"Crow-Kay"

The interns are now here. They all trickled in on Saturday, from all over. Many from Canada, then New Hampshire, California and Michigan. These people blow me away, they are quite mature in their character, great servants waiting at any moment to serve. Not having a dishwasher in the guys house, I've been very impressed with how clean our kitchen has been. They are also quick to pray for anyone and worship. Every morning around 6 am everyone is scattered around the house spending their time with Him. We already have had great worship time and great moments of laughter.

Tuesday was the start of the 101: "The Art of Hearing God". We also had the usual work around the offices and or houses and creative night, taught by Joni Cooper. Another thing that I'm greatly excited about is that Samuel, a pastor and principle from Kenya is staying with us for twelve days. He's staying in the leaders' room (my room) so we get to talk lots his experiences. Already we've asked many question about God moving in Africa and what its like there. Everynight there, the Holy Spirit wakes him up to pray, because there's many spiritual darkness hightened at night. Breaking through to heaven is harder in Africa because of so much witchcraft and negative spirituality. The Lord will give Samuel dreams of someone about to get hurt, or in an accident. His prayers will allow God to stop anyone from getting hurt.

I have to say Canada is a pretty cool place to be, where else can you say eh? after every question and say "paa-sta" instead of "pah-stah". They also have Loonies and Toonies which are $1 and $2 coins, no need for any paper bills below $5.00 here. But whats really crazy is that in Vancouver I have seen palm trees, yes, small short palm trees. How often do you see palm trees in Canada"?. I'll get a picture in for you guys next time.




Our offical sport here in Streams Canada Internship is the gentlemen game of croquet. The fad has grown rapidly.

Richmond?

Hello everyone I've been in Vancouver for over a week now. Upon arrival we hugged everyone, happy seeing interns from last year again. For a few days I felt very dissoriented being in a new country. My first time ever leaving America. Richmond is where we live, a suburb of Vancouver. Its a delta formed by the Fraser River, because of that we are six feet below sea level. The rest of vancouver is hilly surrounded by huge mountains.

A factor that makes Vancouver feel like a far away country and not just Canada is because 90% of Richmond's population is Chinese. After Hong Kong became an indendent from English rule many Chinese went to Vancouver. Most of them are very wealthy. All around they are tearing down most of the old houses here and making huge fancy houses in place of them. Many of the shop signs are in English and Mandarin.

We have gone nonstop all week with training and setting up a ministry from the ground up. I quite enjoy pioneering, though
many times it is scary. For half the day everyday we have teaching, planing and praying for the interns coming. We look at a picture of them and pray for each and everyone. The second half of the day we are working around the house from building, moving, maintinance and running errands.

Last weekend I was finally able to go toward downtown Vancouver. It is truly a beautiful place.

"This land is your land, this land is my land"

We started in Washington, DC on the first day driving 19 hours through severe thunderstorms in Iowa to stay at Noah's brother's house in Omaha, Nebraska.






















After a day of rest we headed on toward our long trek towards Montana.














































The last day we struggled to get up, drove about 12 more hours, through Idaho, Seattle traffic and through an hour and a half wait at the border. We got our Visas in about thirty minutes and reached Canada about 11 o'clock Pacific time.

Adventures of Sailor Man

"The Beginend"

I am going to greatly miss New Hampshire, it has served me well. The place where I would never expect to be I'm now leaving. This week has been a dwindling effect of people. Half of us are gone already. Many in Mexico for a missions trip and others home. I leave Friday, blessing and leaving my peace here. Thank You Streams Academy, New Hamsphire and God.

Here are some of the many stories to look back on. They're very abreviated

Story #1
Lidia, a homeless drunk woman who we encountered on the streets of Worscester was struggling with the Love flowing through us. She hated and loved it. Following us all day, she was drawn to us because she saw and felt something different about us. God was moving. She left with a Bible and hugged us in the midst of her grouchy drunken character.

Story #2
A Jewish finacial broker who was practicing and experimenting with witchcraft encountered us at Salem in October. From her perspective she "encountered these amazing young people (us) who were doing spiritual readings (personal prophecy) and dream interepretations." "I was so blown away of their love and ability to intereprete my dream, no one before was able to intereprete it. Hiding my reaction after leaving the tent, I went around the corner against the wall and started crying, it was powerful. I asked God to reveal Himself to me. That night Jesus came to me."

Story #3
Rockport Outreach: Chad (Michigan) and Jamie (Alberta) went into a tarot shop and spoke words of life and destiny to the tarot reader, for an hour. Then after they prayed over her. One of the things they prayed was that she would recieve God into her heart (spoken in more veil terms). After walking by her I noticed her to be very free and bright.

Story #4
Boston Outreach: Changing the atmoshere of Boston. The city was Gods playground that weekend. We talked and gave food to some great people who lacked a personal home. Restored the streets (picked up random trash). We saw the "Prince of Peace"(Jesus) literally calm the arguing and strong confrontation between Christians evangelists and Gay activists in the Boston Commons. To the point were they were sitting right next each other, some even talking to each other without arguing. We could talk to some of the activists about God without arguing.

"Live Free or Die"

"Babson, Babson" I Do Declare

We outreached in Bearskin Neck in Rockport, MA. The story goes as told "Babson, Babson killed a bear, with his knife I do declare" A bear trapped by the tide was suppossedly killed by John Babson. RockPort felt a lot like Salem because there were lots of occultic shoppes. Tarot Card readers, Magic shoppes etc.


But the Kingdom of Heaven showed up this rainy Saturday afternoon to Reign down on Rockport. Chad (Michigan) and Jamie (Canada) talked and prophecied to one of the Tarot Readers for an hour. Then twenty minutes prayed for her, she recieve the "Great White Light" (Jesus) in her heart.


There was a Jewish girl who had Jesus appear to her in the form of King Arthur. She being a flower was saved from a giant foot that was going to crush her and the kingdom of flowers. So King Arthur slashed the giant foot with His sword and it deflated. I told her that God is like your King, pray to Him as a King, ask for His help. Never thinking God in that way she left
with homework.


We also when to a church called "Eagle&Dove ministries" runned by Donna Milham, she reminds me of an art teacher. If an art teacher could be a pastor of a church this is what it would look like. The church is in a old building shop, long and narrow inside with brick exposed walls. Looking more like a coffee shop than a church. No traditional symbols or anything churchy. There were tribal drums being played, people dancing and doing artwork. All this during worship, all this was worship. It was a great experience.

I was introduced to some unique friends.

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

So things are coming close to an end? Transition and Unknowing is in the air. All of us are wondering, preparing, planing, waiting and praying for whats coming up next. Many are going to Pedras Negras, Mexico for a mission trip, others are planing to come back here in New England for next year, others many others are planing to go to Streams Canada in Vancouver in September. I personally am planing to leave this country to our Northern Neighbors the Canadians (Vancouver). "West coast baby!". Never have I been outside this country, though Vancouver is only two ours north of Seattle its still great to be across the border (and on the West Coast). Today im going to have a meeting with Eric and Joni Cooper (Head of Streams Canada) to get all information (passport, visa's, etc.).

Tomorrow we are on an outreach. Abbey (Detroit) will be leading us at Rockport, MA. We will have set up tents a be ministering to the people out on the streets, seeing what God is speaking them. Pray for us.

Here are some pictures of Vancouver