My First Newsletter
I first want to say that I miss you all, like very much. I’m sure Hudson and Henry are having many laughs, Brian might be in his room making a new song, Cooper and Spencer could be planning a sermon, many folks are wedding planning, Angelique and Evan are probably leading many people to give God glory in song, Hunter is watching grass grow, and my Grammy is probably praying for me as we speak. Thank you for all of your prayers, for the prayer that God revealing himself to me in a fresh way, or that I’m finding my identity in what God says about me, or that the word becomes alive to me in a way I would have never expected. God definetly has answered all of those prayers and will continue too. Thank you to all who have and are continuing to trust the Lord with their finances, if that looks like giving to a missionary like myself, or giving to your local church. Just remember that the Father’s promise of the Holy Spirit gives us authority to be apart of this Great Commission!
Our school is blessed to have many core staff members who have been with YWAM for decades. The past 4 weeks God has really solidified in me my identity in Christ, that I’m a son, I’m holy and righteous in the eyes of the Father, all because of Jesus dying for me. When I live in that truth, God brings me much Joy, that nothing I can do will gain his favor, cause I am already as loved by Him as I can be. We’ve also been learned the importance, and simplicity, in the power of Jesus setting us free from patterns of sin and strongholds. Week four was about the Holy Spirit, and the significance of Him choosing to dwell in us is, inviting us to look more like Jesus.
Wednesday is when 7 teams go to university campus’ around South California, to tell students about the Gospel! I have many stories, so if you want to hear more, PLEASE reach out. The past couple weeks our team had the opportunity to serve with a Fearless LA, a church in LA. Every Wednesday Fearless has a grocery outreach, where anyone affected by the fires, or in anyone that is in need, are able to swing by and pick up bags of groceries, cleaning supplies etc. God is growing the burden in my heart for telling people about what Jesus has done, not only in me, but what he also wants to do in them.
Our God speaks! I have been more understanding that God is a better speaker than, I am listener. Yet He is so loving, and my eyes have been opened to His jealousy for wanting me to be intimate with him. Circuit Riders is very passionate about intercession prayer, which is praying for others. A small amount of us began, and are continuing to meet, every saturday morning to worship, and intercede in prayer for the the nations. Andy Byrd, who helped launch, YWAM Fire and Fragrance, Circuit Riders, & The Send, was sharing that 3.4 billion people in the world have no access to the Gospel, and 2.5 billion have yet to have heard the name Jesus.
'After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, '
Revelation 7:9
Circuit Riders holds a Monday Night gathering, which has definitely been a blessing to myself and other CRX students. It’s a great weekly ministry to highlight, especially when evangelizing. I’ve already seen the fruit of telling someone my age on the pier in Huntington Beach about Jesus, to now, them showing up weekly to Monday Night, and enjoying time afterward making new friends. It has amazing teaching through the word, and this past week Andy Byrd talked about hunger for Jesus, which has been on my heart since I’ve been here. A few mentors of mine, Deidra and Tag, told me how they enjoyed seeing my hunger going into this season, and now that I’m here I can see that God is the gift giver, and hunger for more of Him comes from him. A prayer I would encourage anyone who is reading this to pray, because it has greatly changed my heart already in 4 weeks time, is “Jesus thank you for dying for me, God thank you that you are a better speaker than I am listener, God I want to want more of you. May the desire I have for you, the desire that you gave me, I’m using all of that hunger and desire and am asking for more. THANK YOU JESUS!”