08.06.08 l Somewhere on Hainan Island, China

From a Bar to Beijing 
The supernatural ways of God have infected every day of our journey thus far. Divine encounters, powerful salvations, incredible healings, and the manifest Presence of God have marked us. We are out in the village on this beautiful mountainous island standing in the South China Sea off mainland China. There’s definitely a different feel out here from our first Burn launch in the fastest growing city in the nation (Shenzhen) and even from our second in the capital city of this province (Haikou). We are in a place where time somewhat stands still. Deemed the “Hawaii” of China, the island of Hainan is a popular vacation spot for the growing population of Chinese who can afford to travel. But the village we are in now is off the beaten path of vacationers.

Although you would think the government is somewhat relaxed and laid back in a place like this…think again. Please remember this is still China and NOT Hawaii. The week before we were coming out here…the host pastor of the first ever Burn in this region was arrested and brought in by the police on charges of suspicion. The government is anxious, worried, and fearful as the Olympics kick-off this friday and cracking down on anything they see as out of the norm. I guess a room crammed full of boisterous Chinese going for 24 hours of nation-shaking heart-pounding worship would raise a bit of an alarm!! Nevertheless…we could not deny the hunger of the people and so we moved locations to a place less common for a gathering like this - a sweet bar/nightclub. PERFECT!!!

Fire ripped through the place as the concept of vertical and Davidic worship was “caught” during the first set. We experienced something that has never happened during 24 hours of burning before - A WEDDING!! That’s right!! A couple that was denied a wedding by their family because of their love for Jesus desired be unified in the BURNING presence of God with all their radical worshipping friends!!! How amazing and prophetic is that?! This is definitely a prophetic picture of what God is doing in the nation today. He is longing for the true marriage of the lamb to take place across CHINA!! It was one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen happen in a BURN before and we were so honored to be apart of this event with the couple and their loving community.

There is much more to write but time is short and wifi is scarce. Tonight we depart for the final leg of our journey. We know God always saves the best wine for last and so we are expecting something to happen beyond our wildest dreams during our final Burn launch in Beijing. The entire world is gathering in that city this week…and God will ALWAYS get the glory when the attention of the world is at stake. We are contending for a mighty wave of God’s Presence to pour out of this burning furnace and wash over every tribe and tongue gathered there. We know God will manifest this through healings, salvations, miracles, and we’re elated at how this might all unfold.

Please pray for safety as we pass through the rigorous security process on our way into the city late tonight…we want to protect the precious lives of those leaders and pastors we’ll spent the last week with. They are forever in our hearts and they are BURNING like never before!

We’re gonna finish this off strong…but we covet, value and MUST have your prayers in this crucial hour!! We are confident in the truth of John 1:5 as we wrap up this assignment:

The Life-Light blazed out of the darkness; the darkness couldn’t put it out! (MSG)

Feel free to pass this on!!

stay in the heat…
sean and the burn china team

RALLY THE ARMY TO PRAY!!!

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Beloved Burn Crew…

Writing you from an undisclosed location in China and can’t be too specific with info because of the massive scrutiny right now over all our emails and communication. Trust me…they are reading this :  ). We just launched our second BURN furnace in the midst of the intensity in the atmosphere leading up to the Olympics next week. It was an absolutely gorgeous time as we taught for 2 hours leading up to it on vertical worship, the tabernacle of David, and this global movement of worship raging across the world. THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD THIS STUFF BEFORE!!! They are eating up every word and soaking in the revelation that these BURNS can change the atmosphere over their cities and nations. They are a people so sensitive to God’s Presence…they crumble when He enters the room and just began to weep, cry, dance, laugh, and worship with passion and devotion. During the past few BURN launches I’ve become completely overwhelmed by this movement God is releasing all over the world and not only that we get to be apart but are RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT!!!

