In Mid February, we had what we called deployment week.  Bethel has started Global Legacy to help with deploying students from the school into the ministries that they have been called to.  Many churches across the world are now associating and tying into Bethel.  Paul Manwaring heads up the ministry.  We had Steve Whitt come and spend the week with us.  Steve is a powerful speaker and prophet.  He leads a large church in Cleveland as the Senior Pastor but also has spent many years as a business coach.  Bethel will soon be sending out approx. 1000 people per year into various parts of the world.  They provide the covering for any student once deployed.  Nothing happens in the bible without a seed – we were all started with a seed.  Unfortunately, we buy into what others say about us and let them shape our lives.  Steve had a large puzzle and he threw the pieces into the audience and then held the box behind him.  He had us pick up one or two pieces and told us that this is what happens to our lives – we begin to put the puzzle pieces together and frequently God flashes the box at us with the picture on it!  It was a great analogy for the students.  The Lord draws us in by mysteries. Sometimes we create God in our image instead of realizing we were created in His image.  Steve had us do a eulogy on our lives as if we were 85 looking backwards.  It was very interesting and very powerful to each of us.  It is basically a declaration of where we want God to take us.  

We are excited about what God is calling us to.  We have realized that it is intoxicating to sit beside the fire (Bethel) but he is calling us to carry the fire elsewhere.  

Bill Johnson spoke to the students about being intentional about creating a momentum for another generation to step into!!  We need to sow and live for the next generation that we cannot see.  Enduring faith brings answers and builds character at the same time.  God does stuff in the natural that will show you His character and we need to continually watch for that. Bill believes we are entering a season where God is answering His promises. We need to die to God and really need to pay the price of sacrifice (obedience).  We need to yield every day.  If the Lord doesn’t defend me then what I am fighting for is not worth it.  He really stressed to the students that if we live our lives in excellence, we will get an opportunity to stand before leaders as leaders look to excellence (Prov 22:29)  Excellence is the key to promotion in every instance.  Bill posed a question to us – what’s more important – influence or being known for something important.  It is the one thing that has so impressed me with Bill Johnson.  He is so humble and strives for excellence to be an influence in this world without being known for importance!!  The cornerstone of logic and reason is the eternal.  If we don’t keep focussed on the eternal we forget we will live for eternity it will shape our decisions differently.  True success is what your descendants will accomplish because of you.  Honour is the atmosphere of which the people of God become their best.  

We spent a couple session in dream interpretation and that was very interesting. A lot of the students have been experiencing many more and much more vivid dreams since being here.  Dayna has had some exciting dreams. 

Well, we just turned the calendar into March.  It has been a whirlwind.  We have been so touched by seeing so many healing miracles.  At Bethel last weekend a homeless man who attended was wearing a brace which he needed to walk.  He was prayed over and the leg was instantly healed.  His brace was removed and the strength came back into the leg and he walked out of the church (actually skipping and jumping)… yeah God – He is so good!!!

We have seen many miracles concerning student financing.  Last week a younger couple here received an envelope with $16,000.00 in it.  They needed funds to help pay for there Van which was in dire need of repairs and had been praying for it for months.  God responded – they had no idea where it came from but they are thankful and giving thanks to God for it.  

Bethel has teams that go into the community every week.  The teams are designated to certain neighbourhoods that they grow in thru the year and get to know and develop relationships in their specific area.  This year Bethel used 2^nd year students to actually take out apartments in each of there areas. They have now started home churches in each area and they are growing and expanding and many are being saved.  It is really neat to see all of this progressing.   

We as a class have officially moved into the conference center here.  It is another growth step for Bethel.  Next year they are expecting another 500 students (1500) which shows God’s faithfulness to the church and school.  We are getting ready for our Missions Trip to New Zealand.  We are leaving on March 22 and we are so excited to see what God is going to do with us there.  We have really enjoyed the year but to be honest, we are ready to head home and begin to put into practise what God has done in our lives over the past 6 months.  We miss our friends and am looking forward to May.  

