Frank and Josie* serve with Borderless, mentoring young men and helping at an English conversation class and a befriending programme. In their previous ministry, they’d reached a point where they still had lots to learn but also knew what they were doing. They now feel like they’re at the beginning of a new journey, and don’t know what they are doing! They consult with others, but each ministry works slightly differently. They can put a huge amount of energy into thinking of creative ways to do things and then they fail and it can be discouraging. There’s no manual for how to do this work! Pray they will remember God isn’t asking them to do this in their strength, but in His. Ask that he will help them to surrender their plans, ideas and hopes to him, acknowledging that they don’t know what they are doing but he does! Please ask that during this time of not knowing, they would pray, abide and listen carefully to his directions. There should be an English Conversation Club starting at Josie’s school about now.

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Frank and Josie* serve with Borderless, mentoring young men and helping at an English conversation class and a befriending programme. What many hope for when they arrive in Scotland is safety. While “Old Scots” feel that their country is safe, for newer members of society, that sense of safety is still hard to find. Memories of difficult journeys, noises that bring fear and the inability to communicate are just a few things that bring back fear. Frank and Josie hope that those they work with will find security in the loving hands of the Lord holding them. The two young men that Frank was meeting with have unfortunately been suspended from school and one is permanently excluded. Pray that he would find a way to continue meeting with them outside of school.

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Frank and Josie are part of AIM’s Borderless Team in the UK. Josie writes, “Being at the beginning of this new ministry where there is no structure to step into has felt like walking in the dark. Making connections and trying new avenues for ministry all take a lot of time. Sometimes an avenue opens up and sometimes it closes. I am not surrounded by the people I am trying to reach and so it takes more inventive ways to implant yourself into people’s lives. This is all a steep learning curve for both Frank and I.” Pray that they will know the Lord walking with them in this transition and leading them into fruitful discipling relationships.