Some people and I went on a weekend trip to the northern part of the island to Abel Tasman National Park. We went to PuPu springs, the purest water in the world, went to Wharariki Beach, and to a sweet waterfall, forgot the name. The pictures are below. Most of them made it, but some failed to load.
We had a great time though experiencing God's beautiful creation!
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
AFRICA!
IM GOING TO AFRICA!
We just found out that 9 of us are going to Uganda and Kenya, Africa. Our team is amazing. I'm really excited to see what God does will do while we are there. I bought a camera that i will be documenting the rest of our time here in New Zealand and then the outreach in Africa. So I will try to upload pictures on here, but I am having trouble with videos. Please pray for our outreach, we want miracles to happen, people to be raised from the dead, healing, people being freed from demons, people coming to Christ, and many other things like this. We want the spirit to move in amazing ways and we are expecting many miracles.
Our leaders were praying for pastors... and i God brought me...hmmm. They thought there will be alot of preaching... spontaneous preaching... hmmm.. and I think im the one for that..interesting. I've already thought about subjects that I will teach on.. and be prepared on these subjects for these random events. Please pray for this.
If you have any ideas of what we should video tape please tell me. for example I will be doing before and after interviews with everyone. I would love more ideas to make an excellent documentary.
About 7 of us are going to a national park a couple hours away this weekend. So there will be pictures of that up soon.
God bless
Jordan
p.s. the pictures above are of our base and of the mountains down the street... check them out
We just found out that 9 of us are going to Uganda and Kenya, Africa. Our team is amazing. I'm really excited to see what God does will do while we are there. I bought a camera that i will be documenting the rest of our time here in New Zealand and then the outreach in Africa. So I will try to upload pictures on here, but I am having trouble with videos. Please pray for our outreach, we want miracles to happen, people to be raised from the dead, healing, people being freed from demons, people coming to Christ, and many other things like this. We want the spirit to move in amazing ways and we are expecting many miracles.
Our leaders were praying for pastors... and i God brought me...hmmm. They thought there will be alot of preaching... spontaneous preaching... hmmm.. and I think im the one for that..interesting. I've already thought about subjects that I will teach on.. and be prepared on these subjects for these random events. Please pray for this.
If you have any ideas of what we should video tape please tell me. for example I will be doing before and after interviews with everyone. I would love more ideas to make an excellent documentary.
About 7 of us are going to a national park a couple hours away this weekend. So there will be pictures of that up soon.
God bless
Jordan
p.s. the pictures above are of our base and of the mountains down the street... check them out
Monday, July 20, 2009
outreach locations
i signed up to go to Uganda and Kenya, Africa for outreach phase. I will be finding out in the next few days if I will be going there or not. Please pray that God sends me where He wants me to go and that the leaders will make right decisions in picking where each should go. thanks everyone. i would love if you would say hi in the comment section so I know who is reading these. Or sign up as a follower
Jordan
Jordan
Friday, July 17, 2009
SOME MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES!
We have been going snowboarding on Wednesdays and Saturdays. On Saturdays we invite the local snowboarding community to a free dinner at the town at the base of the mountain. The last couple weeks we have had about 15 people or so. This opens up the ability to communicate, plant seeds, talk about Christ, or just simply love people. Please pray that we would be effective in inviting people, in our conversations at the mountain and also at the dinner.
In a couple weeks we are having a premier of a snowboarding video called “One Year.” We are advertising this all around and expecting 200-300 people. It is a video talking about how some amazing snowboarders who weren’t Christians, became Christians and how they love snowboarding. We believe it will be a great way to reach snowboarders. Pray for this day which is a week from this coming Saturday.
We are hosting a “rail jam” the day before. A week from this coming Friday. This is where snowboarders do tricks on railings, different shaped boxes, and off jumps. This will also be a great opportunity to talk to the snowboarding community. Please pray for us as we host this and make friendships with the people that come.
Tomorrow I will be going with a group to the local city, Christchurch. We are doing outreach called “hizzy spizzy” which is slang for Holy Spirit. We will go into the city and pray for what God wants us to do, who He wants us to talk to, and pray for. Pray that God will lead us through this time. That people will be open to what He wants us to do. That we will obey God and how He leads us.
