A day to relax...

Wow, it has been such an amazing but busy weekend. Desperation Conference was amazing. The Holy Spirit showed up and rocked all of our lives in an amazing way. I was very encouraged to really press on and live courageously for the kingdom of God, treating everything else as if filthy rubbish in comparison to knowing and seeking Christ. The Spirit is also beginning to stir some different ideas on my heart, so I am now excited to press in and see what Jesus is leading.

Our teens have been ministered to a lot. They loved the worship, and went from the first worship time where they seemed to be feeling a little overwhelmed by everything to by the end running up to the front, joining the "mosh pit of righteousness", and worshipping Jesus without care. It was awesome. Please continue to pray for them, that they would continue to seek Jesus and not forget what He has been doing in them. We want these teens to become men and women committed to advancing the kingdom of God in their lives, school, and communities in radical obedience to the leading of the Holy Spirit. We don't want apathy to steal the passion for God that has been being built up in them these past few days. I covet your prayers for these teens.

I would say probably the few moments that brought me the most joy was on Saturday afternoon. Phil Wickham, a worship artist, had been leading us in worship in the morning and afternoon session. He and his band did an awesome job leading us into the presence of Jesus. The last song that they played was "True Love", and many of our teens knew the signing for that song. They were down front on the side of the stage, and they were worshipping with a depth that was absolutely amazing. It was so cool.

Today we are doing house church and we are spending a lot of time allowing the teens to process what all God has been doing in their lives the past few weeks. We are hoping that this will be an amazing time for the Holy Spirit will solidify what He is doing in their lives.

A big aloha to all!