He Came Back for an Encore

God the Father is indeed worthy and due our praise!

APPLAUD HIM, BOW BEFORE HIM IN WORSHIP, FOR HE IS HOLY!

It is time for more worship as we praise God for all He is doing in Burkina Faso!

I pray that you would continue to applaud Him as I share some of the highlights of our last team.

This will sound crazy but the teams almost feel like pregnancy in a very small way. We are so excited for them to get here, but we always wonder if we will love the new team as much as we did the last. Will we connect, Will we be able to meet their expectations, Will they hate it here? Each time it is just like that second or third child that you wondered if you could love as much as the first. You never dream another team could be as good as the last. After each team leaves, we honestly mourn their departure. We are amazed at the love we have for each person that God brings over here to serve.  See below the July team that ministered and blessed many lives…. Including the Feild Family!

West Ridge July 2010 English Camp Team

 Please pray right now for this team.  Pray that they will not ever forget how God worked in and through their lives.

We started off the week with a time of evangelism. We were able to show the World Cup on a large screen at the LAC soccer field. During half time, Vince gave his testimony and the Pastor followed up by sharing how to be saved. We were very excited that more than 100 came. This also was great as there were several there that did not know there is a church on the LAC campus.

People gathered to watch the World Cup

 Please pray right now that the seeds that were planted will be watered and those who do not know Him will not rest until they are secure in their salvation with Christ.

We were blessed to have a little over 40 students for the English Camp. In the opening ceremonies, Holly shared that they were here because we sincerely wanted to help them learn some English, but the number one reason was to share the love of Jesus.

We started with a test to place each person in the class they needed to be in.

We cannot rave enough about each teacher.  Those who are teachers by profession in the States and those who are not, all did an amazing job.  Each student was thrilled to have the teachers and class they were assigned.

Vince had the older students.  Most of them had a good knowledge of English.

Vince brought the heat in his classroom.  The students received way more than just an English camp.  I am amazed at the amount of information Vince was able to go through in just one week.  Each time I was in his class, the students just hung on every word.

This was a girl in Vince's class.  One Day a picture of her was taken and a combination of bad lighting and a cheap camera put spots all over her face.  She had tears coming down her cheeks and asked for prayer over this.  She was afraid that there was an evil spirit that caused this and she could not return to her village like this.  My heart broke as I touched her back and literally felt her trembling.  I have no doubt that God allowed this.  It was simply another opportunity to talk about Him and truth.

Please pray right now for her and her salvation.  Pray that she will rest in the peace and power of our creator.

This was Holly and Anne's Class.  They had one of the intermediate classes.

Holly has a gift.  She does this in the States and we were very blessed to have her head up this camp.  Her classroom would have not been near as fun had Anne not be there to teach with her.  They were a great team and the students loved them!  I have started working with three of the students from their class 3 days a week and they can not say enough how much this camp has helped them.

This is Colleen's class.  She also had some intermediate students.  When I talked about Colleen to my husband my words were, "She not only gets it, and believes it, but she lives it."  My heart connected with hers and I feel so blessed to have a prayer warrior like her praying for my family and the lives of those here in Burkina.  Above is a drawing of a warrior who has put on the armor of God.  The students in her class were discipled.

This was our class that knew the least amount of English if any at all.  This was Jennifer, Sue, and Michelle's class.  We are thankful to the Varsity as the kids loved the hats and the photo opportunity.

These ladies did an amazing job.  One of the children from this class told me in French that he wanted the same class and the same teachers next summer.

Our last class is one that we did not plan for, but a blessing beyond what can be described. Kay was able to invest and teach the ladies that work at my home and in the center. They felt so special and continue to practice their English. Kay was able to start “Apples of Gold” in Burkina!

Kay put together some great crafts for the students.  They enjoyed each and every one!

This is a guy who has made some of our furniture.  He does not know the Lord; yet, he heard the name of Jesus all week and was making a cross necklace representing Jesus death and resurrection.

After class, the students had the opportunity to play basketball, volleyball, soccer, or sign language.

Needless to say, the camp was a huge success.  We have been asked not "if" but "when" we will be coming back.  We have also been asked if we will do this more than one time a year as well as making it longer... even up to a month.

Closing Ceremony was a time of worship.

We were humbled and blessed when as a gift the students sang God is so Good in English.  They also took up a collection and gave each one of us a gift.  They have nothing and yet they are still giving.

While the English camp was taking place, Chris, Matt, and Caleb were working in the extreme humidity and heat helping with the next classroom at the LAC.  This will enable the LAC to open up more spots for students to attend this next year.  They also spent time painting another room in the home of the LAC pastor.

These three guys worked very hard and I think even felt a little "high" with paint fumes and no ventilation!

This is the Compassion Center at the LAC.  This was a highlight and a heart break.  These children were writing letters to their sponsors.

This was one of two meals they ate during the time they were at the Compassion Center.

The children were given bread and milk.  This taller girl offered to give her lunch to one of our team members.  Humbling!

We are ONE in the Spirit proclaiming the Name of Jesus so that all may know HIM!

APPLAUD HIM!

APPLAUD HIM!

Once again, we want to thank you for your support to us as well as all the needs we have here in Burkina.  PLEASE- will you pray for us and the ministry?!? The field is ripe and as much as God is working, the enemy is ticked…. We need prayer!

We hate asking for financial support, but we can not be here without people supporting us financially.  Will you pray about supporting us financially? Can you support us $10, $25, $50, $100 a month? We are only able to be here because people pray and people give.  See the link below that will take you directly to our support page. If you want to support us by sending a check please email us and we will get you the specific information needed. Click below to give in-line!

https://www.cmalliance.org/give/online-giving?projectName=Approved+Special&projectDesc=Chris+and+Connie+Feild&project=1-X7434-49-12

APPLAUD HIM!

