Monday, July 28, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Alive and Rockin in India
Gosh what can I even say!! After two days of really long layovers and really long plane rides I am here and alive in Lonavala, India at the Ywam base eating more curry and drinking more chai than you can even imagine and I am loving it. Suprisingly no jet lag for this guy so thanks God.
We started training Monday morning and it is going really well so far. It is a lot of work but it is going to be so worth it getting equipped in what I want to do with teaching now and in the future. We have 9 students two American, me and my friend Sam and the rest are all Indian, recent graduates of the School of Biblical Studies that took place here at the base. And by recent I mean they just finished last week. It is a pretty crazy turn around for all of us but we are all loving it. I am not sure about all of my outreach details yet but I will let you all know as soon as we figure it out. So yeah that's really it for now if you have any questions about anything please e-mail me at chadsmyhero@yahoo.com....
Prayer Requests: That I will rely on God's strength and not try to do this by myself because if I do that this whole thing will be pointless
Pray that the Holy Spirit will enpower me in every aspect from training to going out and teaching
Strength and wisdom to handle the responsibility of teaching God's word
That God will prepare the hearts of those who we are going to be teaching
That God will completely transform me from the inside out during this time
I want to see radical things happen in me and the people we come in contact with during this time
Thank you so much for having my back in prayer it means so much to me...if you need prayer for anything please let me know I would love to have your back also!! Seriously anything... I want to be a part of your life just as much as you are a part of mine!!!
P.S. I am very close to being fluent in Hindi so here is your Hindi lesson for the day
Chinni De Do = Give me some sugar : In the literal sense of the word sugar as in for coffee or tea. Not the possible American meaning for the phrase!
Ap Ka Nam Khia Hey = What is your name
Mira Nam Justin Hey = my name is Justin
Choop = Shut up: Very offensive, only say it to your American friend named Sam
So as you can see I am very close to being fluent in Hindi....Please tune in next time for Hindi with Justin
I love you all, Be Blessed Love Justin
We started training Monday morning and it is going really well so far. It is a lot of work but it is going to be so worth it getting equipped in what I want to do with teaching now and in the future. We have 9 students two American, me and my friend Sam and the rest are all Indian, recent graduates of the School of Biblical Studies that took place here at the base. And by recent I mean they just finished last week. It is a pretty crazy turn around for all of us but we are all loving it. I am not sure about all of my outreach details yet but I will let you all know as soon as we figure it out. So yeah that's really it for now if you have any questions about anything please e-mail me at chadsmyhero@yahoo.com....
Prayer Requests: That I will rely on God's strength and not try to do this by myself because if I do that this whole thing will be pointless
Pray that the Holy Spirit will enpower me in every aspect from training to going out and teaching
Strength and wisdom to handle the responsibility of teaching God's word
That God will prepare the hearts of those who we are going to be teaching
That God will completely transform me from the inside out during this time
I want to see radical things happen in me and the people we come in contact with during this time
Thank you so much for having my back in prayer it means so much to me...if you need prayer for anything please let me know I would love to have your back also!! Seriously anything... I want to be a part of your life just as much as you are a part of mine!!!
P.S. I am very close to being fluent in Hindi so here is your Hindi lesson for the day
Chinni De Do = Give me some sugar : In the literal sense of the word sugar as in for coffee or tea. Not the possible American meaning for the phrase!
Ap Ka Nam Khia Hey = What is your name
Mira Nam Justin Hey = my name is Justin
Choop = Shut up: Very offensive, only say it to your American friend named Sam
So as you can see I am very close to being fluent in Hindi....Please tune in next time for Hindi with Justin
I love you all, Be Blessed Love Justin
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Off to India
Well here I go off on another adventure. I will be in India and possibly Bangladesh for 3 months. I will be equipping pastors and people on how to study the word of God. This world needs biblical truth and I am so blessed that God has called me to this outreach to begin what I can only hope is to be for the rest of my life. It is going to be stretching but so awesome. God works in weakness and that is what I am. He is so awesome to use someone so weak. I am nothing without him.
I am so happy to report that God has provided my plane ticket and all of the rest of my fees. Thank you all so much for your prayers and support it truly means so much to me!
Prayer Request:
- That God will completely transform me and the people that I will be teaching through his living word
- That I will daily walk in the power of the Holy Spirit always looking to see lives changed
-Health and Safety we will be going to some rough spots
-Strength and Wisdom to handle teaching God's living word
I love you guys so much...please keep in touch
I am so happy to report that God has provided my plane ticket and all of the rest of my fees. Thank you all so much for your prayers and support it truly means so much to me!
Prayer Request:
- That God will completely transform me and the people that I will be teaching through his living word
- That I will daily walk in the power of the Holy Spirit always looking to see lives changed
-Health and Safety we will be going to some rough spots
-Strength and Wisdom to handle teaching God's living word
I love you guys so much...please keep in touch
Sunday, June 15, 2008
The Good News, The Bad News, The Future News (My Crazy Life)
The Good News: I have officially been accepted to do my Titus Project in India. The date is starts is July 21st where there will be 3 weeks of training in India. And it looks like my teams outreach is going to be in Bangladesh for a little while and also in India and that will be 2 months. We will be teaching the inductive method in some places and also teaching some books in SBS's in both Bangladesh and India.