Well, February has come and gone as fast as it arrived.  Before we know it we will be heading to New Zealand for our missions trip.  To all those that have supported us we love you and pray for God’s richest favour falling on you and your families.  During January and February, I, (Dave) have been involved in the healing rooms. It has been a wonderful time to see God’s hand and miracles work.  I have seen so many healing miracles over the past two months.  Metal dissolving from backs, legs and arms.  Diabetes, head trauma’s, necks, back and arms all healed by the grace and mercy of the Holy Spirit.  Many stage 4 cancers as well.  God has been so faithful to His word.

We also have been involved in taking the “Love After Marriage” course.  It is designed by a couple from Bethel and it is a very powerful course that has seen many marriages resurrected and continuing in a healthy and happy direction.  The course runs for 18-20 weeks and deals with the most intimate parts of the marriage including teaching people how to communicate and how to handle difficult and stressful situations.  It is certainly a course that we would like to bring home.  We have realized that God is intending to bring His bride home without spot and healing marriages is high on His list!!

In February, we had many great topics and teachers once again.  Eric Johnson spoke to us for the first time and he spoke about stewardship. It was a powerful session and he cautioned us to understand that God knows exactly what we can handle in our lives.  In the middle of temptation there is always a way out.  He taught on the verse out of Matthew 25 about the talents.  He said that God always knows who can handle one, two and five talents.  His message was to be careful about our hearts as it always seems that if you are the person with 2 talents, He always seems to put the person with 5 beside you and in most occasions you wonder how that person got there.  God wants to see how we handle it from a heart situation.  What do you do when the Lord gives something to someone else that we have been crying out for??  Learn to steward well what He has given you at the moment.  Eric believes that this generation is about to experience something no one else has. Will we remain poor in Spirit and how will we steward something we did not pay a price for?  We need to set a new foundation for the next generation that we will not see. 

Don’t ever limit the anointing to only what you think you can do!!   Sometimes Jesus works on our character first before giving us power and authority – sometimes he gives it right away and works on the character as we go!!! 

During the month Mario Murillo came and spoke to us.  He is a prophet and pastor from the East Coast.  His message was on recognizing when we have new wine coming and as a result we need to ensure that we get a new wineskin. Hugh Ross came and spoke to us about creation.  Hugh is an astronomer who loves the Lord and gets into many high level debates with atheists.  His ministry is so detailed and it has such a place today in our age. 

Steve and Wendy Backlund  came to speak with the students.  Steve travels the world helping pastors to set up churches and get the right structure and movement to the church. He is very anointed and a very powerful speaker.  He spoke to us about declarations and how they need to be spoken out be each of us everyday.  Declarations go to the heavens and they really do come to fruition.  God is in the process of releasing more revelation to the church. We as the body need more revelation.  God uses people with issues – cause frankly there is no one else to use on the planet!!  We need to look at our lives and decide – what do I need to believe differently?  We need to stop calling it failure and call it learning.  The secret to our strength is our JOY. Every area of our life that isn’t glistening with hope means we are living with a lie and that area is under the stronghold of the enemy.  Success is a state – not a goal.  If it’s a goal then it is only sustained by work.  We are not called to be realistic – we are called to be SUPER NATURAL…we can alter our lives and our destinies by the things we declare. 

Bill Johnson met with the students and spoke about Kingdom principles. He cautioned us about being careful not to reduce Kingdom principles to natural stuff.  Since God is not a God of waste – why would he give us everything?  God gives us what we are capable of managing and then He can promote them into our destiny.   There is a difference in what is in my possession and what is in my account.  The Lord will reveal stuff to us that we can’t find on our very best day naturally.  When he reveals it, it becomes very clear.  In Luke 12 it says that it is the Fathers good pleasure to give us the mysteries of the Kingdom!!  If we move in proper stewardship that we have been given then things get increased.  The Lord continues to teach us process.  Jesus said that He is giving us the world and it is a shame that everyone seems to be waiting for the world to come to an end. 