Family and Friends,

Since arriving the end of January, we have had 2 film/production teams and 2 large teams that have done work on a school and building churches in addition to evangelism and ministering to pastors. We have been asked several times, “How have your teams been? Did everything go O.K.?….” I cannot keep from smiling and cannot explain how honored we are to be doing this job. We love it, love it, love it! Today in my Beth Moore Bible Study she said on her video that she is always applauding God. She just claps all the time and applauds Him for the amazing things He is doing. I loved her follow up line when she said, “Don’t think He won’t come back for an encore.” Right now feel free to just start clapping. Are you at work, in the library, in your bedroom…. APPLAUD HIM!

These are some really amazing people!

Our last team was made up of 13 people who were from Church at the Ridge and West Ridge Church – both are located in GA. What an amazing group of people. To hear story after story of how God prepared them for this trip and then to see firsthand how He moved in their lives while they were here. APPLAUD HIM! Lives will be changed as a result of each person that He used to make this trip possible. There are those who prayed, gave financial support for them to come, watched their children, and paved the way for each person to be here. Then there are those who made the trip with long travel hours by plane, then long travel hours in a crammed Land Cruiser on unpaved roads with no air conditioning, and then worked long hours in the hot-hot sun. Many played with children and ministered just by their presence. There were days with no indoor plumbing and life that is unimaginable to many of us. One thing that always amazes me about this is that there are tears and smiles despite these conditions- it shows the desire for God to move more than the desire of our own comforts…. Amazing…. APPLAUD HIM!

Headed to the Bush!

Lucky one's who sat in the back!

While the team was in the Bush they put up 2 hangers that the church will build walls around.  They met for church in their new buildings last Sunday!  In this culture, this structure gives validity to the church.

Getting started...

Lives that have been impacted by the Love of Jesus though this team!

Stop right now and pray for this church to be blessed and that many come to know Him.

Playing with the children... Notice the teams sleeping quarters???

APPLAUD HIM!

This is a hole in the ceiling of the pastors home.  The roof had some major issues over their bedroom and needed to be replaced.

This is the pastors den area that was in need of some major cleaning and painting.  This was not a planned part of the trip.  After several days in the Bush, the team was not ready to stop serving...APPLAUD HIM!

The roof was fixed!

This is Suzanna...the pastor's wife.  She told me today that God brought saints into her life and the life of those in Burkina.

  They are standing in her den freshly painting den with joy that she could not explain!

We did manage to get some African dancing in!

This is Hailey Oby.  She was the only high schooler to make it on this trip.  She is brave, courageous, and has a heart sold out to serve Jesus.  We love her and are so glad she was here!

One of my favorite times is when we have the team in our home.  We love hearing specific ways in which God worked in their lives on the trip.

This is Joanna.  I am thinking she will be our intern very soon... and we can not wait!

This is when the Feild family starts to mourn... We hate having to say goodbye and will never forget the impact this team had on our lives!

APPLAUD HIM!

First, will you commit to pray for us and the ministry here in Burkina?!? The ministry is ripe and as much as God is working, the enemy is ticked…. We need prayer!

Second, will you pray about supporting us financially? Can you support us $10, $25, $50, $100 a month? We are only able to be here because people pray and people give. We need your support! See the link below that will take you directly to our support page. If you want to support us by sending a check please email us and we will get you the specific information needed.  Click below to give in-line!

https://www.cmalliance.org/give/online-giving?projectName=Approved+Special&projectDesc=Chris+and+Connie+Feild&project=1-X7434-49-12

Peace

Just Because Pictures

Sometimes the books I say are the best ever are the books that have so hit me right where I was at during the time I read the book.


So I love Beth Moore but in all honesty, I have not done many of her Bible studies. When I arrived in Africa, I was told about a ladies Bible study that took place with other English speaking women in Ouaga. I went for the fellowship more than anything in the beginning, but have found that God really did not have the fellowship as the first priority in my life. One thing after another has kept me from being with the ladies, but it has not kept me from being in the study or the Word!

Well, the study we are doing right now is Living Beyond Yourself. I honestly have wanted to send Beth a picture of myself and ask her personally if she saw a vision of me when she wrote this study. I think Shattered Dreams by Larry Crabb is the only other book that I have read that has been frightening at how the writings and encouragement in the book reflected the things that were so fresh in my life.

I feel terrible to say that I never dreamed that a study on the Fruits of the Spirit would be so amazing and help me to identify things in my life being related to a lack of a certain fruit. This is even more embarrassing to say after thinking that I have been a Christian for 28 years.

A couple weeks ago was on peace. Most are familiar with the story of Job. We know he had intense trials and we always say we sure don’t want to be in a “Job” experience. Though I have read Job in the past and have heard the story many times, it was so good to go back and re-read the story of Job and to pay closer attention to each detail. I honestly cried as I read verse after verse at how the enemy tried to rip his life apart and God allowed it. Job was not going through this because he has sin in his life.. this was not about God pruning him. The enemy just wanted to prove that he would indeed crack and turn against God. In the first round all his children and possessions were taken from him not to mention all in one day! What did he do in response…? Ripped off his clothes and bowed before the lord and worshiped.

I must confess that there have been circumstances in my life that have caused me intense pain, but I did not bow before the Lord and worship as Job did.

I have really been challenged to worship Him in all things great and small, good and bad, and when I understand and when I don’t.

May the peace that passes all understanding fill you and every circumstance you may be facing as you worship Him!