A person changes a lot in one year. Especially if within that one year you place this person within community, traveling to 11 countries in 11 months. I feel different and I hope that when I come home people will notice a difference in my life. Along with that (hopefully) noticeable difference comes the understanding that this journey has only just begun [insert “the best is yet to come” by Sinatra, playing softly in the background]. I have realized that I need to live in community, that I need the feedback and encouragement of likeminded people if I am to continue to seek God’s plan for my life. I need to be in this community because, through it I have changed and will continue to change. God has placed within me big dreams of what is possible in the church when it functions the way that it should, as the BODY of CHRIST!!!
And that is why I have chosen to attend G42 Leadership Academy in Spain. Why Spain you ask?? Because if I stay in the US then I will remain within my comfort zone, I will not be challenged, and I won’t have the community that I’ve grown to love. One major reason for this is that “World Race culture” has become the new normal for me. At G42 they have this “culture” and they get me. They understand, many of the professors and alumni have been there. Seth Barnes, the founder of Adventures in Missions and the World Race, teaches classes there and closer to my heart, my squad coaches Dave & Bernadette Fredricksz teach there as well.
They will help me shape my dream and turn it into a reality. To change lives by preventing human rights abuses mostly through the avenue of community development.
Here is a little more about the school for all who are so inclined to read on…
Numbers in the Bible do have some significance. And the number 42 has generally been considered to represent the coming of Christ. Take a look at Matthew, chapter one. It tells the genealogy of Jesus. Verse 17 says “Thus there were 14 generations from Abraham to David, 14 from David to the exile to Babylon, and 14 from the exile to Christ.”
The problem is if you count up all the generations, they only add up to 41. We know that the Bible does not lie, so what’s up? Either the Holy Spirit made a mistake, or there’s a mystery we need to try to understand. There are only 13 generations from the exile to Jesus. But the text says “to the Christ.” Matthew 1:16 says, “Mary of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.” The 42nd generation is between Jesus and Christ.
Jesus came to earth, undressing all the way to enter his humanity. Jesus was the man part of God and Christ is the God-part. Yes, they are one and the same, but they are also different. The 42nd generation that this text is talking about not only was Christ himself, but also is us, the body of Christ. And to that extent, the 42nd generation will come about when Christ is formed in us as the body of Christ.
Mathew 16:13 says, “When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi; he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
“But what about you?” He asked. “Who do you say I am?”
Simon Answered, “You are the Christ, the son of the Living God.”
“Who is the Son of Man?” Jesus asks, narrowing it down. Jesus always narrows it down, “What about you, Peter, rock (church)?”
And the Church has locked itself down very often in a sinful simplistic acceptance of the wonderful Jesus as savior. It has refused to grow up into Christ. That’s why Paul said, “I labor until Christ is found in you.” The whole point of the Church is to get Christ formed in us. We must get past elementary things. We must move beyond the need for more inner healing and deliverance. If you have that need, get it and let’s go. Get healed. Get over it. Let’s get out of the bed. We need the bed. We have got plenty of beds, but churches are more than hospitals. You can stay in the hospital while you get healed, but you need to walk in health.
And we are going to labor, and we are going to preach it and we are going to try to live it until Christ is found in it and then we get the prize.

We might just be the 42nd generation.
How We Do G42
When Jesus was asked about what was really important, he said, “Love God and love people.” The bible reveals the way in which we do these two simple things. Discipleship is I the process by which we love and become intimate with God. Koinonea, Community, is the process where we love and become more intimate with other believers. Freedom within the context of these two processes is the atmosphere that God seeks. And God wants to spread His love across the world. He gives us a role to play in taking spiritual Dominion over evil.
The Non/Profit Track
January-June 2012 & July-December 2012: Non-Profit/NGO Track
 Spearheaded by George Ridley, Director of LightForce International (UK), and Seth Barnes, Director of Adventures in Missions (US), this track will help you turn your ministry dreams into reality. Using their decades of experience around the world starting multiple non-profits, churches, and businesses, George and Seth will provide close mentorship and direction to get you started. Then, following your time with them, you will continue working on other projects, getting you the experience to begin on your own.
After graduation, you may continue building your ministry atKingdom Dreams, work on projects in the third world for LightForce, or begin your own ministry.
I can't wait to share more with you all when I get home!!
