Category Archives: About Dreaming

May31

May the Healing Begin…

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Teri

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about being the hands and feet of Jesus.

What does it mean to do His will on earth as it is done in Heaven?

I’ve been pondering what that looks like lived out in real life; gritty, messy, unforgiving, and often complicated real life.

Lately, there is a verse that has really been reverberating through my heart…

““Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.” John 14:12

I believe this to be true…for today…for me in Christ…right now..

Yet…do I?

Three weeks ago, I felt God leading me to pray for a young woman who was using a cane. I thought God wanted me to pray for her dreams and passions; just like I do so often. NOPE. On the way over to her, I felt God tell me, “Pray for her healing.“

I freaked. I bailed. I left the woman standing there with her cane, just as she was, not healed.

This little episode revealed something pretty dark and disgusting hidden in my heart. Yea…I’m a skeptic when it comes to healing.

My friend Betty Means said it best in her blog post:

I believe in miraculous healings.  I’ve seen them.  I’ve heard stories from people I trust.  So that’s not my problem.  My problem is believing that I’m “good enough” for God to use me to bring it into existence.  There’s a fear that I “can’t do it right”.  And I become tentative.  I know all sorts of things about my identity and authority in Christ – but in this area, it’s been hard for me to move from “knowing it” to “doing it”.

Just like Betty, I’ve seen miraculous healing. Heck – I’ve been instantly healed of a broken toe. Instantly! One minute I was in excruciating pain. My friends prayed. The next minute I got up and danced.

I was also instantly healed of a sprained ankle.

Lily’s been miraculously healed.

Yet, I don’t think I will do it right. I’ll hose it up. And then where will the poor person be who allowed me to pray for them?

It’s just too much pressure.

I’m good to talk about dreams and passions and God-given calling. But healing?  Nah… I’ll leave that to the really faithful folks.

Yeah…I know it’s a cop-out.

But, I’m still freaked out about it.

At AIM, miraculous healing happen more often than in most places. I wouldn’t say it is common. I wouldn’t say it is uncommon.

There was a story last week of a young man at the World Race training camp (see video below – you can see he is still blown away and a bit in shock.).

He walked in needing hearing aids to carry on a conversation. He worshiped and praised, then his friends prayed for him, and then could take off his hearing aids and hear. It’s not total healing yet, but there was a substantial improvement.

I know these people. I trust these people. I’m sure this happened just as they say.

I’m beginning to wonder why I don’t believe Jesus can heal through my prayers?

Why don’t I pray for each and every person God lays on my heart? Was he teasing when he said for those who believe they will do great works? Was that just a joke? Or truly only for the first couple of thousand Christians but not for those of us 2,000 years later?

People need to see the love and compassion of Jesus just as much today as they did then.

Lord, help my unbelief!

And, please heal that young woman I left standing in Walmart.

And, help us all have the faith to expect the miraculous.

May the healing begin…

“When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.” Matthew 14:14

May30

“Just” an Average Kingdom Person

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I’ve known Barb for a long time. The amount of time it takes to really get to know and love someone. Long enough to build the kind of trust that lasts a lifetime.

Barb has always been a light in this world. She is the kind of person you simply want to be around. She will cry with those who weep and celebrate with those who are happy. And she often knows just the right thing to say at just the right time.

She passionately pursues the deeper things of God. She wants to see the Kingdom of God coming alive. And she constantly looks for ways to make that happen.

Well, I should let her tell you her own story…

Barb

When Teri asked me to write this, I didn’t know how much I’d struggle actually writing it down.

I’m just an average person. I live in the suburbs of Des Moines, Iowa. I’m a wife to a great guy, a mom to four wonderful kids, and a grandma of two wonderful little boys. I work full-time as a recruiter and am chauffeur to my youngest daughter as she manages her busy social calendar.

What’s my passion? I’m just beginning to figure that out.

If I had to put words to it now, I’d say my God given passion is to help women realize their TRUE Freedom in Jesus Christ. I long to see women coming alive to all that Jesus promises us.

