January 2010 Prayer Letter

Hey Team,

Here is the January newsletter. I'm hoping I can embed it as a document in my blog, so you can all check it out, since my weebly site is having issues with letting me post it there.

The Season of Love

Hellooooo second family!

I hope that the New Year has started off well for you and I’m sure it is going at full speed ahead. I know that my January has been filled, but alas I am still not in Arizona.
I had hoped to be able to go to Arizona this semester, but I have not been able to reach my support goal. I continue to inch closer, but no leaps and bounds. During this month, I have been faithfully praying for the Lord’s direction and guidance regarding my circumstances. I feel He still deeply wants me to be part of AIA and connected with it, so I have decided to spend my summer working at some of the Summer Opportunities, one of which is the Ultimate Training Camp held out in Fort, Collins, CO. In order to be part of these opportunities, you must raise your own support. SO, I will use some of the support all of you have so generously provided thus far in order to be part of the camp staff. I am looking forward to finding out who God will bring and what He will do at camp and of course sharing it all with you!
As the year progresses, I am continuing to work toward reaching my support goal for becoming a full-time staff intern. I have not felt the Lord directing my paths elsewhere as of yet and so will continue to aim to reach it for next year, while working on a few other endeavors (GREs) and hopefully finding a job here in So. Cal for the time being. Please, keep these decisions in your prayers. Your donations to Campus Crusade will stay in my staff account and wait. If you have any concerns regarding the funds, please feel free to contact me! Currently, to reach my goal I am mainly in need of monthly partners. If you know of anyone who may be interested or a church that I could give a temple talk/presentation to please let me know J
In the interim, I have been searching for a part time paying job. Please, keep my job search in your prayers and I will also be volunteering two afternoons a week with the GGHS swim team. I am very excited to try my hand at coaching and be a Godly example and good coach to the girls.
YOUTH and UTC
In the meantime, I have continued working with my church’s youth group and teaching the Sunday School class. It has been awesome watching and being part of these kids growth in Jesus. They truly have a servant’s heart and are eating up the information in James (the book we are currently studying). In Youth, we are working through a “Growing in Jesus” study, and the other week the kids really got into and came up with some deep symbolism regarding the parable of the pearl (Matthew). We discussed the pearl symbolizing heaven and their relationship with the Lord and discussed about sharing it with others. But, we took it further and discussed what the pearl’s shell can be (the world) and if you can re-discover the same pearl over and over again. The responses were right on! God is always reminding me of His amazing heart through these kids and I Love it!
Lastly, please pray for four guys (B, N, K, and R) that I have been working on “recruiting” to Ultimate Training Camp. I think all four would love and benefit immensely from this opportunity and am hoping the Lord brings them CO. Please pray that the Lord will place it on their hearts, will put things in order and will get them to camp to claim them for Him!

Till next time my faithful senders –
Best and blessings, Tori

James 2:26 – As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.