I guess this will be another short story! haha
This week we went to a little boosti(village in nepali) with our friends Daniel and Robert, a couple local Christian guys who translated for us, they are great, they also gave testimonies and stuff.
To describe what our ministry was like this week, just read Acts! haha We went from village to village finding a person of peace, whether a friendly person or believer or possibly pastor! And we stayed there and waited for God to do the rest. We held a few healing services in which God healed in every way, physically, emotionally and especially spiritually. Many of these people are devout Hindus and God wanted to show them miracles that they may know the power of the Lord and put their trust in Him. We didn't need to go and find people at all, they thought that nobody wants to know Christ is a lie...we just think that and never pursue! But we just went into a village and these people were THIRSTY. Two families came to the Lord in two seperate villages, and quite a few individuals as well! These people whether believers or not WILL BE. God is going to use the new believers to bring these villages into relationship with Christ!
There were SOOOOO many who wanted so badly to give their life, but because of dangers in their family haven't yet made the decision! Some Hindu's can be very skeptical, but generally they are very open. And these people who were so close will see the change in the new believers and have no choice but to surrender to Jesus as Lord. Many tears were shed as many people heard truth, revelation and prophetic words spoken over there lives, so much emotional and spiritual healings. And the physical infirmities and sickness are such a representation of the bondage in the spiritual realm, the light that came with us was enough to set them free physically.
We also ran a church service in which a lot of reconciliation began to take place, leaders confessing and becoming humble and forgiveness all through the house! God had plans for this trip and much happened because of Gods amazing love and grace for these people, and He has the same for us as well!
Peace, Love and Prayers!
P.S. Please continue to pray for my papa health, he has had a heart attack and is in very bad shape, but God is with Him and Gods will is perfect! Thank you Jesus for my Papa, Love you pop!
The Shadow Proves the Sunshine! I feel like people in tough times reading my blog right now may need to hear this! The sun is coming! be sure of that!
Saturday, December 31, 2005
Monday, December 19, 2005
A Short Story
Well hello,
I just have a quick opportunity to tell a neat story. God is really showing me how faithful He is. When He confirms something to you there is no longer any room for doubt (or there doesn't need to be). The other day, I was thinking about how I thought I need to step up in boldness somemore and obey EVERYTIME God tells me to pray for someone or speak with someone. So I prayed for that boldness, but God told me Trust and Obey (for theres no other way) is often not the case, its obey and trust!
My team and I were doing a bible study the next day, and I felt a tugging in my spirit and then I saw a store owner who I had talked to the day before in my mind and I knew exactly what I had to do, I had to talk to him. So I sat waiting for the bible study to end, but the bible study sometimes takes 3 hours. So eventually I got so antsy and just could not concentrate that I knew I wasn't supposed to be there. When God calls you, even delaying is disobeying. So I thought through what I would say to the man, Him being an elderly buddhist man. And God said, don't worry, I will provide you with the words, you just Go (unto all the world). So I got up, said I had to go without much explaination and just left. I had no clue what God wanted me to say, and I was nervous and really didn't know how to evangelize from scratch I always had to build a relationship first.
I get to the shop, going with Gods obey then trust rule, seeing as I didn't fully understand or trust even while I was walking, but I obeyed first and God being faithful provided. I went into the mans shop and could not find him, I was kind of confused why God would call me there and he wasn't even there! Then he walked in from outside, so I greeted him and from then on, I don't really know where the words came from. I flat out said "God sent me to tell you about Jesus. I'm a Christian and I being there is one way to have eternal life, and thats through Jesus." I went on to share the gospel story and who Jesus is. Then he said "But all these forms of God are connected to one God. Buddha, Jesus, Vishnu, all the same." and I said "Why would Jesus have said "I am the way, the truth and the life, no one enters heaven except through me." Was this supreme God just trying to confuse us. Then he said, I can't change religion, I was born a buddhist, theres no way to change. I told him he didn't have to feel trapped and in bondage, he could be free to make his own decisions! He said he wished it was that easy, and I told him I would visit again and be praying for the bondage to be broken.
Just today I brought him a nepali bible and wrote a prayer in it, he was very grateful. I hope to continue following Gods leading in this scenario and obeying and trusting!
God has told me I'm not going to be an evangelist, I'm a prophet to the nations. BUT God will call each of us to do all works sometimes just as much as others with that particular gift. But just because its out of our comfort zone does not mean that we should disobey and shift the job to someone who "has that gift". God will empower all when He calls us, he is faithful, just obey!! I think it would be amazing to see what all of you could do in your own spheres of influence, we are all pastors! The pastors in churches are meant to pastor believers. The rest of us have areas of influence that a pastor in a church may never touch, students, business men, people in the entertainment industry, in the government, etc... Reach out, because a pastor in a church may never have a chance to show the love of Christ and the Gospel to the people that you come into contact with! Obey and Trust! ;)
Shalom, Love and Prayers! And a Merry Christmas!
P.S. Prayer Requests~ My visa application for my extended stay in Australia was sent in and when it was sent in (from out of country) my current visa was cancelled in order to process the new one. IF the new one is not done by the time my team leaves, then I'm in India on heidus by myself! haha, good times! Its not a big deal, God told me my obedience in persuing the visa would be rewarded and all would work out fine! But the prayers always aid the situations!
Finances~ just that God would continue to provide over the next year and a half! Thank you all for your prayers! Much Love!
I just have a quick opportunity to tell a neat story. God is really showing me how faithful He is. When He confirms something to you there is no longer any room for doubt (or there doesn't need to be). The other day, I was thinking about how I thought I need to step up in boldness somemore and obey EVERYTIME God tells me to pray for someone or speak with someone. So I prayed for that boldness, but God told me Trust and Obey (for theres no other way) is often not the case, its obey and trust!
My team and I were doing a bible study the next day, and I felt a tugging in my spirit and then I saw a store owner who I had talked to the day before in my mind and I knew exactly what I had to do, I had to talk to him. So I sat waiting for the bible study to end, but the bible study sometimes takes 3 hours. So eventually I got so antsy and just could not concentrate that I knew I wasn't supposed to be there. When God calls you, even delaying is disobeying. So I thought through what I would say to the man, Him being an elderly buddhist man. And God said, don't worry, I will provide you with the words, you just Go (unto all the world). So I got up, said I had to go without much explaination and just left. I had no clue what God wanted me to say, and I was nervous and really didn't know how to evangelize from scratch I always had to build a relationship first.
I get to the shop, going with Gods obey then trust rule, seeing as I didn't fully understand or trust even while I was walking, but I obeyed first and God being faithful provided. I went into the mans shop and could not find him, I was kind of confused why God would call me there and he wasn't even there! Then he walked in from outside, so I greeted him and from then on, I don't really know where the words came from. I flat out said "God sent me to tell you about Jesus. I'm a Christian and I being there is one way to have eternal life, and thats through Jesus." I went on to share the gospel story and who Jesus is. Then he said "But all these forms of God are connected to one God. Buddha, Jesus, Vishnu, all the same." and I said "Why would Jesus have said "I am the way, the truth and the life, no one enters heaven except through me." Was this supreme God just trying to confuse us. Then he said, I can't change religion, I was born a buddhist, theres no way to change. I told him he didn't have to feel trapped and in bondage, he could be free to make his own decisions! He said he wished it was that easy, and I told him I would visit again and be praying for the bondage to be broken.
Just today I brought him a nepali bible and wrote a prayer in it, he was very grateful. I hope to continue following Gods leading in this scenario and obeying and trusting!
God has told me I'm not going to be an evangelist, I'm a prophet to the nations. BUT God will call each of us to do all works sometimes just as much as others with that particular gift. But just because its out of our comfort zone does not mean that we should disobey and shift the job to someone who "has that gift". God will empower all when He calls us, he is faithful, just obey!! I think it would be amazing to see what all of you could do in your own spheres of influence, we are all pastors! The pastors in churches are meant to pastor believers. The rest of us have areas of influence that a pastor in a church may never touch, students, business men, people in the entertainment industry, in the government, etc... Reach out, because a pastor in a church may never have a chance to show the love of Christ and the Gospel to the people that you come into contact with! Obey and Trust! ;)
Shalom, Love and Prayers! And a Merry Christmas!
P.S. Prayer Requests~ My visa application for my extended stay in Australia was sent in and when it was sent in (from out of country) my current visa was cancelled in order to process the new one. IF the new one is not done by the time my team leaves, then I'm in India on heidus by myself! haha, good times! Its not a big deal, God told me my obedience in persuing the visa would be rewarded and all would work out fine! But the prayers always aid the situations!
Finances~ just that God would continue to provide over the next year and a half! Thank you all for your prayers! Much Love!
Monday, December 12, 2005
Ministry is so natural
Well, God is at work yet again. We met 3 YWAMer's just travelling through the area who were doing an "underground" course in Israel. They were just sitting in the restaurant we were in, so we invited them to the church we went to on that day, then had a bible study with them after. Michelle on our team had encountered a couple guys from Israel seperately and invited them to church in her obedience to God, they were jewish but decided to come anyway. DIVINE!! I think so!!! They came to bible study and we spoke truth into their lives as they are on a spiritual journey for just that, truth. In the end they were speaking about how the Dali Lama is continually reincarnated and his soul is passed on which is why the new Dali Lama, when taking the tests he has to take knows the answers at just the age of 4. Kevin felt prompted to tell them God could tell us things about them as well, at that time I just blurted out that when Alex (one of the Jews) was at war and he was faced with the decision of killing that little girl and came to the conclusion that God doesnt' exist because of the horrors of the world, God didn't want that. He was stunned to say the least and God through His wisdom, graciously given to me, cut STRAIGHT to his heart. He poured out lots of personal things and confirmed what was said, they left extremely moved and I count on seeing them again. Alex and Avi, WILL come to the Lord, God has plans for their lives!
Aside from this we will most likely be taking a 3 day trek into unreached tribes where vehicles can't go to preach next week. We will also be helping with an amazing church that in tens years has started from an unchurched area 12-14 churches in areas that had never heard the gospel. The main pastor travelled through the "closed" country of Bhutan from East to West alone on foot to preach. He would preach at night, be pusued by the authorities, sleep in the day, baptize someone at 1:00 in the morning in a river, then get back on the run. With them we will be doing a three day Christmas event. We are also working with a couple other churches and the Catholic church, all in about four days!! God has PLANS for this place, and all of your prayers are turning this place upside down and bringing God's presense, provision and protection over our team, thank you so much!
Peace, Love and Prayers!
