Dave is home from Kenya and I am so glad to have him back home. We actually have not lived in our house together for very many days. Things in the FYM program are getting interesting. We only have a few spots left to accept applicants. By the end of May we will be full. Pray as we have about 15 spots left and applications still coming in at a record pace. Pray for leadership so we can send more FYM’s out in the future.
I was getting a little down about the fact that we have so many
college students who want to be a part of the FYM internship but we just do not have the leaders available to place all the applicants. But then I had to stop and pray about it and God really spoke to me. We are sending 80 FYM’s out this year. That is 80 new missionaries in one years time. That is amazing. How many organizations or people can say that they had part in sending out 80 new missionaries in one year? With 80 new missionaries going out to serve God how many lives can they affect? MANY! And they are college students so full of life and energy. Wow, God continues to bless the FYM program.
Think about it, 80 college students excited about serving God. They will work in orphanges, hospitals, churches and many other places. The lives that they can affect and have an impact on is limitless with God. So instead of getting down about not being able to send out all the applicants, I need to praise God for the ones who do get to go out and pray that they will go and rock the world.
What kind of awesome growth is that! I remember when the first team was only 3 (in 2001)! That tells me that the Lord is really using and blessing the program to see so much growth in 5 years! GO, GOD!
Keep up the good work that He has put before you!