Meeting with People

The third week I came to Matthias I met a young girl newcomer to evening church and that week following started meeting up with her forntighly since.

We started going through Two Ways to Live together in the first few times we met together - sipping Max Brenner Hot Chocolates in Centennial Park. Over these weeks she realised she wasn't a Christian and has since become a follower of Christ. Praise God.

As it got colder we still got our hot chocolate (I go for the Java Dark Orange) and we sit in the church hall going through Just for Starters... It is a really helpful tool to use with new or non Christians, it provides you with good questions to stimulate coversation on important issues: Knowing God, Salvation, Prayer, Meeting with God's people etc..

Last time we met we went through the topic on prayer which I think was the most encouraging session - We came to the questions:

What have you brought to God in prayer? She realised she doesn't bring things before him and found great comfort that she could bring any request before him, even one of ther anxieties she is facing at present and also as she has slowly been realising she has 'used' God, praying or reading the bible when she feels she needs him- in case of emergency type thing. She realised that there is so much to be thankful to God for and the great access with have to God and she was challenge to use it.

It is so exciting to see God at work in this young girl. How the word is shaping her and how she is keen to find out more about this God who has saved her.

Please pray for her as I try and think how best to include into the family here at Matthias. Pray that God would give her the confidence to join a Prayer and Bible Group and that she may attend a course of at Night Train (Evening Church training term).

I must go... I have a appointment at Max Brenner's! :)