Good time was had by all…
Well we started last week officially what we are now calling the "Revivalist Equipping Nights" for all those aspiring to lead or who feel called to lead what God is so evidently doing at YBF. It was fun. I spoke about intimacy vertically and horizontally. The priority for heart to heart connections with the Father and with each other. Then we proceeded to break up into small groups and practice the David model for intimacy. We ended the evening getting each other filled with Holy Spirit... it was a time of tipsyness! LOL *hic* It was really great!
Blessing and Increase!
Well it is time to tell of all that God has done in the last few months and to declare a renewed vision for the future. Remember when you hear this testimony that the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy! This means the very testimony you hear of Jesus touching some else's life has the power in it to do it again. So take this testimony as a prophesy for your situation.
Several years ago, while attending a Bethel Church service, Pastor Bill was moved by the Spirit to have us all pray for those who were having financial struggles. Well we had moved there to attend BSSM and were completely strapped financially having used up whatever cash we had and all of our credit. So we were in desperate need of some prayer and money. As my friend layed hands on me to pray for our situation I had a vision of people putting money into my hands, then the vision changed and I saw people pinning money on my back, then the vision changed again and I was standing in front of the mail box collecting a check that would pay off our debt. This was exactly what I needed to encourage me. Well right after he was done praying people started putting money in my hands while I was standing there. Then later that month I got a job working for Loving On Purpose, right at the point where had no money left, it was amazing.
Now I knew that the first two parts of the vision had come true, money donations were coming in and I was getting money for my labor. I longed to see the third part come true, but nothing. My wife started seeing the numbers 555 frequently. The number 5 means grace and Bill had an encounter where the Lord showed him that the cancellation of debt was upon us and the number was 555. So every time we saw that number we claimed it as the cancellation of debt for us. It was crazy how often we saw it. I mean ridiculous. I would see the number, reach out my hand and claim the promise as ours. Well Kris Vallotton says the word you hear the most often can be a sign of the resistance you will face before you see that promise come to pass. This was a real test for our faith, especially when we felt financially strapped after going to Nicaragua and reducing our salary to only 6% of what I was making when I was working as a video game project manager. God was faithful and provided all the way. There were times in Nicaragua in the middle of the month, when all we had was a bag of oatmeal on the shelf and people came, without knowing and paid to feed us for 3 days, etc. It was truly amazing! Always there, always at the last moment, God came through. However the debt was always there as a nagging temptation not to believe God as the creditors kept calling.
The external pressure to not believe the faithfulness of God to fulfill the promise was intense and just last month it came to a head with a creditor when they threatened legal action. All sorts of questions come to mind like, did we hear God right, were we foolish in giving it all up to follow what we felt God was telling us to do, am I being an irresponsible father, etc etc. It was rough, but no matter what we felt, experienced or perceived we kept reminding each other that the God who answered our prayers in the past is the same God who will answer our promises in the future and that He is more than capable to do what He said He would do. Then in the middle of last month, a couple we know sold their house and gave us check of $20K to pay off our debt. PRAISE GOD! He is faithful to fulfill all that He promises.
Next Stop Whitehorse.
Well we are headed to Whitehorse, Yukon to help start a mini BSSM. We are pretty excited. Feels like a Holy Spirit setup. We will be going for 3 months to start. Then we will see what happens.
We will help setup a part-time evening school for the Yukon Bible Fellowship Foursquare Church.
Any BSSM Grads want to help us for 3 months from July - Sept 2010 in Whithorse, Yukon? If so, contact us. You would be helping with fire-starting and outreach.
Books = Seeds!
This has been the week of closure in some senses and the beginnings in other senses. The Bethel team arrived with the books and a whole lot of fire... it was fun to minister with them and to watch how well they carry the fire. It really has been a blessing to work along side these giants.
I had the opportunity to go to lunch with Pastor Aresnio and a friend of ours one afternoon. I gave him the books for his library and he quickly thumbed through them till he got to Culture of Honor and got really excited. He said he has been working on a book about honor, and something Kris wrote in Supernatural Ways of Royalty inspired him so he went online to look for more resources about honor and he found Danny's book and really wanted to get it... so when it showed up he was ecstatic. I explained what all the books were about and he was thankful.
When I went to Ciuad Dario with the team we decided to plant the books as seeds before the apostles feet so to speak. So we had Pastor Harry Rios sit in a chair, then one by one each of the student's brought up a book, planted it into his ministry explaining it's contents and prophesying over him and his leaders. WOW!! Amazing. This rocked! See the images below.
