Hmm...
Chicago was a very interesting event for me.
On one side it was great for two reasons, Chicago pizza, and friends I haven't see in a long time. LOTS of friends I haven't see in a while. It was great to see them again. I missed them so much and it was good to just simply see their faces and hang out with them.
On the other end, this event was super different and stressful! Our team wasn't getting along, it was a church event so the building was SUPER crowded and made my job way harder, and I also had to run another camera. It was just way stressful and chaotic. And honestly, I'm still kind of stressed due to some things that happened this weekend lol.
But of course, the Lord moved despite those things. His presence fell like honey. It was so sweet and so thick.
Here's the highlight video for Chicago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7k-7VMq-Rs&feature=plcp
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Toronto, Canada
Oooooh Canadaaaaaaaa.
Well, my second Canadian experience has been very well. :)
We had to sneak people into the country, we got to walk around the city of Toronto, got to see Niagara Falls again, and I felt the Lord in an overwhelming way and learned once again how faithful He is to answer prayer.
The Lord put a deep, deep hunger and thirst and desire for His presence this weekend. I felt like David when he said in the Psalms, "As the deer pants for streams of water so my soul pants for you, oh God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go meet with God?" My heart was literally being broken because I wanted His presence so desperately.
Fast forward to Saturday night. ... I couldn't handle it anymore. I needed Him. So we get into worship, and about halfway through the worship set, we start singing You Won't Relent.
The screens were black.
And I got extremely overwhelmed by the presence of God in the room. So overwhelmed that I just sat down on the stairs going up to the stage and just cried my eyes out. I didn't even get camera shots. After ten minutes of crying, I got up, went up the stage to get some shots, and got even more overwhelmed and started crying even harder lol. It was totally insane. The Lord is so good.
Another quick testimony for the weekend, there was this kid in a wheelchair that was at the front of the concert line every single concert and worship set. The Lord really put Him on my heart as soon as I saw him. I didn't get any opportunities to go pray with him, but something cool did happen regardless. He didn't get healed or anything, but at the very end of the event, the speaker calls the attendees to live their life for Christ in such a way that is relentless. To relentlessly pursue Him, the things of Him, and His people. As I was watching the crowd one by one stand to their feet, he stood out to me, even though he was pretty far out there. I watched him grab his friends shoulders around him, drag himself out of his chair and stand to his feet. His friends had to hold him up, but none the less it was still an answered prayer. I wanted to see him stand up.
The Lord did some great things up here in Canada! There's a lot more, but I'm not going to list them all off for you. :)
I am now here in my teammates hometown of Gwelf(?), Ontario(?) lol. The next few days are going to be full of rest. Praise the Lord because I am pretty dang tired. We also get to lead a youth service tomorrow night!
Well, if you have any questions, go ahead and ask them. :)
And here's the highlight video!
Well, my second Canadian experience has been very well. :)
We had to sneak people into the country, we got to walk around the city of Toronto, got to see Niagara Falls again, and I felt the Lord in an overwhelming way and learned once again how faithful He is to answer prayer.
The Lord put a deep, deep hunger and thirst and desire for His presence this weekend. I felt like David when he said in the Psalms, "As the deer pants for streams of water so my soul pants for you, oh God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go meet with God?" My heart was literally being broken because I wanted His presence so desperately.
Fast forward to Saturday night. ... I couldn't handle it anymore. I needed Him. So we get into worship, and about halfway through the worship set, we start singing You Won't Relent.
The screens were black.
And I got extremely overwhelmed by the presence of God in the room. So overwhelmed that I just sat down on the stairs going up to the stage and just cried my eyes out. I didn't even get camera shots. After ten minutes of crying, I got up, went up the stage to get some shots, and got even more overwhelmed and started crying even harder lol. It was totally insane. The Lord is so good.
Another quick testimony for the weekend, there was this kid in a wheelchair that was at the front of the concert line every single concert and worship set. The Lord really put Him on my heart as soon as I saw him. I didn't get any opportunities to go pray with him, but something cool did happen regardless. He didn't get healed or anything, but at the very end of the event, the speaker calls the attendees to live their life for Christ in such a way that is relentless. To relentlessly pursue Him, the things of Him, and His people. As I was watching the crowd one by one stand to their feet, he stood out to me, even though he was pretty far out there. I watched him grab his friends shoulders around him, drag himself out of his chair and stand to his feet. His friends had to hold him up, but none the less it was still an answered prayer. I wanted to see him stand up.