Anytime you visit the past apart from the blood of Jesus – you are subjecting yourself to the Spirit of Deception because you are visiting a lie!  The past is not ours – it was bought by the blood of Jesus..

We had a visit from Bobbie Connors. He is a prophet and he was very powerful.   He really pushed us to be committed to the word and getting the word out.  He believes we are in a time like never before.  We are to prepare ourselves to begin to see and feel the awe of God.  We will see Him like we have never seen Him before.  It will be something that we as a church have never experienced before.  Bob told us that half hearted obedience is really cloaked rebellion. He told us that:

- We need to expect an outpouring

- Expect – Let your works appear

- We are to make an impact on the nations

- Deliverance is about to come on the house of the Lord

- God is going to release the Spirit of Evangelism

- Maintain simplicity

The whole earth is trembling and shaking waiting for the Sons of God.  The Kingdom of God is dragging behind.  The whole world is groaning waiting for us to step up!  Sceptism is really moving thru the body of the church right now.  Bob cautioned us to guard two gates – the eyes and the ears.  It sends stuff to our heart and what’s in our heart then ends up in our hands…  God always calls someone ordinary and puts an extraordinary call on him so God gets all the glory!

Kris Vallotton spoke to us about accountability and being accountable to someone in our lives.  He told the students that you need to have a mentor that when you mess up you are embarrassed to tell that person – anyone else is not suitable.   

January Continued – In late January Bill Johnson spoke to us about learning to recognize the Holy Spirit. We need to know what to do and when and knowing Him makes all the difference. We must talk and touch people out of the Spirit of God.  When there was a problem, Jesus, would always take people back to the heart issue. It was usually the root.   Bill spoke about learning from his father not to get too upset about people that preach something a bit different than we do.  That Paul mentioned that we always need to celebrate that Christ is being preached even if the intent is not heart felt.  We need to let the seed of the Gospel have its effect.  

Mark Brookes spoke to the students about living a life of integrity and purity.  God is calling us to have a greater anointing of power which requires more of God but also greater purity in our lives.  God is calling all of us to be more priestly in everything we do.  Grace requires more of our lives than logic.  He urged us to endure cause there is a great reward at the end.  The greatest treasure on the planet are the souls of unsaved men and women.  

We had teaching from Mary Walker who instructed on Words of Knowledge – how they show up and what to do with them.  We need to hear God for this.   It is out of rest that we actually hear Him the best. We need to have grace for ourselves as we will get it wrong.  We are taught here that we have to make sure that what we are giving is costing us a sacrifice (RISK).  Jesus loves hunger and He loves RISK.

Bible teaching has been intense for the whole year.  We have been going thru many books of the bible and learning to tear each word apart and how to interpret the bible. Our instructors are very knowledgeable and they amaze me at how they make such a dry topic fun!!

Danny Silk spoke to the us on the Culture of Honor at Bethel.  It is one of the main reasons that this school/church is in revival.  I have never served in a church where the leadership does not lead with some form of control and rules and regulations.  Bethel believes it is the leaders job to pull out the gold in everyone, to respect and draw out people’s gifting’s and to see that they grow and mature in those giftings and release them out to ministry.  He spoke about leaders fearing sin so much that they put in all kinds of controls.  He finds it funny that any leader would expect to have people and not have sin?  Its like having cows that don’t poop!  We become a slave to someone’s rules if we don’t know how to handle freedom.   Jesus didn’t manipulate anyone in the bible.  He came to serve and set people free – not see them live in bondage.  Fear wants control – actually, fear and love are mortal enemies.  Love offers choice and freedom.  Life under the law requires us to live protecting our relationship with the law.  Life in the Spirit requires us to learn to live free, protecting our relationship with the Spirit.  Law of Sin/Death is now triumphed by the Law of Liberty and Freedom – unfortunately, most of the churches didn’t get the memo!!  There is no love required when our relationships are built on rules.  Prioritizing the rules creates Religion = prioritizing our relationships cultivates Love.  Rules need to be subordinate to Love – how much more powerful is your love than a broken rule?  