Aside from this we will most likely be taking a 3 day trek into unreached tribes where vehicles can't go to preach next week. We will also be helping with an amazing church that in tens years has started from an unchurched area 12-14 churches in areas that had never heard the gospel. The main pastor travelled through the "closed" country of Bhutan from East to West alone on foot to preach. He would preach at night, be pusued by the authorities, sleep in the day, baptize someone at 1:00 in the morning in a river, then get back on the run. With them we will be doing a three day Christmas event. We are also working with a couple other churches and the Catholic church, all in about four days!! God has PLANS for this place, and all of your prayers are turning this place upside down and bringing God's presense, provision and protection over our team, thank you so much!
Peace, Love and Prayers!
Saturday, December 10, 2005
In Darjeeling
WOW, I can't even begin to describe the majesty here, this place is so beautiful, much higher in the mountains than I thought, and deeper in the mountains as well. Its truly indescribable.
As for the people, the Indian heart is so amazing, so soft. The people are amazing and hospitible. We have connected with many many people so far. Almost too many. We came with no plans, just pioneering an area and getting a feel for it, and now we have too many ministries opportunities ahead. We will have to wait on God to see what ones we can persue! We already after 3 days have a bible study with 7-8 youth attending, we also have invites to many churches for ministry, preaching and worship. We have a possible opening to do a "mini" discipleship training school as well. Where we would gather the youth from all the churches and teach them each morning from the word on different subjects, introduce them to a deeper relationship with God where they will find revelation and then throughout the week teach them a drama. We will also pray and worship together. On the last day (friday) we will take them to the town square to practice this love and pray for people, worship, do the drama and evangelize. The youth are anywhere from 14 to 22 I'd say! Its an amazing opportunity.
India is full of people living in bondage, amazing people doing amazing things, lots of love. But they are seeking to do as many deeds possible to reach nirvana or heaven, or whatever state they are seeking after. They are in a bondage of religiousity, which can be common in the Christian church as well, but they are bound by fear and superstition as well, they don't know love and grace, and fear getting off track. If only the Indian heart could realize that the guilt and salvation they are seeking can only be found in Jesus!!! Thats my prayer...I hope to help God fulfill my own prayer!
Peace, Love and Prayers!
PS. Thanks for all your prayers for a safe journey, and thanks for your continued prayers, especially to my home church and the body I came from, much love and thanks!
As for the people, the Indian heart is so amazing, so soft. The people are amazing and hospitible. We have connected with many many people so far. Almost too many. We came with no plans, just pioneering an area and getting a feel for it, and now we have too many ministries opportunities ahead. We will have to wait on God to see what ones we can persue! We already after 3 days have a bible study with 7-8 youth attending, we also have invites to many churches for ministry, preaching and worship. We have a possible opening to do a "mini" discipleship training school as well. Where we would gather the youth from all the churches and teach them each morning from the word on different subjects, introduce them to a deeper relationship with God where they will find revelation and then throughout the week teach them a drama. We will also pray and worship together. On the last day (friday) we will take them to the town square to practice this love and pray for people, worship, do the drama and evangelize. The youth are anywhere from 14 to 22 I'd say! Its an amazing opportunity.
India is full of people living in bondage, amazing people doing amazing things, lots of love. But they are seeking to do as many deeds possible to reach nirvana or heaven, or whatever state they are seeking after. They are in a bondage of religiousity, which can be common in the Christian church as well, but they are bound by fear and superstition as well, they don't know love and grace, and fear getting off track. If only the Indian heart could realize that the guilt and salvation they are seeking can only be found in Jesus!!! Thats my prayer...I hope to help God fulfill my own prayer!
Peace, Love and Prayers!
PS. Thanks for all your prayers for a safe journey, and thanks for your continued prayers, especially to my home church and the body I came from, much love and thanks!
Thursday, December 08, 2005
In Kalimpong - Off to Darjeeling
Hey all,
I arrived safely in Kalimpong, I don't have much time because we are leaving for Darjeeling today, but I will definately do what I can to keep you updated once I'm there, its amazing here, beautiful....and exciting, and SOOOO much potential for ministry.
Hope to get another chance to write soon
Peace, Love and Prayers!!
Adam
I arrived safely in Kalimpong, I don't have much time because we are leaving for Darjeeling today, but I will definately do what I can to keep you updated once I'm there, its amazing here, beautiful....and exciting, and SOOOO much potential for ministry.
Hope to get another chance to write soon
Peace, Love and Prayers!!
Adam
Saturday, December 03, 2005
Australia, one last day!
Well, here I am. Counting down the hours now before I hop on a plane at midnight, head to Kuala lumpur for 26 hours, fly to Calcotta for 12 hours, hop on a train for 14 hours to kalimpong then on a bus for 8 hours to the himalayas, then on a jeep for a 3 hour ride up through the mountains to Darjeeling!
Its going to be an adventure, my mind can't even imagine what to anticipate while my heart is filled full of anticipation from God about the good works He has in store for this place! I'm excited and yet melancholy as if I'm getting on a plane just for a ride and arriving back in Brisbane again. Not really realizing that I'm headed to India! Its and interesting feeling. But i will let you all know how things go while I'm there with plenty of updates, when possible.
As for news, theres some big news. Gods decided I'm staying as a full time missionary with a short contract...I will be working through YWAM just for a year and a half. This is just to get some more experience! And I will be spending a lot more time in over seas missions. After that year and a half I will return home again for a short period. According to Gods guidance as of now...
In light of this big news I'm really praying for finances and ideally I would be in the best situation if I could get a 25x25 vision happening...with 25 people or families supporting with 25 dollars a months. It would also be great to get lump sums every now and then as well. But I still have some time before this really needs to start being put into action, but please pray for me and about this support and may God speak to you in whatever way He feels necessary! I have complete faith in God to provide for me as I do His work, whether the manna drops from the sky or I have to hunt quails! haha, I don't understand Gods ways, but I do trust Him.
Thank you for your prayers and support!
As for my team, we will be looking to setup a base or plant a church long term...and we are trying to infiltrate every sphere of society while we are there through relationship and connection building. This is an area that has never been touched, not to our knowledge, but its a strategic place where cultures and religions collide with refugee camps and many closed nations sending refugees here. We want to get into the government sphere, arts and entertainment, schools, science, unreached people gourps, etc...all through making connections. Because this is a place that has not had many ministries come through we are really pioneering, making connections for the teams to follow, in the next year our YWAM base is sending at least 4 more teams here. We are going to bring the kingdom in a powerful way having teams of missionaries here CONSTANTLY for a year, just serving and loving and helping the people...a few converts leads to a few disciples, leads to a few churches. Please pray strategically as this is what our mission is! Thank you all so much. God Bless you all!
Peace, Love and Prayers!!
Its going to be an adventure, my mind can't even imagine what to anticipate while my heart is filled full of anticipation from God about the good works He has in store for this place! I'm excited and yet melancholy as if I'm getting on a plane just for a ride and arriving back in Brisbane again. Not really realizing that I'm headed to India! Its and interesting feeling. But i will let you all know how things go while I'm there with plenty of updates, when possible.
As for news, theres some big news. Gods decided I'm staying as a full time missionary with a short contract...I will be working through YWAM just for a year and a half. This is just to get some more experience! And I will be spending a lot more time in over seas missions. After that year and a half I will return home again for a short period. According to Gods guidance as of now...
In light of this big news I'm really praying for finances and ideally I would be in the best situation if I could get a 25x25 vision happening...with 25 people or families supporting with 25 dollars a months. It would also be great to get lump sums every now and then as well. But I still have some time before this really needs to start being put into action, but please pray for me and about this support and may God speak to you in whatever way He feels necessary! I have complete faith in God to provide for me as I do His work, whether the manna drops from the sky or I have to hunt quails! haha, I don't understand Gods ways, but I do trust Him.
Thank you for your prayers and support!
As for my team, we will be looking to setup a base or plant a church long term...and we are trying to infiltrate every sphere of society while we are there through relationship and connection building. This is an area that has never been touched, not to our knowledge, but its a strategic place where cultures and religions collide with refugee camps and many closed nations sending refugees here. We want to get into the government sphere, arts and entertainment, schools, science, unreached people gourps, etc...all through making connections. Because this is a place that has not had many ministries come through we are really pioneering, making connections for the teams to follow, in the next year our YWAM base is sending at least 4 more teams here. We are going to bring the kingdom in a powerful way having teams of missionaries here CONSTANTLY for a year, just serving and loving and helping the people...a few converts leads to a few disciples, leads to a few churches. Please pray strategically as this is what our mission is! Thank you all so much. God Bless you all!
Peace, Love and Prayers!!
Saturday, November 26, 2005
SCHOOLIES WEEK
This week my school was helping at schoolies week (like I said, its their spring break here) it happens in a bunch of locations around australia...we were at one of the biggest ones...Surfers Paradise. There was a ton of kids there I couldn't really tell you how many...we were on the hotel chaplaincy, we basically got assigned a hotel and looked after the kids in it, we made them pancakes that the HC's organization paid for, we cleaned their rooms, if they threw up from drinking too much, we held the hair out of their face and cleaned it up off the floor, theres a lot of suicides that we help prevent, theres a lot of assaults that we help prevent, we walk girls who are alone home and break up fights...etc.etc... This was a TIRING week...but by the end of the week, the kids were sick of drinking and they called on us JUST to hang out with them, they stopped drinking in any situations and just hung out with us. After getting the question "why are you doing this?" SO much, and being able to answer "because with love you with the love of christ" and "we were sent by God to look out for you this week" and after talking to them about God everyday for the week we saw 90 salvations by day 3.
A personal testimony from the week which wasnt' even a salvation was when we were about to finish our day (I was on the day shift, so I got them when they were sober, USUALLY) and we walked down to the lobby of this hotel and saw someone was injured, we went to look and saw that a drunk guy had hit his head on a metal ceiling fan and was bleeding pretty badly...we COULD have left because our shift was over but God was calling us over there! So we went and found out they had already called an ambulance...so we prayed for healing. Nothing happened right away but the guy grabbed my arm and after being so drunk he couldn't put together a sentence he looked me straight in the eyes and said "Thank you man, that meant so much to me, you have no idea...I used to be a christian, thank you so much...come and visit me tomorrow." We asked when and he said "any time, I'll just stay home all day and wait", we said how about 10:00 am. His friends were shocked that these 6 crazy people just came up and starting praying for him. The next day we went into his room, he needed staples in his head, but the wound was healing quickly, that day we prayed for healing over him, God gave me some words of knowledge for him and then i shared my testimony, and by the end of my testimony the three in the room were in tears...the Holy Spirit was there! Jesus revealed himself to them!
