Hi, I’m David Candler, and my passion is to enjoy this adventurous life to its fullest while serving and helping others to do the same. I hope to get a newsletter rolling out soon, sign up if you want to be in the loop.
🍁 Fall pics, a poem, and a some inspiration inside
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Hey Reader, Somehow I am already halfway through my training phase—how is that even possible? Although I can't slow time down, I can share some of the sweetness that I have experienced these past weeks. Open House WeekendEarlier this month, MAPS hosted an Open House Weekend where people from all over could come experience the school and program first hand. It was a joy to host both my parents and Jess over those days. The time I had with each of them was so precious and timely. Having them here made this place feel even more like home. Reflecting on these past weeksOne of the greatest gifts from the LORD in this season has been the ability to slow down and be fully present with Him. This spiritual community is like a greenhouse where the LORD has planted me, nurturing me to grow into an Isaiah 61:3 "oak of righteousness" for His glory. This season of leaning and abiding has allowed the poems and songs I didn't know were inside to come out, perfectly formed by the south winds of Jesus’ leadership (Song 4:16). Here is a poem I wrote on the house of prayer here at MAPS: Inspiring QuoteThis week's inspiring quotable comes from one of our book reads, The Glory of Christ, a book by the Puritan theologian John Owen. Reader, this is my prayer for you—that you would begin walking in the paradise of God through Christ's love, and that together, on mission, we can bring those who don't know Him into it as well. Maranatha, — David |
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Hi, I’m David Candler, and my passion is to enjoy this adventurous life to its fullest while serving and helping others to do the same. I hope to get a newsletter rolling out soon, sign up if you want to be in the loop.
Hey , Greetings to you in this sweet time of year, as we slow down and take part in watching, waiting, and meditating on the Advent of Christ, the One who came and is coming again. We live in hope for that Day. I am thrilled to share with you all that has unfolded over the last few months: where my heart has been, and all that the Lord has done and spoken. Ministry Trip to East Africa Declare His glory among the nations! (Ps. 96:1-4) The fall seemed to pass in the blink of an eye, and before...
After two months of steady debrief, special time with family and friends, my mind begins little by little to pick up memories from some of the most significant months of my life. I’ll miss my Arab buddies, Saturday night basketball, and cheap shawarma. Those friendships have steadily carried on even to now. I guess I looked a little like them with a fraction of their facial hair, some dark curls, and not pasty white skin, but little did they know the Lord was working through me to plant ever...
Hey Reader, Hope you are doing well. It's been a full and enjoyable week, and I want to share one particularly special moment with you. Apple cider donuts & ice cream Update from the field This past Thursday, my fellow students and I sat down to hear testimonies from last year's students who had just returned from North Africa. After their 90 days of praying, preaching, and singing in the 10-40 window, we listened to their firsthand experiences, asked questions, and received prayer from each...