Danny spoke on Confession vs Repentance.  Basically, confession allows me to feel better about punishment.  Most churches don’t know what to do with repentance – they are always looking for the punishment first.  You take a time out on the bench for up to a year and sometimes longer.  Too many people have been hurt this way and many have never returned to a church.  We must learn to remove the need to punish when we are around sin, love is much more powerful.  Discipline can be much tougher than punishment. 

Bill Johnson spoke to us about money 101!!  He told us that he lives by three principles

1) Tigh – Anything Jesus taught was meant to be carried over in the New Testament. It is a must to give to God what is His.  

2) Missions – If you can’t go then help send!!  He told us that it is not right for a Christian not to have a heart for the Nations.  He cautioned us to never abandon people in the Ministry field.  

3) Carrying for the poor – Jesus spoke about this so often. He really hit Dayna and I in the nose.  He told us that to not give to the poor because you think they may misuse the money is in itself a misuse of the money.  We do not know what is in there hearts and with our giving it may eternally change someone’s heart.  

Fire always falls on sacrifices.   

January 2012 - Well the New Year has arrived and we are now into the second half of the school year. We had a wonderful time in Ventura with Janey, Sharley and our new son in law Zeb at Christmas.  It was one our very best times at Christmas.  The weather was beautiful and we did lots of travelling up and down the coast getting an opportunity to see some beautiful areas.  It was sad to see Sharley go home but we were so excited to see what God is doing in her life.  She really is a very wonderful, sweet and beautiful young lady with huge ministry ahead.

We returned to Redding for another week off but attended the Prophetic Intercessor training.  Very few first year students are accepted into this as it is a very important and highly regarded ministry at Bethel.  Dayna received an invitation to join due to her prophetic gifting that God is really beginning to unfold.  This will be a huge step for her in the prophetic/prayer ministry. 

Our first Sunday back in Redding saw Bob Kilpatrick come to preach.  His message was simple but profound.  God is always here – there is no there or elsewhere!  God is an artist and is trying to make something good and beautiful out of us.  During the week we had a special session with Bill Johnson. Bill travels so much but really does miss the students and when he comes home he frequently schedules special sessions to meet with the students.  He is one of the most humble leaders I have ever met.  He always has time for any of the students.  He spoke to us about how he studies the bible. It was very interesting and how he links threads thru scripture.  He spoke about Jacob and Laban and equated it to today – what we see when we drink is what you reproduce!  Drink from the bible and you live a life in the presence of God.  He cautioned us that casual interest brings casual answers.  He cautioned us and told us that Leaders don’t need to know everything but they do need to have life in every area.  He also told us that hunger that leads to frustration is different than a hunger that leads to Faith. 

We were visited by Georgin and Winnie Banov.  It was a powerful day.  He and his wife have a church in Santa Cruz and they travel the world as missionaries.  I have never experienced a service like that.  This has been a year of first’s for both of us.  We have seen and been touched by so many of God’s current General’s.  It has made both of us angry that we have lived under the Spirit of Religion for so long and God had intended so much more for us.  It grieves us greatly that so many people live under this Spirit. 

Paul Manwaring spoke to us.  He leads Global Legacy here at Bethel.  Global Legacy looks after all the associated Churches around the world.  They also place any student after completing second year.  Paul is a brilliant man with a real passion for Christ.  He spoke to us about repentance in the opposite direction – actually turning to the glory of God as opposed to turning from something.  Who Jesus is to us is who He will be thru us.  What is beautiful to each of us?  What do I love? If you don’t love yourself – you can’t love your neighbour.  Bethel continues to teach and preach Son ship… its all about being filled with the presence of God and depositing that everyday where ever you go. 

Mark Brookes taught on the Spirit of Joy.  Joy is a feeling and when you don’t feel it you have to apply the truth.  Truth triumphs facts.  No man can take Joy from us – it came from the cross.  Joy is the antidote for trials and tough times.  It certainly gives us a different outlook on life.  Joy gives you the opportunity to diagnose life right.  When you don’t add joy to your trials it will always feel like judgement. 

