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February 2020 Update

2/28/2020

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"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers." Galatians 6:9-10
This month this verse keeps showing up in my life. It is an encouragement to me to keep seeking the Lord, following Him, letting Him strengthen me to carry out the good He has called me to. Sometimes when moving from place to place, changing time zones, and having multiple meetings, it is easy to become weary but the promise of harvest spurs me on.

The rest of my time in Uganda was filled in several ways. First, we facilitated our first Community of Practice (COP) in Jinja. The goal in a COP is to bring together facilitators, mental health professionals, administrators, and advocates from ministries and churches that work with trauma survivors for networking, collaboration, professional development, encouragement, and prayer. This builds momentum for trauma healing in a country or area. We have now been involved in Trauma Healing in Jinja for 3.5 years so this was a perfect opportunity to come together and talk through successes and challenges faced.
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We held an Advanced Equipping where I mentored and coached two Training Facilitators who moved on as Master Facilitators after this training. Both have a huge passion for Trauma Healing and ideas for seeing it grow in other parts of Uganda. I also went through an Orientation for the Audio Version of Trauma Healing. This will help those groups where literacy is an issue. They have the materials translated in Amharic, therefore, I was able to take the training to Ethiopia and pass it on to 9 others. The feedback from several of them is the audio is an answer to prayer as they were trying to determine how to do healing groups in their context but were unsure the way forward. I love how the Lord provides as He knows what the needs are before we do.

The rest of my time in Ethiopia was spent in missionary care meetings in Addis and in Soddo. As well, my time overlapped with a team, and more importantly friends, from my home church. It was great to spend some time with them, serving at Compassion Family International. I missed last year as I was in Thailand so it was a joy to get to be with them and to be reminded of how hearts are touched when it is their first time here. February also brought time in Florida, piloting the 2nd Strength from Weakness group (9 new lessons developed by the Trauma Healing Institute). The feedback we had was phenomenal as it gave an opportunity to go deeper into layers of hurt and trauma and see the Lord continue to meet each person where they are at for healing. My heart keeps being tugged to do more and more within Trauma Healing as there is such great value because I see the Lord right in the center of it. And in my free time this month, I worked on developing protocols for a missionary care crisis response team. It has been a full and joyful month!

Thank you for your continued love and support,

Misty
Prayer requests and praises:
  • For my family as we walk this grief journey, transitioning from times of anger and denial to no hope
  • For travel to Dallas March 7th to 16th as I attend the local Community of Practice and Oral-Based Trauma Healing Equipping
  • For travel to Capetown, South Africa on March 21st and for our Global Outreach Missionary Care Team Meeting occurring the 23rd to 26th and Missionary Retreat the 27th to 31st: in particular for Sharon and I as we work with the teenagers
  • For my mom: for wisdom for her medical team, discernment for tests that need to be done, and answers on her care moving forward
  • For my health as I am battling with quite the cold right now
  • Praise for being able to spend time with members from my home church who were on a mission trip at the same time I was in Ethiopia and for being able to serve with them some of the time I was there
  • Praise for details for an Initial Equipping that came together for Louisville, KY April 16th to 18th (contact me if you are interested)
  • Praise for the Audio Training in Trauma Healing that occurred in Ethiopia
  • Praise for the Strength from Weakness Healing Group we had in Florida
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    Misty Bodkins has a Master's degree in clinical psychology. She has worked both stateside and internationally doing counseling, training, teaching, and research. Her passion is working with people who are in crisis. 

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