Many healings happened that week and when drunk kids see an open cut turn into a scar in front of their eyes, they FREAK OUT and all their friends find out about it....we saw people saved because of healings alone! it was an amazing and emotional week1!!
ANYWAY 7 days till INDIA for me!!! thanks for all of your prayers!
Peace, Love and Prayers until next time!! buh-bye!
A personal testimony from the week which wasnt' even a salvation was when we were about to finish our day (I was on the day shift, so I got them when they were sober, USUALLY) and we walked down to the lobby of this hotel and saw someone was injured, we went to look and saw that a drunk guy had hit his head on a metal ceiling fan and was bleeding pretty badly...we COULD have left because our shift was over but God was calling us over there! So we went and found out they had already called an ambulance...so we prayed for healing. Nothing happened right away but the guy grabbed my arm and after being so drunk he couldn't put together a sentence he looked me straight in the eyes and said "Thank you man, that meant so much to me, you have no idea...I used to be a christian, thank you so much...come and visit me tomorrow." We asked when and he said "any time, I'll just stay home all day and wait", we said how about 10:00 am. His friends were shocked that these 6 crazy people just came up and starting praying for him. The next day we went into his room, he needed staples in his head, but the wound was healing quickly, that day we prayed for healing over him, God gave me some words of knowledge for him and then i shared my testimony, and by the end of my testimony the three in the room were in tears...the Holy Spirit was there! Jesus revealed himself to them!
Many healings happened that week and when drunk kids see an open cut turn into a scar in front of their eyes, they FREAK OUT and all their friends find out about it....we saw people saved because of healings alone! it was an amazing and emotional week1!!
ANYWAY 7 days till INDIA for me!!! thanks for all of your prayers!
Peace, Love and Prayers until next time!! buh-bye!
Sunday, November 06, 2005
Challenging week
Well, we had a team building week this week, the lectures were on relationships. It was basically how to relate with people, and how we were designed for relationships. Every problem in the world is a relationship problem (minus natural disasters, which is arguable for some as well). But along side the lectures was a survivor week, where the 4 outreach teams (team india [mine], team vanuatu, port villa, team vanuatu, santo, and team malaysia) were competeing against each other in physical and mental challenges. Not in order to win, although that was the goal...but in order to create team unity and bring the weaknesses to the surface. We started off having trouble meshing (as a team of strong, independant leaders would) but in spite of starting the week off most likely in last place we sat down discussed and came back and won the last two biggest games and came in first for the week. God is teaching me that I'm a leader, but the only leadership I've experienced is taking leadership...the greatest leaders are followers, and I need to die to my right to have my way and empower others and exalt their ideas. It may not always be as fully selfless as this (although I'll always strive to be this selfless) but this missions trip God is focusing me on being in the background and empowering my team!
To give you an example of the challenges, the last night we did a missionary scenario where we were trying to reach a tribe. The staff woke us up at 1:30 in the morning (we had no knowledge of this) and told us the scenario of needing to urgently reach a tribe that was in a self-sacrificial state, ready to give their lives for their God or something. We were on an island (Stradbroke Island) and spent over two hours running an intense obstacle course where we had to eat the native food (wet dog food), make it over a pit and everytime a team member touched the ground we lost a point (I sacrificed my body and they walked on me to the other side, we only lost one point), then we had to scale a rope across a swamp, the rope dipped into the swamp and we got soaked as well some pretty bad rope burn and open sores, then we crawled through more swamp to some mental challenges. This whole deal ended at 4:00am and throughout the whole thing we were sprinting through thick forest on a "path" that has almost never been travelled, running through spider webs with spiders bigger than my open hand and constantly getting lost. It was a very trying experience, many people on many teams fell in the swamps and could not complete the tasks, but this is the reality of the mission fields we will be entering. I loved it, throughout the whole night my team kept a very positive attitude and really encouraged each other! We only had 5 people as opposed to 9 on the other teams, this made the events even harder for the most part. It was an amazing experience, and after my hour sleep back at the campsite, we packed up and moved out. I feel like I can conquer anything physically after that night!
My highlight of the week though was when my team said that they actually SAW my attitude and leadership change and could see a new tier of God-given power rising in me, that was so encouraging because I worked very hard to acheive this selflessness and brokeness for our team!
Peace, Love and Prayers!
Adam
To give you an example of the challenges, the last night we did a missionary scenario where we were trying to reach a tribe. The staff woke us up at 1:30 in the morning (we had no knowledge of this) and told us the scenario of needing to urgently reach a tribe that was in a self-sacrificial state, ready to give their lives for their God or something. We were on an island (Stradbroke Island) and spent over two hours running an intense obstacle course where we had to eat the native food (wet dog food), make it over a pit and everytime a team member touched the ground we lost a point (I sacrificed my body and they walked on me to the other side, we only lost one point), then we had to scale a rope across a swamp, the rope dipped into the swamp and we got soaked as well some pretty bad rope burn and open sores, then we crawled through more swamp to some mental challenges. This whole deal ended at 4:00am and throughout the whole thing we were sprinting through thick forest on a "path" that has almost never been travelled, running through spider webs with spiders bigger than my open hand and constantly getting lost. It was a very trying experience, many people on many teams fell in the swamps and could not complete the tasks, but this is the reality of the mission fields we will be entering. I loved it, throughout the whole night my team kept a very positive attitude and really encouraged each other! We only had 5 people as opposed to 9 on the other teams, this made the events even harder for the most part. It was an amazing experience, and after my hour sleep back at the campsite, we packed up and moved out. I feel like I can conquer anything physically after that night!
My highlight of the week though was when my team said that they actually SAW my attitude and leadership change and could see a new tier of God-given power rising in me, that was so encouraging because I worked very hard to acheive this selflessness and brokeness for our team!
Peace, Love and Prayers!
Adam
Friday, October 28, 2005
I'm Back
Hey all of you back home! I'm back from my road trip...until my next road trip for 5 weeks on monday. haha, not too long. I have a few things to say about the past month, as you can imagine!
1) Amazing things happened by the power of God, I learnt a lot about my future, the destiny God has designed me for. I now have a plan for my entire life that is subject to change at the will of God, but I am DEFINATELY called to missions.
2) Because my church family reads this I thought I would let them know that I have felt God pulling on my heart to be baptized, to symbolize a new birth, a washing and to act as a physical representation of becoming a new creation. I figured I should let you guys know, because you are still my family and some churches have issues with baptism happening outside the home church! I'm pretty sure thats not the case here, but I wanted to respect you guys and let you all know!
3) My plans for my future are meaning a change in my near future as well, that will be announced once its certain. Its exciting though! God has plans for ME!! and YOU!!!
4) On this next road trip we are heading to Stradbroke Island, Byron Bay, Brisbane for a week of lectures from Jim Stier (an annointed storyteller and evangelist), Gold Coast to help with "schoolies" (aussie spring break) Lots of drugs and alcohol, and a Christian presence is needed, then I'm back on the base to hear Loren Cunningham speak (which is rare, hes the visionary behind YWAM). Then I get a week back on the base and I'm off to India!! YYYAAAAYYYY!!
If you could pray for my trip to India with my team, Darcy, Laura, Michelle, Kevin. And pray for divine appointments and for God to go ahead of us and pave the way that would be amazing. Thanks for all your support back home!
Peace, Love and Prayers!!
1) Amazing things happened by the power of God, I learnt a lot about my future, the destiny God has designed me for. I now have a plan for my entire life that is subject to change at the will of God, but I am DEFINATELY called to missions.
2) Because my church family reads this I thought I would let them know that I have felt God pulling on my heart to be baptized, to symbolize a new birth, a washing and to act as a physical representation of becoming a new creation. I figured I should let you guys know, because you are still my family and some churches have issues with baptism happening outside the home church! I'm pretty sure thats not the case here, but I wanted to respect you guys and let you all know!
3) My plans for my future are meaning a change in my near future as well, that will be announced once its certain. Its exciting though! God has plans for ME!! and YOU!!!
4) On this next road trip we are heading to Stradbroke Island, Byron Bay, Brisbane for a week of lectures from Jim Stier (an annointed storyteller and evangelist), Gold Coast to help with "schoolies" (aussie spring break) Lots of drugs and alcohol, and a Christian presence is needed, then I'm back on the base to hear Loren Cunningham speak (which is rare, hes the visionary behind YWAM). Then I get a week back on the base and I'm off to India!! YYYAAAAYYYY!!
If you could pray for my trip to India with my team, Darcy, Laura, Michelle, Kevin. And pray for divine appointments and for God to go ahead of us and pave the way that would be amazing. Thanks for all your support back home!
Peace, Love and Prayers!!
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Who am I?
Lectures last week and this week have been on Identity and Destiny! Probably the most powerful weeks yet, I've been hearing God speak more now than ever. So much revelation about my past and the gifts and strengths I was born with that have been attacked and surpressed by satan, and even turned into weaknesses by him in the past. I'm claiming them back though in the name of Jesus, and really scaring satan. I've finally really channelled my prophetic ability just to call on God to see situations unusually well through His eyes, and people through His eyes as well!
I've taken back, joy, passion, purity, integrity, persistence, wisdom, faith...etc... and I'm starting to see my destiny unfold, but I still need more training and building upon these. I have a strong mission calling, I'm good at discerning spirits and evangelizing. But I'm just happy to be hearing from God so fully now, I'm never in doubt and never stressed, I always seek Him first. That way I can never go astray, because He is dictating my life path!
I've got so mcuh motivation and excitement, I am WORTHY of the path that lies ahead for me!
PEace, Love and Prayers
I've taken back, joy, passion, purity, integrity, persistence, wisdom, faith...etc... and I'm starting to see my destiny unfold, but I still need more training and building upon these. I have a strong mission calling, I'm good at discerning spirits and evangelizing. But I'm just happy to be hearing from God so fully now, I'm never in doubt and never stressed, I always seek Him first. That way I can never go astray, because He is dictating my life path!
I've got so mcuh motivation and excitement, I am WORTHY of the path that lies ahead for me!
PEace, Love and Prayers
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
SO FAR
WELL, yet another entry, its been so long.
First off, my travels. I've been to Roma (6 hours west of Brisbane) for a week doing religious education classes. Then from there we went to Emerald North West of Roma. We stayed on a cattle ranch with an amazing family that regularly has YWAM teams stay there, they were so accomodating. Then we travelled 9 hours from there back to the coast, to Airlie Beach, where I am now at a backpackers hostel for a night, then 12 hours up North to Cape Trib tomorrow.