The Lord did some great things up here in Canada! There's a lot more, but I'm not going to list them all off for you. :)
I am now here in my teammates hometown of Gwelf(?), Ontario(?) lol. The next few days are going to be full of rest. Praise the Lord because I am pretty dang tired. We also get to lead a youth service tomorrow night!
Well, if you have any questions, go ahead and ask them. :)
And here's the highlight video!
Monday, October 1, 2012
Amherst, Massachusetts
Well, what can I say. I'm sitting here at a bed in breakfast in Capecod, Mass, and yesterday I spent a day in Boston. I am extremely blessed to do this. :)
Now down to the subject worth writing about....
For six weeks me and my team have spent sleepless nights, tearful days, and brain cramming days training for this tour...
It was long...
It was hard...
It was exhausting...
And it was extremely emotional...
For me, those six weeks were the Lord chipping off the death and the stone from my heart and soul. It was a time where my empty lungs were being resuscitated by the breath of God. It was an Ezekiel 36: 24-27 season.
“For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land. I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws."
When we arrived at The Mullins Center a week before the event, I was excited. ... Five days later, I was exhausted and sick. I was annoyed at everyone on my team and was even questioning why I stayed on the ministry team again. I spent about 30 hours out of that week failing and having to tackle big projects over and over and over again. The only thing I clung to, and even after a while was hard to cling to, was that this hardship is worth what will happen on Friday and Saturday.
After all that failure.
After all that frustration.
After all those sleepless nights.
That truth became real...
My job this year is camera 4. That means I am a camera operator running around on stage getting shots for concerts, worship, skits and the live action drama we do every year. This means I have a very clear view of the attendees faces.
During our Saturday night worship set, I could not believe what I was seeing.
About 25-30 teenagers on my side of the stage were WEEPING. Not just some, but my whole side of stage. They were on their faces CRYING OUT TO GOD. They were hugging and getting prayed for and getting completely overwhelmed by the love, mercy and grace of God while these lyrics were being sung by 2,000 some teenagers.
"Your love never fails
It never gives up on me,
in death and life,
I'm confident and covered by the power of your great love."
It was unbelievable.
One lesson that is learned on the ministry team is this...
God moves despite your inadequacy at your job, lack of prayer, or maintaining a good attitude, and does not need you to move hearts. He is not a dependent God.
Now down to the subject worth writing about....
For six weeks me and my team have spent sleepless nights, tearful days, and brain cramming days training for this tour...
It was long...
It was hard...
It was exhausting...
And it was extremely emotional...
For me, those six weeks were the Lord chipping off the death and the stone from my heart and soul. It was a time where my empty lungs were being resuscitated by the breath of God. It was an Ezekiel 36: 24-27 season.
“For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land. I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws."
When we arrived at The Mullins Center a week before the event, I was excited. ... Five days later, I was exhausted and sick. I was annoyed at everyone on my team and was even questioning why I stayed on the ministry team again. I spent about 30 hours out of that week failing and having to tackle big projects over and over and over again. The only thing I clung to, and even after a while was hard to cling to, was that this hardship is worth what will happen on Friday and Saturday.
After all that failure.
After all that frustration.
After all those sleepless nights.
That truth became real...
My job this year is camera 4. That means I am a camera operator running around on stage getting shots for concerts, worship, skits and the live action drama we do every year. This means I have a very clear view of the attendees faces.
During our Saturday night worship set, I could not believe what I was seeing.
About 25-30 teenagers on my side of the stage were WEEPING. Not just some, but my whole side of stage. They were on their faces CRYING OUT TO GOD. They were hugging and getting prayed for and getting completely overwhelmed by the love, mercy and grace of God while these lyrics were being sung by 2,000 some teenagers.
"Your love never fails
It never gives up on me,
in death and life,
I'm confident and covered by the power of your great love."
It was unbelievable.
One lesson that is learned on the ministry team is this...
God moves despite your inadequacy at your job, lack of prayer, or maintaining a good attitude, and does not need you to move hearts. He is not a dependent God.
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