During the first week of the Circuit Rider school, hundreds of hungry believers from all over Fiji came to be apart of the teachings that were given every morning. All different ages came to grow in their walk with Christ... it was a beautiful sight to see people from all ages, and all walks of life.
Personally, I ended up sleeping in a church basement during the week with a youth group that drove from the opposite side of the island to be apart of the conference. Sleeping on the floor with a bunch of Fijians became one of my highlights of the week, and ended feeling apart of their family :)
So what did a typical day look like during the conference?? Good question :)
*The morning was filled with a time of worship and praise, followed by a teaching that brought freedom, challenges, and a heart that longs for people to know the same Love we have found!
*After lunch, we had a small break and then most days the students broke up into groups and spread throughout the city telling people about Jesus and praying for the sick. We saw many healings and salvations just through the small amounts of evangelizing we did in the afternoon.
*And my favorite time everyday was our night sessions that were focused for the people in the Lautoka community. It was in the center of the city in a field that was open and welcoming for all to join! We started with music and worship, and then ended our evenings with a message and times and opportunities for people to accept Jesus and recieve prayer... IT WAS THE BEST :)))
****We saw almost 250 people accept Jesus during the week!!!! It was incredible how God is moving in people's hearts. Often we would see whole families come to know Jesus. It was an honor to see heart's changed and plug them into a community/church to continue growing in Fiji.
We saw Muslims and Hindu's come to Jesus... people were so open to the Gospel! Jesus is real and so in love with these people!!!!!
****Also, we saw many healings! A lady with a blind eye was healed, cancer was healed, skin disease healed, deaf ears opened, and many more stories :) it was such a priviledge to see people cry out of joy from pain being completely GONE after YEARS. Thankyou, Jesus.
It was incredible, and I am so thankful I got to be apart of what God is doing in Fiji. I grew so much personally as well, learning more and more how God loves how He created me to love people and how He was so happy to have me join Him during this summer. It has given me more confidence knowing that He loves how He made me to be apart of the body of Christ. I feel that my love for Jesus continues to grow as I discover more and more how much He is in love with us... and from that love, I CAN'T HELP but share with others. :)
Here are some pictures!
a peak at open tent nights for the community
friends I made during some of our free time
more precious than words can say.
Now, I am back in Los Angeles, spending time with a couple of friends until Circuit Riders starts this week! Hundreds are about to gather to join what God is doing in California. Can't. Wait. :-) I will be helping staff, and am soaking up this time of summer adventures with Jesus.
Thankyou for keeping up with me and all God is inviting me to! If you would like to help support me for this summer, my contact information is on the right side of the blog. I am still in need of some funds for the rest of the Circuit Riders in Pennsylvania and Kansas City, Missouri. Thankyou for considering!
~Violetta
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