Mid January, we had Randy Clark come for a Healing Conference.  We had Neil and Lucille Roy come and stay with us.  It was a wonderful time together and we love them.  They have such huge hearts for the Lord and for people and they are wonderful leaders.  Randy’s teaching was very biblical and very informative.  He has such a compassion for people.  We saw over 500 healings in three days.  He is extremely anointed and in the Office of Healer.  He did an impartation to the students and it was wonderful to be prayed over by him.  He prayed that the Holy Spirit would transfer his healing anointing to me and also he came back and prayed that I would be instrumental in bringing revival to Canada.  I had the privilege of being his security in the evening.  I watched him pray over a lady in a wheel chair.  She had atrophy of the legs and has not straightened them in years.  As he prayed over her I watched the colour come into her legs, her toes and feet.  She began to wiggle her toes, then her ankles and eventually she lifted her legs up and down stating to Randy that she can’t do that and hasn’t for years.  Randy laughed at her and showed her she actually was doing it herself.  She then eventually lifted one leg over the other.  After more prayer, he eventually straightened her legs.  It was amazing and it was an amazing opportunity to increase my faith and those around us that were watching.  We saw people healed of metal in there bodies, eyes, deaf ears hearing, shoulders being replaced, knees healed, backs and many more.  Many came forward with cancer – at one time Randy called out a number of people’s names – at the end of the evening a lady with cancer came forward and told him her name and that he had called it out.  Randy told her that she was having pain in three places in her body and pointed to them – she told him that she had three major tumours in the spots he pointed out.  Randy prayed over her and she went down and shook for a long time.  I am really interested to know how her next test will be??    After the conference we said goodbye to Neil and Lucille and wished them well on there trip and holiday to Palm Desert. 

Bill Johnson spoke to us about attracting the word/voice of the Lord.  Bill believes more than ever that the Lord is looking for the dream of his people while we are waiting for His next direction.  Sometimes we don’t ask cause disappointment is tough to walk thru.  He will give us what we ask for providing it’s what He told us to ask for (in His will).  God’s word is full of mystery because it ensures that we stay in the trust mode.  If we want revelation we need to remain child like.  A child’s heart attracts revelation as everything’s an adventure. He taught that most of what we need, will be given to us but most of what we want we will have to go after.  Bill cautioned us that what we know can keep us from knowing more if we let it get in the way.  The nature of wisdom is actually prophetic. You see beyond the obvious of a problem. He reminded us that we have been given the Holy Spirit in full measure.  All measurements are decided by each of us. There is a difference in what we have and what we have in our account.  We don’t get to do all that we want, but, we do get to do more that we are capable of (with the Holy Spirit).

Kris Vallotton spoke to the students about us as the Saints having Dominion, Glory and Sovereignty. He taught that we spend too much time trying to get things through performance, that which we already received thru creation and Jesus death of the cross.  

I will continue with January in the next post!

  Hello faithful blog followers, this is Dayna! Now that we are in a New Year, I thought I would share some thoughts about my own journey here at Bethel thus far. Our past blogs have been filled with much of what we have been learning here at Bethel but I wanted to include some of the things that the Lord is personally revealing to me and working out in me.

  Even before coming to Redding, Dave and I read Bill Johnson’s book called When Heaven Invades Earth. It was also one of the first books we were required to read and write a book report on when we came here. It is a wonderful book and one that I would recommend. Basically, reading this book helped me to understand the importance of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and how the Holy Spirit transforms our minds and by His transformation comes revelation and with revelation comes greater intimacy and relationship. It is in this supernatural realm that God can do the work on this earth that He has longed for His children to step up to the plate and do. Believe me, here at Bethel, we have seen the impossible become possible!

  For example, Dave and I have laid hands on a young lady and through prayer and commanding illness to leave, have seen an infection inside her mouth vanish! This is common place here and has boosted my faith a million percent! How amazing, how powerful and how humbling is that! We serve an awesome God and although He doesn’t need to me to work out His plan, He’s thrilled when I am a willing vessel.