THE FIRE IS RAGING IN CHINA AND THE UNDERGROUND CHURCH IS GRABBING HOLD OF IT!!! The places we are burning are tucked away and hidden in back alleys and behind curtains over doors. The pastors keep saying that this will revolutionize the entire nation and many have plans to travel and bring this to every province of the nation!! They some of the boldest people I’ve ever met.

PLEASE KEEP PRAYING!!! PRAY PRAY PRAY!!! WE NEED INTERCESSORS TO RISE UP!! PLEASE MEET IN YOUR CITIES, CHURCHES, AND FURNACES AND CONTEND FOR OUR TEAM AND FOR THE NATION OF CHINA!!  The town we are traveling to tomorrow has faced some fierce persecution leading up the our BURN there in a few days. A few pastors have been thrown into prison and taken from their families. The apostolic leaders in China say this is worst and most intense persecution they have faced since the 1970’s!!! The government is laying down the hammer leading up to the Olympics in Beijing next week when they will open their borders to the world.

I cant wait to show you all the videos, footage, and pictures I am capturing…its like out of a movie or something…absolutely unreal stuff!! Every time I try to post something little on youtube the government pulls it down…so I’m gonna stop trying!! Just know that things are blazing!! I just talked with our BURN INDO team and realized we BURNED together in conjunction with them in Borneo last night and we are both ending today!! We didnt even plan that!! God is igniting all of Asia with this stuff!!!

WE ARE LIVING IN THE MOST AMAZING HOUR IN HISTORY!!! RISE UP AND PRAY AND USHER IN GODS GLORY WITH US OVER THE EARTH!!

much love, grace, and fire on you from the Far East!!

sean and the china crew

****PLEASE PASS THIS ON AS YOU FEEL LED TO STIR UP PRAYER*****

san francisco, ca l 07.27.08

all eyes on china

1.4 billion souls and over 20% of the total world population is at stake.

Its been one wild insane beautiful week leading up to our BURN CHINA team departure today from SFO. My week actually started out in the Bay Area pouring into the move stirring in hungry hearts off Market Street in downtown San Francisco. What is so great about this season we are living in marked by favor and unusual “nearness” to the Presence of God is that He is no respecter of persons, cities, or nations!! God doesn’t love China more than He loves America or Lakeland more than San Francisco!!!! Isn’t that beautiful! His ways are not our ways nor His thoughts our thoughts (Is. 55:8)! God is simply showing up wherever people are getting on their face, getting over themselves, and realizing life is worthless and the world is hopeless without a real demonstration of His power and Kingdom manifested on earth. So last Sunday night we went for it and God showed up like He’s been doing every night for well over a month with this tribe of passionate pursuers in Northern CA! We felt the wave of the Lord come with true repentance, authentic joy, and divine healings!

His power became stronger and stronger as the days of the week moved forward. We journeyed to Tyler on Wednesday for a night of consecration and worship with tons of ravenous youth kids contending for fire to be released all over East Texas.  It was by far the most passionate crew I’ve ever been with out there…an army is coming forth that will break off religion in that region! We followed this up the next night with powerful Burn Preview meeting in DFW and an open air tent “revival style” gathering in the Texas countryside the night after that!   I’m beginning to witness people flocking to any place where they feel God might show up…they are coming out of the woodwork…and He is meeting us!

In preparation for China…I’ve been watching some footage from the underground church and its completely wrecking me forever!  Witnessing hundreds of Chinese believers packed together in an underground cave for their daily routine prayer meeting at 430am and they are weeping, laying prostrate, groaning and crying out in sincere devotion and desperation will mess you up! And this is NORMAL for them!!  The passion far eclipses anything I’ve ever experienced before…it moves me to tears and leaves me aching for more.  Not that anything could prepare me for what we are about to encounter…but I have new levels of desire stirring my heart for His Kingdom to be revealed to mankind. I know its all been building for what we are about to be apart of.

