Issue 8

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Issue 5 of my newsletter

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Latest happenings...

I have a week and a half of work left until the new year begins. This year has gone by very quickly.

In reflecting on the past year I am thankful to God for this opportunity he has given me to do MTS. As with a lot of things, I've found that there has been no better way to learn about full-time ministry than by being engaged in it full-time. I have learned a lot over this year, have made a few mistakes along the way, but have also feel I have grown immensely, only by God's grace.

Thank you for all your support and prayers for me this year. Here are some things that you can pray for as the year wraps up:

• Pray that God would bring many people to our Christmas celebration meetings and grant them the gifts of faith and repentance
• Pray that God would give me wisdom as I start planning for next year
• Pray that God would give Rob and I wisdom as we plan for the future

My First Newsletter!

Issue 1

Thank you to all those who came to my supporters afternoon tea on Saturday. It was very encouraging to see you all there.

If you would like to give financially to help support me during the next two years, you may now do so as the accounts have been organised. The information in the newsletter is wrong. The correct information is as follows:

BSB: 704-998
Account no.: 100 009 869

Welcome and Hello!!!

My name is Caroline and I am starting a ministry apprenticeship next year in my church. I hope to record my life through this experience on this blog as well as update all my supporters on how they can pray for me.

What is MTS?
MTS stands for the ministry training strategy and is a 2 year ministry apprenticeship.

"Being an MTS apprentice involves a two year program based within a church or a specialist ministry team. It is essentially on-the-job training for ministry, taken on prior to theological study, and centred on prayer, Bible study and practical ministry. The essence of MTS is not formal instruction but learning through active participation in evangelism and Bible teaching. The two years provides enough time to establish ministries and learn from success and failure. There is no one right way of serving in a ministry apprenticeship. Though it will involve learning from God’s Word and teaching it to others, how this will be done will vary from place to place."

For more info on MTS go to www.mts.com.au

For the moment, here's what you can be doing:

Prayer points:
-That I would settle in quickly and find my feet in this new job
-That I won’t feel overwhelmed and that I will be wise about how much I commit to.
-That God would use me to build his Kingdom.

I'll also be having an afternoon tea for those who would like to support me through the next to years. It will be a time to catch up, find out exactly some of the things I'll be doing and find out how you can best support me through my ministry apprenticeship. Just send me an email at cfreitag at standys dot org dot au for details about the afternoon tea.

Caroline