What’s my Kingdom dream? I don’t know yet.

I lead some women’s Bible studies and prayer groups. I have a vision for seeing hundreds of women in the Des Moines area being transformed by Christ’s love. There just isn’t anything solid and tangible yet.

Teri tells me that I already live out Kingdom purposes in my day-to-day life. It’s hard to believe it as I just do what I do every day.

If I see someone hurting, I try to comfort them. If someone needs prayer, I pray. If people are going without, I try to help them. And if someone is believing a lie about themselves or God, I try to speak truth into their lives. Seems like a no-brainer to me.

Barb and her family

Yet, God continues to call me deeper. Into a deeper, richer, and more uncomfortable level of faith.

On this journey, I am learning more about myself and God . I learning that I’m broken, wounded, selfish, but Jesus loves me anyway! Every day I can’t wait to talk with Him, hear from Him, be with Him. The more I walk with Him, the more I want to walk with Him.

And I’m learning that God is who He says He is! Faithful, patient, just, and loving. He never leaves or forsake us. He is AMAZING!

I guess I want to be even more intentional about being who God designed me to be. I know God will show me how.

I trust that God will continue to grow His Kingdom in and through my life as I seek him. I believe that a year from now, I will be less broken, wounded, and selfish and more filled with joy and peace and love. And I believe I will see more and more women grow in the freedom of Jesus’ love.

Please pray for me as Christ draws a more defined map for me and this passion for hurting women. Pray that God’s love will transform hearts and lives in the suburbs of Des Moines, Iowa. Pray that His Kingdom comes and His will be done.

You don’t have to be a missionary or a pastor or worship leader to play a big part in seeing the Kingdom of God coming alive. Barb is the perfect example of someone living out Kingdom each and every day at her job, with her family, in her neighborhood, and at her church.

Barb, you’re pretty amazing yourself!

May29

Rest, Reconnect, and Retool

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Rest, Reconnect, and Retool

Teri

After 21,000 miles, 3,000 dreamers, and about 70 different stops…I’m learning what it takes to make this dream happen.

The pioneering year of the Dream Tour is over. Now it’s time for a new season of building excellence in what we’re doing.

Problem is…I’m exhausted.

Last week, Lily and I moved into the spare room of a friend’s house.  It is the first time in a year I’ve unpacked my suitcase!

Lily, Ruby, and I need a little time off before heading out for another Dream Tour for three main reasons:

1. To rest.  We need some time to recoup and a little space to dream big.

2. To reconnect. I want to reconnect with friends I’ve met over the past year and catch up on lives and dreams.

3. To retool. We have some exciting plans for the next season of the Dream Tour. We need to build some new structures and add a few more team members to get them accomplished. I need a little time off the road to do some visioning, planning and growing of the ministry.

I’ve learned that you can’t dream big when you’re too tired or too busy.

You need rest and space to make it happen.

 

Because I’ve learned this the hard way many times over, I’m going to be more intentional and not make the same mistakes again!

Here’s a glimpse at my to-do list this summer:

First, we hope to try an experiment and send out more teams this summer…without me. We hope to send 5-10 new teams out on Dream Tours all over the country. I’ll be sitting at home in front of my computer, Skyping with them along their journey. My hope is to learn how to replicate and reproduce with lots of small groups traversing our country in search of dreamers and dreams – including their own.

Secondly, I’m writing a “How To Dream” curriculum. I want to help others with the best of and do’s and don’t's learned on this dream journey. I hope to publish a ebook by the end of summer.

Thirdly, I need some help. I’m hoping to build a team of advisers, administrative help, and coaches who can help grow this dream.

Lastly, I want to enjoy my summer with my family. As we gear up for another very busy season, I want to take a breath and leave a little space for God to speak and for my body, mind, soul, and strength to be renewed.

I NEED YOUR HELP!