Let me quickly clarify a few things. We are NOT going to China as pompous and arrogant westerners feeling they “need” anything we have to give. We are broken and spilled out vessels going to serve, learn, grow, worship, and pray. We all realize we just need MORE of Gods Presence poured out on the nation and that is what binds us together.  Some of the most incredible doors imaginable have flung wide open for us on this trip! I cant go into too much detail, but we’ll be working solely with the thriving underground church as we journey from Hong Kong to Beijing and everywhere in between teaching, releasing, imparting, and burning night and day with the most passionate lovers on the planet. I’m personally praying to receive the mighty and real impartation of HUNGER on levels I know not of. I’m sooo ready for it and I know I need it more now than ever before!!

The eyes of the world are on China in this hour as they host the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and welcome the nations of the world within the communist borders. China is taking center stage and demanding the attention of the world. We believe with the underground church that “her light has come!” (Is. 60:1) God has positioned this whole deal from the beginning of the foundations of the earth and has set it all up. HE OWNS THE STAGE OF HISTORY IN THIS HOUR AND NO ONE (government, leader, principality) WILL TAKE IT FROM HIM! To the outside world, China is marked by a booming economy and quickly emerging as the new world super power crushing anyone that stands in her way. To the Chinese believers, the nation is corrupt, godless, plagued by famine, tribal wars, earthquakes, drought, and in desperate need of another sovereign move of God.

So here we are again…at a true moment of desperation on behalf of a nation in crisis. If He doesnt show up, reveal himself, and pour out His presence - the Nation and its 1.4 billion souls have no hope. The show is set and the OVER 20% OF THE WORLDS POPULATION LIVING IN HER BORDERS IS WHAT IS AT STAKE!! Pray for us as we journey on the next two weeks following the voice of the Spirit and planting sustainable furnaces of vertical worship and prayer among the largest nation in the world. WE NEED YOU TO RISE UP AND ENGAGE HEAVEN WITH US!!

Please pray our team verse with us:

” I will go before you and level the mountains, I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. I will give you the treasures [souls] of darkness [communist China], riches [souls] stored in secret places [underground church], so that you may know that I am the Lord..”

Isaiah 45:1-3

….stay in the heat

sean

www.theburn247.com

Join Us in July at Tororo High Hall, for 24 hours of worship, intercession, prophesy, and seeking His Face. We will meet on the 18th of July at 5pm for pre- burn prayer and kick off at 6pm for 24 hours straight. We are seeking God because of Who He is and we are desperate for Him. If you need God, then please come. All who are hungry for Him will find Him.

Tororo High Hall is located in the Hindu Temple compound on Nagongera Rd. No transport will be provided, but small snacks will be available. The purpose is to seek God. There will be no preaching or teaching. We are just coming together for 24 hours straight to pray, call on God, worship Him and see Him come and transform Uganda for the Glory of God. Come and be a part of it!

 06.20.08 l 2.38am l Mount Carmel, Israel

We’ve come to the mountain of the Lord!

Its the original place of burning and fire. Its a place of devotion, zeal, faith and victory. In a time of corruption, wickedness, and godlessness during the rule of Ahab and Jezebel thousands of years ago, Elijah summoned the 450 prophets of Baal to a contest of fire as the entire nation of Israel looked on. Elijah’s deep devotion to the Father led Him to the revelation that God is not in the slightest bit scared by the spirit of Jezebel (even though Elijah he was!). His zeal rose up to contend and prove that God ALONE is faithful to His people and will not be put to shame. His faith led him to stand alone and against the powers of his day to call down the fire of God to consume the sacrifice on the altar. His victory released him to destroy the prophets of Baal while the nation saw “the God who answers by fire” (1 Kings 18:24) reveal Himself to an entire generation.

We are once again in time of absolute corruption and wickedness with a spirit of Jezebel reigning in our midst. Not only is Israel in shambles with wickedness, corruption, and unrighteousness supreme in the land…but the entire planet is in crisis! Nations are raging and the earth is groaning through floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, fires and storms (watch the news!). We and we have come to the mountain for an entire generation to once again witness that HE alone is Faithful as the God who answers by Fire! First that the scales would fall off the eyes of the Jews in the land and the nations of the world would follow suit (Rom 1:16).

