Jumping into Spring

Oh the JOY of warmer weather! The kids and I are praying it is here to stay! It is amazing how much more motivation and energy I have on these warmer days!

Thank you Jesus for the promise of Spring!

We had a tough Winter as I (Kayla) was sick 5 times in six weeks and I missed a week of teaching school.

I am so thankful to be healthy again and I am grateful for good friends who helped me build up my immune system again.

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HUB LEARNING CENTER

We are in our seventh month at HLC and it is amazing to see how each of our students has grown in their identity, in hearing God's voice, and in confidence in praying for each other!

I count it a great privilege and joy to teach and disciple each of my ten students at the Hub Learning Center!

We have celebrated many themed days to help us bring fun into the harder winter months! January and February are generally the hardest months for students (and teachers) because of the lack of vitamin D and having to be stuck mostly inside, so we enjoyed dressing crazy and doing lots of hands on activities.

We celebrated fairytale day, superhero day, book and pj day, Valentine's Day,100 days of school, math day, and American flag day!

It was so fun to partner with the Holy Spirit in creative ways to preach the Gospel in each of the theme days and grow our faith and identity in Jesus!

TESTIMONY

One cold Tuesday morning in February, we were at morning worship at the YWAM base and we were corporately praying for the lost. I was praying for someone I loved and I was crying because I could feel the Father's heart for them calling them home to him.

One of my students saw me crying and she came and climbed on my lap. I explained to her that I was crying because I was feeling the Father's heart for my friend and that Daddy God wanted my friend to say "yes" to him and heal their heart.

I felt this nudge in my spirit to ask my student if she had ever said "yes" to Jesus and give her life to him.

She said, "No, Miss Kayla, I've never said yes to Jesus."

I said, "Do you want to say Yes to Jesus and give your life to him?"

She said, "Yes, Miss Kayla, I want to say Yes to Jesus and give my life to him!"

I shared the Gospel with her again and the Holy Spirit so beautifully gave us a picture of Jesus rescuing her out of darkness and bringing her to a place of safety and light!

Then I got to lead my precious student to JESUS!! We prayed with her for the baptism of the Holy Spirit and she felt tingling in her hands and lots of JOY!

HALLELUJIAH!! GLORY TO GOD!

Jesus is teaching me so much about discipleship and the beauty of now getting two more months with her to continue to disciple her and teach her more and more about her Daddy God!

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MORE THAN EDUCATION HOMESCHOOL CONFERENCE

YWAM LANCASTER hosted a “More than Education” homeschool conference and

wow…The Lord did so much in our hearts as mommas!

Over 100 mommas from our region and

some from outside of our region gathered together and our amazing Father God gave us fresh vision as mommas, fresh fire to disciple our children, and encouragement that HE has equipped us in this journey!

Jesus also spoke to one of the speaker’s sons and gave him a word of knowledge about a momma who had pain in her shoulder and that God wanted to heal her!

Guess what!?

There was a momma who had that pain in the exact place the son described and JESUS HEALED HER last night!! God desires to minister to people through our children! They hear from God and there is no junior Holy Spirit!

Jesus also spoke through other words of knowledge and brought deep heart healing to many mommas!

ALL GLORY BE TO GOD!!

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YWAM LANCASTER

Our outreach teams are back! We had three teams in Albania, Nepal, and USA for the past two months and it was amazing to reconnect with the teams and hear all the testimonies that God did in each country!

GOD IS AT WORK IN OUR WORLD!

The Gospel is going forth and being are hungry!

Our Discipleship Training School, Discipleship Bible School, and WISE schools all graduated last Thursday evening! I was so blessed to be able to really connect with a few of the students in the schools and see them grow in so many ways in the past 6 months!

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FAMILY LIFE

We celebrated two special birthdays in February! Eve turned 2 on February 13!

Selah turned 5 on February 26!

We love our precious girls and are so grateful for their lives!

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THANK YOU SO MUCH for walking with our family on our journey as we serve with YWAM Lancaster and see the next generation impacted with the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

PRAYERS

• Please pray for spiritual covering over our family and our marriage

• Please pray for wisdom and direction for Josiah's role and how he can serve YWAM best in this next season

• Please pray for each of our HLC students and that we will finish our school year well!

Thank you for praying with us and covering us in prayer. We have been coming against some spiritual warfare in our home and with our material possessions and vehicles, so we so appreciate you prayers!

We appreciate you so much!

With Love,

The Shenks