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Thursday, January 27, 2011

Flying Upside Down


What do we tend to hold on to?
What do we think is really our own?
Pondering the old and the new,
We get nothing but the fruit of the seeds that we have sewn.

For when we lay down our rights,
We find rest as we become free.
It sometimes doesn't make sense at first sight,
But in giving up, we become all that we can be.

This week, we had the immense honor of having Loren Cunningham speak to our school for the whole week. His message is so clearly spoken through experience and a true friendship with Jesus. He is real, and that is evident when he speaks. Loren spoke on the love of the Lord and the laying down of our rights. He has such authority to speak in this area due to his radical testimony (read Is That Really You, God? if you get the chance).
When we really think about it, laying down our rights at first sight is probably one of the hardest things to do, because it takes a deep and intimate trust with Father. But what we tend to forget and oversee is the pure freedom we gain in giving up everything in order to follow our King to the ends of the earth. And let's face it, the end of the earth is coming speedily, everything but our gaze upon the Lord and our walk with Him will fall to the wayside.

When the reality of Jesus coming back penetrates our mind, we need to realize that it is worth giving up everything for to prepare the way. It is worth it and it is glorious. This is why I am taking a team to Iceland. We feel the need to go and prepare the way of the King.

We desire to see Iceland awaken to the light of who Jesus is by stoking the flame of revival in the land and to develop communities centered around the power and love of Jesus.

When we hold on to worries and fears and when we can't let go of the things in our life for the sake of our King, our vision begins to perish, and we will miss out on the reality of revival in the nations needed to prepare the way.

Freedom is beautiful, why not step into it with nothing weighing you down?

I am heading out around March 30th for Iceland for 3 months. I am still in need of financial support. I need another $500 monthly to be able to stay on campus and to pour into the lives of my students so they may know who they are and who the Lord truly is. It has been the most amazing thing I could be apart of, and I want to continue to run with these amazing people! Along with that, by February 3rd, I need the first $1000.00 for outreach to be able to purchase plane tickets and get everything ready for us to go!Thank you all for your prayers and support. Please continue to pray above all. It means so much to me. If you feel led to help support me, that would be a tremendous blessing. Just click the "information" tab above to find out how!

Thanks so much...
...more updates to come

-Daniel
--York

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Ísland


Today during class, we finally announced outreach locations as a school. It has been hard to keep it a secret, but I don't have to for any longer! I have a wonderful team of 6 coming with me in April for a few months to the dreamland of Iceland!

A couple weeks ago, right before the school started, we spoke together as staff about outreach locations. My mind wasn't even close to thinking Iceland. But the night after we first discussed them, the Lord gave me a dream. In the dream, I get off of a plane after they announced we landed in Iceland. As I was greeted by the Icelandic people, they seemed to have had hollowed-out faces; almost as if nothing was there. I knew instantly that the Lord was saying His people in Iceland were empty.

I brought the dream to the team the next day, expecting nothing but a few remarks. That same night, the Lord confirmed the dream in some of the other staff. I knew the Lord was setting something up. That night, I had yet another dream highlighting Iceland. I prayed to the Lord and said, "If this is You, Lord, You need to confirm it and make it an actual location!"

...so He did!

I have an absolutely incredible team of 2 guys and 4 girls coming with me to this amazing place! I know the Lord is going to move in the nation of Iceland powerfully. He has been showing me that our prayers and ministry are not only going to affect Iceland, but also all of Europe, just as the volcano did that irrupted there a year ago. The nation of Iceland longs to know the Lord. These people need to know Him just as much as anyone, and they will!
Jesus, prepare their hearts!
Thanks so much for all your prayers and support! I am going to be needing a lot of financial support to be able to make this happen! Thank you for praying and please continue to do so! It is so powerful. But if you do feel led to help support me financially, that would be a tremendous blessing! Just click the "information" tab above to find out how!

Thanks again!

Iceland, here we come.

-Daniel
--York

Sunday, January 16, 2011

January Hymn


"God's love isn't base on human performance. His love was there before humans could even perform."
-Andy Byrd
No matter how many times I hear of the Lord's love, I am constantly blown away by how much Jesus truly does love us. God created love, He is love, and He loved before we even could understand it. We can't love without knowing the Lord...and we can't love without recognizing His love for us because the very fact that He is love. It is amazing that we can never separate ourselves from His love, meaning we cannot separate ourselves from His pursuit after our heart!

His heart aches when we look the other way, but when we look into His eyes, His heart is moved. It is like the perfect Father, waiting for His son to look to Him, no matter how far off he truly is. The Father just wants to embrace us with open arms, with eyes that permeate the perfect language of love.

This week was the first week of the school, and it has been incredible! We have never seen the move of the Lord like this in the first week of a DTS. There has been such freedom, healing, and growing, more so than I have ever seen. These students are hungry and want the Lord above all else. It is so encouraging to be apart of.

Thanks to all of you who have prayed and supported me thus far. I am right where I need to be, seeing a side of the Lord's heart that I have never seen before. If you are wondering, I am still in need of some monthly financial support. As of right now, I need at least $500 of monthly support. That is $25 from 20 people a month. First and foremost, I appreciate your prayers above all else. Prayer is such a powerful thing! Secondly, please continue to pray and ask the Lord if you can partner with me this season in pouring into these students' lives. If you do feel led, you can click the "information" tab above to find out how to donate! It would be a tremendous blessing for me!
Keep looking out for updates. We found out our outreach locations this week as a school.
They are:
-Mozambique
-Nepal
-Kosovo/Pakistan
-Iceland
-Europe (Amsterdam, Berlin, France)
-Egypt
-Hawaiian Islands
-West Coast of America
-Cambodia

I am leading one of these teams, but I can't say where quite yet! Again, lookout for updates! I will let you know soon!
Thanks again!

-Daniel
--York

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Faded from the Winter


It amazes me how the Lord is so continually faithful, even in the midst of all of our chaos. He is never surprised or caught off guard. He knows His children, and He remembers His promises over us. I sometimes get into a panic being reminded of how faithful He truly has been this past year, but thinking what if for some reason He isn't as faithful this year? It is a silly question, but it really does ring in my mind when I let worry and fear override the peace and joy that comes from understanding His faithfulness. It is not like He is surprised by any of that though.

I really feel that this year is going to be one of fulfilled promises from the Lord. Not sure why, but it just seems to fit with His presence increasing as the years continue. I believe He wants to take us deeper on this journey of knowing Him and recognizing His faithfulness to us, even when it looks different than we expected. We need to prepare and hold on to His word if we are to ever see the fulfillment of His promises and blessings! He is a consuming fire, wanting to burn everything else away that does not lead us to His presence. That is what I want!

I Trust Him.

Tomorrow, all of the students arrive for the DTS that I am staffing, and I am more than ready and stoked! We have had an incredible week of preparation, being in prayer and getting the Lord's heart for the school. If some of you don't know, I am currently staffing the Fire and Fragrance DTS here in Kona for this January quarter.

I am so excited for what the Lord is going to do! Thank you all for your prayers and support thus far. I am actually still in need of some help. I believe the Lord will provide, but I want to ask of you two things. First, I would like to ask you to join me in prayer for this journey. I so believe that prayer is one of the most powerful things we can do to lift each other up daily. Secondly, I would like to ask you to pray about partnering with me in supporting me these next few months. I need a total of $500 minimum a month currently. If you would, please pray, and if you feel led to help support me, that would be absolutely incredible and a tremendous blessing. All I need is 25 people to donate $20 a month! It is simple really. You can click the "Information" tab above to find out more and how to donate!
Thank you guys so much!

-Daniel-
--York--