So it makes sense that we would culminate our two week journey of rending the Heaven’s over the nation of Israel with 40 intense hours of BURNING on this sacred place. Everything has been lined up in preparation on the trip for this very moment. We are suspending in time and literally “caught up” with Him. Night and day merge together and we are overwhelmed and saturated in His goodness, joy, hope, zeal, and  salvation. We have taken in so much over the last few weeks that it would take hours to explain and expound on all the prophecies, dreams, visions, impressions, and unctions from the Sprit. Its been one wild flow led entirely by the Spirit from start to finish! We’ve spent time burning in worship and prayer for Jerusalem’s sake and restoration of the Jews…we’ve ventured into the some of the darkest places on earth (the palestinian refugee camps ) where terrorists are created and asked God to ignite a blaze among the Arabs that cannot be quenched…we’ve grabbed the mantles of Abraham, Joshua, Elijah, John the Baptist, and many others…and we’ve walked, talked, dreamed, and spent our most time with Yeshua.

While taking all that in is incredibly overwhelming for this crew (they are all completely wrecked, smashed and broken for life..Never to be the same again!!)…we are using those images, prayers, tears, and groanings as fuel for the fire this weekend!! Together with Jews, Arabs, Russians, Americans, Africans, and many other tribes…a sweet smelling incense is rising from this mountain. Songs, prophecies, declarations, and prayers are being released all tongues…its beautiful!! Its the kingdom and the nations!! The prophecy is now being fulfilled that God would draw the nations back to Israel (Ez 36:24) and here we are!! We are in a defining moment in history where this thing is playing out before our very eyes!!

WAKE UP PEOPLE!!! WAKE UP NATIONS!! WAKE UP ISRAEL!!! WAKE UP AMERICA!!!  THE HOUR IS HERE….THE KINGDOM IS AT HAND…FRESH FIRE IS RAINING DOWN FROM HEAVEN!!! DONT MISS YOUR APPOINTED HOUR!

Onwards we shall BURN!! We still have more than 20 hours left and things are just picking up!! Last night we physically saw a cloud the size of a mans hand rise from the sea (1 Kings 18:44)!! It grew larger and and larger and covered the entire top of the mountain….YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS!!!

RAIN IT DOWN OH LORD!!!

fire on you..

sean

Mt. Zion, Jerusalem, Israel    l    2:17am    l    06.13.08

And here we are again..burning and gazing on Mount Zion. There is nothing like it in the entire world. Its the spiritual and governmental headquarters of humanity. Its the very place where “He dwells” according to hundreds of scriptures throughout the Word. And like we laughed about yesterday…He’s not having an identity crisis because theres a little golden mosque on it either! My soul is riveted to core once again and I cannot possibly sleep. The well of emotion, excitement, anticipation, and awe is deep and true inside my heart. I’m dazed right now while typing this because the heavenly sounds are rolling off this the lips and fingers of this young girl from East Texas who is being consumed with a new facet of God’s face. You can only see this side of Him by coming and experiencing this in His land of Israel. Its not anywhere close to hype or manipulation…its an overwhelming rush of His Presence that has been in this place all day and night as we’ve come to consecrate ourselves through fasting, blazing, and gazing. I’ve said it so many times before…Jerusalem has the most intense atmosphere out of any nation in the world…but God is SO NEAR!! The very moment you give him a mere crack of space with worship….He takes full advantage and invades so fast it takes your breath away.

Our team is a literal fulfillment of the many prophecy’s that God drawing the nations back to this place to worship.  We come with 17 worshipping and weeping warriors from four nations around the world. Tonight as I sang out Isaiah 62:6…this word was confirmed over us.

