Just a quick update from our Family at YWAM Idaho in Cascade.
This summer has been a wild ride and it's only half way done. Jess and I are extremely blessed to be here in the mountains of Idaho serving the Almighty Creator.
Our first group of the summer was a family Mission Adventures team from a church in Middleton. All told, there was about 40 people in that group. We had an amazing time experiencing the presence of God as we ministered to the group.
During Mission Adventures, we have a time called the Commitment Service. this is a reflective time where we place the cross in the middle of the room and move all of the chairs out so that people have to sit on the floor. The lights are dim, just barely enough to read by, and we have some contemplative worship music playing. Using a small journal with some scripture in it we invite people t o listen to God and then respond to Him. During this time the family group really dug into hearing God, and the service that would normally last an hour at most went on for nearly two and a half as God spoke and revealed Himself to them. During this time, one of the women in the group had a vision of God taking her by the hand. she got up and walked with Him, as soon as she did, God healed her of a wound that had happened in her life years prior!
We worship an amazing God!
The following week in Boise we were blessed to do ministry with the homeless, and had the opportunity to share Jesus love with a man named Dennis. He told us that once he knew God but felt that he had done too many things to be accepted by God again. We were able to share with him the love of God, and to pray that God's grace would enter him and that he would be able to understand the depth of the Fathers forgiveness. That no matter how far we believe that we fall, Jesus is there to catch us in his open arms. As Dennis left with his eyes full of tears, we knew that the Spirit had touched him and he was a step closer to believing in the Father's love for him.
We were also able to work at the Boise Rescue Mission and to experience that wonderful ministry that they provide for the homeless in the Boise area.
This summer has been a wild ride and it's only half way done. Jess and I are extremely blessed to be here in the mountains of Idaho serving the Almighty Creator.
Our first group of the summer was a family Mission Adventures team from a church in Middleton. All told, there was about 40 people in that group. We had an amazing time experiencing the presence of God as we ministered to the group.
During Mission Adventures, we have a time called the Commitment Service. this is a reflective time where we place the cross in the middle of the room and move all of the chairs out so that people have to sit on the floor. The lights are dim, just barely enough to read by, and we have some contemplative worship music playing. Using a small journal with some scripture in it we invite people t o listen to God and then respond to Him. During this time the family group really dug into hearing God, and the service that would normally last an hour at most went on for nearly two and a half as God spoke and revealed Himself to them. During this time, one of the women in the group had a vision of God taking her by the hand. she got up and walked with Him, as soon as she did, God healed her of a wound that had happened in her life years prior!
We worship an amazing God!
The following week in Boise we were blessed to do ministry with the homeless, and had the opportunity to share Jesus love with a man named Dennis. He told us that once he knew God but felt that he had done too many things to be accepted by God again. We were able to share with him the love of God, and to pray that God's grace would enter him and that he would be able to understand the depth of the Fathers forgiveness. That no matter how far we believe that we fall, Jesus is there to catch us in his open arms. As Dennis left with his eyes full of tears, we knew that the Spirit had touched him and he was a step closer to believing in the Father's love for him.
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