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Arise and Shine

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”  -Marianne Williamson

"This is the only time in history when I get to fight for God. This is the only part of my eternal story when I am actually in the battle. Once I die, I'll be in celebration mode in a glorified body in a whole different set of circumstances. But this is my limited window of opportunity, and I'm going to fight the good fight for all I'm worth."  -Joni Eareckson Tada

The Stronger Man

"When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe. But when someone stronger than him attacks him and overpowers him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted and divides his spoils." Luke 11: 21-22

House - People

Strong Man - Satan

Stronger Man - Jesus

Spoils - Weapons

When Jesus died he went down to hell and  tore it up. He crushed Satan's head under his heel. It says he took his armor and divided his spoils. That means that Jesus took all the weapons from Satan and his army, they don't have weapons anymore! He looked at Fear and at Rejection and said "COME HERE!" and they each came and bowed down before Jesus and handed over their weapons. The only thing they have to fight you with is words!

"ALL authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me." Mt28:18 The truth is that the only authority that demons have in your life is the authority that you give them. In Jesus you have all authority.

It's time to get violent.

You have all the authority you need.  

Take your life back.

The Valley Of Bones...

God took Ezekiel to a valley filled with dry bones, He had Ezekiel walk around and take a look at them and He said to Ezekiel "Can these bones live?" So many things in the bible have symbolic meanings, what do the dry bones mean? Follow me for a second...

Proverbs 

13:12  Hope deferred makes the heart sick... 

15:13 ...A sick heart crushes the spirit 

17:22 ...A crushed spirit dries up the bones

Hopelessness makes the heart sick which crushes the spirit which dries up the bones.

So the bones in the story represent lost hope, and God asks Ezekiel "Can these bones live?" ('Can this hope live?') Ezekiel basically says "I don't know" then God says to him "Speak into these bones and say 'Hear the word of the Lord, God says to you He will cause breath to enter you and you shall live!'" So Ezekiel spoke to the bones and said what God had told him to and guess what happened! Tendons and muscle and skin grew on the bones and they came alive! Standing before Ezekiel was a living army. 

Prophesy to the places in your life where you've lost hope and watch them come alive.

Hope Restored

We had to write our story in a 'creative' way this week, here's what I came up with...

"He was born on a cold winter day in central Minnesota, blue eyes, blond hair and a pink bow on his head. His parents were missionaries, his grandparents were missionaries in fact his whole extended family were missionaries. Needless to say adventure and the nations ran through his blood.

He grew up with little money and wasn’t able to travel much only leaving the country for two weeks in his 21 years of life. But that was all about to change, something radical was about to happen is his life. You see he always wanted to see the world but he was told that he would end up just like his parents, no money, bad jobs, stuck in the suburbs forever miserable. He lost hope, and the pain of that hopelessness was too much for him to bear alone, so he turned to drugs and he turned to alcohol. To ease the pain and to escape from the reality of the life that he was stuck in, the life that he couldn’t escape.

He would hit rock bottom and cry out to God “please save me, I’ll do anything!” and God would lift him back up, but as soon as he was on his feet again he would start to run back to the same things that eased his pain before. Repeatedly he would hit bottom again and cry out again and God would lift him back up again and again and again. But that was about to change, something radical was about to happen in his life.

The hopelessness kept building and the darkness got darker he felt time was running out that he was wasting his life away but the more he tried to fix it the more he tried to escape this life the more he realized that he couldn't do it on his own and the more hopeless he became. But that was about to change, something radical was about to happen in his life.

He started to explore this God that he had always cried out to and he found out something that he never knew before. He found out that you can have a relationship with this God and if you could have a relationship with this God that meant that this God was real and if this God was real that meant that there was hope. And this radical fact changed everything. His hope was restored.

 He lifted his hands and said once again “God I will do anything, please save me!” But this time he meant it, he knew that it was real. And God began to take him on a journey. A journey that took him around the world, a journey that broke everything in him, a journey that cleansed him, that gave him passion and worth. A journey that gave him confidence and hope. God gave him the life that he always dreamed of but never could've had on his own.

