Psalms 150:5 - "praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals"

  

            Man, in several days my daughter will be 2 years old! It’s bittersweet…she’ll officially be a toddler and no longer a baby.  At the same time we’re celebrating nearly two full years of working at the University of the Nations in Kona, Hawaii. The Elevate School of Worship is in full swing with us now 6 weeks into the lecture phase.  We have 24 amazing students this quarter and we’re getting wrecked by deeper revelations of who God is every week!

            This week the students will perform their own worship songs they've been writing at an open mic style event at the campus’ Banyan tree Café.  Open mic nights are always a lot of fun for the whole campus, and with a whole night of all original worship we’re expecting a really awesome evening where God will be honored and revered above all else.

 

           Also this upcoming weekend on November 18th we’ll have “Worship Jesus Together” at Waikoloa Baptist Church. Several Big Island churches are coming together for a night of thanksgiving and worship through music and scripture reading in different languages. A few of us School of Worship staff have been asked to help with music and I’m so excited to be a part of more events in the local community!  

           Besides the regular lecture times in our school, I've been playing drums for several corporate worship sets.  Monday nights we have “Ministry Night” that is 2+ hours of ministering to the heart of the Father. The amazing thing is that often when ministering to the Lord, He ministers to us! The most dynamic expressions of Joy, healing, repentance and deep reverence have come when the Lord has poured out His Spirit at these events. Wednesdays from 1-3pm our SOW has been leading out in worship and intercession times focusing on the island of Hawaii. Thursdays from 1-3pm we have been focusing on the arts and entertainment spheres of society. Drums are an important part of intercessory prayer. The rhythm sets the pace for the room. It’s easier to fervently pray out loud when there’s a driving, urgent beat in the background J In these sets I've been learning to ask God for His “heartbeat” and to put that to song. There’s a reason drums have been present since the earliest recorded wars throughout history…because they drive spiritual warfare. !

              Bora has lately need the go-to-gal for translation needs. We have over 150 Korean students during this bi-lingual quarter and Bora has been able to help translate for both corporate gatherings as well as for videos. Below is a screen grab from a promotional video for the new 'Lion of War' film trilogy. She's a smart lady and she's pretty hot, too.

Please be praying for our core staff of 9 people as we are seeking the Lord for direction regarding the next internship phase of the Elevate School of Worship program. God is building something very exciting here in Kona that will be multiplied throughout bases all over the planet. Some exciting announcements are coming soon so stay tuned J