Fall 2024 Ministry Report
Dear friends,
It has been some time since I have been able to send an update. I have been in Europe for the last 3 months, meeting with our beautiful Europe Butterfly Leaders for their final Workshop and Commissioning in Thessaloniki in June.
After that I travelled home to the UK for the following 10 weeks to be with my parents, helping care for my elderly father (91) who suffers severe disabilities from recent strokes, and was admitted to hospital several times while I was home. The time with my parents was a blessing, and we also celebrated my mother’s 90th birthday, – but it was intense as we live daily on the emotional rollercoaster of my father’s health. However, in the midst of it all, we have experienced God’s amazing love and undeserved grace in increasing measure.
I was comforted by an Alistair Begg devotion in which he writes “we have an opportunity in the midst of opposition to serve His Kingdom, no matter where God plants us – there is no ideal place to serve God, except where He has set you down.” I had peace knowing the Lord had “set me down” with my parents to help them and my siblings in this testing time; to give back some of the love and care they have given me throughout my life, and appreciation for their legacy of faith and love for God.
And the Lord is faithful. He is Lord of the harvest! In the second half of the year, He continues growing the LUV tree and multiplying His kingdom through current and new discipleship groups and women’s lives being transformed by His love and identity in Jesus, globally. John of the Cross wrote in the 1500s “It is love that causes us to rise up from spiritual sleep and open ourselves to God. Love is the call; and love is the transforming power.” AMEN to that!
Below is an an update with photos testifying to the transforming love of God in women’s lives worldwide!
4th Generation LUV Disciples Ready to Disciple the 5th Generation! Mending the Scarred – a Domestic Violence ministry, is a 4th Generation butterfly group. Liz discipled and trained Angie. Angie trained her mother. Angie’s mother then discipled and trained this group who were commissioned in May to go out and reach the next generation of disciples. They have started groups in Atlanta, Ocala, Jacksonville, and Orlando.
Let’s Get Real May 2024 – Knowing God More and Being Known. Held at Avalon Church in Orlando, the event featured four teaching sessions and testimonies from three women including a woman Liz met at her father’s church in the UK. As a result of the event Five Butterfly Groups and a new Workshop started.
- LUV Forgiveness Conference, May 2024. This was a conference for men and women at Avalon Church, Orlando (Liz’s home church). Many women joined LUV groups after attending the conference.
- LUV Europe Continues to Multiply. Agape Europe, Butterfly Leaders, from SIX countries in Europe (Cyprus, Greece, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland) gathered at the end of five years for our final workshop and Commissioning in Thessaloniki, Greece, in June. Agape Europe director, Javier and other husbands joined us to pray for and commission Javier’s wife Gema and the other leaders. There were many Testimonies of transformed lives and deeper intimacy with Jesus along the journey, and new discipleship groups.
- Cyprus: Nine women began their LUV Discipleship journey with Olga in August. They were able to use the recently completed Greek translation of LUV Workbook One. “God touched each woman in a special way. I am encouraged and touched and want to thank you for your prayers,” Olga
Switzerland: Maja commissioned with the LUV Europe group in June. She is currently translating LUV materials into German and started her first butterfly group in Switzerland in August. “The women are open and hungry for the truth and LUV message. All of them are searching for more intimacy with Jesus. Thank you for your prayers!” – Maja
Portugal: Butterfly leaders started a butterfly group for young moms.
Ukrainian Butterflies in Lithuania experienced Gods love and healing in a Workshop One weekend with Diana. “It was precious to see how God’s Spirit enlightened their faces and brought hope and joy in the hearts of these precious women, even though their situations are very difficult. Thank you for your prayers., Diana LUV Butterfly Leader, Lithuania.
India & South East Asia Continues to Grow!
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Thank you for partnering with us in prayer and finances! Your support is helping change lives and equipping and empowering leaders, women, and men, with the teaching, training and tools to reach others and make disciples in their communities.
Please pray for the Spirit to be poured out on all our group leaders.
Pray Holy Spirit will continue to transform, equip and empower more women setting them free in their identity in Christ, to multiply!
Pray for the Workshops I’m leading this weekend in Orlando and again in October as two more groups of leaders complete their final workshop and are commissioned to go and make disciples.
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May the Lord bless you and continue to shine His love in your hearts! With love and sincere gratitude for your partnership in transforming lives and building God’s kingdom.
Liz
Liz Dickson
Founder & Executive Director
Love UnVeiled