Having been there, I have to tell you I really think this will make an enormous difference. Thank you all for your donations, your love and support during this time. I look forward to seeing you all when we get back to Redding April 5ish...
What we are learning.
To see further what we are learning, read chris' blog.
Highlights this week:
God healed 8 people in Managua, grew out 2 people's legs in Ciudad Dario and healed 23 people in Diriamba at their 6 year anniversary celebration called "Sin Limites" or No Limits. Diriamba celebrated the goodness of God like kids at Jesus Culture. The lid is off! They are so in love with Jesus. They prophesied and made declarations while worshiping, celebrating, running, dancing, WOW!!! Loved it.
We got a blessing, one of the couples of a church in Masya wanted to thank me for what we are doing in Nicaragua, so they took my family and I to San Juan Del Sur and treated us to some waves and a seafood platter.
Testimonies, Testimonies, Testimonies…
The greatest thing for me to see is the testimonies of Jesus. I really really really love how He works. Especially when He partners with people and changes the paradigm of how to access His presence. This week has been rife with miracles, healings and testimonies. Some of which happened as a result of the teaching we are doing. This is a great reward for us. It is one thing to teach people the principles, it is a another thing to see them put it into practice and see the fruit. I am again just in awe of God's favor in this time. Praise Him from who all blessings flow!
Last night I was in Managua Verbo Central, it was my honor to teach them the principles of keeping the testimonies and the promises.
However before I got to the podium, I went to pre-service prayer with some firecracker intercessors. Oh I love intercessors.... and did we get drunk. They put oil on my hands, my head my knees, my shoulders, my chest, my feet and my translator. They prophesied up a storm. It reminded me of my new favorite scripture: Is 45:8
Drip down, O heavens, from above,
And let the clouds pour down righteousness;
Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit,
And righteousness spring up with it.
I, the LORD, have created it.
[I can just picture his honey dripping from heaven and the righteousness falling like a thunderstorm. ooooooo!]
I went into the church and they were singing, 'Ancient of Days' - 'Your Kingdom shall reign over all the earth!' Best ever, better than the recording....
Then they started to testify of how God has begun to move in the church with a spirit of generosity to break poverty thinking. Since the conference Pastor Ricardo went to in Ecuador with Kris Vallotton, Joaquin Evans & Chris Gore, and since last week when these Guatemala pastors came and taught them about generosity, people have been bringing their possessions into the church and seeing breakthrough in their lives. The church had cars for sale, beds and stereos out in the front. It was awesome. One man came up and told a story of how he owed $26000 and someone gave him the money to pay his debt. Another and another came up with testimonies of how God has blessed them financially and with healing. It was simply amazing.
I spoke about how keeping the testimonies and the promises perpetuates revival from one generation to the next. I could barely get a sentence out, and they were cheering and freaking out. It was so so so good. I was humbled and I could feel His presence thick like honey on my body. I said testimonies and promises take you outside of time to a place where future provision for your 'now' is made available. They cheered. It was electric. I used the 'David Model' to explain the power of testimonies and promises and told them testimonies are pregnant with the prophetic anointing to do it again. They cheered. Honestly something has shifted in this church since the last time I preached here 2 weeks ago. I ended with the above scripture and we prayed it as a church - I bet if I could have seen the angelic, the heavens were open and angels were ascending and descending.... wow! When the team comes in March, you will see., they are crazy for His presence.
Afterwards at supper, Pastor Ricardo shared a testimony of a boy he prayed for who had a tumour in his back. He shared how he prayed the way I had shown him and how simple it was. The rest of the testimony is at healingherald.org. Simply incredible. God is so good. Also afterwards I prayed for a man who's right leg was shorter than the left. Before I could pray it started to GROW! So I quickly said, "In the name of Jesus, right leg grow!" LOL. It totally grew out. He told me he has been praying for people since I last spoke there, and people are getting healed. I am having so much fun. Thank you everyone for this access.
Healing released in Diriamba
It was an amazing weekend in Diriamba. The Holy Spirit came faithful to His promise to show up whenever we call on him.
On thursday night, I shared a testimony of a twisted foot being healed. The presence of Holy Spirit was on me so strongly. I knew God wanted to do it again. The leaders in the class were reminded of a guy, Francisco, who does maintenance for the church. He had a twisted hand. Someone went to look for him and returned to the classroom a few minutes later. I planned to teach the leaders the healing model so took this opportunity to demonstrate it to them. I was holding Francisco's twisted hand with both my hands while I prayed a simple prayer. As I prayed, I could feel his whole hand pivoting in mine while his wrist remained still. It was amazing! When we finished praying I asked him how it felt. His hand was still twisted, but the pain was gone! So I asked him if I could pray again. Once again, while we prayed I could feel his hand pivoting in mine and his fingers and knuckles straightening. It was so good. The translator and I could barely believe our eyes.
