Hello everyone!

I cannot believe how long it has been since I last posted something in the blog. I will try my best to update it more frequent. I am on holiday in the Isle of Wight with my beautiful family right now :). It is truly a love gift form the Lord that I can be here right now. Thank you Lord!

I am working one writing a new blog post right not, but before I post the next one. Here a part of the newsletter that wrote sometime after my last post, it was about the last few weeks of the school and about wonderful thinks like getting engaged ^^.  I thought it would fill the gap a bit… here it is.

Greetings and love from Mozambique. 

It's been almost a month since my last blog post. Thank you so much for continuing to pray and loving me. It means so much to me to have your support.  I'm doing really well here. The last month been amazing, filled with challenges, lessons as usual but also filled with blessings and surprises. Papa is so good. We have such a good Father. 

Last month, I got a huge privilege to help in the woman conference. Most of the ladies were church leaders or pastor's wife. The vision of the conference is to see these beautiful ladies find more of their identity in Christ and their purpose. We saw so much breakthrough, healing and revelations. It was so beautiful and spirit lifting to see these ladies encounter God in such a powerful way and to see them carry more security in who they are in Christ. I really hope that I can do more of than during my time here. 

The mission school is divided into small colour groups. Kayla, another staff and I are leading 'Wild Pink' colour group. There are about 20 students in our group, both Mozambican and International. Two weeks ago we went to a weekend outreach. This village was about 8 hours from Pemba. We had lots of people come with our group; the medical team, many visitors, Iris kids and some long-term missionaries. The Lord did so much, so many people received Jesus, we saw so many supernatural healing. 

One of my favorite times during this outreach was the time that we greeted the king and queen of the village whom are very strong Muslim. I can’t share too much about it, but has been lots of opposition in that area and it was just so beautiful to see the leaders of the village opening up and for giving us so much favor. God's is releasing amazing strategies and visions for this village. It was such a privilege to a little part of it. I am so excited to see what is going to happen in this village. 

Originally we were only going to do two days outreach, but we got sent to another village which was about three hours drive from where we were. There aren't many believers in this village too. We have a small church that hasn't got any roof and walls yet, but the believers were so hungry and the pastor is so dedicated. At night, we went to an open field to minister to these beautiful people. We shared testimonies, preached, sang songs, danced with them, played Jesus movies and prayed for healing. When we first started sharing with them, many young men mocked and laughed at us, but as the time passes, they started to be quite and really listen to us. In the end, these men who were mocking us went forward to receive Jesus. I could not express how much peace that these young man carried after they received Jesus. When people encounter Jesus, change is not only in the inside but so much in the outside too. What a powerful God we have! I am really hoping to visit this village again, the pastor asked if we could come back again to do baptism and to help him built the church. 

The mission school is doing really well and moving really fast. The ladies in my house are doing really well too. We are bonding more and more as a family. The Lord is doing so many things is each of their lives. They are walking stronger in their identity in Christ, increasing in love for Jesus and also for the lost. God is also really speaking to them about their callings and nations. We have such beautiful ladies in the house. They are all truly amazing ladies and they have taught me so much.

Being a house parent can be really challenging for me, I need to much help from Jesus to be able make each day. I am learning more and more every day. But God is so good and he gives me grace every day.  I am so very excited to see that they are going to do after to school and for where they are going to be doing after 20 years.  

I have an amazing announcement to make. I am engaged :D :D. My heart is so happy, I feels like a dream. On Sunday, Andrew took me to a boat ride and he proposed in the middle of the blue Indian Ocean. It was so beautiful and romantic. He is truly an amazing man and a perfect gift from heaven. I am so in love with him.

Some of you might know this, I was originally going to staff two mission schools, but it turned out that I will start serving at the mercy ministries (working with mamas) starting from October :D which I am super excited about. I can’t believe that it is happening for real.

There are so many things that I want to share of how perfect God's timing. For me at first it seems like the original plan of staffing two schools wasn't right. But looking back now, everything is so perfect as it opens us to so many doors. I was originally going to lead a team in South Africa and stay there for about a month in between of the school. But the Lord clearly spoke to me about going back to England to spend some time with my family and as always the Lord provides our needs just in His perfect time.

I am so excited to be home spend some time with my beloved family, and to see everyone. It's going to be such a precious time. I am so undone by God's goodness, He keep blessing me more and more. We really have all we need in Him. 

Please pray for more wisdom and rest. The next couple of weeks of the school is going to be really busy. Also pray for the ladies in my house that they wont miss anything that the Lord has for them. After the school I will be leading a 10 days bush outreach, which will be really challenging and stretching. Pray for the preparations and also for the unity of the team.

I cannot express it with words. How thankful and blessed I am to have each of your support and love. Thank you so much for praying for me. I need your prayers, can't do without your support. May the Lord bless each of you abundantly; may your days be filled with His joy, peace and rest. 

With lot and lots of Love

Dira