Today

Hello today we had an amazing time in class. We learned about the Jewish Feast of Trumpets (New Moon) and we had some interns share with us stuff about their lives. The things that they had to share was very powerful. Kulbir (England) told us about how she grew up in HInduism into Christianity. After we partaked in a Indian tradition called Rakhi which is a festival that celebrates unity between family members. So the girls gave bracelets to the guys thanking us for being good brothers to them and we exchanged Hersey Kisses to symbolize sweetining our relationship.
Later after dinner we had a meeting about Salem for our next and final trip. This one will be four days straight, Halloween being the last day. So pray for us that we will be protected, Loving, Faithful and Joyful. Thank You

It was amazing

Sorry for the delay. Ministering at "Haunted Happenings" (Salem) has taken a lot out of us. It was amazing!!! This is the first weekend of actual ministry at Salem. Most of last week was spend preparing for this weekend, so that's why I have not posted anything for a while. So anyways We left for Salem 9 'o'clock in the morning. Guys and girls cramming in two 15 passenger vans plus 2 cars, we make our two hour trip south. Upon arrival we hit bumper to bumper traffic. All of these people are here for "Haunted Happenings". We pull in and unload all of our gear (tents, tables , signs, etc., etc.) We will be ministered in two places this weekend. One at the church and the other down the street. Many jobs go on at once during our time of ministry. Our main form of ministries to these people is through "Dream interpretation" and "Spiritual Readings". To elaborate, we know God speaks to us in many ways, dreams is one way, so we use biblical ways to interpret people's dreams. "Spiritual Readings" is just a new age way of saying "prophecy" and for those who don't know what I mean about "prophecy", it means to hear what God is saying to the person your ministering to. Along with those we have people praying constantly, people doing video interviews, people hosting the tents, and then the actual ministry teams. The teams consist of three people so we never minister alone. Inside each team has a table where someone from the streets comes in and sits down.


So there were some very amazing stories. One man came in who practiced Wicca and was having the same recurring nightmare twice a month. In the dream he was driving his car down a road when lava started coming through the ground surrounding him. It started to rain as all of this was happening. There was a tornado of lava too. We felt that God was telling him that the road he was going down was a path of destruction and help is going to come not from you but from Heaven. (A lot of the dreams nonbelievers get are very simple). So we prayed with him and invited the Creator (God) to come into his life and reveal more of Himself to him. Sara (Scotland) was holding his hands as they were praying. He and Sara was feeling a electricity like feeling between his hands and hers. The man never felt anything like it. The Holy Spirit was revealing God to him in that specific way. (God moves however he wants)

So this was one story of very many that I have. More I will tell, but later. Its getting late I need to go.

"Kids these Days"

Hello its been awhile. A lot has happened this weekend. Friday and Saturday I went to a seminar called "Elijah House", which is a ministry that focuses on healing our hearts from past experiences. Forgiving and letting go any judgments that we hold on to. Vows we say in our hearts (such as "People betray me...Therefore... I will never share my feeling with anyone") can negatively affect us for the rest of our lifes if we don't renounce it and forgive those particular people. "It is so great to be free from my own crap. We don't have to be in our own prison anymore.

So after the long seminar we went to the Yellow house (Girls house) ate yummy Lasagna which Emily (Virginia) cooked for us and then we goofed around the rest of the night. Sarah (Scotland) had this urge to swim in a nearby lake, at night , in the cold (supposedly she does that a lot in Scotland). Other people went with her. Supposedly the guys got out before she ever did. The next morning I skipped church (ahhhhhhh) and slept into 12.

Later Sunday I helped make dinner and we prepared for "Impartation". Impartation is when assigned interns share with us whatever they have, whether it is pray for us, share an experience, or whatever else it may be. Today Emily (Virginia) and Danielle (South Carolina) "Imparted". Emily shared the verse about Jesus washing the feet of the Disciples, saying you have no part in Me if you don't let Me wash your feet. You won't get what the Son of God has to offer if you don't receive what the Son of God has to offer. HIs service. So to add integrity to the verse we washed each other's feet. Mine of course was the cleanest out of everyones.

