G42 LEADERSHIP ACADEMY VIDEO

Here is a video created by one of our interns, Sean Smith, that captures what I believe is God’s dream for G42. Once you’re done watching, go to the G42 Leadership Academy to find out more and to apply!

THE MAIL FROM SPAIN …..

2 weeks gone and it seems like yesterday that we started . We are blessed and feel the Presence of the Lord in this adventure . We are getting a rhythm and there is an energy from Heaven . So far :

- we have started the study on The Kingdom from the point of view of “What is God`s point?”
- have delved into the Tabernacle of David and are finding the order of God`s plan (first the natural ,then the spiritual) and the sequence that led to its establishment and the absolute corollary in today`s circumstances ;
- have commenced the study on 'Discerning Life Calling' ;
- have eaten great food and enjoyed each other`s company round the table , including an Inaugural Meal ;
- learned some new card games ;
- have stopped talking about this generation`s inability to make decisions and long term commitments and started to prophesy a ' Spirit of Knowing and a Spirit of Might';
-have visited the flamingos ! ( see previous blog) ;
-have begun the process of long term commitment to Kingdom planting and planning for our practicums – there are lots of opportunities to serve both in Spain , Europe and N. Africa – some really good choices ;
- are expecting our numbers to more than double by June ;
- are expecting some parents to visit and maybe stay ; any Grandparents out there ? ;
- are making a welcome for some summer interns ;
-preached the 42 Generation ( intro) to a local Church .

We`ve been busy ! To hell with the devil and the Kingdom is coming . Come and see us …..

THE FLAMINGOS ARE BACK…….

Made it ! Started the training center in Mijas , Spain 3 days ago . We`re having a great time ….stonking , comes to mind ! God is gracing us with an atmosphere of life and joy and there is sense of purpose about our activities already . We enjoyed our Inaugural Dinner last night in a lovely local restaurant with views from our mountain town over the sweeping coastline 6 miles away . Mijas is a delight . We have been warmly welcomed by new friends and very much feel at home .We will , of course , keep you in the picture , and will also post a video in a few days to give an idea of who what and where .

The weather has been unusually bleak and cold and very heavy rain . However , this is good news . Since we arrived last Saturday it has not stopped raining . There is a sound of abundance of rain ! Mo and I walked through the rain yesterday to open a Spanish bank account and we had a good conversation with the bank lady .

The bank lady told of the three to four year drought that has just now officially ended . The lakes have filled up and the reservoirs are are topped up . Water restrictions have been lifted . There is an inland lake about 45 minutes away ,where flamingos have habitually visited and reproduced for many years . For the last three years there have been no flamingos . They`re back this year . They`re up to their old Spring time tricks and babies are on the way . Life is bursting forth again . We`re planning on making a trip to see them asap .

I am taking this as an encouraging sign . Rain after drought , new life after no births . We want to believe to be part of a generation that sees a dry and spiritually dead continent , burst forth into life and joy , after rainless seasons and empty nests …Far fetched ? Still dreaming God`s dream . Those flamingos have me thinking and thanking…..