“I have posted watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the Lord, give yourselves no rest, and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of all the earth”

That sums this whole deal up. We came not for a “holy land tour” or fun summer mission trip to entertain Americans (We have enough of those don’t we?). We came to take our post as watchmen. We came to weep and repent for a broken and disillusioned people. We came to pray and worship until the hard heart of every Jew and Arab is softened to Yeshua. We came to contend for the fulfillment of everything promised over this city and nation.

We came for Zion’s sake.

“For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, for Jerusalem’s sake I will not remain quiet, till her righteousness shines out like the dawn, her salvation like a blazing torch.”

Isaiah 62: 1

Please continue to pray for us as we head into 10 days of full on ministry, burning, and contending from one end of the nation to the other. We need supernatural strength and energy to fulfill what we are here for.

more to come!

Join a Burn Missions Experience! Theres still time this year to go to Indonesia, Turkey, Uganda and more!

sean

www.theburn247.com

06.01.08 l  Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, Israel

LET THE INCENSE RISE

It feels completely surreal. I have pinched myself many times in the past three days. We are here on THE Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. I say THE Mount of Olives because its THE MOUNT where very feet of Jesus will touch when He returns again to the earth. Its VERY FIRST place where His glory will be seen by every nation, tribe, and tongue. The mount will split in two and He will enter through the Eastern Gate of the holy city (Zech 14:4) We are on this mountain and we can see the eastern gate as we worship. This is without a doubt the most contended for piece of land in the entire earth. Every power and principality of darkness knows their end is coming when the feet of the ONE touch down. Every angel in Heaven eagerly awaits this moment where the Son is revealed to the nations and justice and righteousness prevail. The earth itself groans and cries out for this. We all long for it in the deepest part of our being. It all starts with the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. Its the beginning of the end.

We can feel the weight of this as we enter into His Presence. Mere words cannot reveal the heaviness in the air. You would not even believe the struggle its been and the pain endured to see this ten days of worship during Pentecost happen on this spot (fulfillmentfestival.com). Satan himself knows that God is glorified through the worship of God’s people and his grip has been firm to keep that far from this place UNTIL that day. City and government officials, the local police, security guards, the arab neighbors and many more people have worked hard to not let this sound be released from this place. Men have gone back on their word, corruption has been all too common, and local arabs even tried to burn down this massive tent we are worshipping in on the first night!! Every single simple thing has been a ton of work to say the least! (most people in Jerusalem say this is common).  But yet..in the midst of all the warfare, confusion, strife, and drama…GOD IS ACCESSIBLE. He is near!!! I don’t know any other way to say this…HE IS LONGING TO BE REVEALED in this place! The moment we play a chord and cry out to Him with passion and purity….HE COMES!!

Tonight it was over the top! We got into a few grooves where I could almost see his cloud moving through the tent.   The worship went deep and pure. I love how you cannot bring any “starter” songs or poppy churchy stuff here. That doesn’t work…you gotta go for the juggler!!! You start out at 110% and don’t let up until the end..its my kind of style! People said tonight that they could literally smell Gods presence with us. Several said it smelled like roses and hyssop mixed together when we sang out “Let is rise…let the incense rise.” As the sun set down over Mount Zion (The temple mount) during the first part of my set…I began to sing the verse from Psalm and Malachi “from the rising of the sun to the place where it sets you will be praised through all the earth.” It suddenly came full circle in my mind that this place I was singing this from is where the sun is going to RISE FOR ETERNITY!! Something has shifted again in my heart from our times of worship together on the mount. We have joined with a multitude of people from all over the globe coming to see a place where He can dwell established on this ground. I’m not even sure what has shifted in me…but I feel it in the deepest part of my soul. Every time I come here…I get messed up and this time is by far the worst!

Tomorrow I leave but the worship does not. Please keep this crew in your prayers as bands from all over the world are coming in to release their sounds of love and worship to the Father through June 10th!! I believe its just going to get thicker and thicker as the nights move on. Who knows…maybe it will usher in move of His Spirit back to this city. The only thing that can change the hard hearts of this land is His Presence released through true worship. What we have been doing is the answer. Its only answer and the hope for the nation.

