores configurados cada d\u00eda, estoy agradecido por las personas que conozco que nos prestaron sus ventiladores y bater\u00edas.<\/span>\r\n

Estar involucrado<\/span><\/h3>\r\nLos testimonios no solo nos animan, sino que tambi\u00e9n encienden el Esp\u00edritu de Dios en nosotros para que participemos. El privilegio de servir a los Ministerios People to People, los l\u00edderes de los pa\u00edses de Asia y ser enviado por usted es una experiencia muy humillante. Necesito su colaboraci\u00f3n en apoyo y oraci\u00f3n; a continuaci\u00f3n se muestra la informaci\u00f3n que necesita para hacerlo. \u00a1Sigamos dando testimonio de su bondad!<\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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