I forgot to tell everyone! 5 people got healed the other night! The first guy was sick in his bed all day. Some guys prayed for him and he was healed. He was really sick and then felt fine. Another’s almost broken elbow was healed. Another with a really bad knee was healed. Another with a bad back was healed. And another sick guy was healed. It was amazing! We are expecting that God will continue to work in our group and through us!
Please pray for miracles! For people to come to Christ! For healing, both physically and spiritually.
p.s. The base leader here has been talking to us about how they are going to Turkey to start another Snowboarding DTS (that is what I am on!). They will be scouting out the locations, setting stuff up, etc. They will have a group go in January that I am considering joining. Also they will be sending people with a 2 yr. commitment to the same place to start the base. I am also praying about this!
In a couple weeks we are having a premier of a snowboarding video called “One Year.” We are advertising this all around and expecting 200-300 people. It is a video talking about how some amazing snowboarders who weren’t Christians, became Christians and how they love snowboarding. We believe it will be a great way to reach snowboarders. Pray for this day which is a week from this coming Saturday.
We are hosting a “rail jam” the day before. A week from this coming Friday. This is where snowboarders do tricks on railings, different shaped boxes, and off jumps. This will also be a great opportunity to talk to the snowboarding community. Please pray for us as we host this and make friendships with the people that come.
Tomorrow I will be going with a group to the local city, Christchurch. We are doing outreach called “hizzy spizzy” which is slang for Holy Spirit. We will go into the city and pray for what God wants us to do, who He wants us to talk to, and pray for. Pray that God will lead us through this time. That people will be open to what He wants us to do. That we will obey God and how He leads us.
I forgot to tell everyone! 5 people got healed the other night! The first guy was sick in his bed all day. Some guys prayed for him and he was healed. He was really sick and then felt fine. Another’s almost broken elbow was healed. Another with a really bad knee was healed. Another with a bad back was healed. And another sick guy was healed. It was amazing! We are expecting that God will continue to work in our group and through us!
Please pray for miracles! For people to come to Christ! For healing, both physically and spiritually.
p.s. The base leader here has been talking to us about how they are going to Turkey to start another Snowboarding DTS (that is what I am on!). They will be scouting out the locations, setting stuff up, etc. They will have a group go in January that I am considering joining. Also they will be sending people with a 2 yr. commitment to the same place to start the base. I am also praying about this!
Monday, July 13, 2009
blessings
one of the base staff here pulled me aside while i was washing dishes. she said that the Holy Spirit blew her away and told her to tell me that I bring Joy to the Lord. that i bring about His joy. That God is so excited about me and happy with what I'm doing! very encouraging!
Saturday, July 11, 2009
ministry day!
So we had worship day yesterday. We had a journey through the new tabernacle Mark Parker was our leader through this all. We sang some songs, gave thanksgiving, offered praise, gave offerings, I gave my new ipod away because I felt God was leading me to a few days before.
I also offered my whole life to the Lord. We then had lunch and continued to give offerings. Many gave up money and their wallets, some their identity, some their lives. I felt that I should offer one of the staff, who doesn’t have any of the money for the outreach, to pay for whatever difference he comes up with on the last day he needs to pay.
I was immediately given an ipod by another student. :) we then went into sin offerings. We talked about sins we deal with, struggles we have with different things, there was so much healing done. Many people brought deep things that they hadn’t dealt with. Some needed to forgive, others to be forgiven. We then were baptized in the Holy Spirit.
Mark asked us if we wanted to speak in tongues. I said sure. As I was baptized in the Spirit, I began to speak in tongues. First it was just me, but 5 seconds into it the Spirit took over and made my mouth go crazy. I couldn’t really control my body. I was on my face in worship continuing to speak in tongues. I was overcome by the Spirit and was barely in control of what was going on. This continued for about 20 minutes I believe. It was the most full of the Holy Spirit I have ever been. We then prayed for each other for each of our sins and things we dealt with. We had communion.
Gave each other prophecies. We lined up in two lines and asked for God to speak. He spoke for the person behind us. Then we opened up the Holy of Holies and worshipped for a long time. This went on from 9am until 12 midnight. Very exciting. Very much healing. Clarity. People’s chains were broken. It was very good all together.