Then Danielle blew us away with sharing her experiences with her dad and step dad. She then played a song that explained her need for a dad. An amazing song. We were all moved.

Five Guys and a Man

Today five of us, Chad (Michigan),Dave (Mass.), Mathew (New Jersey) and Luke (Canada) went to Salem again. We helped set up a stage for "Haunted Happenings". Phil's dream from "The Gathering" church is to have this stage right in the middle of the festival. Christian bands will be playing there as well as secular bands. It is amazing that a pastor of a church is setting up a stage for music right in the middle of witchcraft festivities. God has given Phil such favor with those people. He's talks to all sorts of witches, pyschics and tarot card readers.

The people fasinate me there. I was drawn to this one women at the Pyschic Fair. I first saw her walking around as she was taking a smoking break. She had short white hair with eye make up and an old fashion asian dress on. Her demeanor was very unique. I could tell that she was very serious about her practice. Come to find out today, she was a tarot card reader. Her poster was hanging outside the Pyschic area. Thinking to myself I was intrigued what God thinks of her. What true calling does she have. She may have a God given gift, but obviously used for the wrong reasons. God must really love her, even though she doesn't live for Him.

Its so good look at people through God's eyes intead of judgmental, intimidated eyes. I could tell that this woman was put on this earth for a reason.

A Typical Day

Today was just a typical Streams Academy day. We go to class, learn how to hear from God, pray for people who are in need and then go to work at the Streams office. At the Streams office I'm in the "Sight and Sound" department where I help out the editing of the ministries' teachings, after they're edited they are sent around the world for people to hear.

Tomorrow me and a few other guys are on a special mission to Salem. Where we are going to help "The Gathering" church set up a stage in the streets of Salem. I can't wait. Ever since Sunday I've been interested in that place.

Salem

This Sunday we drove to Salem Mass. Where all the famous witch trails happened in the late 1600's. Now Salem is known for its huge witchcraft, wiccan, and neo-pagan community. There are 13 witchcraft stores in Salem alone. Every October there is a month long celebration of Halloween called "Haunted Happenings". It is supposedly the largest witchcraft festival in the world.

Our reason for going today is to learn more about witchcraft to better understand this community. For the next few weekends we will be going back to Salem setting up a tents like we did yesterday at the Chilli Cookoff.

There is a church called "The Gathering" smack dab in the middle of "Haunted Happenings". The Pastor there has a calling for the witchcraft community.He loves them very much and has a wonderful ministry for them. We talked about the differences between wiccans, Satanist, pagans and others. Also to better understand why many left the church to pursue witchcraft.




There were these vampires outside of this store. I wanted to talk to him but instead i took a picture of him.







Here, Caleb (from Canada) takes comfort in the arms of Chad (from Michigan) after a scary day at "Haunted Happenings"







Rebecca (from Sweden) Radiates her beauty in the midst of Salem.

Chilli Cookoff

We went to the Claremont Chilli Cookoff today ministering to people on the street. It was so much fun. I was kind of nervous but once we had people come into our tents for a "Spiritual Reading and or Dream Interpretation" I quickly learned how to sense where people are at in their spiritual walk, and then expose them slowly to God from there.




We had people who were big into new age , people who had never been to church before and people who were actual christians come and allow us to minister to them. It was a great experience to talk to so many different kinds of people.












Even Llamas came to be ministered to.

The Quest Begins

August 30th, 2006 Our flight to Boston was amazing. I love flying. We flew above the overcast sky where it is always sunny.







I could see Cape Cod from the air. I had a road atlas with me so whatever I was looking at in the Atlas I could see it out the window. It was amazing.





After the flight we took a bus to New Hampshire. Emily and Jessica were well prepare for three months (as you can see). It was an adventure.

My New Home

This is the guys house called the Grey House. It looks pretty small on the front, but trust me it is enormous on the inside. We have a sauna and a pattle ball court.






My room.

Here's a space eye view



And out house