ROMA! We were doing religious education classes. The kids have half an hour a week for religious education till grade 6, then its an hour a term, then an hour a year. We went into this small town simply to spread the word. Australia is far more spiritually dry than back home, especially in the rural areas where it is hard to reach and many pastors get discouraged and move out to the coast. We simply boasted about our God and showed our joy. This turned into about 10 kids, maybe more giving there life to the lord and one guy doing a YWAM DTS course that starts tomorrow. He made that choice VERY quickly! The kids simply said (and I quote) "I come from a wealthy family, but wealth and popularity cant compare with what you guys have I want that" or "You guys are so happy and fulfilled, how do I get that?!" etc...etc...
SO what I learned was basically how effective knowing God is as a testimony...because just living out the joy you have from being "tight" with God turns lives around. People have a desire in their heart to know God we were created in his image and after His heart, so we ARE connected. BUT people need to see God in us to realize that they really want the joy of the Lord to be THEIR strength. A challenge to live daily in the joy of the Lord, don't make it an emotion, or even a daily choice, but connect yourself to the Father and make it a natural WAY of life to boast about the awesomeness and love of your Father! Abba = Daddy, not Father.
In emerald we saw lots of cows, roos, horses, and got to hang out down by a billabong, a good restful day!! good time.
NEXT we are off to Cape Trib, Hervey Bay, Airlie Beach (again, for a week though) and Fraser Island!
Peace, Love and Prayers!!
P.S. If joy could convert 10 kids in a week imagine what focusing on God and just loving Him openly and honestly, just being real could do around you!! May Gods Kingdom Come on earth!! Bring the Kingdom guys!!! This is a spiritual war and we've already won, be aggressive and happy! JOYFUL!
First off, my travels. I've been to Roma (6 hours west of Brisbane) for a week doing religious education classes. Then from there we went to Emerald North West of Roma. We stayed on a cattle ranch with an amazing family that regularly has YWAM teams stay there, they were so accomodating. Then we travelled 9 hours from there back to the coast, to Airlie Beach, where I am now at a backpackers hostel for a night, then 12 hours up North to Cape Trib tomorrow.
ROMA! We were doing religious education classes. The kids have half an hour a week for religious education till grade 6, then its an hour a term, then an hour a year. We went into this small town simply to spread the word. Australia is far more spiritually dry than back home, especially in the rural areas where it is hard to reach and many pastors get discouraged and move out to the coast. We simply boasted about our God and showed our joy. This turned into about 10 kids, maybe more giving there life to the lord and one guy doing a YWAM DTS course that starts tomorrow. He made that choice VERY quickly! The kids simply said (and I quote) "I come from a wealthy family, but wealth and popularity cant compare with what you guys have I want that" or "You guys are so happy and fulfilled, how do I get that?!" etc...etc...
SO what I learned was basically how effective knowing God is as a testimony...because just living out the joy you have from being "tight" with God turns lives around. People have a desire in their heart to know God we were created in his image and after His heart, so we ARE connected. BUT people need to see God in us to realize that they really want the joy of the Lord to be THEIR strength. A challenge to live daily in the joy of the Lord, don't make it an emotion, or even a daily choice, but connect yourself to the Father and make it a natural WAY of life to boast about the awesomeness and love of your Father! Abba = Daddy, not Father.
In emerald we saw lots of cows, roos, horses, and got to hang out down by a billabong, a good restful day!! good time.
NEXT we are off to Cape Trib, Hervey Bay, Airlie Beach (again, for a week though) and Fraser Island!
Peace, Love and Prayers!!
P.S. If joy could convert 10 kids in a week imagine what focusing on God and just loving Him openly and honestly, just being real could do around you!! May Gods Kingdom Come on earth!! Bring the Kingdom guys!!! This is a spiritual war and we've already won, be aggressive and happy! JOYFUL!
Sunday, September 25, 2005
Shut Up and Die...
...as Mark Parker would say! Life is not about you, its not about how hard life is, its not about what YOU want to accomplish, so shut up, stop complaining and die to yourself!
Hows that?!?! Uncomfortable, but true. Our life should be Christ focused, its should be about self, no matter how hard life is you continue in the direction God has pointed you in, because thats your specific mission. Most of all lifes not about what YOU want to get out of it, there will be blessings, and if you know God well, and are intimate with him, then you will get the desires of your heart, because they will be the same as His. BUT getting what you want is not what you should be worried about. Rather focus on making christ the Lord of your life AND your Saviour, don't just accept His love and sacrifice then turn away from him completely, He shouldn't be an idea you run to for safety in tough times, He should be your daily motivation to get out of bed, because He daily has something in store for you!
We also learnt about stopping the sin, and surrendering to God. How do you get darkness out of a room, you can't, you can keep waving your arms and blowing, or turn on a fan and darkness leaves, you need to turn on the light. So rather than putting the focus on your sin and desperately trying to push all the sin out of your life, make the desire of your heart to know Jesus better, to love Him more and to live for Him. Dive into the word and when Jesus is the centre and the word is a part of you, THEN the light will be on and darkness will be destroyed. How can you sin if you can battle tough times with the word of God? How can you sin if your focus is Jesus and you really realize what you mean to Him, and what He SHOULD mean to you? How can you sin if your eyes and heart are constantly focused on the Holy, Sinless One?
Just forget about SELF, life isn't about you! And thats what I learnt this week! Most simplistic message ever, but in todays society that lacks faith and wants to accomplish everything in our own power, how can we possibly turn over everything and entrust it to God? Oh ya!! Because He PROMISED to provide and take care of us! And I really don't think God is a liar!! AHHH, its so easy and yet over and over I find myself so worried about God pulling through! But He's the faithful one, the rock in times of trouble AND in times of blessing! Take safe haven in Him! Give up disbelief and broken faith, and take up the spirit of obedience and faith! I don't want to be in control, I want my life to be in Gods hands. His supernatural power FAR surpasses my natural, so I have faith in my life in His hands!
Peace, Love and Prayers!
Hows that?!?! Uncomfortable, but true. Our life should be Christ focused, its should be about self, no matter how hard life is you continue in the direction God has pointed you in, because thats your specific mission. Most of all lifes not about what YOU want to get out of it, there will be blessings, and if you know God well, and are intimate with him, then you will get the desires of your heart, because they will be the same as His. BUT getting what you want is not what you should be worried about. Rather focus on making christ the Lord of your life AND your Saviour, don't just accept His love and sacrifice then turn away from him completely, He shouldn't be an idea you run to for safety in tough times, He should be your daily motivation to get out of bed, because He daily has something in store for you!
We also learnt about stopping the sin, and surrendering to God. How do you get darkness out of a room, you can't, you can keep waving your arms and blowing, or turn on a fan and darkness leaves, you need to turn on the light. So rather than putting the focus on your sin and desperately trying to push all the sin out of your life, make the desire of your heart to know Jesus better, to love Him more and to live for Him. Dive into the word and when Jesus is the centre and the word is a part of you, THEN the light will be on and darkness will be destroyed. How can you sin if you can battle tough times with the word of God? How can you sin if your focus is Jesus and you really realize what you mean to Him, and what He SHOULD mean to you? How can you sin if your eyes and heart are constantly focused on the Holy, Sinless One?
Just forget about SELF, life isn't about you! And thats what I learnt this week! Most simplistic message ever, but in todays society that lacks faith and wants to accomplish everything in our own power, how can we possibly turn over everything and entrust it to God? Oh ya!! Because He PROMISED to provide and take care of us! And I really don't think God is a liar!! AHHH, its so easy and yet over and over I find myself so worried about God pulling through! But He's the faithful one, the rock in times of trouble AND in times of blessing! Take safe haven in Him! Give up disbelief and broken faith, and take up the spirit of obedience and faith! I don't want to be in control, I want my life to be in Gods hands. His supernatural power FAR surpasses my natural, so I have faith in my life in His hands!
Peace, Love and Prayers!
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Prayer for Pop
I've just found out that my papa has been diagnosed with cancer, some of you back home will have figured this out before me maybe, but if not. PRAY!! Col. Baden Marshall, an amazing man of God, inspiration to me, powerful speaker with immense faith. But what are the most powerful traits of his integrity and devotion to his God, the way he strives to think only the best of everyone at every time, and the humble heart he has, the passion for God and love he posesses. Love is shown through selflessness and thats Papa. Please, send prayers his way and agree in prayer and echo the prayer I raise up to God now.
Father, I pray for your healing power, I pray for your strength to be shown. We know you entrusted your followers, your people with authority over satan and if anyone gets ill with anything but old age satan is mucking around in our lives. I claim that authority, in Jesus name I claim that healing power and I pray healing over my pop, release from this disease is what I pray for. Lord God you know that this week we've been discussing surrendering ourselves, our entire lives to you, and I do that now, I surrender my papa to you, I know he's done, part of his character IS surrender. But I pray that as I leave him in your hands that you lift him up and comfort him, I pray that you be with my family and I definately pray for strength God, to get through any treatment and to pereservere. I pray for Your heart for my family to be revealed through the works you are going to do in this situation Father, he is in Your hands, show us your power and let it be a testimony! In the mighty & precious name of Jesus! Amen!
Peace, Love and continued Prayers!
Love you pop!
Father, I pray for your healing power, I pray for your strength to be shown. We know you entrusted your followers, your people with authority over satan and if anyone gets ill with anything but old age satan is mucking around in our lives. I claim that authority, in Jesus name I claim that healing power and I pray healing over my pop, release from this disease is what I pray for. Lord God you know that this week we've been discussing surrendering ourselves, our entire lives to you, and I do that now, I surrender my papa to you, I know he's done, part of his character IS surrender. But I pray that as I leave him in your hands that you lift him up and comfort him, I pray that you be with my family and I definately pray for strength God, to get through any treatment and to pereservere. I pray for Your heart for my family to be revealed through the works you are going to do in this situation Father, he is in Your hands, show us your power and let it be a testimony! In the mighty & precious name of Jesus! Amen!
Peace, Love and continued Prayers!
Love you pop!
Friday, September 16, 2005
Authority?! No Way!!
Spiritual Warfare, oh boy, I was born to be a spiritual warrior. What a week, hating on Satan and sin, fighting him face to face, knocking down strongholds he's built in my life, healing the sick, cutting off satans authority in our lives (which we gave to him), etc...etc...