  I have also had a renewed set of eyes when it comes to reading and studying scripture. We have an awesome Bible teacher who has been with Bethel for the last 20 years. He is very knowledgable and very funny, which makes learning that much more enjoyable.

  From September to November I took a class on the Prophetic. I didn’t know a whole lot about this gift, but had such a desire to learn what it means, how to develop my gift of Prophecy and the purpose behind Prophetic Ministry. The gift of prophecy is one of the gifts of the Spirit (1 Cor.12), it is available to ALL believers, and the main idea behind this ministry is to ‘call out the gold’. Basically, prophecy is tuning in to hear the voice of God. It is a tool that God uses for exhortation, edification and comfort. It should never be used to state the problem but rather always used to provide the answer. God has grown me in this gift and it is wonderful to hear His voice (although He doesn’t always use words), speak with Him about what He’s prompting me to do (if anything) and then follow through with it. When the ‘message’ is delivered to the person to whom He wants you to deliver it to, the reaction (especially when I have been ‘bang-on’ accurate in hearing His voice) is amazing. It is easy to be fearful about these things and I have asked myself and the Holy Spirit “what if I’m wrong?” but in this process of learning, the Lord has been faithful to my desire to learn and grow and I’m trusting that what I have been asked to ‘deliver’ on His behalf, will come to fruition in the lives of the individuals that have been the recipients. Here at Bethel, they spell faith…R-I-S-K !

 Since starting school I have also had the opportunity to work with woman in a Drug Rehabilitation Program called Visions. This is a Christian based organization and Bethel has been sending students to help out with the woman for the last 5 years. I have learned a lot from these woman who are hurting, broken and who have lost custody of their children due to drug and alcohol addictions. They are beautiful people that Christ died for too and we have been able to share the gospel, share our testimonies, speak His love into their broken hearts and pray with them. Often times we see them come into the meeting withdrawn and downcast, but we see them leave filled with hope and a smile. 

  I’m also taking a class called International Transformation. There are 40 other students in this class but we have been divided into groups of 5 or 6. Each group has been given a project and the one that my group is developing is the provision of Restoration packages to children in Thailand/Burma who have been injured themselves (loss of limbs) or who have lost family members to landmines.  My group (I was nominated to be the leader) has been blessed to have a contact there that we have been able to email to get ideas as to what to put in these ‘packs’. She is a past Bethel student and now works as a Missionary in Thailand.

  I feel very fortunate that I have a great team of students to work alongside and that our contact in Thailand is available via email! Jackie has provided us with a great deal of help and suggestions as to what we could provide (art supplies, exercise equipment like balls and jump ropes, bibles, puzzles, and the Jesus movie in their language). These are items that are not easily available there and will provide the children ‘restoration’; physically, mentally and spiritually. I’m excited to see what we’ll be able to procure and finally send over to Thailand!

  Dave and I have decided to take a program called Love after Marriage. We take this class on Sunday afternoon and we have 3 other couples in our group, 1 of which are Bethel students from Australia. So far we have only taken 3 classes, but it’s really good material! It has added some extra homework to our week but it’s worth it J

  God has also used me to be a ‘spiritual Mom’ to many young ladies in our Revival Group (our RG meets every Wednesday). Some of these young gals (and guys) are in there early 20’s and sometimes really need a hug, encouraging word or prayer. They call us ‘mom and dad’ J We love it and feel blessed by their openness and energy.

  If there is one thing that I have really begun to understand it’s that God loves us so much! We serve a God of love and He is always good and always in a good mood. If we choose to hang on to the ‘old wineskins’ or old ways of thinking and ‘doing’, we will never see true revival or fruit that is lasting. God wants to use new wineskins that walk in consistency to His Kingdom. He wants His sons and daughters to understand who we are and what we have because of our Royal inheritance. We are missing the very heart of Father God if we don’t love and give of ourselves as Jesus did. Wow!