I’m heading to Santa Cruz, CA for a few days of BURNING with some good friends, then to the East Coast for my sisters wedding, and back again to this glorious land with the BURN ISRAEL team!!!

POUR IT OUT LORD!!!

sean

Bangkok, Thailand  l  05.29.08

A WHIRLWIND OF FAITH

The past two weeks have been an absolute whirlwind. I am suddenly beginning to feel the effects of it now as I’m sitting in the Bangkok Airport drinking coffee and trying hard to stay awake. I leave in a few hours on a direct flight back to Israel. It seems like just yesterday I was there with Kate for The Call on the global day of prayer. Since that moment, I’ve visited four distinct countries spanning across Asia which tell four remarkable stories of how God is moving all over the world. I feel like out of everyone out there in humanity, I have no reason to possess any lack of faith in my life. God has graciously given me a view  into His moves across the world that people seldom get to see…especially with the little time I’ve been alive. I am just a kid still…and I have to pinch myself sometimes when I doubt Him for simple things. I just don’t have an excuse now nor will I for the rest of my life after the adventure I’ve been on with God for the last two years.

After the incredible BURN launch in Nepal last week…we spent some very brief time New Delhi, India with some of the most humble people I have ever met. A group of 15 pastors traveled overnight on a 14 hour train ride (you dont wanna know what these trains are like) from the Punjab region of India (near Pakistani border) to be trained up and released in planting “presence based” churches and houses of prayers among the unreached parts of NW India. It was one of the most humbling experiences of my life to say the least. I am no where near qualified to teach these guys on anything…their dedication, work ethic, and passion far exceeds mine in every facet. Just being in the room with them and watching them pray and worship was so inspiring to me. Nevertheless…I poured out all that I had within me in the 5 sessions we had together before I had to fly out to Indonesia that night. Gods presence fell as I started to teach on it and that made much easier as we just fell into it together. There were some massive and deep workings imparted to these Indian firebrands that I can’t even imagine…i just felt a release of GOD on them. It was very powerful to witness and an honor to be apart of. As I flew out to Bali…I just thanked God that He showed up so their time and energy wasn’t wasted. It could have easily been a different story if God wasn’t there. India is ready for a massive inferno…and I believe their passion and fervor God is stirring up will astound the world.

I’m not gonna lie…my time in Bali, Indonesia was a very intense experience. Although it was my third time on what has been dubbed “the island of the gods”…the Spiritual atmosphere has never been more active and alive. As I visited our first long term BURN team, we all believe and feel there is a transition taking place in their mission. God has brought them through some intense “schooling” the past three months, but they have never been more unified with one heart and one vision for their purpose in the largest muslim nation in the world. We experienced some incredible healing and restoration of the Holy Spirit and I believe they are ready to fly higher and farther than ever before. From the moment my feet hit the ground to the moment we drove to the airport…God granted open doors with the top apostolic leaders of the entire nation. I have been calling out to them for wisdom, guidance, discernment and support. I HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY BLOWN AWAY AT WHAT GOD HAS DONE. He has flung the doors wide open for the BURN 24-7 to be in relationship with great heros of the faith - men and women who have risked it all for Gods Presence and His glory in that nation and are thriving in His favor and revival in this hour!! There is no explanation for that kind of favor for people who do not deserve it other than this simple truth: God wants his name glorified and lifted high in Indonesia. The team will be an integral part of The Call launching on August 18th in Jakarta that will be the largest gathering of youth in the nations history!! That is only the beginning of what is ahead for that team!! I am so proud of them and believe they will truly be apart of seeing that nation set on fire for the glory of God!

In Nepal He’s pouring out His glory…In India He’s pouring out His glory….In Turkey He’s pouring out His glory…In Indonesia He’s pouring out His glory…and all roads lead back to Jerusalem - where He will continue to pour out His glory until His gorgeous feet touch down on the Mount of Olives and He walks through the eastern gate revealing His glory to all of humanity!!

