Update and New Website coming!

Hey everyone! It has been way too long since I have been able to update with what has been happening. This year has been nothing short of incredible here in California. Jesus continues to save, transform and impact so many. I have been personally struck with raw hunger for Jesus this year. Something inside of me has become desperate for more of God. There is so much to discover of the heart of Jesus, and I want to know new depths to His love!
   In our community here in Huntington Beach, we have grown so close it feels like family. There is deep commitment to Jesus, what He is leading us to do, and to each other. Also, we are about to double in size in just a week! We have been working hard to prepare for a large increase in our community. We are looking forward to having more creativity, more of a presence on campuses and a growing community of radical followers of Jesus.
   As far as campuses go, we had a large campus tour in the Spring called the March to Mayday. We held one night events on over 20 campuses. Our hope was to inspire believers on every campus to work in unity with each other to know Jesus, love each other and reach the lost with the Gospel. Many campus ministries were represented throughout the tour and about 4,000 or more students gathered over the course of the tour. At our first stop in Norcal at the University of California Berkeley,  a group of students gave their lives to Jesus as about 1,000 gathered outside for worship.
   The momentum of the tour carried into our summer training school called 21 Project. 160 students joined our community in Pasadena for 21 days. The goal was to encounter Jesus for 21 days while we each were trained in specific areas each afternoon. Our corporate mornings included teachings on the importance of the Word, living like Jesus, and powerful times of worship. Each afternoon we would split into 6 different tracks: Plowmen, High School Plowmen, Toolshed, Artisans, Mavericks and Viral. Each track can be better explained if you check out 21projct.com... In short, there was training for College and high school leaders, musicians, entrepreneurs, artisans and community leaders. By the end of the school, we were all blown away at personal revelation of Jesus and what was possible with a small number of committed people. Jesus really is changing America, and it is possible to see whole cities changed. The musicians had a musical showcase with about 20 of the best songs written over the three weeks, and it was so encouraging to see the creativity and the excellence that they performed with after just 21 days. There were events planned to reach campuses. One last highlight, check out this video the artisans created to capture what was happening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vpywbCxAJI

Last little note. I am going to update my website! I am going to make it easier to connect with me, hear what is happening, and hopefully you will be encouraged. Much love and joy in Jesus!

Happy Holidays!

What a year to celebrate! Following Jesus continues to be amazing. Enjoy the update. 

To Pennsylvania and Norway

Hey everyone,
   the Jesus journey continued this month with a trip to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Norway. I spent the first week in Harrisburg teaching in a DTS with my friend Sammy. It was the first week for the 17 students, and we got to camping with them! It was definitely a different teaching setting, but it was the same Jesus transforming hearts. It was as if God was relaying the foundation of intimate friendship with Him in our lives. After a powerful week in Harrisburg, we flew to Norway for a week long Circuit Rider School with about 150-200 students throughout the week. In just one week, every student was preaching the Gospel, there was a prostitute saved, a Hindu gave His life to Jesus and many other breakthroughs on the streets of Norway! Norway is definitely ready for a move of God.
   As I sit in my apartment in Huntington Beach, anticipation for what God is doing here continues to swell. We have 3 exciting gatherings here in November. First, there is a women's gathering to catalyze women into their calling. Second, we are hosting a musicians gathering called the Tool Shed to help musicians create new songs. Third, we are hosting a gathering called the Plowmen to help leaders in different regions of America plan events. It is an exciting Fall with Jesus!
   One other thing, we are going to be doing an event at a large local high school called Roosevelt in November too! Jesus wants to save high school students. Please pray with us to see this high school transformed by the Gospel.
   Last thing, all 4 major events are within 10 days of each other and much grace is needed. Thank you for praying with us!

I AM A MISSIONARY

Friends of mine helped put this video together. It is narrated by Loren Cunningham, the founder of Youth With A Mission. It is incredible!

2013 Circuit Rider summer

Jesus loves to save people! 

This summer I had the joy of spending my 2nd summer with the school of the Circuit Rider. We held four 1-week training schools in Fiji, LA, Lancaster, and Kansas City. By the end of summer, hundreds had been trained, hundreds had been saved and the Gospel continued to advance the kingdom of Jesus. There are so many stories from each location, but I will try to stick to one for each location.

