I'm so pumped for this new school starting up. I just took the students down to the park near the base, they really feel out of place still, and played volleyball for about 4-5 hours, even past sunset. It was totally amazing, by the end all the staff and school leaders had left and it was just me and the students. I can't believe the openess and readiness they have. God has got amazing moves to make in their lives and their hearts are open. I'm pumped to be leading such a great, open group of young people who are laying it all down for the Lord.
God has really been speaking to us about this school as well. Hes been saying that although our priority may be to help the students along and to offer them God in new ways. Our focus should be harnessing them into the mission field and we should be pushing a new extreme of evangelism. Even before we met the students God was telling us that they were incredibly strong in the spirit and ready to be used for big things. He hand picked them for a specific mission, and we have a responsibility to intercede and seek to bring them face to face with God. I never expected strength like this though. Its amazing!
There are 10 Canadians, 8 Americans, 2 Aussies, a dutch, a finnish, and a swedish guy. So its going to be an authentically North American team. And the Canadians can all frown at team Canada's performance at once! But at least we have some great Canadian intercessors down here for team Canada, they can't lose! ;)
Peace, Love and Prayers!
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Thursday, February 16, 2006
The New Role
Hello all,
I've finally transitioned into my new role in fulltime ministry as a missionary now! I'm in charge of:
- Running a class on the life of a Christian according to the book of Acts.
- Running a class on the role of apostles and prophets
- Teaching on Spiritual Warfare
- Teaching on Faith
- Preparing a team to go to Indonesia (potentially Indo anyway)
- Leading a Backpacker evangelism week in one of the Hippie coastal towns
- And I'm arranging and heading up a state-wide youth conference with an evangelism focus, its about 2 weeks long. There will be bands, a speaker, and events to co-ordinate.
So this is where the next 6 months are headed. They are keeping me busy down here, but its amazing how much potential they can see in a person. They really harness the strengths you have and catapult you into things they know you can handle but stretch you like mad. They see a lot of creativity, leadership and visionary qualities in me and are allowing me to use those effectively doing things that are so completely amazing and huge! I'm really pumped to take on these amazing challenges!!
Thanks for your continued love, prayers and support. It really means a lot to me!
Shalom!
I've finally transitioned into my new role in fulltime ministry as a missionary now! I'm in charge of:
- Running a class on the life of a Christian according to the book of Acts.
- Running a class on the role of apostles and prophets
- Teaching on Spiritual Warfare
- Teaching on Faith
- Preparing a team to go to Indonesia (potentially Indo anyway)
- Leading a Backpacker evangelism week in one of the Hippie coastal towns
- And I'm arranging and heading up a state-wide youth conference with an evangelism focus, its about 2 weeks long. There will be bands, a speaker, and events to co-ordinate.
So this is where the next 6 months are headed. They are keeping me busy down here, but its amazing how much potential they can see in a person. They really harness the strengths you have and catapult you into things they know you can handle but stretch you like mad. They see a lot of creativity, leadership and visionary qualities in me and are allowing me to use those effectively doing things that are so completely amazing and huge! I'm really pumped to take on these amazing challenges!!
Thanks for your continued love, prayers and support. It really means a lot to me!
Shalom!
Friday, February 03, 2006
Hey everyone, I'm goin through a period of training for leading these mission trips. Therefore, its a little dry for the blog. I thought I would post a friends latest mass email, to let you all know what else goes on at the base! Its never dry here, no matter what I myself am doing! Its really exciting with things always going on all around me!
Jen's Experience
WOW. I just love this life, and the thrill of knowing that I am doing the right thing. I have a few stories to tell you and I will try to keep this short, since I have a few reports to make from the past month.
On Boxing Day, we ran a week long Discipleship Training School for a bunch of high school kids from the Philippines. The theme was “resolution” …. And we saw God do some incredible things. You might say, “Like what Jen, how do you see God do incredible things?” Well, I just have to say, take my word for it. Out of the 15 kids, 2 of them came honestly saying, I don’t believe God… I don’t believe his love, I don’t believe he died to set me free. And by the second day after teaching on hearing God’s voice and Identity and destiny… they said, WOAH> I am ready to know him. In from of all their friends, they said, God, bring it on. By the 3rd night, we had a time of worship “with a twist”. Sort of a night where we set up a whole scene, a bowl to wash their hands of sin, a cross where they could write them down and nail them there… and a Holy of Holies tent set up, where they could enter the very heart of Heaven and realize that they were free from all bondage. (its sort of a visual thing…) Inside there, they ate communion, one on one with their King. Let me tell you, as I waved a red flag and declared war in the spirit for these kids… they wept. I am talking, they fell to their knees CRYING out for God. For his heart, for their freedom, for their friends. It was pretty much the most incredible thing ever as they began to pray for one another. Soon enough the night, turned into a celebration of Joy in the freedom of God. And by soon, I mean, a few hours later. We dance around, just like a bunch of crazy kids… just praising our God.
It was a total blast, and their lives were changed forever. During the week we also covered such topics as the nature and character of God, and Evangelism… as we prepared to go to the streets and into high schools with the power of our testimony!
I must mention the most amazing part of our time with these kids, were the times when we would have small group, and the girls would share openly with on another their struggles… and fears, asking for accountability. The girls would jump to encourage one another and build each other up in faith. We also discovered more of our spiritual gifting together and saw in what ways we are ready to be challenged to step out in boldness to minister to our friends.
Ha, I speak as one of the kids, because I love learning along side young people! Even when I am the one teaching them! Their faith is incredible. Never loose the faith of a child.
Shalom!
Jen's Experience
WOW. I just love this life, and the thrill of knowing that I am doing the right thing. I have a few stories to tell you and I will try to keep this short, since I have a few reports to make from the past month.
On Boxing Day, we ran a week long Discipleship Training School for a bunch of high school kids from the Philippines. The theme was “resolution” …. And we saw God do some incredible things. You might say, “Like what Jen, how do you see God do incredible things?” Well, I just have to say, take my word for it. Out of the 15 kids, 2 of them came honestly saying, I don’t believe God… I don’t believe his love, I don’t believe he died to set me free. And by the second day after teaching on hearing God’s voice and Identity and destiny… they said, WOAH> I am ready to know him. In from of all their friends, they said, God, bring it on. By the 3rd night, we had a time of worship “with a twist”. Sort of a night where we set up a whole scene, a bowl to wash their hands of sin, a cross where they could write them down and nail them there… and a Holy of Holies tent set up, where they could enter the very heart of Heaven and realize that they were free from all bondage. (its sort of a visual thing…) Inside there, they ate communion, one on one with their King. Let me tell you, as I waved a red flag and declared war in the spirit for these kids… they wept. I am talking, they fell to their knees CRYING out for God. For his heart, for their freedom, for their friends. It was pretty much the most incredible thing ever as they began to pray for one another. Soon enough the night, turned into a celebration of Joy in the freedom of God. And by soon, I mean, a few hours later. We dance around, just like a bunch of crazy kids… just praising our God.
It was a total blast, and their lives were changed forever. During the week we also covered such topics as the nature and character of God, and Evangelism… as we prepared to go to the streets and into high schools with the power of our testimony!
I must mention the most amazing part of our time with these kids, were the times when we would have small group, and the girls would share openly with on another their struggles… and fears, asking for accountability. The girls would jump to encourage one another and build each other up in faith. We also discovered more of our spiritual gifting together and saw in what ways we are ready to be challenged to step out in boldness to minister to our friends.
Ha, I speak as one of the kids, because I love learning along side young people! Even when I am the one teaching them! Their faith is incredible. Never loose the faith of a child.
Shalom!
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