Please pray with me. My big dream is to see the Body of Believers in the United States fully live to the God-given, Kingdom passions and dreams. Pray for the right team, the financial support, and for dreams all over the world.

Please financially support me. I am a missionary sent out to inspire, ignite, and connect dreamers into movement toward their Kingdom dreams. I need your help each month to continue to grow this ministry and to keep reaching more and more dreamers. Without your support, I simply cannot do this ministry.

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Please share your story. If you have a dream and would like to share it, please let me know.

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May25

Patience and Open Doors

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Rebecca was on the Dream Tour in Fall 2011. Thought it was time to catch up with her and see what is happening…

Rebecca

Last year after spending the summer in Haiti with AIM, I came back to the States ready to go out again.

It’s kind of a common occurrence.

Over the last ten years, I’ve headed out on more than half a dozen short-term mission’s trips. It seems like I always have to come back to America too early. It never feels like coming home. I find myself wondering why God didn’t send me out for longer.

Last fall, I wanted to move back to Haiti for longer. I love creativity and kids. What better way to combine the two than at camp? So, I started planning. Meeting, budgeting, outlining, strategizing. Trying to get a team together to go to Haiti with me.

Moving into this year, I had as much of a plan as I could muster but no team. In fact, I got to a point where I couldn’t move forward any more. So, I asked God about it. He said something to this affect:

“You’re standing on your side of the room, and you’ve got your great plan and your outline. But if you want to know what I’m doing . . . you’re going to have to ditch your plan. Cause I’m not on your side of the room. I’m over here, and I’m not going to join you. I want to know if you’ll join Me.“

So…

I gave up the idea of starting a camp in Haiti. Which kinda stunk cause I was really ready to get into something long-term, and small-town Nebraska isn’t exactly known for its . . . exoticness.

I wasn’t quite sure what to do with myself. Should I get a second job? Should I start something at home? Should I get more involved with my church?

I didn’t do any of the above. Instead, I started reading. Books about the history of Central Africa, a place that’s been on my heart for a while now. I wanted to know what had happened in that area of the world, how it had affected people, what was happening now. And God began to break my heart for the kids – the street kids, the former child soldiers, the orphans.

Day and night, I couldn’t get them off my mind.

Then, very quietly, He opened a door. A wide, unexpected door that looked like a plane ticket to Africa and three weeks in the part of the world that feels like home to me. I just got back from that trip a week ago. God says, “See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut.” I say, “Amen!”

I still don’t know what I’m doing. I’m not even trying to get a plan or an outline or a budget together this time.

Apparently, those are not gifts God has given me.

But through disappointment and long, grating-on-the-nerves times of waiting, He’s taught me that His timing is better than my own. And I don’t need sight because He will be my eyes. And His faithfulness more than makes up for the long list of things that I lack. And if this means that He becomes greater and I become less, then it is so, so worth it.

You can follow me in this journey at my blog, The Lost Bohemian.

May24

Igniting Something in Jacksonville

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I met Jeff in Jacksonville, Florida on the Winter 2012 Tour. He invited us over to talk with his young adult group.  Jeff and his wife Sheila are what I call, “igniters” – they not only opened their house to 20-somethings, they opened their hearts and modeled how to live a life of radical faith. The group we met that night were alive and vibrant and filled with hope for all God has planned for them. 

Jeff is the perfect example of how God moves us from dream to dream. Jeff successfully “ignited” a younger generation as the Pastor of Young Adults for several years. Now that he has been faithful with that, God is moving him into a new dream – a church plant in Jacksonville where even more people can be ignited.

Check out his story. Watch out…it might ignited something in you too. 

Jeff

What a mighty God we serve…Alright…Okay…I am very much aware that this phrase sounds a little on the cliche side, but for some reason I feel the need to BOLDLY proclaim this powerful statement of fact!

He is a mighty God!

Over the past 18 months I took some time to do a little soul searching. I believe that this is an exercise that everyone (especially my brothers and sisters in ministry) needs to practice regularly. This process always helps to keep me clean and close to my Creator. This exercise always seems to bring my life a new perspective.

