Fall 2011, LUV headed back to Asia to help transform, equip
and empower women to be all God wants them to be, setting them
free to fly and multiply His glory in all the earth.
A new member of the team attended this round of training and
shares her thoughts below:
We have just completed our first
three-day training session. I have
been thinking about how I could accurately describe the
time and my experiences to you. My
mind keeps going back to Isaiah 61 where Jesus said He
came to preach the good news to the poor; to bind up the
brokenhearted; to proclaim freedom to the captives; to
release from darkness the prisoners; to comfort those
who mourn; to provide for those who grieve; and to
bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes. As
God sent Isaiah as His representative; He has also sent
Love UnVeiled to the women of Asia.
Through us God is bestowing a crown of beauty
where there has been ashes.
The
Butterfly Coordinators who came the first two days, and
in addition their Trainers who came today, all made
sacrifices to come away and spend time with Jesus.
One of the women traveled five hours this morning
on a bike to get here; several of the women had to get
special time off work; at least a couple of them over
came strong objections from their pastor husbands; all
of them had to prepare breakfast, lunch and dinner each
day before leaving home and making the long journey to
the meeting place. Each of them
desperately wanted to spend this time learning more
about Jesus and His Word for them.
They are truly hungry for the truth of the Gospel.
Please pray for these women. Often they share things
with us for prayer that they can't share with anyone
here. Some of those specific requests will
be sent to our prayer groups. But please
pray for our Coordinators and trainers and their
butterflies.They want to learn more and to share the
love of Jesus with those around them. That
is not easy. There are many obstacles they
must overcome--great opposition from families,
even pastor husbands; and spiritual warfare
(sickness, deaths, many broken relationships, lost jobs,
and heartbreak beyond our conception). The
good news is that these Coordinators and Trainers have
already taken LUV training to cities and villages we
were not aware of. The butterflies are
flying and scattering into distant lands quickly.
God
is anointing what we are doing in His name. Thanks so
much for partnering with us both financially and in
prayer. Continue to pray for us as we
go.
--LUV Team
