Hello friends!
Our first outreach meeting was this last Thursday; during that meeting the specific outreach location was finalized. Upon completion of the Lecture Phase we will have a 2 month 5 part Outreach Phase. The first part, one week of Outreach here in Barbados. Second, fly to London for ten days; in London we will do local outreaches while waiting for Visas to process. At the present time we do not have a place to stay in London; if you know of a place we could potentially stay please don't hesitate to email me. We have faith and believe that this is Gods plan and He will provide. The third part of our outreach is in Albania (which is in southern Europe) we will stay in Albania for the 30 days we are allowed with our Visas. While in Albania we will do various outreach in numerous different ways. One of which I am looking forward to is traveling to remote mountain villages that have never heard the message of Jesus Christ! The fourth part of our outreach could be one of two things; we are planning on flying back to Barbados for another 7 days of outreach; although if we procrastinate and fail to leave Albania before our visa expires we will innevetibly have prison ministry for the foreseeable future! Don't worry, in Acts chapter 16 Paul and Silas were in prison praying and worshiping when suddenly a massive earthquake struck and the prison doors were opened! Remember that story, pray and God willing we will leave Albania on time. Upon our arrival back into Barbados we will have 7 more days of amazing outreach! The fifth and final part is 7 days of graduation and re-entry where we will reflect on the past 5 months of training and receive our YWAM Discipleship Training School Certificates of Completion.
I am ecstatic with energy, faith and boldness for both the outreach and the remainder of the lecture phase! I thank you all for your prayers and financial support, without your support Austin and I would still be in Klamath Falls! What I ask of you today is would you like to be a part of telling others about Jesus Christ? Through your prayer and financial support you will be a part of fulfilling the 'Great Commission' in Barbados, London an Albania where we will share the Good News of Jesus Christ. Together Austin and I need a total of $4,000. All we ask is that you prayerfully consider becoming one of our financial supporters. Please send me an email at jordannickel77@yahoo.com with any prayer requests! You can also send a check to 5189 Round Lake Rd, Klamath Falls, OR 97601 please make the checks payable to either Jordan or Austin Nickel with a memo of 'YWAM Missions' Thank you and God Bless!
May the Holy Spirit be with you always,
-Jordan
Sunday, 30 October 2011
Friday, 21 October 2011
Classes, Feeding The Homeless, Visiting The Sick!......Busy! Busy! Busy! And I LOVE IT!!!!!!
First off I would like to thank you all for your love and support! We fed the homeless Tuesday; giving out around 100 bags of food! We prayed for the sick, the wounded and for different business' it was very exciting to see God's love spread throughout Bridgetown, Barbados!
During our prayer walk we passed by a homeless man who asked for money, unknown to the rest of us Tenisha (who is one of the students) was thinking "I wish I had some change!" We kept walking and to our amazement WHAMMO!!! Jesus was listening and said "You need some change? I'll give you more than change!" What do you know, less than 15' away was a ten dollar bill lying on the ground being trampled! Tenisha picked up the bill and gave it to him; thank you Jesus!
I know that some of you will be saying, "He will just spend it on drugs and alcohol; you should have bought him some food!" I agree the great majority of homeless people are addicted to drugs and alcohol and will normally go and spend any cash they receive on those items. If we are supposed to show Jesus' love to everyone then shouldn't we trust God and let Him work in the hearts of those we give to? Does it matter if they go and spend it on boos and drugs? I would say yes but the bigger question is "How are we showing God's love?" Just saying "Jesus loves you" and walking away or saying "Jesus loves you and giving them $100!" I believe that if we give in a sincere manner and show God's love that God will work in their hearts!
At the beginning our food walk, we came back to where the man was and what do you know, he was still there; sitting on the sidewalk eating soup! What surprised us more was when we asked him if he wanted a bag of food he said no! I believe it was so that another who hadn't received $10 and was still starving could have his portion. That right there, is a picture of Jesus' love for us.
This week our speaker has been Dave Harper; he has been speaking on relationships and true love. The homework for the past two nights has been to make up or Purity Covenant! Here are the questions we needed to answer in order to create our Purity Covenant.
~What do you desire most about your relationship with Christ?
~What physical boundaries are you committed to keeping in your relationships with the opposite sex?
~Who Will Keep You Accountable To Your Purity Covenant?~What Specific Character Qualities Do You Desire Most In Your Lifelong Mate?
The most important thing to look at in a relationship is motive. Think about it, all the bad relationships you have had; what has the real motive been? God? I believe that if the motive is God then your relationship will prosper. Remember that relationships should represent God. When others notice your relationship they should see God On Display!