First, let's talk about Fiji. Bula! This is the greeting in Fijian, but it was also a great evangelistic tool. It was amazing to see how quickly Fijians would open up to the Gospel if you would just say Bula! The story that sticks out to me the most came after the first evangelistic outreach on the streets of Lautoka, Fiji. One of the groups on outreach ended up sharing the love of Jesus with prostitutes. The Gospel struck the hearts of some and they gave their lives to Jesus! One young woman ended up coming to our nightly gatherings and to our training mornings all week! Anything can happen when we share the love of Jesus. By the end of our time in Fiji, hundreds had been saved by Jesus.

After Fiji, we had a week long school in Los Angeles. This school was not as big as Fiji, but God definitely had surprises for us. A personal favorite was getting to hear Joy Dawson teach. Joy is a Bible teacher and spiritual leader to YWAM for nearly it's entire 50 year existence. Her message went for about 6 total hours in two sessions. Hearing from such a mother in our faith encouraged all of us to believe for the greater things that Jesus desires to do in our nation and the Earth. Later in the week, after a morning training session on sharing the Gospel, we hit the streets of downtown Hollywood for evangelism. One young man, Roy, ended up sharing the Gospel with someone who was hostile towards his message of Jesus love. Roy did not get offended, but continued to talk with the man and offered to pray for his hurt back. After praying, the man's back felt completely different and he surrendered his life to Jesus! It was so encouraging to see how patience and love could turn a heart so quickly! 

Following LA, our team headed to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Lancaster is known as one the leading sending and funding counties for missionaries. There was a lot of excitement for what God would do with our biggest school of the summer, but none of us were prepared for what Jesus did that week. Over 400 students were trained in sharing the Gospel, leading people to freedom and changing the culture around them to become more like Jesus. Our nightly gatherings were open to anyone. Our first night, around 1000 people came! Where did they come from? By the end of the week, the nightly gatherings nearly doubled! Not only were numbers growing, but Jesus was working in so many personal lives. One student, Daniel, was sharing the Gospel with 5 new friends sitting on their porch. By the end of the conversation, all 5 wanted to give their lives to Jesus. There were two neighbors listening the whole time that ended up giving their lives to Jesus too! Those 7 brought 5 of their friends to the nightly gathering, and those 5 gave their lives to Jesus too! This is just a snapshot of a week I am still trying to grasp.

This past week we had our last school of the summer in Kansas City at the International House of Prayer. New friendships were born with college campus leaders around the nation. There was a clear message that America is ready for a love revolution. Many more were saved and trained too!

The summer of 2013 has radically impacted my life with Jesus. Jesus has raised my faith level as to what He wants to do and what is possible. Jesus really does want to save a lot of people in America. Jesus really does want everyone in the Church to play a part in building His kingdom. We really do get to do it all as a big loving family that simply wants to love God with all of our heart, mind, soul and strength! Cannot wait to see what God has in store for us the rest of this year!

Orlando update! Salvation in the tent!

A tent in Orlando

Hello all,

the journey of following Jesus continues in my home state of Florida. God always has surprises for us, and one was getting to come back to Florida on a mission with Jesus. This coming Saturday, we will be partnering with local ministries to put up an evangelistic tent for the surrounding neighborhoods.

    Ever since I started to catch the vision of God for tents in America, eager expectation has filled my heart for the day tents would be up in America. There is history with tent meetings all the way back to Moses with the Israelites, and I believe God will reveal His glory again. I am looking forward to how God will use these tents to save the lost and revive the saved in America.

   This coming Saturday at a tent in Ocoee, Florida, there is going to be a free cookout with hamburgers, hotdogs, burritos and whatever else the Lord provides. Under the tent will be worship and a Gospel presentation for those who come. As I hit the streets of local neighborhoods with the ministries here and a few friends I am traveling with from California this weekend, I was struck with how open the communities were to coming. As we invited them to come, we also got the chance to share the Gospel and pray with many. I am expectant for this coming week as we continue to invite and prepare for the tent.
 
   As we pray and seek to obey Jesus here, there is an expectancy in my heart for Jesus to do things that only He can do. My hope is that many will be saved and many encouraged to reach out to the local community with the Gospel. As we head into this week, pray with us for the kingdom of Jesus to grow in Orlando Florida!

   Also, isn't Florida amazing? I love the thunderstorms, BBQ, churches, gator tags everywhere, and even the humidity for a few weeks. Some will disagree with me on the last one, maybe two, but it sure is good to be in Florida for a bit. The Lord's surprises are always good.