Now to Him who is able to do
immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at
work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout
all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.”
Ephesians 3:20-21
God Can Do WAY MORE!
I
(Leah) was reminded of this verse halfway through this past semester, and I was
hit with this thought, “God can do immeasurably more than we ask or imagine.
What do I ask for? What have I been imagining?” I realized that day that we can
easily be the limiting factor for God to work even greater things to happen!
God has such amazing plans – are we on board for them to happen?
About
two years ago, we planned a Connect to have free pizza, a game, and a couple
testimonies that shared the Gospel. We had prayed for at least one person to
come to know Christ personally. That night, Alex came for free pizza, and a
couple days later accepted Christ’s free gift of salvation from sins!! Malcolm
has worked with him one-on-one since then, so he holds a very close place in
our hearts. Now Alex is leaving to go back home to Florida for school. Please
pray for Alex as he transitions to life away from consistent, loving atmosphere
to follow Christ. Pray that he can share Jesus with others, especially his
family.
About
three years ago, we had a retreat where Ashlie came for the first time. After
hearing all this talk about having a relationship with Christ, Ashlie asked a
student, “What would you share with someone who wanted that?” My friend, Hedy,
went through the Gospel with her, thinking she was training Ashlie to share it
with someone else. In reality, when Hedy went over the prayer at the end,
Ashlie told God she was a sinner and wanted God to have control of her life!
Since then, Ashlie has grown into a mature woman and a budding leader. After
two summers serving at Walt Disney World in Florida, she has decided to go back
again for her first semester after graduating from Fort Lewis College. I had
the pleasure to not only watch Ashlie grow, but walk along side her and
challenge her the past year in discipleship. Pray for her as she works and
shares the Gospel at Disney, and as she adjusts to life outside of college!
About
four years ago, I was just starting my internship with Master Plan Ministries.
I had met a feisty freshman, named Mollie, who wanted to really to live for
Christ. This last semester was the last semester I had with her before she left
on another adventure on a sailboat in the Caribbean. At her last Connect she
presented in her farewell speech, “I’ve learned a lot through
these past few years of college, but
I think I can sum up most of what I learned in three main points. One: It’s ALL
about God – everything comes back to Him. Two: Give all the glory to Him.
Three: Never give less than 100%.” I couldn’t be more proud of Mollie! Pray for
her last semester on the sea to be fruitful and safe, and that God will show
her what He wants her to do after college.
Though we are excited about what God
has done in the lives of students, we are more excited to see what He has in
store next! We are already seeing and expecting God to do immeasurably more
than what He has already done on campus and in the lives of these students.
Prayer Requests
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PRAISE
GOD!!! The policy has been reviewed and changed – evangelism is protected and
no longer limited on campus!! Thank you SO MUCH for praying! Pray that next
semester we can go out strong to share the Gospel with the entire campus!
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We have
11 students signed up to go to Denver Christmas Conference! Pray that they can
raise the money they need in order to go. The school has provided a charitable
sum to help them pay for the conference, but they still need a little more. If
you’re interested in helping them, please contact us ASAP. Pray also that they
will learn a lot during their time their, and that the conference will spur
those students going to be excited to reach their campus next semester.
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Pray
that our students will be safe over their Christmas break, not only from snow,
but also from temptations that come from home. Pray that they will instead be
rested and excited for the next semester to go all out for God!
A Special Request
As the
year comes to a close we look back at God’s abundant provision in our lives and
we cannot help but praise Him! We have not once gone hungry, and have had all
of our needs met every time. Without you these stories of students’ lives being
completely changed by Christ would be far harder. We thank God for your prayer and support in making all of
that happen. Nonetheless. things rise up that are unexpected costs and
expenses. Here are a few things
that you can prayerfully considered giving a special end of the year gift to.
-Car
maintenance: Both of our cars are in need of new sets of tires for the
winter. And the Suburban is in need of a new battery.
-DCC:
We are going and need your help to get there so that we can lead and encourage
the students.
May we ask
you specifically pray about giving a special end of the year gift of $50, $100,
or $500 to be put towards these needs?
Thank you for considering this. If you give, whatever the amount you
decide is great, and all gifts are tax deductible.
To give go
to www.masterplanministries.net and go to the donate page and click Malcolm and Leah. Or send a
check written to Master Plan Ministries at P.O. Box 1082 Durango, CO 81302