Thank you for your wonderful prayer and financial blessings; without them Austin and I would not be here in Barbados attending the Discipleship Training School! We are still in need of $4,000 by the beginning of December, without it we will not be able to attend the Outreach Phase to Albania. We have faith and know God will provide! The question we ask you is this, "Has God called you to support us in our Mission to Albania?" I realize times are tough financially but with God all things are possible! Please pray and ask God if you are one of our financial partners.
May the Holy Spirit be with you always,
~Jordan
During our prayer walk we passed by a homeless man who asked for money, unknown to the rest of us Tenisha (who is one of the students) was thinking "I wish I had some change!" We kept walking and to our amazement WHAMMO!!! Jesus was listening and said "You need some change? I'll give you more than change!" What do you know, less than 15' away was a ten dollar bill lying on the ground being trampled! Tenisha picked up the bill and gave it to him; thank you Jesus!
I know that some of you will be saying, "He will just spend it on drugs and alcohol; you should have bought him some food!" I agree the great majority of homeless people are addicted to drugs and alcohol and will normally go and spend any cash they receive on those items. If we are supposed to show Jesus' love to everyone then shouldn't we trust God and let Him work in the hearts of those we give to? Does it matter if they go and spend it on boos and drugs? I would say yes but the bigger question is "How are we showing God's love?" Just saying "Jesus loves you" and walking away or saying "Jesus loves you and giving them $100!" I believe that if we give in a sincere manner and show God's love that God will work in their hearts!
At the beginning our food walk, we came back to where the man was and what do you know, he was still there; sitting on the sidewalk eating soup! What surprised us more was when we asked him if he wanted a bag of food he said no! I believe it was so that another who hadn't received $10 and was still starving could have his portion. That right there, is a picture of Jesus' love for us.
This week our speaker has been Dave Harper; he has been speaking on relationships and true love. The homework for the past two nights has been to make up or Purity Covenant! Here are the questions we needed to answer in order to create our Purity Covenant.
~What do you desire most about your relationship with Christ?
~What physical boundaries are you committed to keeping in your relationships with the opposite sex?
~Who Will Keep You Accountable To Your Purity Covenant?~What Specific Character Qualities Do You Desire Most In Your Lifelong Mate?
The most important thing to look at in a relationship is motive. Think about it, all the bad relationships you have had; what has the real motive been? God? I believe that if the motive is God then your relationship will prosper. Remember that relationships should represent God. When others notice your relationship they should see God On Display!
Thank you for your wonderful prayer and financial blessings; without them Austin and I would not be here in Barbados attending the Discipleship Training School! We are still in need of $4,000 by the beginning of December, without it we will not be able to attend the Outreach Phase to Albania. We have faith and know God will provide! The question we ask you is this, "Has God called you to support us in our Mission to Albania?" I realize times are tough financially but with God all things are possible! Please pray and ask God if you are one of our financial partners.
May the Holy Spirit be with you always,
~Jordan
Monday, 17 October 2011
3 Weeks Already!!!!
I can't believe it has been three weeks already! It has flown by at an unbelievable speed! The first week was orientation, the YWAM Base leader Martin and his wife Anne Marie were the speakers. The topics ranged from hearing God's voice to biblical values.
The second week Bill Landis came and spoke about God's many names or should I say hundreds of names and what they mean, he shared life lessons on hearing God's voice and trusting God completely with your life.
Mark and Bonnie flew in for week three and spoke on the Divine Plumbline. Essentially it is all about repentance, forgiveness and deliverance. It is hard to explain in a post here, I encourage you to read and buy the book 'Walls Of My Heart' by Dr. Bruce Thompson. I guarantee if you read this book and go through the steps your life will be dramatically changed forever!
Guess what??? I received my camera! I have taken and posted around 150 pictures most of which I have already uploaded onto my Facebook account! The link is located at the top right section of this page. Note: You DO NOT need a Facebook account to view my photo album, just click the link!
Today has marked the beginning of the end of the first half of the Lecture Phase! Dave Harper arrived this afternoon and spoke on the 'Father heart of God and how we can recognize the lies we have believed about God.' I am extremely excited for the weeks come!
Until next time meditate on this,
Philippians 2:5-8
"Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death-even death on a cross!"
Do you know how Jesus died? Remember how He bled water and blood? The reason He bled water was because the weight of the worlds sins (mine and yours) were so heavy they actually broke His heart!! That right there is a humbling thought. What do you think it means to serve a God who would not only forgive us of our sins but also come down to earth and die as a sacrifice for our sins? I don't know about you but for me it is hard just thinking about it! I am glad I have the ability to serve God who is loving, forgiving and yet so personal!
Tomorrow, 10/18 is our very first outreach into Bridgetown, Barbado! We will hand out food to the hungry and homeless! I am very excited to love on those the world so unjustly calls unlovable! Thank you for your prayers during our outreach into Bridgetown.