This demonstration of God's love set the stage for an awesome encounter with God. The faith of the leaders was growing as they heard the testimonies and watched God touch Francisco's hand and heal a woman's back pain. I spoke with them about words of knowledge and how God highlights a particular thing that he wants to accomplish in that moment. Everyone waited on the Lord for a word of knowledge and several things were called out like bone disorders, bronchitis, ear problems among others. People raised their hands and then I encouraged them to start praying for one another, to invite the Holy Spirit to come and minister to them, to command any pain to leave. It took a few minutes of clarification and reminders to keep it simple and suddenly you could see the joy start to erupt as people realized that they were healed and those praying realized how God had just used them in power. As testimonies came forth, more of the leaders came forward for prayer and I welcomed those who were just healed to pray ... And more testimonies came forth ... and more requests!! It was like supernatural dominoes as pain and affliction bowed at the name of Jesus. At least 9 people were healed in the meeting that night (knees, forearms, bronchitis, sore throats, ear problems, backs). The joy was bubbling over as they gloried in the demonstrations of God's love.
On Friday night, I shared with the leaders about SOZO, focusing mainly on the father ladder. I walked them through the tool corporately to give them a taste of the healing that it brings to walk through forgiveness of people and see the Godhead in a different light. Afterward, I took them on an encounter, a "first date" of sorts, to start their journey with the person of the Godhead that they felt least connected to. It was beautiful to see so many men and women touched by the presence of God, completely surrendered in the hope of knowing Him more. Many people testified after, through tears of joy and release, of a love that they had never felt, a sense of being in a place that they had always longed for. What a privilege it was to listen to their intimate love encounters.
Saturday was the icing on the cake. We learned together about Supernatural Evangelism, getting drunk and then taking the love out to the world. The healing that they experienced over the past few days and weeks had evidently become a new wine skin. The people were courageous and filled with a sense of hope and adventure as they dipped their invisible cups in the river and drank as much as they wanted. They were excited by the accuracy of their hearing when they went out with treasure maps to find the treasure that Holy Spirit was leading them to. One guy in particular, was dancing in the park with excitement when his treasure found him! A man matching several of the clues on his map approached us and asked us to pray for him. He was healed immediately and it glowed in the smile on his face. The team was as happy as he was. Back in the classroom we shared testimonies of people healed and treasures found and the leaders were filled with excitement. They couldn't believe all that they had encountered in the past few weeks.
No matter how many people you touch or encourage, I'm realizing that every outreach is an inreach because every time Holy Spirit moves in power you are once more in awe of the mystery revealed again ... "Christ in you, the hope of glory!"
Surprised by the favor
We came to Nicaragua concerned that there wouldn't be enough time to do one Ignition Center, but now we have done one and we are about to do another. That is two in the space of 3 months... that is crazy. You know when God gives you a dream and then a plan, you still might be a little unsure of whether it will work? I am here to say it works! People really respond well to this mini-school format. This has been a huge proof of concept for us and we thank God that He has organized it the way that He has. We really believe we are called to feed those who are hungry for revival. People need it and we can do it.
Responding to the hunger.
The whole focus of an ignition center is to respond to the hunger. We are finding that hunger everywhere and we will go where the genuine hunger is, no matter whether there are 1000 people or just 1. We are looking for the one that will burn alone, while no one is watching. Those that will pull on heaven and push back the gates of hell, no matter the cost. People like the crew out at Ciudad Dario who drove 5 hours to pick me up so that I could speak for 2 hours then drove another 5 hours back. That is a total of 10 hours driving just to hear what I had to say. That was an amazing honor.
We had a great night talking about their hunger and the miracles that have been happening in their cell groups. 
They started and have been planning a school for several years now, but they don't really have curriculum. So they are really excited at the prospect of getting free lesson plans from us so they can teach their cell groups and start a legitimate school. So this Feb 24th they re-start the "Escuela Sobernatural" in Ciudad Dario. I will teach the first few classes, then teach them how to use the curriculum and they will teach the rest. I really want to see locals raised up to teach the supernatural, because people believe their champion; someone they know who changed the world.
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