It hasn't been an easy journey, but I wouldn’t trade my experiences for anything. I don’t know where I’ll be going next but I do know one thing, I’ll be going there with hope. "

Stories from the WR

***I met Ruth last October when I went down to Georgia to help with the World Race training camp. She   left for the the World Race in January and spent last month in India! Here is her last blog post (make sure to catch the last paragraph!)***

"I have found my future child.... 

I might have to kidnap him... is that culturally acceptable in India?

We worked at Sarah's Covenant House which is a special needs orphanage for lack of a better term. The kids were seriously so precious. For the first week or so we just did random things around. Planted a flower bed out front... not as easy as you may thing. Definitely had to clear it of trash--- got bit on my finger by a sick bug! We also had to clean out the sewer. When I say we.. I mean daniel and Phil were in it... I was gagging and laughing and doing small jobs around. Judge me... yes, I am mission minded and willing but dude I am not hopping in Indias waste. After a few days we were done with those jobs and we got to hang with the kids. Due to safety reasons.. I cannot release names but this little boy seriously stole my heart. I cannot even explain it. I felt a connection with my kids but not like this. He is such a bright little kid. He was abandoned at birth because he was deaf..broke my heart into peices. SCH took him in and has been nurturing him since. He is 8 years old currently. Once they are 14 they are unable to be adopted ... does that mean to the streets they go? Gets my heart pounding fast. I seriously feel like I am going to adopt him.  Some kids at SCH are able to go to school... due to his lack of hearing, he is not allowed to go. There is no one willing to teach him sign language and translate what is going on around him. He is such a bright little boy and capable of so much.. but the means to push him along just is not there. I know God has big plans for his life and I feel a pull on my heart to make that happen. Whether its adopt him in the next 6 years at some point or if its as simple as learning sign language and coming back and teaching this boy.. I am in. He has been talked about atleast once daily since he left him 10 days ago. Most kids that live at SCH have very special needs that need the intense three on one care. There at baller women who live there year round contantly doing everything possible to make sure these kids are taken care of. Each one of them have 3 kids they are responsible for. They do such a wonderful job and most of the kids will need constant care for probably the rest of their lives... but not my little booboo. He will thrive and will be such a shining light in this world. I just know it. I cannot even wait to see what the Lord has in store for his life... and mine. 

After SCH we peaced out of Ongole and went to a little village a little south of Hyderbad. I was slightly nervous about leaving the city and for real diving into the bush. We stayed in a house that is in the midst of being built! The floor was just ground... the bathroom was a squatty potty-- yes please! Our shower was a bucket-- I may or may not have only showered once. Judge me. Can I just tell you how baller this week has been though? God blew us up with out of control contacts. They were so awesome. Coming into this crazy race I didn't once think about how hard it would be to leave those we got tight with on the countries. This month we have been blown away. We have had home cooked Indian food-- whoever said we would lose a ton of weight on this trip is absolutely wrong! We have been stuffed!!! Even walking down the road, people invite us in for drinks or snacks or full blown meals!... I'm okay with it ;)

In the past 10 days we have got to 27 villages. 3 a day. It has been so intense. Most have never ever heard the name of Jesus. It has been such a time of growth in my life. In each village we have talked to about 100 give or take each time. If my math is correct... we proclaimed the name of Jesus to about 2700 people. Blows my mind how the Lord rescued me from my out of control life and placed me right where He needed me. I feel so overwhelmed and blessed to be where I am. Coming into the village I didnt know how I felt about preaching... that changed super quick. In the beginning I prepared a message and "notes and quotes" but I soon found out that even if I have a huge plan-- the Lord will speak through me and I will not say one thing I planned. Its weird how crazy He is like that.