May the Holy Spirit be with you always,
~Jordan
The second week Bill Landis came and spoke about God's many names or should I say hundreds of names and what they mean, he shared life lessons on hearing God's voice and trusting God completely with your life.
Mark and Bonnie flew in for week three and spoke on the Divine Plumbline. Essentially it is all about repentance, forgiveness and deliverance. It is hard to explain in a post here, I encourage you to read and buy the book 'Walls Of My Heart' by Dr. Bruce Thompson. I guarantee if you read this book and go through the steps your life will be dramatically changed forever!
Guess what??? I received my camera! I have taken and posted around 150 pictures most of which I have already uploaded onto my Facebook account! The link is located at the top right section of this page. Note: You DO NOT need a Facebook account to view my photo album, just click the link!
Today has marked the beginning of the end of the first half of the Lecture Phase! Dave Harper arrived this afternoon and spoke on the 'Father heart of God and how we can recognize the lies we have believed about God.' I am extremely excited for the weeks come!
Until next time meditate on this,
Philippians 2:5-8
"Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death-even death on a cross!"
Do you know how Jesus died? Remember how He bled water and blood? The reason He bled water was because the weight of the worlds sins (mine and yours) were so heavy they actually broke His heart!! That right there is a humbling thought. What do you think it means to serve a God who would not only forgive us of our sins but also come down to earth and die as a sacrifice for our sins? I don't know about you but for me it is hard just thinking about it! I am glad I have the ability to serve God who is loving, forgiving and yet so personal!
Tomorrow, 10/18 is our very first outreach into Bridgetown, Barbado! We will hand out food to the hungry and homeless! I am very excited to love on those the world so unjustly calls unlovable! Thank you for your prayers during our outreach into Bridgetown.
May the Holy Spirit be with you always,
~Jordan
Friday, 7 October 2011
My Very First Blog!
Saturday, September 24th is a day I will remember for the rest of my life. A day that signified the beginning of my Justice Discipleship Training School in Barbados! http://www.ywambarbados.org/dts/justice-dts
Flying out of Portland for Barbados, we left Klamath Falls about 3 hours behind schedule and accidentally missed the exit for the Portland Airport! After arriving at the airport 40 minutes before takeoff, going through security and walking to our gate we had about 5 minutes to spare! On the 2 hour layover in New York we grabbed some breakfast and purchased our return tickets so that we wouldn't be held in immigration at the Barbados Airport.
The YWAM Base in Barbados has a total of 6 acres and 12 buildings, most of the acreage is sugar-cane fields and the buildings range form dorms and barns to kitchens and classrooms! The daily schedule is normally packed tight, with classes starting at 8am and dinner ending around 7pm the days seem to go by super fast! The weather here in Barbados is very humid and warm, it has cooled down tremendously this past week and now probably averages at 80 for both temperature and humidity.
Hopefully this weekend my camera will arrive in the mail so I will finally be able to take pictures and then post them for all of you to see! I will try my hardest to post another update on what has been happening in my life spiritually! In the meantime meditate on this,
Always remember that Jesus loves you, no-matter where you are or what your doing. I encourage you to talk to someone in the next day and let them know how much God loves us!
Flying out of Portland for Barbados, we left Klamath Falls about 3 hours behind schedule and accidentally missed the exit for the Portland Airport! After arriving at the airport 40 minutes before takeoff, going through security and walking to our gate we had about 5 minutes to spare! On the 2 hour layover in New York we grabbed some breakfast and purchased our return tickets so that we wouldn't be held in immigration at the Barbados Airport.
The YWAM Base in Barbados has a total of 6 acres and 12 buildings, most of the acreage is sugar-cane fields and the buildings range form dorms and barns to kitchens and classrooms! The daily schedule is normally packed tight, with classes starting at 8am and dinner ending around 7pm the days seem to go by super fast! The weather here in Barbados is very humid and warm, it has cooled down tremendously this past week and now probably averages at 80 for both temperature and humidity.
Hopefully this weekend my camera will arrive in the mail so I will finally be able to take pictures and then post them for all of you to see! I will try my hardest to post another update on what has been happening in my life spiritually! In the meantime meditate on this,
Isaiah 54:10
For the mountains may move
and the hills disappear,
but even then my faithful love for you will remain.
My covenant of blessing will never be broken,"
says the LORD, who has mercy on you.
and the hills disappear,
but even then my faithful love for you will remain.
My covenant of blessing will never be broken,"
says the LORD, who has mercy on you.
Always remember that Jesus loves you, no-matter where you are or what your doing. I encourage you to talk to someone in the next day and let them know how much God loves us!
May the Holy Spirit be with you always,
~Jordan
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