So, as I am sitting here…giving much thought to my life’s path, I cannot help but travel down memory lane. I am such a blessed man and I truly realize this. I have been involved in some of the most amazing ministry endeavors over the years and am totally blessed to have seen so many lives changed for eternity. I have made countless friendships and formed many partnerships as I have delivered God’s glorious gospel around the world.

All of these things are great to think about, but I have to squeeze past them…I must think of the here and now…I must think about the future…I have to force myself to look ahead and to ask of God, what is it that you expect from me next.

We must know the things He has for us to do we are to dream big dreams. We have to seek clear guidance because the job is never complete…there are still so many who have never heard about Jesus. Ministry moves on, concepts change. The Word of God never changes and God’s plan for our lives is concrete.

I have dared to dream.

Scripture teaches that if we delight ourselves in the Lord, He will give us the desires of our heart. Through this process, God has clearly communicated the need to start a new work. The Point Community Church was born from a desire for significance. Even before our first official meeting we have experienced Him working and opening doors and have also experienced a leadership team come together that has a desire to be significant for His Kingdom.

I would very much appreciate your prayers and if you feel led to help in this work that God has called me to lead, I would love to talk with you. Our first official meeting will be held on June 8, and our official launch date is November 11, 2012. We have many financial and mechanical needs, but most of all we covet your prayers. I am truly convinced that God is going to use this church to lead in a spiritual awakening.

You can follow our progress on my blog at www.jeffstockdale.com.

Jeff Stockdale is the Pastor at the Point Community Church, in Jacksonville Florida.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/JJStockdale
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Blog: www.jeffstockdale.com

Our prayers are with you Jeff and Sheila as you dream big for Jacksonville, Florida!

 

May23

Finding Your Call

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“What is your calling?”

At Adventures in Missions we ask that question a lot.

I use a different terms for it, “passions” and “dreams”, but it’s the same premise.

Seth Barnes, our CEO, wrote a post today that gives some excellent questions to chew on.

We’re doing this as a staff. Why don’t you join us?

HOW TO FIND YOUR CALL – by Seth Barnes

I believe you were made for a purpose and God is calling you to it. I can’t prove it to you, but if you take some time to look inside yourself and listen for God’s voice, you may begin to find it.

 

I believe you’re on this planet for a reason. God has a dream and he wants you to embrace it. He’s a creator and his creative process begins with the dreams that he shares with us. And when he does, if we’ll listen, we get to participate with him in the creation process.

 

We get to incubate his dream. It’s an incredible thing when it happens – it’s a bit of divine magic when the dream of God takes on form and becomes reality. And when we give expression to it, we join the angels in heaven as they give praise to God for his gift. I think it’s a spiritual transaction.

 

The idea that all of us have got something inside that cries out for expression is an old one. Philosophers have long identified our sense of purpose as a proof for God. They call it teleology. Because purpose and design appear to exist in nature, it points to a designer.

 

Many of us need help discovering our call. We know the world is broken and feel powerless to do anything about it. But it doesn’t have to be. The world needs us to find and commit to our call as much as we need it. And when we do, we can’t help but feel God’s pleasure.

 

Have you discovered your purpose and your call? You’ve got one; we all do. There’s little in life more important than finding it. To find your call it helps to ask and answer a series of questions in four general areas.
  • The World’s Needs
  • Your Passions
  • Your Skills
  • Your Plans
At Adventures, we try to do this with our staff. We’re committed to helping our staff discover God’s call on their lives. We do it through a conversation over time, asking and answering the questions listed below. It takes patience, but it’s so worth it.

 

If you’re looking for purpose, let me encourage you to set aside time with a journal to think about the following list of questions. What could be more important than finding the call of God?

World’s Needs

  • What needs lodge in your heart? Why?
  • Was God speaking to you?
  • How do you know?
  • How does God feel about the issue?
  • What would it feel like for the problem to be addressed?
  • What opportunities are represented by those needs?
  • What would the Kingdom coming look like?
  • How would the captives be set free?