Aside from being empowered and realizing the way the devil works, realizing the power and calling God has given us to literally WAR in the spiritual realm, I have also been brought into a new understanding of sin. God gave Adam authority, God no longer had authority, BY choice...he gave Adam authority to do amazing things by calling on God. Adam shared that with the devil and GAVE the devil authority and a gateway into the human life through the original sin. Jesus had to come to earth and take authority back BECAUSE of this "sharing of authority", He came, lived shameless, blameless and sinless. Although tempted as man he CHOSE not to share His authority by God with the devil through sinning, then in His death on the cross he defeated the devil by having a sinless life and dieing for us that we may have the authority again. So now we have the choice to share that authority with satan. The spiritual realm is there, when you worship you send spirits running, when you clap, dance, praise, yield to God through physical action it shakes the spiritual world! SOOOOOO, I HATE SATAN and I WILL NOT share authority with him. Even when I screw up I STILL hate satan, and when I realize that my sinning MAKES a difference, it DOES give satan an upper hand it DOES help satan and hurt and hinder God, I then REALLY HATE sin too, no matter what pleasure or ease it brings to my life, I HATE the sin, I HATE the authority it brings satan and the ground he gains from it, and so I am stopping sinning, satan will not enter my life, and I will be full of God and not of satan. No open doors in my life where satan can influence, tweak, twist, build hate, take good and produce bad. Every thought is captive, every action will be good, and every bad one will be rebuked and repented in the moment, I will take attitudes and turn them around into the opposite spirit and seek to see all through Gods eyes, and I challenge you all to want that. Not JUST for "salvation and your place in heaven" but for GOD'S KINGDOM, the one you are called to build, spread and protect from satan. Don't give him authority, because he will hurt and hinder and take hold of your nation, your family and your friends, by their thoughts, their lives, their actions, etc...Hes here to steal, kill and destroy.
God gave us authority, praying "may Gods will be done" is just a start, because he gave you the authority to say, you WILL be healed, you WILL be cast out satan, you will release me from doubt and disbelief IN THE NAME OF JESUS! Hold on to that because you CAN do amazing things if you have faith and bring yourself before God and become pure. Fight, and prevail, because the victory IS ours, we just need to claim it and believe, not just on a grand scale but in each battle against satan as well. The war is won, but each battle (every sickness, doubt, self-worth issue, fear, etc...) thats already won in Jesus name as well, claim it, so you can be strong, bold and in good health to fight satan off. If you have work to do for God on earth and are making the right choices on the right path, God won't take you!
I can't even begin to get in depth about this week, this is such a brief description of what went on. I renounced a lot of sins and replaced them with the opposite spirit. I know that at this point satan doesn't have a stronghold in my life. He's trying to take authority in my life, and fighting to get in and I'm fighting doubts, disbelief and pride, but I know my authority and let satan know daily that he can't hold on to me, or take my thoughts because they are captive in the name of Jesus! Satans lost a battle and hes shaking and scared, and OFFENDED because I'm letting others know that they can crush his head, just as Christ did at the cross! He's puny! So fight against him! don't just look to the cross, look to the cross and look away from satan! Deny him!
Peace, Love and Prayers!!
Aside from being empowered and realizing the way the devil works, realizing the power and calling God has given us to literally WAR in the spiritual realm, I have also been brought into a new understanding of sin. God gave Adam authority, God no longer had authority, BY choice...he gave Adam authority to do amazing things by calling on God. Adam shared that with the devil and GAVE the devil authority and a gateway into the human life through the original sin. Jesus had to come to earth and take authority back BECAUSE of this "sharing of authority", He came, lived shameless, blameless and sinless. Although tempted as man he CHOSE not to share His authority by God with the devil through sinning, then in His death on the cross he defeated the devil by having a sinless life and dieing for us that we may have the authority again. So now we have the choice to share that authority with satan. The spiritual realm is there, when you worship you send spirits running, when you clap, dance, praise, yield to God through physical action it shakes the spiritual world! SOOOOOO, I HATE SATAN and I WILL NOT share authority with him. Even when I screw up I STILL hate satan, and when I realize that my sinning MAKES a difference, it DOES give satan an upper hand it DOES help satan and hurt and hinder God, I then REALLY HATE sin too, no matter what pleasure or ease it brings to my life, I HATE the sin, I HATE the authority it brings satan and the ground he gains from it, and so I am stopping sinning, satan will not enter my life, and I will be full of God and not of satan. No open doors in my life where satan can influence, tweak, twist, build hate, take good and produce bad. Every thought is captive, every action will be good, and every bad one will be rebuked and repented in the moment, I will take attitudes and turn them around into the opposite spirit and seek to see all through Gods eyes, and I challenge you all to want that. Not JUST for "salvation and your place in heaven" but for GOD'S KINGDOM, the one you are called to build, spread and protect from satan. Don't give him authority, because he will hurt and hinder and take hold of your nation, your family and your friends, by their thoughts, their lives, their actions, etc...Hes here to steal, kill and destroy.
God gave us authority, praying "may Gods will be done" is just a start, because he gave you the authority to say, you WILL be healed, you WILL be cast out satan, you will release me from doubt and disbelief IN THE NAME OF JESUS! Hold on to that because you CAN do amazing things if you have faith and bring yourself before God and become pure. Fight, and prevail, because the victory IS ours, we just need to claim it and believe, not just on a grand scale but in each battle against satan as well. The war is won, but each battle (every sickness, doubt, self-worth issue, fear, etc...) thats already won in Jesus name as well, claim it, so you can be strong, bold and in good health to fight satan off. If you have work to do for God on earth and are making the right choices on the right path, God won't take you!
I can't even begin to get in depth about this week, this is such a brief description of what went on. I renounced a lot of sins and replaced them with the opposite spirit. I know that at this point satan doesn't have a stronghold in my life. He's trying to take authority in my life, and fighting to get in and I'm fighting doubts, disbelief and pride, but I know my authority and let satan know daily that he can't hold on to me, or take my thoughts because they are captive in the name of Jesus! Satans lost a battle and hes shaking and scared, and OFFENDED because I'm letting others know that they can crush his head, just as Christ did at the cross! He's puny! So fight against him! don't just look to the cross, look to the cross and look away from satan! Deny him!
Peace, Love and Prayers!!
Friday, September 09, 2005
Evangelism
Weeeeeellll, Tonight was probably the most life-changing night of my life, and I'm still trying to process it. God broke my shell and made me bold and all in one smooth movement, one smooth night. But aside from what happened in me I'll tell you right away that at least one person came to see the Lord tonight, who REALLY needed God (as we all do) and many others had truly deep rooted seeds planted, as well as deep rooted problems removed. Healing happened!
Our group went downtown to worship in the middle of Brisbanes town sqaure and just evangelize. We had signs that said free prayer and free prophecy. These signs started off mainly to attract attention to get people talking, then we would just speak truth into their lives. But it became so much bigger.
First of all, many people made awesome connections tonight that may last forever and if not the connections truly made a difference in peoples lives. BUT, I'm going to give you my stories, because its MY blog, and I'm selfish, hahaha. Anyway, I was bold enough after a week of preaching on fear of God and after starting to fully comprehend God's power and that which He imparts on us to pass blessings on, to actually man the free prophecy sign with Juan. We were there and to make a long story short, God literally relayed messages from him to the people in front of me. Now to get more specific, God told me while a group of three was standing in front of me, two words, stolen and purse, so after much debate, I finally interrupted and said, "did one of you get your purse stolen, or something stolen from your purse?". One girl stood staring in shock, and the other looked at her awestruck and amazed and excited, the dumbfounded girl said "yesterday, I had some money stolen from my purse". God wanted to get that money back to her, but I don't think its coming from the person who stole it, just a relative or friend who feels sorry for her and knows she needs it is going to bring it back to her, and thats what I told her I thought God was saying to me. God also brought to mine and Juans attention that a girl was suicidal, that her past was tainted even though she thinks shes fine now. And all that past garbage was dragging her down the wrong path. She said she was suicidal, and that she has been dabbling in satanic things, hence her email "blah_blah666" etc... Anyway, we prayed for that, then we also felt that her mom was sick, she said she is ALWAYS sick, and then God said he wanted to heal her, so we prayed for her mom, as we prayed, God said that her mom was an alcoholic...fact, that she was more emotionally torn than physically sick, fact. I also spoke little truths about her character that God gave me.
These are just a couple small examples of what happened, she walked away curious and I KNOW she won't sleep tonight, she will seek, and I prayed that over her. I am requesting prayer for Natalie, and Joshua, Natalie is the girl with the suicide issues and an open heart. Josh is a guy I met who is closed to Christianity, but I feel God wants to affect his life and bring him into the Kingdom of God. So just pray for these two lives if you can this week and possibly continually, I'll let you know if I hear any updates!
Again, sorry for the quick update.
Peace, Love and Prayers!!
Our group went downtown to worship in the middle of Brisbanes town sqaure and just evangelize. We had signs that said free prayer and free prophecy. These signs started off mainly to attract attention to get people talking, then we would just speak truth into their lives. But it became so much bigger.
First of all, many people made awesome connections tonight that may last forever and if not the connections truly made a difference in peoples lives. BUT, I'm going to give you my stories, because its MY blog, and I'm selfish, hahaha. Anyway, I was bold enough after a week of preaching on fear of God and after starting to fully comprehend God's power and that which He imparts on us to pass blessings on, to actually man the free prophecy sign with Juan. We were there and to make a long story short, God literally relayed messages from him to the people in front of me. Now to get more specific, God told me while a group of three was standing in front of me, two words, stolen and purse, so after much debate, I finally interrupted and said, "did one of you get your purse stolen, or something stolen from your purse?". One girl stood staring in shock, and the other looked at her awestruck and amazed and excited, the dumbfounded girl said "yesterday, I had some money stolen from my purse". God wanted to get that money back to her, but I don't think its coming from the person who stole it, just a relative or friend who feels sorry for her and knows she needs it is going to bring it back to her, and thats what I told her I thought God was saying to me. God also brought to mine and Juans attention that a girl was suicidal, that her past was tainted even though she thinks shes fine now. And all that past garbage was dragging her down the wrong path. She said she was suicidal, and that she has been dabbling in satanic things, hence her email "blah_blah666" etc... Anyway, we prayed for that, then we also felt that her mom was sick, she said she is ALWAYS sick, and then God said he wanted to heal her, so we prayed for her mom, as we prayed, God said that her mom was an alcoholic...fact, that she was more emotionally torn than physically sick, fact. I also spoke little truths about her character that God gave me.
