September- the friends I moved in with had already done so much work on the campuses that I learned a lot quickly on what God was up to at each place.
Our first big event was at USC called Launchfest. It was a four day music festival of Christian music and worship highlighted by preaching the Gospel on a Friday night to hundreds of students. Over a hundred students responded to the invitation to follow Jesus that night. I was personally inspired to dream of what God could do at campuses all across the nation.
October- The following day, I was on a plane to New Zealand with my friend Samuel Rodriguez. We were going for two weeks of teaching and running a Circuit Rider School in New Zealand. It was a gathering of 100 students from 2 DTS schools and house of prayer interns. Getting to teach for 3 hours a day with a friend for two weeks was a new stretch, but there was grace to preach every day! As we taught on practically preaching the Gospel, being free of unbelief, living in radical faith and love, there was clearly something powerful God was doing in the students. In two weeks, over 120 people were saved on the streets of Tauranga, new Zealand! At the first testimony night in the first week, I remember a young girl sharing how God had changed her perspective on evangelism. She used to be afraid and not look forward to preaching the Gospel, but she had led her first person to Jesus that day!
After New Zealand, we traveled to Montana for a week of teaching. Again, 55 students hungry for Jesus were empowered to live in freedom and joy as we learned to preach the Gospel.
November- Early in November, I traveled to Kansas City to teach for three days. Again the students were empowered to preach the Gospel, but I also got to speak on the Holy Spirit the last day. It was amazing to see the students encounter the Presence of God and realize that the Holy Spirit was living on the inside.
We had our second big event on college campuses at UCLA at the end of November called The Dropoff. Over 400 packed out a ballroom where the good news was preached. It was another
December- December included a special trip back to Kona. Our house was brought out to do a training week for 50+ staff in a coming DTS. In the midst of seeing these staff prepared to lead students, small groups and powerful outreaches, I also got to see all of my friends from the DTS (Awaken) I had staffed for the past two years. There were so many testimonies of God's salvation, healing power and discipleship in the nations. The year ended with time with family.
Overall, when I look at year filled with revelation of the love of Jesus, His salvation, His healing and His work in the nations, I am more convinced than ever of the goodness of God. Jesus will never stop loving us, seeking the lost, healing us and teaching us. There is so much expectation when thinking about what God will do in 2013. Even more exciting than all He will do in 2013, is that every day we get to know the man who conquered death in real friendship. Jesus is the joy of it all!
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