Your Passion

  • When did you begin to feel strongly about the issue?
  • What do you need to learn about it?
  • Why did it impact you that way?
  • What is God saying?
  • What degree of commitment do you feel toward the issue?
  • What would that commitment look like if it were expressed?
  • What does it look like in terms of time and effort?
  • How have you expressed it so far?
  • What is your track record with commitment?

Your Skills

  • What relevant skills do you have?
  • How would you rate them relative to what you need?
  • What skills do you need?
  • Why do you need them?
  • What is your track record for starting something and serving others?
  • How would you use them? How would you grow them?
  • What difference would they make?
  • What is God saying?

Your Plan

  • Is it in writing?
  • What does research show?
  • How detailed it is?
  • Who should help you write it?
  • Who wants to help you?
  • What feedback have you gotten?
  • What feedback do you need?

“There are 3 stages to every great work of God: First it’s impossible, Then it’s difficult, Then it’s done.” J. Hudson Taylor

May22

Or You Could Let It Die

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Teri

I have a lot of dreams.

I want to see the Body of Believers coming alive to their passions and dreams. I want to abundant life spilling out all over the place. I want to see all Christ-followers taking their role in God’s Kingdom work.

And, I want to write compelling stories that inspire people to dream bigger.

About 7 years ago, I wrote a non-fiction book called, Passionate Peace – The Art of Surrender. (You can still get a copy if you want!) I wrote a blog for 3 years called, Restless Peace – The Art of Trusting God in the Waiting. And I’ve written several workbooks and devotionals.

Non-fiction doesn’t scare me. It’s just like teaching without the whiteboard and Powerpoint.

I’ve never even considered writing fiction. I thought I’d leave that up to the really creative people.

About 4 years ago I had a “while you are sleeping” dream. It was a very intricate, interesting, and involved story. I woke up and realized I had almost all the details of a really cool fantasy/sci-fi novel. So, I wrote them down and then kept writing and writing and writing and writing and writing…

Then I had another dream of a story. I woke up and started writing that one down and kept writing.

Since that first dream, I’ve written about 1,000 pages of material; back history, character sketches, outlines, and copy. There are at least 7 different books in there somewhere. I have the first draft of one book done and am working on draft three of another.

I guess it was a few months ago when I realized God wanted me to finish these books .

Once again I have no idea how to do what God is asking me to do. I just know I have to do it.

When I started writing fiction I was absolutely terrible at it.

Nearly 1,000 pages and thousands of hours later, I’m now only fairly terrible at it. I’m improving!

I write from 5-6:30 am and from 9-10pm most days – squeezing it into my otherwise busy schedule. (I didn’t say it was easy.

I’ve been tempted and tempted often to let this dream die and chalk it up to the “tried and failed” category.

I have a feeling that most dreams die like this.

The gap between where I currently am (fairly terrible, unskilled, and about about 50,000 words of rewrites away from having anything I can publish), and where I want to be (published and an awesomely skilled writer) is quite large and very daunting.

If there is one thing I’ve learned about dreaming though, is that you don’t give up. If God is truly in this, and I believer he is, then I will get what I need just when I need it. Even if it isn’t what I think I need when I think I need it.

I’ve learned to trust him with my dream. He cares about it more than I do.

And I’ve also learned that God rarely uses money or time to motivate you to give up on the dream.

The biggest difference between people who see their dreams actualized and the rest of us is perseverance NOT talent.

If you are in the midst of a dream and it looks like you’ve hit a dead end, chances are it’s only meant to help you wait while another path is being opened up. Don’t give up.

For most people, that journey looks something like this:

tried…
failed…
learned…
adjusted…
realigned…
tried again…
failed again…
waited…
struggled…
learned…
grew more trusting…
adjusted again…
waiting again….
grew more patient…
realigned…
experienced peace…
struggled some more…
experienced joy…
and finally broke through…

This is the dream journey most people have to go through. You could embrace it.

