Dream Team

We arrived home safely tonight from a week at the LA Dream Center, a week that will be etched on our hearts forever! I know I speak for everyone that we were so humbled to be able to serve in such a small way and were transformed by every waking moment there. There were hundreds and hundreds of faces and eyes that we looked into this week- from the countless homeless men and women we encountered on Skid Row, to the fatherless children left to fend for themselves, to those that did time in jail for the wrong choices they made, to gang bangers roaming the streets looking for acceptance, to the prostitiues that didn't know any other way to make a living, to the heroin addicts living a life spun out of control and the list goes on and on...and what we saw is that at the core they were no different than us, all longing to be loved. It was never about the works we did this week because that isn't what will get us into heaven. What counted this week was Jesus and bringing God's power and light into a dark world, offering hope & seeing communities touched by God and using the Dream Center to become a Holy Spirit center of divine activity. I believe that we saw God do miracles just as He did before, since He has never changed. The only changing that occurred was within us and we are eternally grateful! 

To this Dream Team, no words can truly capture what we all experienced this week and the forever bond that we now share. We went from the WATER to the WILDERNESS to the WATER and now may enter the WILDERNESS like Pastor Brett said...but remember who you are to the core: YOU are loved, YOU are a child of God and He is pleased with Y❤U!!(Robert Madu) You each were courageous enough to go on a spiritual journey that probably shattered every idea you had of this short term mission trip, but you were mighty men and women of prayer and faith, and there was and is no limit to what God will accomplish through you going forward. I'm excited to see the fruit of our labor someday and maybe we never will until we get to heaven but all I know is that I am so proud to have been a part of HIStory and each of your lives that impacted so many. To God be all the glory! 

To the Home Dream Team, we truly believe that we couldn't have done it without you! You may not have been with us physically but we felt your prayers and know that it was the lever that unleashed the power from heaven! Your prayers moved the mountains of fear, shame, offense and every attack that the enemy tried to throw at us but we were not shaken. Instead we experienced love, joy, peace and all the fruits of the Spirit. There was a newfound freedom as we ministered knowing we were covered in prayer, love and support back home. Thank you again from our hearts to yours! 
To our fearless leader Pastor Brett! Wow, wow, wow, I cannot say enough about your leadership on this mission. We couldn't have been blessed with someone more suited than you for THIS exact mission trip and this team. The mantle of leading us was on you and you stepped into that role wholeheartedly, coupled with a lot of love and grace! We 'failed forward' at times but you had us look at it not as a 'failure' but as a stepping stone for success the next time around. You recognized and responded to allow God to shape you into an amazing leader whose faith we desired  to imitate as you answered the call. Thank you Brett for investing in all of our lives and we know that this is just the beginning! 

❤Love all of you, Aunty Di
"For I was hungry and you gave me something eat; I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me."
~Matthew 25:35
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