All is well here in Pemba. I am a little behind on updating you all and I am sorry about that. Staffing takes up lots of time and energy and I finally have the time to sit down and write a real update.

 School is already finished with its second week! Students are getting charged up and are very much ready for all God has for them in this season.

 Before the school started I was praying and asking God what He had in this season I heard Him say, “I am taking this school from “there is always enough” to there is more than enough!” I know the students feel it now and as they continue to grow and change they will see the “more than enough” so clear.

 The school has been divided into 21 one color groups and are being sent out weekly and daily into the bush, village, and to the one in front of them. The color group I am leading was just got back from something we call emersion. Which is where we send out students into the village with a “mama” or a Pastor to learn about the culture and live for 24 hours with a Mozambican Family. Recently the government has not been happy with the masses of people that come in from around the world to attend Harvest School and has set up many rules that the students are required to follow. Yesterday before my team was heading out on emersion the government called and permitted us from staying the night because they said it was a holiday and it was to dangerous. However, we had a blast made the best out of the situation. The Mama we went home with was named, Philomena, and she has 4 children. We walked about 20 minutes through the village to her house and then spent the day hanging out, chatting, painting nails, and playing many games. It was very disappointing for the students to not be able to stay the night and really experience daily life with the mama in the village, but we did our best bless their family as much as possible.

 Please be praying for rest for me… I am in a really unnecessarily difficult season with God right now. I am longing to just go away with Him and not do anything else, but am really feeling the wait of responsibility of running the school, being a house mom, and a color group leader. I could really use prayer in this area. I am still in process of learning how to Rest even in the work… One thing I die everyday to.

 Also God has handed me an amazing opportunity to go to Holland in about 8 days for the Mission Possible Conference. I wrote something about it a month or so ago. Within 42 hours of last school God had completely covered all of the expenses for the conference and flights there and back to Pemba! I was so blown away and I cannot wait to go and tell you all everything that happens!


 At the end of this school I will be headed to Thailand to lead outreach until the 30th of December. I am so extremely excited about this. I know and can feel God has so much in store for my time there. I am still waiting on the finances to come in to actually buy my plane tickets, which are going to cost roughly $900.00 dollars to get there one way. I am still praying about what will happen after that, but direction will come in the right time.

 My hope, after outreach, is to join a small team that will be heading to a closed Northern Asian country in mid January. I am really asking for your prayers in this time. North Korea has been a huge desire of my heart for the past three years. I believe I will see and be apart of a huge revival there. I was told about a few people planning a trip and was asked if I wanted to join. I said “of course!!” Since then I have not heard any plans, but I am still in contact with the other people and will see them in Holland in just 8 days!! I do believe I will still go. And I would really love your prayers and spiritual covering in this time. I have waited sometime to tell people about this part of my journey because of the heaviness this country has had on my heart for so long. I really hope you all will be partnering with me especially in prayer! I believe God has put that country on my heart for a reason and as I grow deeper into Him my heart gets bigger for them.

 My life has one direction and one plan and that is to run full force into my God’s arms everyday. Wherever He takes me from there is up to Him. I am willing and everyday becoming more and more able. I cannot wait to update you more! Right now I am just living the dream life in Pemba. Pouring into 300 students from 42 different nations of the world and watching as their lives are completely transformed! Everyday I am so thankful for the life God has given to me. With out Him I would never be where I am today. I miss you all and love you all… I think about you all everyday. I am always praying for the amazing community God blessed me with and the family I have been placed in. Love and Blessings, Rachael Michelle Singleton