Update of the last few months
I recently spent two months traveling across the United States with a group of 5 friends that I work with in the Discipleship Training School. We visited different ministries and leaders of the ministries to gain perspective of what they see God doing in our nation and in our generation. It was an amazing eye opening time of seeing so many different parts of the church operating in exactly what God created them to be. There is so much diversity in the church and it is so beautiful to see a certain part working exactly as it should. Sometimes we would go from one place to another and it seemed like they saying complete opposite things, but it really took us to a deeper level of seeking the Lord and in the end we really saw that most of what they were saying was the same but communicated differently. I could see the love of God in so many different ministries and began to understand how I had to break some of the boxes I was putting Him in.
We also saw how God was revealing Himself to us in our small community of 6 throughout the trip. We had amazing times together as we spent endless hours driving over 13,000 miles in our 1998 Dodge conversion van. We really learned how to love each other and this only increased the presence of God in our group. God has been putting 1John 4:11-12 on my heart and revealing to me how much it connects to what He is doing in my life and in our group.
"11 Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. 12 No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us."
I have never seen God and known His love as much as I had on that trip and it wasn’t in the church building or listening to the preacher, it was with my friends as we would seek the Lord and love one another. This is simply the first two commandments of loving God and loving your neighbor. It was a deep revelation of how God really brought His love to a full “expression”, or “perfection” as we began to love each other. We had even seen a few peoples lives completely transformed and redirected back to God because of how they saw God in our lives! That was the most effortless evangelism I've ever been involved in.
My next steps
I will be heading back to Kona, Hawaii at the end of the month to work in another Discipleship Training School. I am completing my second year of my two year commitment and should be expecting anywhere from 70 to 100 students. The first phase of the school is three months of lecture where we have a different speaker each week talk about different topics about God like “the Father heart of God” or “The Holy Spirit”. During time we have close one on one discipleship and small group times with the students. The second phase is a three month outreach where I will most likely be taking a team to Southeast Asia to serve in different churches and ministries.
This is a service based ministry and I am committing my next seven months to this school. This school had a major impact in my life as most of you know and I have such a desire to see others have the same freedom and revelation that comes with a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. This school also has a major impact on the nations that we go to. Whether it’s serving long term missions or working with local native churches, we are able to see amazing fruit and this brings so much perspective to our students as well.
Your Part
Please consider how you might be able to partner with me in this next seven months either in financial or prayer support. Both areas are major areas that I depend on others for.
Prayer support
Please consider taking time each day or even once a week to pray for me as well as other staff and students. There is a constant battle going on and as we begin to tear down the works of the enemy in our lives and go after all that God has for us there will be heavy opposition from the enemy.
Financial support
I am dependent on financial support to be able to serve in this school since it is a volunteer program. Please pray about making a donation or even becoming a monthly supporter. Check out my support page for more info.
