As In Heaven, So on Earth: 12/03/12

When Jesus launched his one-man invasion of planet earth, he began by gathering a band of disciples to advance his kingdom-movement. He ended by entrusting his movement and his dreams to his inner circle with these words: "As the father sent me into the world, likewise I am sending you!" The mantle of the Jesus movement was not only taken up by the 12, but by the next generation (Stephen and Philip) and the next generation (Paul, Silas, Barnabas, Apollos) and the next generation (Timothy, John Mark, Titus) and beyond. Movement leaders gather people around tables and bread and wine and vision. Meals make movements. We are in the cafes and clubs and campuses of Romania to mobilize the next generation of Jesus' movement to overthrow injustice and exploitation and indifference. Table to table. Jesus style.

Monday, December 3, 2012

Dreams Pt I

Maybe you will find this interesting. This is the first of 3 dreams one of our girls had last week:

This was Nadia's dream. It had an intense magical quality about it, and the dream was pretty long. She actually awoke in the middle, and the dream resumed when she slept again. But this is all she remembered of the dream, and it seemed like the whole dream:

Joe and Pam Cullison (she was ministering with Kendra here in Romania in October) were climbing a tree. At first it was a normal tree, but then it just became bigger and bigger, up into the clouds. When they reached a certain height, they climbed aboard an airplane -- a military airplane that was very very long --where Alex and Paula and Ryan and Vali A and Vali S and Florin and Ana and other familiar faces were riding. Kendra and Nadia were tending to their safety and comfort...

The dream felt very special, but Nadia didn't see any particular meaning or message in it. Do youuu?? :-)

Ana B Goode

My heart is really heavy for Ana B today.

Her story is so typical of so many: Her parents left her in Romania 8 years ago, at age 12, and she has not really talked to them since.

She is very bright, but very dark, and her life is dominated by the deep sense that she is alone in the world. Loneliness is now her friend, and pessimism is her hobby.

I plan to visit her this week. I have a deep sense that God put us together.

PRAY that the light of Jesus will fill Ana with hope.
PRAY that the conviction of the Holy Spirit will breathe life on the flickering embers of her soul.
PRAY she rise to new life, to the glory of God AMEN!
PRAY she will accept the hand of friendship and join the NGO crew