September Happenings
One of my highlights this month has been opening my team's check-in chat every morning and reading about my teammate Hope's (front middle of the picture above) on campus activities. Hope works with international students in Ottawa as well as leading our Vietnam partnership for global missions. Here are snippets from what she shared the first week of September:
TUESDAY - Yesterday while welcoming [students] on campus, a student stopped at the booth. She was asking for directions and I was sure I knew her . . . and indeed it was a student from China that I had journeyed with from 2017-2020. She had suffered a lot of mental health issues and has done online classes off and on for the past 4 years, but now she is back for her final year. It was a great reunion. She said to me "Hope, we must get together because I really want to share everything that happened."
WEDNESDAY - Yesterday's highlight was meeting a Uyghur from Northwest China - her family has been in Canada for 3 years. She wants to get coffee. Another highlight was meeting some Afghan women! On the way to my car I was in tears of thankfulness. In [God’s] mercy He has brought those Unreached People Groups to Canada and to my city!
THURSDAY - Heading to campus soon to welcome students. Yesterday's highlight - I had some good conversations with some guys from Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, and Qatar.
I echo Hope's thankfulness that God is bringing the nations to Canada and I invite you to join me in praying for international students. Pray that they would find community and that they would have opportunities to learn about Jesus.
Another September highlight - we have 7 mission trips for 2025 confirmed with two more pending. We hosted a staff mission trip info session yesterday and received this response:
“Thanks for the great info session today. I watched it with my wife and kids. We are praying where God might lead us. It was very visionary and makes us want to go!”
It’s inspiring to see God stirring in entire families to join him on mission! Liza, thanks so much for your partnership that gives P2C staff and students the opportunity to engage in God's global work.
Off to Korea
As I type this I am at the airport waiting for my flight to Seoul, South Korea to attend the Fourth Lausanne Congress (Sep 21-30). This is a gathering of Christian leaders from around the world to coordinate and collaborate in order to increase effectiveness in advancing the gospel worldwide.
I am still in need of $1100 to cover the cost of flights for this gathering. If you feel God nudging you to give to this expense you can donate online at p2c.sh/charlotte or by calling 1.855.722.4483. Thank you so much for your prayerful consideration.
How to pray for my time in Seoul:
That I would know how to contribute well and wouldn’t be shy
For inspiring interactions and conversations
That God would work in my life through this conference
Excited to serve Him,
Charlotte