These are just a couple small examples of what happened, she walked away curious and I KNOW she won't sleep tonight, she will seek, and I prayed that over her. I am requesting prayer for Natalie, and Joshua, Natalie is the girl with the suicide issues and an open heart. Josh is a guy I met who is closed to Christianity, but I feel God wants to affect his life and bring him into the Kingdom of God. So just pray for these two lives if you can this week and possibly continually, I'll let you know if I hear any updates!
Again, sorry for the quick update.
Peace, Love and Prayers!!
Sunday, September 04, 2005
Stanthorpe
I really don't know where to start when talking about the lectures this week. I've never had so much revelation, had God speak to me in such a real way, had my passions harnessed so well, been motivated to dig into Gods word on this level, etc...etc... I am really starting to take ownership of the mindsets that are so wrong in our society and yet so accepted, and also realizing you have to harness passion with love in order to get anywhere, because Satan likes to take passion and tweak it ever so slightly and make it a bad thing, just throwing the slightest hint of hate and anger in.
We learnt how you can not see the fruit of Christianity in the world. And this is because Christianity has become simply salvation, because its the easiest to follow, it makes us feel good, its the easiest way to do mission work "oh ya, just accept Christ then starve or have a civil war ending in genocide, because at least you are going to heaven." We have turned a command to save and THEN disciple the nations into simply salvation, which is important but its just the birth, then comes the life of a Christian, the other 90%. We have also turned the old testament into a booklet of "neat" algorithm's for salvation. They are stories they are laws directly pertaining to Gov't, Economics, Education, Arts and Entertainment...God has LITERALLY given us a guide to EVERY aspect of life, we don't need to use our own knowledge or ingenuity at all, God allows that as long as its in sync with His plan and template for a society, but we don't need it. We have retreated from the secular world, the church has split and tried surviving in its own denominations, its not biblical, the secular world was created by God and just as satan has had a hand in twisting Christianity he too twists the secular world, but if we remove ourselves from it then what kind of influence do we have on Gods creation, none, we are in our own like Christian box. Gov't isn't secular, its God made and God wants control of it back, get in there and take it back, Christian music is great, but God created beauty and something secular can be just as beautiful and acceptable, I say this knowing it can't compromise my beliefs, I mean if everything, all beauty had to have a Christian label on it the sunset would have to say brought to you by Jesus! haha!
Anyway, I get excited talking about this, because I want to start to study the word, so in depth and take it all and disciple people, nations, build Christianity from the ground up, because its not a choice of accepting Christ thats the most important first step, but after that, to receive the blessings God promised Abraham, and not the curses he promised, we need to know how to live. Salvation is only fabric if its followed by moving forward in your Christian walk, a life of repentance is not seeking forgiving and turning the other way and trying again, its constantly building layers onto your beliefs on a Christian and truly seeking out the right way to live, changing and updating your view of Christianity, seeking your flaws to sharpen them in Gods eyes. I want to pursue purity, never will I get there, but I want to think I can, and truly force into it.
Peace, Love and Prayers! (Again, had to write quick, sorry for the mishmash of ideas, but I find it easier to write quick from the heart rather than the mind, so you get passion and some ideas the lectures focused on!)
We learnt how you can not see the fruit of Christianity in the world. And this is because Christianity has become simply salvation, because its the easiest to follow, it makes us feel good, its the easiest way to do mission work "oh ya, just accept Christ then starve or have a civil war ending in genocide, because at least you are going to heaven." We have turned a command to save and THEN disciple the nations into simply salvation, which is important but its just the birth, then comes the life of a Christian, the other 90%. We have also turned the old testament into a booklet of "neat" algorithm's for salvation. They are stories they are laws directly pertaining to Gov't, Economics, Education, Arts and Entertainment...God has LITERALLY given us a guide to EVERY aspect of life, we don't need to use our own knowledge or ingenuity at all, God allows that as long as its in sync with His plan and template for a society, but we don't need it. We have retreated from the secular world, the church has split and tried surviving in its own denominations, its not biblical, the secular world was created by God and just as satan has had a hand in twisting Christianity he too twists the secular world, but if we remove ourselves from it then what kind of influence do we have on Gods creation, none, we are in our own like Christian box. Gov't isn't secular, its God made and God wants control of it back, get in there and take it back, Christian music is great, but God created beauty and something secular can be just as beautiful and acceptable, I say this knowing it can't compromise my beliefs, I mean if everything, all beauty had to have a Christian label on it the sunset would have to say brought to you by Jesus! haha!
Anyway, I get excited talking about this, because I want to start to study the word, so in depth and take it all and disciple people, nations, build Christianity from the ground up, because its not a choice of accepting Christ thats the most important first step, but after that, to receive the blessings God promised Abraham, and not the curses he promised, we need to know how to live. Salvation is only fabric if its followed by moving forward in your Christian walk, a life of repentance is not seeking forgiving and turning the other way and trying again, its constantly building layers onto your beliefs on a Christian and truly seeking out the right way to live, changing and updating your view of Christianity, seeking your flaws to sharpen them in Gods eyes. I want to pursue purity, never will I get there, but I want to think I can, and truly force into it.
Peace, Love and Prayers! (Again, had to write quick, sorry for the mishmash of ideas, but I find it easier to write quick from the heart rather than the mind, so you get passion and some ideas the lectures focused on!)
Sunday, August 28, 2005
A quick post
This is just to let you know how the canoeing went...We dubbed it the canoe trip from hell, haha. Here we go...
In high spirits we posed on the beach for a photograph, all ready to tackle a river in the middle of the Australian Everglades. We picked our own teams (bad move #1) and set out across the lake. The waves were about 3 ft tall in most areas. Now, my team was the only team with three people in a two man canoe, we also had two water proof barrels with food and sleeping bags in them then we had three one man tents (aka mozzie domes), a backpack and some other items floating around in our canoe. And by floating I do mean floating, we were riding so low every wave ended up in our canoe, we tiped three times before we got to the waves and 2 or 3 more once we got to the peaks. finally we paddled our way right through the meat of the lake waves and all with the power of prayer being the stength in my arms and the balance in our canoe. We arrived at an island on the other side of the lake. Here we refueled after a 20 second break (since we were the last ones there) and headed back out. This time however we took a canoe with seats on the bottom of the boat, harder to paddle but better balance. We also shafted our barrels over to someone else.
Off we go to cross the last little stretch of lake till we enter the river canal. We tried to walk most of the way here seeing as it was relatively shallow. We got through and into the canal, and was it ever beautiful, it was calm with trees and tall grass on either side, just gorgeous. Unfortunately at this point I was too scared of tipping to take my camera out. So along we drift the slight current taking us till we get close to where we are supposed to stop and have lunch, or WERE supposed to stop and have lunch because we were about 2 hours late at this pouint. But we arrived at this spot and it turned out to be one, a dead end, and two, not solid land, so we couldn't even make do and have lunch there. We had gone the wrong way, to make a long story short, we back tracked all the way back to that island, this time going INTO the waves and took another route, we got into the right canal and floated upstream. Now my patience were wearing thin, and that showed through the false identity I was trying to were, the one that said everything was fine, haha. So at this point I was irritable, not angry or mad, or upset really, but I didn't say much and was starting to run out of gas. FINALLY we arrive at the campsite at 6pm, its already dark (Australian winter) and we eat and camp. On a side note, we camped at this site, when really we were only about a third of the way to our REAL destination. We never made it to our real destination. 3 caones didn't make it and 3 teams went back and brought them to the site, somehow our three man team made it on its own.
THE NEXT MORNING, the skies were looking grey, the winds were insane, and that was only in the river they were bound to be three times as bad on the lake. Our staff spent a good 30 - 45 minutes in prayer and another short while planning. Finally they decided we were heading out and we made new times, this time it was me and Darcy (a girl on our school). We headed out up the river against the current into the wind, it was slightly challenging in itself. We got to the lake and were we ever in for a ride! We went around the "easy" way which ended up looking too hard, so we cut back and headed straight out into the middle of the lake. We were the first canoe at this point and even after back tracking we hadn't seen another canoe. Off we went in the middle of the lake and stopped at an island before crossing the harbour, which was where the waves doubled in size. I walked the canoe for quite aways, while I was walking I walked literally an inch away from a stingray and followed it along, little did I know (but later found out) that they were deadly poisonous. As we rounded the island we saw the 5 ft waves we were about to canoe through...we looked back at the EASY way we could have taken and decided rather than walking through the shallows all the way around the harbour we would take the HARD but much quicker way, straight across. After probably two hours of paddling INTO 5 ft waves we finally came out on the other side of the harbour, intense pains in my shoulders, calves (from keeping the balance in the boat and walking probably a good few kilometres waist deep water), and the multiple, MULTIPLE blisters on our hands. Here we were, walking our boat, beach in sight, Darcy pulling me for most of it at this point, because she had shoes and after seeing that stingray I was slightly more reluctant to walk the boat. Eventually I took the boat, gave Darcy a break and we could make out the bus on the beach we parked at. We got in and paddled for DEAR life. As we pulled onto the beach we let out a LOUD victory cry, all the campers on the site were looking like we were crazy, but we really couldn't have cared less. We pulled our boat on shore and immediately prayed for the other groups, who as we were praying turned the corner all together, we hadn't seen them the whole time, but there they were.
In short is was the worst two days of my life and the greatest experience of my life. The most physically and emotionally draining, and yet the most rewarding and amazing. War wounds and all we sat down and had lunch. This was when we found out from the camp ground owner that he thought we were insane, he would never have paddled through that, its not canoeing conditions, and that there were sharks, snakes, deadly sting rays, etc...in the water. We also found out we COULD have called a water taxi to get back. But I was content with they way we chose to do things, to perservere and conquer Gods creations, Gods power IN creation, with the strength God himself gave us. Everytime I prayed I had 20 more km of rowing flow out of my arms, even when I thought that I was surely dead, I could NOT paddle anymore, God always has reserves. The end of the story is our prize, the owner said that he was truly astonished that we even CHOSE to paddle through that, nevermind MADE it. So...he gave us Noosa Heads - Australian Everglades BUMPER STICKERS! Personally, I found the internal acheivement more exciting that the bumper stickers!