Or you could just let it die…like millions of other dreams before yours.

What if we pushed through and kept working at it?

What if most dreams didn’t die before they became fully alive?

What does your dream journey look like?

May21

40 Things in 40 Days – Part Four

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This is the last installment of 40 Things I Learned in 40 Days. The other posts are here, here, and here.

Julie

30. Obedience trumps excellence.
For most of my life, I did not believe that these would ever conflict with each other. However, I now believe sometimes God calls you to do something and you don’t get to decide how you will make things perfect first…when he calls you, you just have to do it.

Most of my life I think excellence trumped obedience. Now, I value both obedience and the pursuit of excellence, but if I have to choose one over the other, I believe that obedience to God has to come first.

31. It’s hard to pray the prayer, “Lord, I will go wherever you want me to go” and genuinely mean it.
Many times I thought I believed I was willing, but then I started to think of some places that I hoped that the Lord never called me to settle in. One of those places is North Dakota. I don’t have one iota of desire to live in North Dakota. I know that the Lord created it, but I just struggle to see the beauty of ND. So…every time I started to think about this prayer, I was quick to admit, “Lord, help me to pray this prayer. Right now I cannot prayer this prayer because I am just not completely willing to go ANYWHERE.”

But about 35 days into the trips, something dawned on me…I would rather be where the Lord wants me than to be anywhere else. It would be better to be in His will in North Dakota than out of his will and living in Hawaii. So, finally…after much contemplation and much work being done on my heart, I prayed, “Lord, I will go WHEREVER you want me to go.”

32. Oklahoma seems to have the nicest rest stops.

33. If you are planning on having your car break down, let your car know that 5:45pm on Good Friday is not a convenient time.

34. A prophet who is not in the Word of God operates out of the flesh and out of a place of spiritual weariness.
A prophet in the word is a powerhouse of life.

35. Humble submission and intimacy with the Father needs to be at the heart of everything, or the other things we try to do become empty.

Orange City, Iowa36. There is a second Netherlands…and it’s called Orange City, Iowa.
Seriously, it is a Dutch empire.

37. When you drive the Strip in Las Vegas, you might the impression that the Strip is only about a mile long.
If you walk it, you will definitely know that this is not true. (It’s probably a mile just between The Bellagio and the Venetian Hotel.)

38. The Grand Junction Regional Airport is much like the airport that is featured in the Seinfeld episode where the man who works for the airline is also the car rental representative…and everything else.
If you don’t like the attitude of the person working there, going to another counter doesn’t help…because they work there too.

39. You can be fed at both the International House of Pancakes and the International House of Prayer…but the feeding at the International House of Prayer seems to last longer.

40. “Living a radical life” seems to be a relative concept.
Some think that jumping into a van with little money, traveling across the country, and waiting on the Lord to provide is radical. However, our team doesn’t seem to think so. We just think it’s being obedient to what God called us to. We hope to someday be radical.

May18

Let’s Get Moving

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Teri

Exactly one year ago today, a small band of intrepid travelers set out on the first Dream Tour.

I was totally and completely FREAKED OUT…scared to death…

I had no clue what I was doing or why I was doing such a crazy thing. 
***LOONEY TUNES****

There was just that nagging….thing…inside me that said, “Go.” And I knew I had to go or else I would regret it the rest of my life.

There were misunderstandings, misconceptions, miscues, misdirection, and several screw-ups – most of which I caused.

From the inside looking out, it was a total disaster…failure…abysmal bomb.

From the outside looking in, people were encouraged, inspired, challenged, and touched.

It was like God was somehow turning the inabilities into something better.  huh.

I think I read that somewhere…

It was so compelling that I needed to keep going. Despite my failing. Despite my weakness. Despite my insecurities.

Now, I’m not so inept. I’m growing and learning and getting better at doing this crazy thing. I still have a long way to go, but it’s better than it was a year ago.

