One of my favorite things about being on staff here in Kona is that every 3 months we start a new quarter. This holds so much excitement in the days previous and especially the first couple of weeks in. We experience a whole flood of new students who are desperate for change and hungry for God, people who have laid down everything they've ever known to have Jesus & discover the Truth, some for the 100th time, and some for the very first time. The level of faith & expectancy is high, and not only do we love it, but God loves it. We get to go to new heights every quarter, we get to see lives changed every 3 months, we get to experience a new side of God and go deeper in what He's already taught us. If ever I forget the purpose of why God has me in this place, I am quickly reminded by the sweet Holy Spirit when I see lives absolutely transformed & laid down before the only who is worthy… and it compels me to go to that place of surrender again and again.
Just 2 weeks ago we started this wonderful process again. 5 DTS' were started: Awaken, Ships, Trailblazers, Island Breeze & Market Place, many 2nd level schools began, and over 80 people have come in to join the Awakening Leadership Track to be trained to lead over 3 DTS' next quarter. And we have had an incredibly fun & fruitful time, to say the least. Here's a couple of things that have been going on!
-- Every Monday night we gather together to worship for 2-3 hours, and pretty much just make space for Holy Spirit to take over our night. The first one that we held, two weeks ago was amazing! We saw over 20 instant hearings!! One guy lost hearing in his ear, and instantly it popped and he could hear better in that one than the one that was fine! Another girl was 100% healed from herniated discs all down her spine, while another one received healing from a headache & toothache! Another crazy one was a torn ligament in a leg, causing a guy to not be able to jump. We were amazed as we watched him jump up and down so high with no pain! God really does love to heal, and loves to see us get so pumped again and again at the ways He moves!
-- The other day we got word that one of the schools Kona sends out, The School of the Circuit Riders, just finished in Fiji and they saw over 250 salvations in ONE WEEK! Now they are headed off to California, Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Hawaii, Texas and ending in Norway!
-- Just in the past 2 weeks in the Track, we have seen people get set free from fear, break off life-long addictions, find family for the first time, and discover even greater the love of Jesus for them. We have been gripped with holiness and laying down every part of who we are for the fullness of what God has for us.
We have seen miracle after miracle, a handful of salvations and have even baptized people right in the ocean downtown Kona just in the past 2 weeks… it definitely hasn't been a boring start, for sure!
(( Most of the things I have shared have only been a very small part of what we are involved in here. If you would like to know a bigger perspective of what we do, please visit the University Of The Nations website at: http://www.uofnkona.edu and http://thecircuitrider.com/school-of-the-circuit-rider/ ))
I want to thank all of you for praying for me & supporting me. You are such a powerful people and I am really thankful for your friendship and all you've done to invest in me whether it be through finances, prayers, phone calls & pictures and sweet little updates.
It is always a little hard to be so far away from the ones you've grown up with and have gone through so much with. Please know I miss you guys a lot and cannot wait to see those of you in NC in October when I make a visit home!
I pray that this update leaves you with joy, excitement, and fresh faith to see what God wants to do around you! The thing I love about Jesus is that He loves to "wow" all of His children and to do amazing things no matter where we are at in our own lives and no matter where we may reside in the world. So I would challenge & encourage you to really seek the Lord on what He wants to do in your life this week! He is just waiting for hungry, faith-filled children to ask and say yes to what He has!
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| Me and some of my best friends here leading a worship & prayer set on Revival in America together! [Grace (leading intercession), Tyler, Miriam and I singing, and Carly (leading worship)] |
I will let you go with a fun little picture of Loren Cunningham, who is the founder of YWAM, and I… At our weekly staff meeting with the whole base 2 days ago, Loren shared an amazing word with us and I thought to myself, "I've been under this mans leadership and benefiting from His obedience for 3 years now, I really should get a picture!" and so I did. He proceeded to pat me on the head and ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up, because I am so short… then he chuckled at himself and called me cute. It was a great moment, haha. He is such a sweet man and I am so honored to be here bringing the Kingdom to earth and seeing lives radically changed for God's glory, and having a blast doing it.
Thank you again!
Current Need: In just a few short weeks The School Of The Circuit Riders starts in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. During this week some of my friends are also getting married there. I have really felt it from the Lord that I am suppose to be there for this week, and am in need of finances to be able to go. Someone has pledged me that for every $1.00 I raise, they will match it! Which is absolutely amazing! Currently I have raised $70, which brings me to $140. I need to raise $730 more to meet my goal of $1600 by the end of this week.
I ask that you would prayerfully consider supporting me, whether it be $100 or $1... every penny counts!
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