Off to Stanthorpe, a VERY chilly town on the interior of New South Wales. Peace, Love and Prayers! (sorry about any typos, had to hurry)
In high spirits we posed on the beach for a photograph, all ready to tackle a river in the middle of the Australian Everglades. We picked our own teams (bad move #1) and set out across the lake. The waves were about 3 ft tall in most areas. Now, my team was the only team with three people in a two man canoe, we also had two water proof barrels with food and sleeping bags in them then we had three one man tents (aka mozzie domes), a backpack and some other items floating around in our canoe. And by floating I do mean floating, we were riding so low every wave ended up in our canoe, we tiped three times before we got to the waves and 2 or 3 more once we got to the peaks. finally we paddled our way right through the meat of the lake waves and all with the power of prayer being the stength in my arms and the balance in our canoe. We arrived at an island on the other side of the lake. Here we refueled after a 20 second break (since we were the last ones there) and headed back out. This time however we took a canoe with seats on the bottom of the boat, harder to paddle but better balance. We also shafted our barrels over to someone else.
Off we go to cross the last little stretch of lake till we enter the river canal. We tried to walk most of the way here seeing as it was relatively shallow. We got through and into the canal, and was it ever beautiful, it was calm with trees and tall grass on either side, just gorgeous. Unfortunately at this point I was too scared of tipping to take my camera out. So along we drift the slight current taking us till we get close to where we are supposed to stop and have lunch, or WERE supposed to stop and have lunch because we were about 2 hours late at this pouint. But we arrived at this spot and it turned out to be one, a dead end, and two, not solid land, so we couldn't even make do and have lunch there. We had gone the wrong way, to make a long story short, we back tracked all the way back to that island, this time going INTO the waves and took another route, we got into the right canal and floated upstream. Now my patience were wearing thin, and that showed through the false identity I was trying to were, the one that said everything was fine, haha. So at this point I was irritable, not angry or mad, or upset really, but I didn't say much and was starting to run out of gas. FINALLY we arrive at the campsite at 6pm, its already dark (Australian winter) and we eat and camp. On a side note, we camped at this site, when really we were only about a third of the way to our REAL destination. We never made it to our real destination. 3 caones didn't make it and 3 teams went back and brought them to the site, somehow our three man team made it on its own.
THE NEXT MORNING, the skies were looking grey, the winds were insane, and that was only in the river they were bound to be three times as bad on the lake. Our staff spent a good 30 - 45 minutes in prayer and another short while planning. Finally they decided we were heading out and we made new times, this time it was me and Darcy (a girl on our school). We headed out up the river against the current into the wind, it was slightly challenging in itself. We got to the lake and were we ever in for a ride! We went around the "easy" way which ended up looking too hard, so we cut back and headed straight out into the middle of the lake. We were the first canoe at this point and even after back tracking we hadn't seen another canoe. Off we went in the middle of the lake and stopped at an island before crossing the harbour, which was where the waves doubled in size. I walked the canoe for quite aways, while I was walking I walked literally an inch away from a stingray and followed it along, little did I know (but later found out) that they were deadly poisonous. As we rounded the island we saw the 5 ft waves we were about to canoe through...we looked back at the EASY way we could have taken and decided rather than walking through the shallows all the way around the harbour we would take the HARD but much quicker way, straight across. After probably two hours of paddling INTO 5 ft waves we finally came out on the other side of the harbour, intense pains in my shoulders, calves (from keeping the balance in the boat and walking probably a good few kilometres waist deep water), and the multiple, MULTIPLE blisters on our hands. Here we were, walking our boat, beach in sight, Darcy pulling me for most of it at this point, because she had shoes and after seeing that stingray I was slightly more reluctant to walk the boat. Eventually I took the boat, gave Darcy a break and we could make out the bus on the beach we parked at. We got in and paddled for DEAR life. As we pulled onto the beach we let out a LOUD victory cry, all the campers on the site were looking like we were crazy, but we really couldn't have cared less. We pulled our boat on shore and immediately prayed for the other groups, who as we were praying turned the corner all together, we hadn't seen them the whole time, but there they were.
In short is was the worst two days of my life and the greatest experience of my life. The most physically and emotionally draining, and yet the most rewarding and amazing. War wounds and all we sat down and had lunch. This was when we found out from the camp ground owner that he thought we were insane, he would never have paddled through that, its not canoeing conditions, and that there were sharks, snakes, deadly sting rays, etc...in the water. We also found out we COULD have called a water taxi to get back. But I was content with they way we chose to do things, to perservere and conquer Gods creations, Gods power IN creation, with the strength God himself gave us. Everytime I prayed I had 20 more km of rowing flow out of my arms, even when I thought that I was surely dead, I could NOT paddle anymore, God always has reserves. The end of the story is our prize, the owner said that he was truly astonished that we even CHOSE to paddle through that, nevermind MADE it. So...he gave us Noosa Heads - Australian Everglades BUMPER STICKERS! Personally, I found the internal acheivement more exciting that the bumper stickers!
Off to Stanthorpe, a VERY chilly town on the interior of New South Wales. Peace, Love and Prayers! (sorry about any typos, had to hurry)
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Road Trips
We are leaving for Noosa Heads, or Noosa, which is north of Brisbane on the 26th at 7:45 in the morning, we are going canoeing and having some lectures. Then we get home on sunday, REPACK and leave for Stanthorpe for a week of lectures!! Its going to be an awesome busy week, but I'm totally pumped, and I'm excited to see what God has around the next corner for me!
Peace, Love and Prayers!!
Peace, Love and Prayers!!
Monday, August 22, 2005
Outreach
I have been selected to be on an outreach team and now know my definate outreach location. I will be spending 6 weeks in India with a team of 4 people that were selected for a unique outreach to establish connections in an area and start setting up a new YWAM base. This outreach team is significantly smaller than the others and is generally made up of people who are very interested in pursuing mission work, not to say that other outreaches don't contain passionate possible full time mission workers.
I'm really excited, I just hope I brought enough winter clothes because it will be winter in Northern India and temperatures will be in the negatives for a lot of the time I'm there! I'm very excited and have a heart for South East Asia and the Pacific Islands. God has blessed me so much since I've been here and this is just another example.
Peace, Love and Prayers!!
I'm really excited, I just hope I brought enough winter clothes because it will be winter in Northern India and temperatures will be in the negatives for a lot of the time I'm there! I'm very excited and have a heart for South East Asia and the Pacific Islands. God has blessed me so much since I've been here and this is just another example.
Peace, Love and Prayers!!
Muslim Outreach
Well, we are back from the muslim outreach and it was completely amazing. At least 5 or 6 people came to Christ. The were prayed for and broke down right there in Surfers paradise...aka "Sin City".
I know that many muslim lives were touched and they were thrown for a loop when the hostile aggresive Christian heart they thought they would encounter was a selfless, passionate, kind, open and interested heart. But I learnt some Arabic just as a conversation starter. How to say hello, and how are you. It was definately a lot harder than i expected and sometimes you don't get to see the seeds you sowed blossom. But they are planted and WILL produce fruit in one way or another.
We learnt many of the muslim misconceptions about Christianity and how to deal with what they THINK we believe and what they have problems with in our religion. Then we went out well equipped and chatted it up with them. It was amazing.
This week the lectures are on Identity in Christ. Speaker - Allan Brown. Hes an awesome guy a 60 year old hippie surf bum turned Christian. But hes very wise and prophetic.
Peace, Love and Prayers!
I know that many muslim lives were touched and they were thrown for a loop when the hostile aggresive Christian heart they thought they would encounter was a selfless, passionate, kind, open and interested heart. But I learnt some Arabic just as a conversation starter. How to say hello, and how are you. It was definately a lot harder than i expected and sometimes you don't get to see the seeds you sowed blossom. But they are planted and WILL produce fruit in one way or another.
We learnt many of the muslim misconceptions about Christianity and how to deal with what they THINK we believe and what they have problems with in our religion. Then we went out well equipped and chatted it up with them. It was amazing.
This week the lectures are on Identity in Christ. Speaker - Allan Brown. Hes an awesome guy a 60 year old hippie surf bum turned Christian. But hes very wise and prophetic.
Peace, Love and Prayers!
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Gold Coast
This weekend the Beach to Bush school (the one I am in) is going to the Gold Coast. Otherwise known as surfers paradise. Its going to be amazing to see the beaches and everything, and maybe try surfing. But the REAL purpose for heading to the Gold Coast is far more exciting. Its a very popular spot, especially on this particular weekend, for Muslims from closed islamic countries to vacations. I'm not completely sure why, but there are just thousands of muslim cruising around the Gold Coast beaches. We are going and connecting with them, showing them the tangible love of Christ and what its like to have a real relationship with a loving, caring Father God. Converting muslims left right and centre so as to bring them the hope that the Father wants them to have....sounds amazing.
ANYWAY, if anyone back home wants to take part in inteceding and lifting up our team in prayer on this particular weekend...we are going to be there friday night and all day saturday (in Aussie Time)
Thanks for your constant prayers and support..
Peace, Love and Prayers!!
ANYWAY, if anyone back home wants to take part in inteceding and lifting up our team in prayer on this particular weekend...we are going to be there friday night and all day saturday (in Aussie Time)
Thanks for your constant prayers and support..
Peace, Love and Prayers!!
Saturday, August 13, 2005
Week One
Well, we just spent a week with a lecturer named David Way. He spoke on Hearing the Voice of God. I have to say I dont think I've ever had so many revelations in one week, haha. I do need some prayer though. I have decided to get together a Intercessory prayer group for various nations and each week I will (or someone who offers to will) research an area and make a list of prayers concerns for a certain country. I just need prayer for clarity on working out the details of how it is going to work, because its not my ministry its Gods, I'm just His tool, so I need to be completely sure how He wants me to run it. The other prayer I need is for our outreach, I know the areas we are going to head: Venuwatu, Malaysia, and India, and I know which one I want to do and all the details about them, but I'm not going to say which one, I just want prayer that wherever I will be most beneficial to God thats where I will end up.
Last night we had a worship session. I have to say that I have NEVER experienced anything like it. We had a lot of trouble sinking in tune with the Spirit, no matter how much we prayed for Him to be present, it just wasn't so. So, we started praying for each other and asking what was missing. And someone said that there was something in the room that was not holy, that was unholy. As this person said that a guy dropped to the ground, spoke in some crazy language (not toungues, but an actual language) and convulsed. His face contorted in ways I never thought possible and he was speaking with a hellish deep voice. There was a fullout exorcism right there on the floor, he was annointed with oils and prayed over and I read from revelation while he lay there. It seemed really painful for him, but he was finally able to claim Christ as his saviour. He's an awesome guy and an amazing Christian, its amazing and scary to see how satans deceptive ways can dig roots even into the lives of Gods people sometimes. We also prayed healing on a man who volunteers at the Base and he was healed. This is not the first miraculous healing I have seen, but it was truly an amazing night last night.
