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What a year! As we enter this holiday season we’re reminded of how blessed we’ve been to do this amazing life with the Lord, and and with all of you! Thank you for loving us, praying for us, and sending us to the nations! Here’s a look at what you’ll read in this update:
- Report of our time in Southeast Asia (2 minute video included!)
- Teaching here in Perth
- Live worship video release (one of our original songs!)
- Our year in photos
- Prayer points
Southeast Asia
We had an incredible time in Southeast Asia! We aren’t able to share the exact location online for the security of our contacts there, but wow what an incredible group of people to come alongside for 5 weeks!
We held worship and missions seminars, which provided training in:
- Biblical worship and prayer
- Scouting out your local area (learning how to recognize the needs and creating strategies to meet those needs both spiritually and physically)
- Sharing Jesus with your city
The nation we were in is a “closed” nation, meaning there are strict regulations in regards to holding church services and sharing the gospel, so we were very surprised at the incredible amount of response we saw in these seminars! Many people made re-commitments to the Lord, and many even made commitments to missions! These commitments came to life as we saw young people worshiping and praying in the streets of their city, and joyfully sharing the gospel and meeting the needs of people around them. We have so much hope for this nation! Thank you for sending us, and enjoy the photo gallery and video below!
Teaching
We’ve had a lot of opportunities to teach this year, including Discipleship Training Schools here at YWAM Perth, and a Worship Workshop at one of Perth’s local churches!
We’ve really enjoyed teaching together this year, and we’re hoping to have more opportunities in the future!
Live Worship Video:
“You Do Not Hold Back”
We are releasing a live worship video this month as YWAM Perth Worship! Joel and I wrote this song with the desire to follow Jesus, and see others follow Him into the nations–it’s all about “keeping our eyes open” for what God wants to do in the world! We’ll put a link up when it’s released, so feel free to watch, worship, and share!
Our Year in Photos
Most of these are of Levi, but since he’s added so much adventure to our lives it’s hard not to take photos! It’s so neat to see how much he’s grown and everywhere we’ve been as a family!
Prayer Points
- Pray that God would continue to encourage and strengthen our friends in Southeast Asia as they put into practice what they learned in our seminars
- Pray that Jesus would use this worship video to draw people to Him and to the mission field
- Also please pray that we’d continue to grow in unity and joy as a family with every new season, and that we’d be attentive to His voice as He leads us into 2020!
Bless you all, Merry Christmas, and thanks again!
The Gaytons
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