from Psalm 18
"As for God, His way is blameless;
The word of the Lord is tried;
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
For who is God, but the Lord?
And who is a rock, except our God,
The God who girds me with strength
And makes my way blameless?
He makes my feet like hinds’ feet,
And sets me upon my high places.
He trains my hands for battle,
So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
You have also given me the shield of Your salvation,
And Your right hand upholds me;
And Your gentleness makes me great.
You enlarge my steps under me,
And my feet have not slipped."
This encouraged me a lot as I have been trusting God to equip me for the work He plans in Japan.
Monday, July 30, 2012
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Summer Update
Hello friends!
I’m back in Missouri for a few months! The transition back seemed abrupt because of the shorter time I had working on campus this year. But my summer is off to a good start and I hope yours is too.
I’m back in Missouri for a few months! The transition back seemed abrupt because of the shorter time I had working on campus this year. But my summer is off to a good start and I hope yours is too.
Reflecting
on
the half-year I’ve had in Hawaii I’m struck at the specific ways God
worked through me and my team. Ministry events from Easter
performances to cleaning a preschool showed people what CRU is about.
The
weekly meeting became a consistent place for students to praise God and
hear
from the Bible. We got to see it grow from 7 students to about 20! One
student went on a summer mission trip to Tokyo; another is
ready and excited to lead a Bible study next year. These things laid
necessary
groundwork for fruitfulness in the future.
God
also
used the year to grow me as a leader. He taught me the necessity of
following
Him closely and humbly as I lead. Seeing the strategic way God used the
team in
Hawaii and the opportunity He has given me to go to Japan makes me so
excited! Tokyo is truly a place of great need. With more than 35 million
people it has become the largest city in the world while also one of the
least reached with the gospel. Less than 1 out of every hundred people
is christian, few know the gospel, and suicide is more common than in
almost any other part of the world.
Over
the
summer I will be raising the funds necessary for me to live and work in
Japan. Like
many other missions organizations, CRU workers raise money so they can
focus on
full time ministry. Please consider joining me by financially supporting
me for
$100 per month, but know that any amount is a great help. Even $10 a
month adds up quickly if there are many people giving! If you prefer,
you
can give specific one-time gifts. Consider covering part of my Team
Leader
Training July 15-21 ($600). Gifts of any size are appropriate and
tax-deductible. Visit https://give.cru.org/give/
My goal is to leave for Tokyo the first week
of September. Please
pray that my summer would be refreshing and good groundwork for my year
in Japan. Pray also that God would prepare the hearts of Japanese
people to believe the gospel.
Thank you for considering my needs. Your prayers and financial support make my ministry possible! Yours in Christ,
-Sarah EuDaly
Thursday, May 10, 2012
April Newsletter
Next Year
“I’m tired of not knowing what I am doing next year,” I shared with the team in a fellowship meeting. “It’s like I have to feel both the excitement and sadness of possibly STINTing and the excitement and sadness of possibly not. It’s exhausting.”
God had consistently met me as I waited. He reminded me that He championed my cause. Whatever decision CRU made about my application for an exception to STINT a third year (internships can only last two years), it would be God’s best for me and not a person’s random decision. I had been encouraged by God, but it was still hard to wait. I emailed Cayla, who coordinated my application, asking where they were in the process. She replied that the procedure was challenging and changes had to be made to my application, but I might have an answer in a week.
I finally hit a point where it seemed God asked me to start hoping about Japan. I felt like I should look forward even though it risked disappointment if I could not go. Again God grew my heart for Japan: its people and culture.
At the end of the week I got an email from Cayla. Before reading it I knew it was good news just by the number of exclamation marks; she said, “SARAH!!!!!! WE GOT IT!!!!! After the battle of our lives, we got you approved for a third stint!!!!!! Wohoooooo!!!!! And, we would love for you to lead the Tokyo stint team with Albert, officially!!”
So next year I will go to Tokyo and lead a STINT team that will include six people from this year’s team (Amanda, Christine, Amy, Albert, Kylan, and me) along with three or four new people.
Next letter I will include some great stories from the end of this year, but on the back of this letter you can read some things students said this month. Their words encouraged all of us here, and I hope you feel their thankfulness as well. Thank you for the prayer and financial support that is changing Hawaii.
-Sarah
Prayer Needs:
Pray for us and students as we say goodbye. We’re viewing goodbyes as an opportunity to share the gospel with everyone we leave.
Praise the Lord that our visit to the CRU movement on Oahu resulted in a strengthening of ties between the islands. We participated in a fundraising dinner raising over $30,000 for continued ministry in Honolulu and Hilo.
June 2-6 we go to Maui to debrief the year and say goodbye to the team. Pray that God blesses our time together.
Finally, praise the Lord that He has brought everyone on my team to consider or commit to another year of full time ministry.
“I’m tired of not knowing what I am doing next year,” I shared with the team in a fellowship meeting. “It’s like I have to feel both the excitement and sadness of possibly STINTing and the excitement and sadness of possibly not. It’s exhausting.”
God had consistently met me as I waited. He reminded me that He championed my cause. Whatever decision CRU made about my application for an exception to STINT a third year (internships can only last two years), it would be God’s best for me and not a person’s random decision. I had been encouraged by God, but it was still hard to wait. I emailed Cayla, who coordinated my application, asking where they were in the process. She replied that the procedure was challenging and changes had to be made to my application, but I might have an answer in a week.
I finally hit a point where it seemed God asked me to start hoping about Japan. I felt like I should look forward even though it risked disappointment if I could not go. Again God grew my heart for Japan: its people and culture.
At the end of the week I got an email from Cayla. Before reading it I knew it was good news just by the number of exclamation marks; she said, “SARAH!!!!!! WE GOT IT!!!!! After the battle of our lives, we got you approved for a third stint!!!!!! Wohoooooo!!!!! And, we would love for you to lead the Tokyo stint team with Albert, officially!!”
So next year I will go to Tokyo and lead a STINT team that will include six people from this year’s team (Amanda, Christine, Amy, Albert, Kylan, and me) along with three or four new people.
Next letter I will include some great stories from the end of this year, but on the back of this letter you can read some things students said this month. Their words encouraged all of us here, and I hope you feel their thankfulness as well. Thank you for the prayer and financial support that is changing Hawaii.
-Sarah
Prayer Needs:
Pray for us and students as we say goodbye. We’re viewing goodbyes as an opportunity to share the gospel with everyone we leave.
Praise the Lord that our visit to the CRU movement on Oahu resulted in a strengthening of ties between the islands. We participated in a fundraising dinner raising over $30,000 for continued ministry in Honolulu and Hilo.
June 2-6 we go to Maui to debrief the year and say goodbye to the team. Pray that God blesses our time together.
Finally, praise the Lord that He has brought everyone on my team to consider or commit to another year of full time ministry.
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