Peace, Love and Prayers!
Last night we had a worship session. I have to say that I have NEVER experienced anything like it. We had a lot of trouble sinking in tune with the Spirit, no matter how much we prayed for Him to be present, it just wasn't so. So, we started praying for each other and asking what was missing. And someone said that there was something in the room that was not holy, that was unholy. As this person said that a guy dropped to the ground, spoke in some crazy language (not toungues, but an actual language) and convulsed. His face contorted in ways I never thought possible and he was speaking with a hellish deep voice. There was a fullout exorcism right there on the floor, he was annointed with oils and prayed over and I read from revelation while he lay there. It seemed really painful for him, but he was finally able to claim Christ as his saviour. He's an awesome guy and an amazing Christian, its amazing and scary to see how satans deceptive ways can dig roots even into the lives of Gods people sometimes. We also prayed healing on a man who volunteers at the Base and he was healed. This is not the first miraculous healing I have seen, but it was truly an amazing night last night.
Peace, Love and Prayers!
Monday, August 08, 2005
The Crew
The students here are totally amazing and everyone is really passionate and open and willing to be used by God and allow God to reign in there lives. Their are about 5 or 6 Canadian Students in my school alone, and then like 5 or six leaders who are Canadian...its awesome though, so many great people, great experiences and great things to come for my life. Some very prophetic words being spoken and already some amazing guidance and potential callings in my life opening up, nothing that I have never considered, just more sure about it all.
Peace, Love and Prayers!!
Peace, Love and Prayers!!
Sunday, August 07, 2005
Weekend
Alright, well, we had our first trip...and it was completely AMAZING, totally awesome just to be out in the outdoors away from all civilization and spending lots of personal time with God on a new level, because I was outdoors and totally meditating in a sense on everything God had to say to me. There was a lot of healing done on the weekend for all of the people in my school. From physical healing to emotional and spiritual healing. But overall, I just really got to know everyone really well and they are all totally amazing people and we are going to have a stellar time rocking the light and spreading the word. Growing, upholding each other, bringing hope to desolate and dry landscapes (spiritually) anyway, more to come, sorry this is short, people are waiting for the computers!
Peace, Love and Prayers!
Peace, Love and Prayers!
Sunday, July 31, 2005
Brisbane...the other side.
Now I've been hearing about all of the creatures I have to look out for...the spiders that are the size of my dog...literally, maybe even bigger. Thats a Huntsman Spider I believe.
Then the little ones, with the red backs, that will kill me. And apparently Lorne and Tam found one in there house not too long ago.
The carpet snakes that 70% of Brisbane homes have in there roofs. (I have a hole in the ceiling of my room by the way...renovations)
The top 10 most deadly snakes live outside the door.
Then theres the little geckos I've seen and the Ibis, or seagulls of Australia, pest birds, always begging. etc etc.... Its still really awesome here though, beautiful and perfect climate, especially for a Canuck starting in their winter, perfect, haha!
Lots of Love from Down Under
Then the little ones, with the red backs, that will kill me. And apparently Lorne and Tam found one in there house not too long ago.
The carpet snakes that 70% of Brisbane homes have in there roofs. (I have a hole in the ceiling of my room by the way...renovations)
The top 10 most deadly snakes live outside the door.
Then theres the little geckos I've seen and the Ibis, or seagulls of Australia, pest birds, always begging. etc etc.... Its still really awesome here though, beautiful and perfect climate, especially for a Canuck starting in their winter, perfect, haha!
Lots of Love from Down Under
Friday, July 29, 2005
Brisbane (First Impressions and First Day)
Well, Brisbane is completely beautiful. COMPLETELY, more tropical than I thought, with all kinds of crazy trees and villa-type housing. Its really amazing and so laid back. Nobody seems upset or stressed. Just a complete "tomorrows another day" attitude.
Today Lorne took me on "City Cat" with Damien (a friend of his) which is a waterborn cab essentially. It travels along the Brisbane river, which cuts right through or "around" downtown Brisbane. After the amazing views we got from that, we went and enjoyed a meat pie...which is apparently VERY Aussie. To me it sounded like a Sunday dinner, but they were different and VERY good. I got Steak and Currie, reminded me of eating Indian food with Ashley, really good though. We ate it right in front of the man-made beach "South-bank" I think its called.
Anyway, so far its been a great day, haven't slept in many many hours though, its starting to get to me as we speak. But I'm off for now to experience some more and learn some more Aussie slang.
Peace, Love and Prayers!
Today Lorne took me on "City Cat" with Damien (a friend of his) which is a waterborn cab essentially. It travels along the Brisbane river, which cuts right through or "around" downtown Brisbane. After the amazing views we got from that, we went and enjoyed a meat pie...which is apparently VERY Aussie. To me it sounded like a Sunday dinner, but they were different and VERY good. I got Steak and Currie, reminded me of eating Indian food with Ashley, really good though. We ate it right in front of the man-made beach "South-bank" I think its called.
Anyway, so far its been a great day, haven't slept in many many hours though, its starting to get to me as we speak. But I'm off for now to experience some more and learn some more Aussie slang.
Peace, Love and Prayers!
Thursday, July 28, 2005
In Japan...
-They eat weird food...seaweed, nasty noodles, ice cream and yogurt that looks like guacamole (its green tea ice cream)
-everything is retardedly advanced and lazy...theres trains from one building to the next
-they sell perfume, makeup, cigarettes and alcohol as if they were staple food products
-prices are insanely high, like 120 yen for a coke...do the math and youll realize thats a lot
-Their language is crazy, as are the keyboards...hence the >>> といまのはこのと
-The terrain is very very flat and sparse or spread out
-Its warm in the day and bitter at night
-it gets dark REALLY early...compared to home right now
Anyway...a little taste of Japan
Peace, Love and Prayers!
-everything is retardedly advanced and lazy...theres trains from one building to the next
-they sell perfume, makeup, cigarettes and alcohol as if they were staple food products
-prices are insanely high, like 120 yen for a coke...do the math and youll realize thats a lot
-Their language is crazy, as are the keyboards...hence the >>> といまのはこのと
-The terrain is very very flat and sparse or spread out
-Its warm in the day and bitter at night
-it gets dark REALLY early...compared to home right now
Anyway...a little taste of Japan
Peace, Love and Prayers!
Japan?
A quick update from my stop in Japan. These keyboards are \crazy...anyway...
I have had great flights so far, missing home very much, but knowing the growth I experience will be worth more than the pain. I had quite a wide array of people sitting next to me from flgiht to flight. A 60 year old drunkard, a mute and a large...quiet Japanese lady. But its been an amazing adventure so far seeing so much of the beauty and diversity in Gods beautiful creation.
Peace, Love and Prayers all!!
P.S. I want to live in Vancouver, its beautiful!
I have had great flights so far, missing home very much, but knowing the growth I experience will be worth more than the pain. I had quite a wide array of people sitting next to me from flgiht to flight. A 60 year old drunkard, a mute and a large...quiet Japanese lady. But its been an amazing adventure so far seeing so much of the beauty and diversity in Gods beautiful creation.
Peace, Love and Prayers all!!
P.S. I want to live in Vancouver, its beautiful!
Monday, July 25, 2005
I'm Off
Hello All,
Well, the day has arrived (although I'm cheating its actually the night before the day I leave)! Anyhow, I'm leaving tomorrow, I don't know if I'm sad or insanely excited. Obviously at this point theres elements of both, sad to lose the known and familiar and excited to enter a new unknown world and have a powerful 6 months.
Finished packing after many sleepless nights full of stress and worry. But it was all worth and I'm be back in the 'Shwa before you know it! Much to your dismay, haha, just kidding. I'm set for this adventure and have been praying for it and getting support and prayer from others for months now. I thank you all, the next time you hear from me you will be hearing about Australia!! Much Love and God Bless!
Peace, Love and Prayers!!
Well, the day has arrived (although I'm cheating its actually the night before the day I leave)! Anyhow, I'm leaving tomorrow, I don't know if I'm sad or insanely excited. Obviously at this point theres elements of both, sad to lose the known and familiar and excited to enter a new unknown world and have a powerful 6 months.
Finished packing after many sleepless nights full of stress and worry. But it was all worth and I'm be back in the 'Shwa before you know it! Much to your dismay, haha, just kidding. I'm set for this adventure and have been praying for it and getting support and prayer from others for months now. I thank you all, the next time you hear from me you will be hearing about Australia!! Much Love and God Bless!
Peace, Love and Prayers!!
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
New Blog
Hey Everyone!
Well, I stole Ryan Szabo's idea. I realized how easy it was to let everyone know how I am and what I'm experiencing in this fashion after Ryans trip to Oz. He was visiting to see a completely powerful conference that I know he got a lot out of, I was influenced just by reading about his experiences.
Anyway, in this "blog" I will be able to give consistant updates, you don't need email to read them, and I can get easy short comments from anyone who wishes to do so. I also like the idea that this is kind of open to anyone as well. So my experiences may possibly influence someone I don't know!
I've got a couple weeks before I leave, but I thought I would set this up and see how it works out! I'm totally pumped for the experiences I will encounter on my Mission Trip with YWAM (Youth With a Mission). I am going to get to "know God and make Him known" (YWAM's slogan). I have been praying for my trip and know lots of people have, I thank you all so much for the support, its been completely amazing. God has so much in store for me, and I will keep you all posted back home.
Peace, Love and Prayers!!
Adam Marshall
Well, I stole Ryan Szabo's idea. I realized how easy it was to let everyone know how I am and what I'm experiencing in this fashion after Ryans trip to Oz. He was visiting to see a completely powerful conference that I know he got a lot out of, I was influenced just by reading about his experiences.
Anyway, in this "blog" I will be able to give consistant updates, you don't need email to read them, and I can get easy short comments from anyone who wishes to do so. I also like the idea that this is kind of open to anyone as well. So my experiences may possibly influence someone I don't know!
I've got a couple weeks before I leave, but I thought I would set this up and see how it works out! I'm totally pumped for the experiences I will encounter on my Mission Trip with YWAM (Youth With a Mission). I am going to get to "know God and make Him known" (YWAM's slogan). I have been praying for my trip and know lots of people have, I thank you all so much for the support, its been completely amazing. God has so much in store for me, and I will keep you all posted back home.
Peace, Love and Prayers!!
Adam Marshall
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