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Hello friends and family!<\/h2>\n

I am excited to give you all an update for this quarter! God has been doing some wonderful things. It is such a blessing to serve here and see Him show Himself faithful time and time again. I am excited to share reports of answered prayers and Kingdom building!!<\/p>\n

The Link Coffee House<\/h3>\n
\"Janene<\/a>

Janene and Bethany, who started working in The Link, at the Grand Opening event with the town Mayor.<\/p><\/div>\n

Since we opened The Link Coffee House back in November 2022, I have been running it on my own and praying that the Lord would help open the door for us to hire someone to work with me. Well, as of this May, we officially hired a wonderful lady from our church here in Bridgend to help work here! She has been a blessing to our church community for years and is an absolute answer to prayer here in The Link as well! With her help, we have been able to expand what we do as a business. With her creativity and connections in the area, we have also been able to grow our presence with other businesses and individuals in the city. I am so excited to see what is in store for this place in the coming months!<\/p>\n

Youth Group<\/h3>\n

Unfortunately, we lost our youth director this past December, and, honestly, we have struggled to maintain the group since then. We couldn\u2019t find anyone to head it up, and we were all spread too thin to take it on by ourselves. However, together, we have been able to bring this group back to life. Our pastors Lem and Tobey, myself, and a few others from the church have partnered together and have been able to take on the challenge as a team! Seeing these kids have a safe place to be themselves, grow, and laugh is such a beautiful thing! We are excited to take them to a youth gathering in a nearby city at the end of the month. Right now, they are fundraising for the trip!<\/p>\n

If you or your youth group would like to give and help send them, please let me know!!!<\/p>\n

Poland<\/h3>\n
\"Groups<\/a>

Groups of ministers from all over Europe gathered in Poland to meet and bless ministers in Krakow.<\/p><\/div>\n

I was blessed to go to Krakow, Poland in April to see how God is building His kingdom there through the work of a couple who have made a life of saying yes to the Lord. God sent Roman and Kristina from Ukraine to Poland to establish a ministry and business before the war in Ukraine started. They had no idea God was sending them to prepare the way for the work they would do among the refugees who soon began flooding the country. They have spent the past year or more providing shelter, legal support, and financial help to those fleeing the war. It was an incredible honor to gather with other missionaries to learn from them and pray over their family and their church!<\/p>\n

Looking Forward<\/h3>\n
\"Compassion<\/a>

Compassion Church Bridgend Sunrise Service outing.<\/p><\/div>\n

Moving here and getting things established really took over my focus and all my brain capacity. Running the coffee shop full time, as well as the roles I\u2019ve taken within our church ministries, honestly had my plate feeling pretty full. But, in the past few weeks, I have felt the Lord stirring in my spirit that there is more He wants to do. As I got ready to tell Him I was too busy, He reminded me that He answered the prayers for help and support in areas I felt overwhelmed by, and He was also preparing the way for me to say yes to Him.<\/p>\n

I have just finished doing a study in Acts, and let me tell you, it is hard to read that book and feel any space to not partner in what God is asking! Chapter after chapter is full of believers who said yes, loudly, and repeatedly, over and over again! What would it look like if we lived like that? How would our lives change? How would His Kingdom grow?<\/p>\n

I said yes when He asked me to come here, but it doesn\u2019t stop there. I want to keep saying yes to Him! I am in a season of saying yes and seeking His wisdom and guidance for what is to come. And I am so ready for the unexpected, those things only He knows right now, to take place all around us!<\/p>\n

As I close, let me say I am sorry that this newsletter is coming to you later than I intended. These past several months have been incredibly busy, and then we had a family emergency that took over. I do want to take time to say thank you for all the prayers and thank you to each of you who reached out over the past few weeks! I cannot tell you how comforting it was to know that so many of you were standing with us.<\/p>\n

I pray the Lord is reaching each of you in your churches, communities, and homes! It is an honor and a joy to be on this journey with all of you!!!<\/p>\n

Janene Wooten<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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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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