Bethel.... A place of abiding

My trip to California wasn't only to see Erika, but also to go to a conference called "Open Heavens" at Bethel Church. It was 2 days of INTENSE teaching and just dwelling in the presence of the Holy Spirit. God revealed so much to me for my future in ministry as well as just right now.

For the past 9 months or so I have been experiencing a pain in my left knee that shoots up my leg, which disables me from sitting indian style or cross my leg (my favorite way to sit). The first night of the conference God healed my knee!! No PAIN!!! Thursday night I went up in front of 1,000 people to give my testimony and I ended up being asked to pray for healing over everyone there with knee problems, as well Carol Arnot (one of the conference speakers.) !!!

Here are a few pics of the trip. :)

The stage at the conference. During worship they had 4 people doing prophetic painting! It was sweet! My favorite was a married couple that painted together.

Just playing a little guitar around the pool at a friends apt.

no explanation needed ;)

We met these 4 Alaskan youths the first night.
They were so fun and just loved Erika and I.
Erika's travel partner, Ragnhild, is on the right still receiving from the Lord ;)

So.... there's this girl.... ;)

Meet Erika HydeenMy girlfriend :)

We're in the wilderness in Northern California.... Whiskeytown to be exact.

The Sundial Bridge in Redding, California

Erika is a worship leader for the YWAM base in Skien, Norway and is here in the states for a little bit. We are here in Redding, California to get some face time and go to a conference at Bethel Church. Its been an amazing time so far and we are both so excited about what God has for us while we are here.

The Mobile Team

Top Row: Elizabeth, Matthew, David, and Josh

Bottom Row: Me, Josh, Kim, Sarah, and Grant

These are the guys that are going with me on a trip around the Midwest and Southern states to bring the ministry of YWAM Denver to the local church.
Our desire is to bring a new awareness of justice issues, true worship, and the need for missions through times of prayer, worship, and multimedia presentations. At each stop along the way we will be invading churches with a love for their youth and bringing in a fresh perspective of who they are in Christ. We want to start a fresh awakening of the spirit of God within them and do it through simply spending time with them, praying, worshiping, and teaching them about how God sees them. He wants to stir up the young people in this nation and we want to be a catalyst for that stirring.

Practice makes perf...... well it helps

Drumming it up!

Here is just a little look into a typical afternoon of practicing.
These guys are transforming their acoustic worship songs into full band worship music!!


Elizabeth rockin' the keys

Can someone tune please???

Heather and Jonathan (working on Heather's latest)

A day for breathing a bit deeper

A sweet organic and fair trade coffee shop in Boulder!

This weekend has been nothing short of perfect from weather, to food, to most importantly the fellowship!! Andy and I have been able to just soak and relax. It has been such a blessing and needed break from the business of this quarter. I leave for a trip to California in two days and this is a great way to get focused, relax, and ready to make the most of it. Andy is an amazing man of God and we been able to share so much of our hearts with each other as well as just speak truth into one another's lives.

A trip to Denver would not be complete without a visit to the legendary
RED ROCKS Amphitheater!!

The band... in the flesh... sort of

Here we are!!!

The Band!

From Left to Right: Elizabeth, Heather, Jonathan, and Daniel

Yay for friends!

This is my friend Andy... He's coming to visit for the weekend :)  

I'm excited!

God is so faithful to bring us fellowship.

School of Worship starts again

       We're in the 3rd week of the fall School of Worship and I am loving every minute!  Everyday I get together with 4 students (Elizabeth, Jonathan, Daniel, and Heather) who have been formed into a band.  Our times consist of prayer for one another, introducing new songs that the students have written, and taking those worship songs from a simple acoustic song to full band.  Myself being the band leader, I am there to simply coach, encourage, criticize, guide, and disciple them into the worship leaders they are.  

      Being a part of this school is probably the most life giving thing that I get to do!  When I was a band leader for my first School of Worship this past Spring I felt as though it was the fruition of the past 6 years of training (a bachelors in music, and two YWAM schools).  It allows me to incorporate my passion for music, with my calling to be a discipler, teacher, and worship leader.  

      Hopefully later today I'll be able to post a few pics of the band/ school.