Friday, January 21, 2011

The IBEX journey continues...

Hey again! I'm back into the swing of things since Christmas break! I hope you all had a great holiday season! After we got back from break on Jan. 3rd, we headed out to Mahoney State Park for a retreat! We has so much fun; so many good laughs! There may have even been a few pranks pulled ;) It was a great time to rally back together for the next 4 month stretch!

As a church body, we are particapating in a 21 day fast! We are expecting great things to happen in this fast; we are already 12 days into it! For me, this fast has been interesting as I walk through 3 weeks without my coffee! Please pray that God would continue to reveal Himself to us, especially during this time of fasting.

Tonight is going to be a very good night! Lifegate is holding an all night prayer meeting, from 10pm to 6am! We will be lifting our nation, our youth, our city's churches, our global workers, and much more, up to God. We are inviting the Holy Spirit to come, and expecting the Lord to break chains, answer prayers, and move in our hearts! Next Friday, Lifegate will have a worship night from 7-9pm! Please come!

Right now IBEX is very busy! We are continuing with our workouts, and ministry tracks, and prayer times, but have added a few things in! Right now we are in the process of throwing an appreciation dinner for our wonderful host families! Turns out planning a party for 60 people is alot of work- but we are enjoying the process... I've always liked throwing parties!

I am enjoying Pastor Eric's class on Theology alot! This cycle is just about over, and we wil move on to some new classes. We are continuing on with our TESOL program... I am 3/4 of the way through, and then I will be certified to teach English in Thailand!

Speaking of Thailand... we leave mid-March! It is coming up so soon! Brian, one of our lead team members, will be leaving on February 20th to go and plan our trip, and learn some of the language there. Please keep him in your prayers. I will have more information on my trip soon, and I will fill you in then!

I am currently working to raise $5,000 for my trip. If you would like to contribute, please send checks to Lifegate Church, 15555 W Dodge Rd, Omaha, NE 68154, and put my name and "Thailand trip" in the memo. I would really appreciate any help!

I am also looking for prayer partners. I need to have people rallied behind me as I get ready to head out on this journey, and I will desperately need your prayers as I stay in Thailand. If you can commit to seriously praying for me during this trip, please email me at Rebekah@millersrock.net; then I will be able to send you updates and prayer requests! This is vital to my trip, since, although God loves us to go to the nations, the enemy does not. We need people to fight in prayer for us while we are in a foreign country for two months! It would mean a lot if you would stand with me.

I think that is all I have to update you on for now, but I will be posting again soon!

Until next post, adios!

Rebekah Miller

Love without limits. Lead without compromise. Live without regrets.