I feel home.
I feel at home in my new position as leader of the Kenya team. I am in my natural habitat. As Mike Paschall (L-Squad coach) said while praying for me, this is the kind of thing I was born for.
I am finding that God has completely equipped me to disciple these 12 young men and women. I am the man for this job, and I am ready. Praise Jesus!
Already we have seen the lives of these young men and women get completely flipped. They are coming alive. They are experiencing, some for the first time, the alive and real work of the Holy Spirit. They now know what it's like when God walks right into the room. They are getting freedom. They are receiving inner healing. They are exploring creative ways of expressing their love for God in worship. They have ALL opened up to the entire team about things they have struggled with all their life; deep hurts, strongholds of the enemy. They are REAL and HONEST and READY for change, and this training camp has been just the experience that they were hungry for, though most of them probably were not aware of that hunger burning deep inside them.
A hunger for freedom.
A hunger for love.
A hunger for hope.
A hunger for worship.
A hunger for identity.
A hunger for God.
With such hungry people, my job is simple. Feed them. Take everything I've received and give it to them. Yes, this means I will be pouring out my life for each and every one of these 12 people, but is there anything greater? God has given me the heart of a father, and so when they get victory my heart comes alive. When they experience God in a new way, I leap in the air and shout praises to God.
By the way, this is only day three! These kids have experienced more in the past three days with God, then most people experience their entire life. One girl asked, "Where has this been?" "Why is everyone missing this?" "This is LIFE and this is AWESOME!"
Praise Jesus! More donations continue to come in! Thank You Thank You Thank You!!! Please continue to pray for me, as I need another $535.50 to meet my current support goal. To give simply click here.
Thanks! Jesus bless you! Miss you friends and family.
~michael
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Let the trivia game begin!
Remember, whoever has the most points at the end of this four-month mission will receive a prize from Kenya!
The first person to leave a comment on this blog with the correct answer will win the points. Here it is:
Write the names of 5 members of the Kenya team (Janna and I do not count for this answer). GO!
