Friends International

From a young age L had felt called to become a pastor in her home country – one which was known for persecuting believers.

You could say that L was demanding, or that she was a woman of great faith: when she got the chance to study overseas, she told God that she would like to stay with a Christian family, but also with her own self-contained apartment, and at a reasonable price. Her coursemates on her summer English language course invited her to join in their house share and told her that she was being completely unrealistic. After many days of this, she spoke to her mother overseas and they debated whether she should give up praying. They decided to keep going for now: they would continue to trust their great God to provide for L.

Meanwhile, the Lord has given us a ‘granny flat’ attached to our home and every year we pray for the Lord to bring the right students to live with us. The same day L spoke with her mother, one of L’s classmates came to a garden party at our home and said, “I think I may know someone who would be interested in your apartment”.

When L came to see us, her first question was, “Are you Christians?” When she heard the answer her heart leapt. God had answered her prayers.

We have enjoyed having L live with us this year. She is now determined to train for ministry before returning to her home country. She has been told that the Home Office will not give her a visa for this. So we are praying with her for the Lord to make it possible. Is she being too demanding? Or, once again, putting her trust in her great God? Please join us in praying for this.

Right now as well as L we have two graduates staying with us, M and B, both of whom have been studying the Bible and going to church. Please also pray for God to be at work powerfully in their lives.