I also offered my whole life to the Lord. We then had lunch and continued to give offerings. Many gave up money and their wallets, some their identity, some their lives. I felt that I should offer one of the staff, who doesn’t have any of the money for the outreach, to pay for whatever difference he comes up with on the last day he needs to pay.
I was immediately given an ipod by another student. :) we then went into sin offerings. We talked about sins we deal with, struggles we have with different things, there was so much healing done. Many people brought deep things that they hadn’t dealt with. Some needed to forgive, others to be forgiven. We then were baptized in the Holy Spirit.
Mark asked us if we wanted to speak in tongues. I said sure. As I was baptized in the Spirit, I began to speak in tongues. First it was just me, but 5 seconds into it the Spirit took over and made my mouth go crazy. I couldn’t really control my body. I was on my face in worship continuing to speak in tongues. I was overcome by the Spirit and was barely in control of what was going on. This continued for about 20 minutes I believe. It was the most full of the Holy Spirit I have ever been. We then prayed for each other for each of our sins and things we dealt with. We had communion.
Gave each other prophecies. We lined up in two lines and asked for God to speak. He spoke for the person behind us. Then we opened up the Holy of Holies and worshipped for a long time. This went on from 9am until 12 midnight. Very exciting. Very much healing. Clarity. People’s chains were broken. It was very good all together.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
please pray!
if you read this sometime today. its friday here but thursday there. We are having MINISTRY DAY! or worship day! not ministry time, but DAY! lots of people are excited, worried, scared, nervous, and many other things going into it. (its the night before right now). so if you read this sometime thursday, take a minute and pray for us please! That we MEET GOD!
thanks
Jordan....
ps i'll update soon to let everyone know what happens
thanks
Jordan....
ps i'll update soon to let everyone know what happens
Saturday, July 4, 2009
for its only in your will that i am FREE!
i was given a word from God. from the lady that was teaching us about prophecy and hearing from God. It said Evangelist God+Science=miracles i am not sure what this means. I have been thinking about trying to set up some kind of conference when I get back. maybe this is the topic? let me know what everyone thinks.
Everyone Hears God! this is what we learned this week. Those voices that we continue to hush. may be God speaking into our lives and into others' lives. I'd like to encourage everyone to ask God to speak.... but then KILL THE VOICE THAT SAYS WHAT YOU HEAR IS NOT GOD!
I will be asking God for answers about the next step. One option that has come to my mind is to go with YWAM to Turkey to scout out what a Snowboarding DTS would look like there. This would be in january or february. SORRY MOM! lol This really excites me! I really have enjoyed hearing about what YWAM is about and what they want to do. But this is just one of many options.
We went snowboarding again yesterday at MT. Hutt. It was cloudy so I didnt get any good pictures. But hopefully you enjoyed the previous pictures.
I've received more clarity on the Kingdom of Heaven. I understand now that when God brings the Kingdom, it means that He is bringing a future reality into the present. That a life that will eventually come is brought into this life now. The "shalom" of the future to come today.
I am genuinly happy throughout all of the day. I'm hear with great people, learning alot, i dont even care that i sleep on bunkbeds lol. Happy to be where God wants me to be!
Everyone Hears God! this is what we learned this week. Those voices that we continue to hush. may be God speaking into our lives and into others' lives. I'd like to encourage everyone to ask God to speak.... but then KILL THE VOICE THAT SAYS WHAT YOU HEAR IS NOT GOD!
I will be asking God for answers about the next step. One option that has come to my mind is to go with YWAM to Turkey to scout out what a Snowboarding DTS would look like there. This would be in january or february. SORRY MOM! lol This really excites me! I really have enjoyed hearing about what YWAM is about and what they want to do. But this is just one of many options.
We went snowboarding again yesterday at MT. Hutt. It was cloudy so I didnt get any good pictures. But hopefully you enjoyed the previous pictures.
I've received more clarity on the Kingdom of Heaven. I understand now that when God brings the Kingdom, it means that He is bringing a future reality into the present. That a life that will eventually come is brought into this life now. The "shalom" of the future to come today.
I am genuinly happy throughout all of the day. I'm hear with great people, learning alot, i dont even care that i sleep on bunkbeds lol. Happy to be where God wants me to be!
Friday, July 3, 2009
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