Here are the biggest lessons learned in the last year:

1. It’s not easy.
I think I expected it to be much easier, fewer obstacles, more things I did well, fewer mistakes. Nope. My American tendency to try to find the most comfortable route does not serve me in this Kingdom dream journey.

2. But, it’s much, much better.
Okay. So it sounds cliche I know. But, it’s true. Truer than I can describe in words. Living out your God-give Kingdom purposes, however inept I am at it, is much more fulfilling and satisfying than not doing it. No matter how scary it is.

3. Don’t give up.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve wanted to give up during this last year. Probably once a week or so I’d break down into an emotional tirade, “I CAN’T DO THIS!”  After I smacked the wall of my insecurity at full speed and went **SPLAT**, somehow God would give me just enough to get me back on my feet and moving again.

I’ve seen that most dreams don’t come fully alive because most people give up on them.

4. You won’t have everything you need before you begin.
I’ve learned that you won’t be ready when God calls you to do something. You will have lots of gaps between what you need to do it and what you have at your disposal. He does that on purpose. So that you have to learn to rely on him.

5. God works on your fear **AS YOU MOVE DESPITE YOUR FEAR**.
Your fear won’t be gone before you launch out. You won’t be ready. You’ll probably be scared to death. God works on breaking down your fear step-by-step, as you move, as you trust, as you go along the journey. It’s as you take action that God does his best work in you.

6. I still don’t know what I’m doing exactly. I don’t have to.
I’m still making mistakes and learning from them. I still occasionally want to quit. It’s still not easy. And I’m still a bit afraid. But, I am learning just how much I can trust a very big God who cares more about His Kingdom coming alive in and through me than I do.

When it’s all said and done, it’s God’s dream.

He is simply inviting us into the journey with him.

I’d suggest you take him up on it.

Is there a passion to do something you aren’t sure you can do? A dream stirring in your heart that doesn’t seem to go away?

Don’t waste anymore time. Let’s get moving.

If you would like some help, encouragement, or coaching, just email me. I’ll be happy to help you explore the possibilities.

“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” Romans 8:37

May17

REDEEM With God – Casondra’s Dream

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REDEEM With God – Casondra’s Dream

The Dream Tour met Casondra Radford at Asbury Seminary in Kentucky last fall. We had one amazing conversation and have kept in touch ever since. She was just getting ready to launch into a large Kingdom dream and we got the honor of praying for her and her new adventure.

She has since started this new ministry and wanted you to know about it. Casondra is an incredible woman who has allowed God to turn the ashes of her pain into something beautiful for others. It’s the perfect picture of redemption. 

Please pray for Casondra and the girls in Kenya who God is touching through her.

Casondra

I have a passion for girls who feel unworthy.

I was that girl. That feeling of unworthiness led me to unhealthy behaviors: being in the arms of men who didn’t love me and poor eating habits. When I see an overweight girl, a promiscuous girl, a girl who has been taken advantage, etc… my heart sinks and I reach out.

For every lie that has been told, I speak truth. For every shame that has been brought on, I offer redemption thru Christ Jesus.

I recently started an organization: REDEEM With God.

We Repurchase Every Daughter by Encouraging and Empowering Moments With God thru the arts. I am walking this out now. I returned to Kenya to launch this program the beginning of this year and the end of this year I’ll be taking a team of 7 women to continue to the after school arts program. (See video below.)

Right now I am learning to wait on God. We have no idea where the money will come from to do this program with the girls but we are trusting the Lord.

Follow us on our website: www.REDEEMWithGod.org

We have missionary blogs and are constantly updating them. Have them pass the word to others so that support can be raised.

Thanks so much!
Missionaries like Casondra rely completely on the financial support of the Body of Believers to do their work of spreading the Gospel and sharing the love, redemption, and beauty of Jesus to the world. Please take a few moments to watch this video, browse the website, and decide if you can sponsor her work in Kenya.