   As the next few months unfold, I am eager to see how the Lord is going to continue to use me (us). There is a conference at the end of February and we have our Mission trip in March to New Zealand, which will be totally exciting. Before we know it, we’ll be graduating in May! In our time here, I have never questioned why we came to Bethel. It has been such an incredible and sometimes challenging journey and I’m so glad I got to do this with Dave. We have grown together and as individuals. God has been more than faithful and I wouldn’t trade this time for anything. That said, if we leave here and don’t do anything with the tools we have learned and the gifts we have grown in, then what was the point? There is no doubt that God will honor our time here and place us where He wants us. We are both open to whatever and wherever that might look like. I know in my heart I will never be satisfied again with the ‘status quo’. 

  Thanks for tuning in!

  Dayna

It was a semester of so many ups and downs.  A roller coaster of thoughts (memories good and bad), and uncovering our desires for today and the future.  It was time of great joy as I actually met the saviour who I learned for the first time that He really cares about me and I learned that He is always in a good mood!  We have had a first half full of learning about our identity in Christ and making many declarations against the Spirit of Religion that we have grown up in.  It was also a time of tears as many of those trials, tribulations and hurts came to the surface. It was painful to learn that we have lived in the Spirit of Religion and the law for so long!!  We realized that if we intend to be all that God has in store for us we need to get rid of those hurts, the un-forgiveness and bitterness’s that life can bring to all of us.  We are not unique in that area, as most of us carry these weights around.  It is a tool of the enemy to rob, kill and steal your future that Jesus died for!  What a slap for Him who came from the throne, endeared birth and life and took mocking, a spitting in the face and severe beating all for us, that, we only give Him half of what He died for. 

There were many days that we came home with total exhaustion as we dealt with the melting pot of thoughts and feelings.  In the end, God has begun to make a more new creation – the one that He actually died for.  We see Him so much differently now than when we arrived and we see the task at hand much more differently as well.  We have learned that it really is all about just loving Jesus and allowing His presence (love) to completely smother us.  It’s all about living in His presence everyday and allowing Him to direct us to our divine appointments each day.  He really does have a plan for us.   We have had so many prophetic messages given over both of us mostly around pastoring, leadership and mentoring people that we have been blown away.  People who have never met us, prophesying the same mail pretty much each and every time.  We know that God is increasing our tent pegs and filling our hearts deeply to love every person we meet.  We now look at each person regardless of there life as being made in the image of the creator – how powerful is that!!  God has such a plan even for those who live on the streets or who struggle with mental and deep health issues.  He wants all of us to walk in any area declaring health free zones and declaring goodness over everyone we meet. 

God has been so good to us – an area that we really struggled was asking for support on our mission’s trip.  It is very expensive ($7,000.00) and we did not budget for it.  He truly is pushing and teaching us to rely on him.  We did send out support letters and within one day $1800.00 came into our account!!!  It brought both of us to tears as we rejoiced about another area that God is teaching us deeply about.   We were so blown away by our friends who sent money that it was hard for us to even communicate with them.  We love them all and to understand that people care and see a value in what you are doing is so rewarding to us – but again, it is part of what God is showing us and how He is actually re-teaching us about Him and His love for us. 

Bill, Kris and the other senior leaders who teach have turned our idea of what God intended for us upside down.  We have had to relearn what it means to serve Him with all our heart and how we see the world and the people around us.  We are so thankful that God sent us here and we know that we will never be the same.  We are done playing religion and want to see revival come to wherever we serve.  Revival just isn’t for Bethel but it is for the world.  We are called to return home and begin to change the world – one person at a time.  Revival is coming to Vancouver Island and we will see a day when people will fall on their knees in repentance and experience the goodness of the Creator!!  We have seen how God’s love changes lives completely.  We have seen many signs, wonders and miracles here and we know that this just isn’t for Bethel – this is how God expects everyone of us to live everyday – wherever we live!!  Cool eh…..

We are so excited about the second half of this year and know that God will continue to do the good work He has started in us.  We are so excited as this semester we will see several Generals arrive to teach us starting with Randy Clark in early January. We love all of you who are reading this blog – we hope that it touches all of you in a unique way as you walk our journey with us.  God’s blessings to you all!!!!