Last thing. I have never been the charasmatic crazy type of girl.... thank you Lord for showing up anyway. I have seen the craziest things in my life recently. As soon as I prayed this little prayer to the Lord he took it very seriously and has showed up for sure. It went a little like this... "uhh God I don't comprehend this heal the sick raise the dead make the blind see kind of thing... I am just your weak little vessel but Lord if you need me here I am. Forgive my unbelief." Legit 2 minutes later a man we were praying over who had a stroke two years ago and hasn't got off his mat since then got up and walked around!!! Are you freaking kidding me. From there the Lord continued to show his power and the next day I women who had been blind since birth could see!!!!! whatttt. One lady was hunched over and walked over and asked for prayer.. we start praying and yet again my first words are forgive my unbelief... she needed prayer for her back... and her legs. The freakin lady ran off praising the Lord. I felt as though I was in the bible times!!! Another old women said she had demon... naw dawg that stuff creeps me out. We prayed... she started convulsing... and shaking and freakin out.... In Jesus name it was freaking gone and she immediately recieved the Lord. I cannot even tell you everything that has happened. We have seen miracle after miracle. I still don't believe this stuff is happening.... and thats a heart issue I need to deal with. Who am I to think that the Lord won't work through us? Many have come to know Him because of the things he is doing through us. We laugh about how we legitimately don't even know how we are worthy. WE sure are not. But because of his grace he has blown us all away and taken us out of sinking sand and placed us here. Wrapped in his love. Screaming how powerful He is if we freakin give up. You got us Lord. We give up. 

Love you all. " - Check out Ruth's blog HERE!

Jamaica it is...

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I've heard the call. Getting here a month ago I didn't know at all what I wanted to do. I had four major things on my heart and as I broke them all down things started falling into place. I feel called to the Caribbean and called to Worship ministry so why not put them together!? YES! It seemed so random when I first said it out loud but the more I think about it the more it makes perfect sense. I've partnered with another guy here Michael Schuerman and hopefully soon a few more will jump on board with this vision...


The idea is simple, to open up a community center/music venue. The community center will be a life giving hub, a place where people can hang out. Through the center we will be able to branch out our ministries, mine being focused on art, music and worship. Others towards the youth, the homeless, and human trafficking/prostitution/child slavery. Whoever has a passion and a ministry idea can plug into that community center and start it!


We have begun developing everything and things are rolling extremely fast! I still have 5 months left here and still have some money to raise to finish. You can help by donating here (Intern - Tim Carlson) 

Instruments for G42

2 Chronicles 5:13 - "The trumpeters and singers joined in unison, as with one voice, to give praise and thanks to the LORD. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, they raised their voices in praise to the LORD and sang: "He is good; his love endures forever." Then the temple of the LORD was filled with a cloud..."

We believe that corporate worship is a crucial part of bringing God's Kingdom to Earth. Right now the worship department consists of whatever the Interns bring with them across the world, which means that it is constantly changing.  We would like to have some Instruments here that G42 can use all the time, as it is growing to be more than just a school for us, but a ministry for the community as well. We ask that you consider helping us get a few instruments to get started!

Click here to donate!                                         Or Send a check!

(Write "Instrument's" for the name of the Intern)            G42 - P.O. Box 130611

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If you would like to donate an instrument or have any further questions send me an email at timcarlsonmn@gmail.com

Find out what's happening at G42 through our blogs!

Stephanie Fisk
Dennis Gable
Megan Rouse
Timothy Carlson
Brittany Grant
The Bondi's

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Foundations

   I'm here in Spain, once again i'm taught that listening, following and trusting God is better than anything I could have dreamed or imagined. This place is beautiful, these people are amazing, this season is going to be incredible. It's time to grow, time to be intentional, time to pursue, time to go deep, to be open, to walk forward with total abandon.


   I've been thinking about foundations this morning. Honestly I started thinking about it because I noticed how much mine have changed, how much better they are now and how that affects how I live and grow. I realized while packing for G42 last week how little I really need to live, these few things I brought with are "foundations" with these few important things I can go anywhere and do anything. On the World Race we were constantly moving and constantly being broken, because of this my foundations were destroyed and rebuilt. Now moving to Spain, my life has been shaken again, and my foundations have been revealed. Change has a way of stripping down things in our life, a new job, new country, new community, new lifestyle if you want to find out what your foundations are then mess your life up a little! Ask yourself if these basic things are good, because your foundations directly affect how you live, how you grow, how easily you get distracted and how fast you recover. 


   When life throws you a curve ball and messes everything up, solid foundations will help you recover faster and recover stronger than you were before.


   What are your foundations? Some of mine - Face to face time with God, intentionality, discipline... (these three will get you through most of life challenges!)