So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need topersevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what He haspromised.
Hebrews 10:35-36
Greetings!I wanted to start off this update by letting you all know the wonderful news. I have beenaccepted by International Need Network (IN) to be working full time in Slovakia! The
beautiful thing about this partnership is the long standing relationship I already have withIN. I have worked with them for the past 11 years and all my past 14 trips have been to
serve in their ministries. This means my time and attention while living in Slovakia will becompletely devoted to the ministries in Velky Krtis. Praise the Lord for His infinite wisdom!I know you might be wondering why I didn’t try and align myself with IN from day one.Well, IN is not actually a “sending” organization, their focus is on supporting national
missionaries and sending short-term teams. However, in my case Pavel Sinko, Director of
IN Slovakia, and the entire IN Slovakia board unanimously voted to make an exception and
bring me on full time. I also had the Central and Eastern Europe Coordinator, Ota Vozeh,voicing the value he thought I could bring to the ministry in VK. It was because of the
actions of the nationals and the prayers of many of you that the US Home Base after weeksof prayer and deliberation decided to send me to Slovakia.Praise God!
Another amazing thing is my financial support. Before joining IN I had a support base of 21people committed to giving to the ministry each month. With those commitments I am only
$460.00 away from my monthly goal; this means that well over half the amount neededhas already been pledged! I will soon have the account setup with IN and can start myfundraising efforts again. I am full of faith and know my God will provide. I am so confidentof this that I already purchased a bed in Slovakia; so I don’t have a home there yet, but atleast I have somewhere to lay my head.Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in theheavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
Ephesians 1:3I also think it is about time for me to share with you all another rich blessing the Lord has
given me. I am now and have been for a little while in a dating relationship. His name isChello and yes, he lives in Slovakia. Like all good relationships should- ours started withyears of friendship. He became a Christian at one of our camps 3 years ago and has been
highly involved in the ministry in Velky Krtis, especially the teahouse. He has also been a
disciple under my brother, Noah, since his conversion. Chello loves the Lord very much and
has a burning desire for Velky Krtis to be saved. He is currently living in Bratislava for work
reasons; but returns home on weekends, where he is able to serve. I feel blessed that God
would bring me a relationship that would not distract from ministry, but thrive in it. Ourhearts for Velky Krtis and our desire for our relationship to be a testimony of God’s love arein the same place.
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
Matthew 28:19
I’m leaving in 22 days! On July 8th I will be hopping on a plane back to Slovakia for
our summer camps. This year has been special in the fact that we don’t have anyofficial “teams” coming. We are heading into this summer’s ministry as a hodge-podgegroup of servants from all over the world. This means that I will be meeting most of myfellow workers for the first time in Slovakia. I am excited to see who God brings this year
and how we will work together to further His Kingdom.
This year our theme is “Superheroes” and I am loving it! I have been busy designingT-shirts, painting decorations and making funny little videos all with superheroes. It isbringing out the kid in me again- I think I might be more excited than the students.
May your eyes be open toward this temple day and night, this place of which you
said you would put Your Name there. May You hear the prayer your servant prays
toward this place.
2 Chronicles 6:20
Prayer Requests:
Please pray that the remaining $460.00 per month will come in so I can start serving the
ministry in Slovakia soon.
Please pray that the visa process will be swift and with little or no complications.
Please pray for Summer Camps July 8th – 29th , for the students to be receptive
to the message of the Gospel and our team to be united in service under God.
Thank you and God bless,
Meghan Johnson
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