reedster

transitions

Dear Friends and Supporters!

Your prayers for Sri Lanka and me are greatly appreciated especially in this time of intense conflict. For whatever reason unknown to me, the Lord has not allowed me to continue my work in Trincomalee with any regularity because the constant violence and tension. Although this saddens me to see the country choose to pursue destruction over restoration, I have all confidence in Christ that His Kingdom will come and in His perfect will. It has been His blessing that He has given me peace and a sense of stillness in the midst of such conflict and confusion.

In the meantime, the Lord has proven Himself faithful and allowed me to become more involved with ministry in the capital city. It’s different than the work I have been doing but I have greatly appreciated the relationships and contacts that I have been able to build as a result of this change of environment. Since my relief/development role is shifting and changing, I was giving the opportunity to get involved at a local Methodist Church young adults fellowship and help out Sunday mornings at a local Four Square Gospel Church. This has been one answer to prayer considering that I wanted to get more involved in an intentional ministry which was difficult to out in Trincomalee. Our Lord is good.

This does not mean that I have completely abandoned my responsibilities dealing with Water & Sanitation. I still am actively involved with the Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka and their development/relief arm, Alliance Development Trust. It just means that my work is now stationed behind a desk in the head office instead of on the field and office in Trincomalee. Much of this work consists of proposal writing, program development and teaching/training a national Water & Sanitation Coordinator plus additional Water Technicians so that in my departure there will be others who understand the program which allows sustainability and continual betterment of the department. Although I like to be in the midst of the action, the Lord is giving me contentment with where He has placed me and I am looking forward to establishing better relationships with some of the guys at the office. He is faithful and sustains me.

Here are the recent prayer requests that fellow Sri Lankan believers and I are praying and fasting for:

1. For the nation of Sri Lanka to know Christ and be released from its bondage of violence
2. For the church to unite and speak the Gospel
3. For NCEASL/ADT staff as they serve the Lord and their fellow citizens
4. That the Lord might use me for His glory and Names sake

I gladly invite you to join us in prayer and fasting according to how the Lord leads you. Your support and encouragement has been a tremendous blessing and uplifting. I praise our Father for the fellowship He gives us in the body.

Recently I have been attempting to utilize my blog and updates in a way that provide a better flow of communication and understanding between those who are interested in the recent events in Sri Lanka and in my life. So if you have any comments or particular things that you would like to see and hear about please let me know with a short email or comment. These could be specific pictures of the work that I am involved in, personal testimonies of the people that I work with, background information on the country of Sri Lanka, personal profiles, and any other sort of interactive information.

Securely His,

Benjamin Reed

posted by reedster @ 10:53