The Bad News: I leave in a month and have no money. I need prayer, I need support, I need Visas in a very short amount of time. The total finances is going to be around 3000 dollars. Please keep me in your prayers and if you feel led to give that would also be much appreciated.
God has given me a heart to teach his word to those who are hungry for it and who desperately need it. This past 9 months I have learned the word and I have seen how it has affected my life and how important it is to know the word and the least I can do with my life is share to those who need it. That is part of my vision seeing people transformed by the living word of God.
The Future News: Right when I get back from my Titus outreach I have the opportunity to go on a month long tour with an artist on base which is an awesome opportunity to share my gift of rhythm with the west Coast. After that I am trying to get home for about a month to raise support for the next step. Yes this is very exciting. God has been laying it on my heart to come back to Montana for 2 years or more to staff the Discipleship Training School here. This is other part of my vision to disciple and lead and to see students set free and walking in the gifts that God has given them. It is awesome seeing how God has brought these opportunities to my life.
The Prayer Request: Finances for the next couple years. That God will bring people to me who will share my vision who are willing to support me financially for the long haul. Visas to come quickly because I don't have much time. Strength for me and my team as we are constantly teaching for two months. Thanks for your prayers...they mean so much...if you need prayer for anything let me know!
Support can be sent to: 501 Blacktail Road Lakeside, Montana 59922
The Bad News: I leave in a month and have no money. I need prayer, I need support, I need Visas in a very short amount of time. The total finances is going to be around 3000 dollars. Please keep me in your prayers and if you feel led to give that would also be much appreciated.
God has given me a heart to teach his word to those who are hungry for it and who desperately need it. This past 9 months I have learned the word and I have seen how it has affected my life and how important it is to know the word and the least I can do with my life is share to those who need it. That is part of my vision seeing people transformed by the living word of God.
The Future News: Right when I get back from my Titus outreach I have the opportunity to go on a month long tour with an artist on base which is an awesome opportunity to share my gift of rhythm with the west Coast. After that I am trying to get home for about a month to raise support for the next step. Yes this is very exciting. God has been laying it on my heart to come back to Montana for 2 years or more to staff the Discipleship Training School here. This is other part of my vision to disciple and lead and to see students set free and walking in the gifts that God has given them. It is awesome seeing how God has brought these opportunities to my life.
The Prayer Request: Finances for the next couple years. That God will bring people to me who will share my vision who are willing to support me financially for the long haul. Visas to come quickly because I don't have much time. Strength for me and my team as we are constantly teaching for two months. Thanks for your prayers...they mean so much...if you need prayer for anything let me know!
Support can be sent to: 501 Blacktail Road Lakeside, Montana 59922
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Life is good
Time is moving really fast here in Montana. I have one more month left of school and I can't believe it is almost over. I would appreciate your prayers because I am still waiting on what is next. I am in the process of applying for Titus project in India which would be taking the method I have learned to study the bible to pastors and leaders who are so hungry to learn more so we can raise them up and then in turn they can raise others up to teach the word.. So please keep that in your prayers. I will find out in a couple of weeks if I am accepted and if I do get accepted there is going to be a pretty quick turn around for me. I will graduate on the 26th of June and then I will have two weeks off until I have to get to India. Essentially I will need around 3000 dollars in the next two weeks in order to get a visa and my plane ticket and my outreach fees. So please pray that God will open any doors that need to be opened or close any for that matter. I appreciate all of your prayers, they really do mean the world. God Bless you guys!!
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
God Story
Hey everyone thank you so much for your prayers because today I got the rest of my finances for this school. PRAISE GOD!! It happened so fast every hour just sitting doing my work I would be down another 100 dollars or something...it was so crazy. In a weekend God brought in 17oo dollars for me let alone 7000 for my friends that needed money. Thanks God. You are so faithful!!!
Thursday, May 1, 2008
God Rocks
So I finished the book of Joel this afternoon and I got rocked. It gives such an awesome picture of how living in repentance will bring you closer to God. If we don;t acknowledge our sin and lay it down before God it is going to keep us back from an intimate relationship with him. We need to be constantly on our faces in dire need of his forgiveness. It is so important to just live in utter fear of the Lord. And when that happens he is so faithful and he totally rewards it. So yeah that was a little something I got out of the book of Joel, thought I would start off my blog spiritual. So I also have a prayer request if you read this before tomorrow but I owe 1500 dollars by tomorrow so just pray that it gets here so I do not have to go home. I have complete faith it is coming in it just always helps to have the body of Christ help you out. So yeah thanks for reading this and I will put updates in here as much as I can! Love you all!!!
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