Thats where I’m headed!! Pray for us as we launch PUBLIC worship and prayer on the Mount of Olives May 20-June 10!! This has never been done in this manner before…especially with the governments approval!! I’ll be leading worship on May 31st and June 1st….please and pray and contend for a release of a fresh wave over the Jews and Arabs in Jerusalem!!

More to come…

_sean

A SUSTAINED FIRE AND TRUE JUSTICE

05.22.08  l  On the top of Himalayan Mtns

As the wheels of the plane lift off the Kathmandu Valley airstrip and we soar upwards over the highest peaks in the world, I am totally consumed with God’s heart and passion for this gorgeous nation and its 161 people groups. Even though this is my fourth visit here…it feels much like the very first. With a government currently in shambles at the hands of the ruling Maoist rebel group, this buffer state in between two world powers (China and India) is in an utter crisis. Just yesterday there was a nationwide strike called by the people to oppose the government. During these frequent revolts, no one is allowed to drive, all shops, stores, and schools are closed and many people stay in their home to avoid riots and danger. This act just further plunges one of the worlds poorest nations into deeper financial ruin. Our taxi cab driver was telling us on the way to the airport today that his car was empty and he needed more money so he could wait in the 7 hour line for petrol and mentioned it would take him all day.

God is famous for using these situations to work all things together for good! Due to the complete slaughter of the Royal family 9 years ago in the Kings Palace and the disillusionment of the nation who viewed the King as a Hindu god, many people are turning to Jesus and the gospel is spreading like wildfire throughout the land!  Many missions organizations say that Nepal is now the fasting growing church in the world per capita (surpassing China). We experienced extreme hunger of the people for the truth of existence and answers for the current situation. THIS NATION IS RIPE FOR REVIVAL IN EVERY WAY!!

DEEP ROOTS

The Burn Nepal has taken root in a way I cant even describe. The INDIGENOUS NEPALIS HAVE CAUGHT THE FLAME!! We were asked by several churches, ministries, and pastors for followup meetings and extensive training on “more burning for the one God” as they would say. They were eager to hear more on flowing in the spirit, singing new songs to God, and melding worship and intercession together to compliment each other. Every word that we would speak out they would take in….you could see the hunger and passion in their eyes and it was humbling!  Trilok is the Burn Nepal director and is one of the most BLAZE people I know. He stayed up for the entire 24 hours and jumped on and played a different instrument on just about every set. He is anointed, talented, called, full of fire for his nation, and has recently adopted five orphans with his wife from tribes all over Nepal. He is already longing to take this fire to the unreached tribes in the mountains and using it to plant churches!! We fasted, prayed, worshipped and were wasted after the 24 hours of intense warfare and fire. On our way home in the afterglow of the glory, God confirmed and revealed the purpose for the BURN after our taxi driver gave his life to Jesus and salvation was an IMMEDIATE response to our burning!

LET JUSTICE ROLL

The past four days we spent the bulk of our time at orphanages, child prostitution rehabilitation homes, and churches around the Kathmandu Valley. It has been a completely overwhelming experience to say the least. Every single day we left teary eyed (many of us weeping) as the children would come and lay their hands on us with intense prayer and prophecy. I’ve never felt more of Jesus’ Presence this year than with those kids in those homes.  It brought everything into perspective and I felt God’s heart drop like a bomb into my chest. Every single one of them was sleeping on the street, rejected and disowned by their parents and tribes, or left for dead in the brothels by their ruthless masters. Not one of the children was feeling sorry for themselves, living in any sort bitterness, or holding their love back from complete strangers. They shine the love of Jesus more than anyone I know and are a clear picture of true transformation through Jesus Christ. Our hearts were ripped in two as we learned so much from these children and those that have taken them as their own. Our burning HAS TO work hand in hand with seeing “justice roll down” in the land. We dreamed together on how we can see this combination take root in all our cities around the world. This was the trip of a lifetime where so much was accomplished, experienced, and revelation was downloaded that will take weeks and months to process and digest!!

KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON

Please continue lifting us up in your prayers as we fly to New Delhi, India today for a pastors conference and burn preview. Many people are ready for a BURN launch in India and we have one day to articulate the vision to many pastors and leaders. After that meeting tomorrow, I will leave directly to Bali, Indonesia to meet with our first long term BURN team at their base for six days.  We have some very crucial decisions to be made and need the will of God for clarity and supernatural guidance. From Indo I will fly back to Israel for 3 days of vertical worship on the Mount of Olives (Fulfillmentest.org) and a short stop in Santa Cruz, CA before I meet Kate and family at my sisters wedding in Virginia.

WHEWWW…Much prayer is needed.

Fire, Peace, and Love on all!!!

fire on you..

_sean

Kathmandu, Nepal  l  05.16.08

We are less than two hours away from the completion of the first ever BURN NEPAL launch!! Its been one wild and crazy adventure to get to this point!!  This quite possibly has been the most interesting and intense global burn launches to date.  Right now the vertical sounds of adoration and love are being released by a group of fiery but war torn Nepali musicians who are giving it their all in these final hours! Many of them have been up all night with “no sleep to their eyes and no slumber to their eyelids” while they find a place for Him to dwell in their nation! (Psalm 132). I can feel the weight of his pleasure and favor in this place even as I am typing this.  It is a completely overwhelming and beautiful cloud that we are in and even though our wonderful BURN NEPAL team is exhausted, wasted, and spent! There is a part of us that doesn’t wanna leave this place!

“I love the house where you live, O Lord, the place where your glory dwells!”

Psalm 26:8

In talking with many of the area pastors and apostolic leaders before we launched this…they shared on how their nation is in a crisis and night and day prayer and worship is the only answer. With a growing Maoist rebel group consuming an entire generation in fear and panic, a newly formed government in a crucial rush to draft an entirely new constitution, extreme levels of poverty, disease, and the booming child trafficking sex trade from India, Nepal has its share of problems. We know the only answer to all these urgent issues is simple – HIS PRESENCE. We need more of it to flood over these beautiful Himalayan Mountains and into the unreached Tibetan Buddhist tribes.  We long to see His Church in this land strengthened and encouraged with a new faith and boldness to grab hold of the promises of God in this hour! We long to see the indigenous sound of these gorgeous voices and instruments released as incense to the Father!!

ITS ALL HAPPENING NOW!! GOD IS DOING IT!!

Now that’s not to say it hasn’t been messy. During the first session last night…we had some very loud and obnoxious demonic deliverances taking place  as our team rebuked the foul spirits controlling these precious people. I love it how when the waters of His Presence begin to stir…that kind of stuff cannot stand!!  It must flee!! That’s our new brilliant deliverance strategy for the nations – WORSHIP! We also are reminding ourselves that this “singing a new song” and “worshipping and praying night day” and “giving God room to sing and speak prophetically” are all brand new concepts over here!! This is fresh stuff for them! Its still even fresh stuff for religious American in many ways! So the BURN has been a lab for us to teach, test, and release this Davidic worship.  Even though it can be very chaotic and frustrating…God is beginning to turn it into something beautiful!!  Even witnessing the transformation over this 24 stint has been amazing!!

So onward we go…we BURN in these last hours for the release of God’s glory all over the nation of Nepal!!!  Keep us in your prayers and contend for this release with us! More info to come as we visit orphanages, mountain house churches, child prostitution rehabilitation homes and more!! Its good to start out with the Blaze first though!

Pray and believe this with us today:

“My righteousness draws near speedily, my salvation is on the way, and my arm will bring justice to the nation. The islands will look to me and wait in hope for my arm. Life up your eyes to the heavens and to the earth beneath; the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment and its inhabitants die like flies.

BUT MY SALVATION WILL LAST FOREVER, MY RIGHTEOUSNESS WILL NEVER FAIL!”

Isaiah 51:5-6

More Lord..

_sean