The Second Approach (February update)

I’ve actually been having a little trouble trying to figure out how I wanted to write this update.
I’ve had two jobs at Media Village here the past couple of months: the first is to staff the DTS. (Discipleship training school) and the other is to run the sound department. Both of these are pretty much full time work so there has been a tension between the two. Of which I have felt a lot of in the past couple of weeks.
Aside from trying to find more efficient forms of time management there are a couple of huge things God has been bringing to my attention lately.
The first and probably most powerful one for me in the past month or so is the idea of discipleship.
The way I have been approaching this schools has been very different that the last DTS I staffed. Part of the why is I’ve really started to understand and get a passion for the idea of discipleship; of building into people. It is my heart to see others grow in Christ.
So far this school I’ve really started to grasp that concept. The fun thing, and a common misconception is that you don’t need to have everything figured out to disciple people. If you are a Christian then you have what it takes to build into someone. And I’ve absolutely loved being able to just talk about God and go through the bible with students and discuss things they don’t understand or have trouble with.
Another huge thing I’ve been grasping over the past couple months is the idea of relationships. You ever notice how one aspect of God as the trinity is the perfect relationship they have? God is all about relationships.
The thing that popped in my head when I first felt God calling me to missions was the idea that whatever I do it is about the people I am with. They are the priority, not my career, or what I can to technically.
I am passionate about music and sound, but this is just a tool to reach into peoples lives, this idea is really starting to excite me, and it should you as well.

Whatever you can do, God wants to use that to reach people and impact people.

Isn’t that comforting? God can use what you do.

A couple weeks ago I got to go to Masiphumelele, a township about a twenty minute drive away, and run live sound for a Worship concert some friends were putting on outside.
We got to talk about Jesus and tell people who He is. Several people came forward and received Christ as their savior. This challenged me. I want to talk to people about Jesus more. For the most part here I work with videos that are talking about what God has been up to, and I get to train people, help them get to know God better. But I don’t get to talk about Jesus to people who don’t know him. At least I don’t get to very often.
Honestly this is one thing I miss about working at a job with non-christians, its easy to talk about faith with co-workers. Most people I’ve talked to have a curiosity in Jesus and who he was/is.

The DTS still has lecture Phase for another five weeks. After they leave for outreach. It’s been amazing seeing them growing closer to God.
After the DTS I am helping lead the Radio Broadcasting school. On top of that I am going to be spending a lot of the next four months training a couple of guys to take over my position in the sound department for when I leave, as well as work on upgrading the departments capabilities.
As always, Thank you for your prayers and support. May God bless you in amazing ways this week and may you come to a stronger realization of how amazing our God is!

~J