For the past month I have been watching God take this team to another level. We have been through some rough stuff, but I can see His hand leading us with each day.  These past couple of weeks have truly been some of the best times we have had yet. I have been pleasantly surprised with the passion that has been coming out of each of us. Living with these beautiful Indonesians has already been such a positive and educational experience.

We love you all!

JESUS REIGNS IN INDONESIA!!!!!

Britt

Hello everyone! We hope this letter finds everyone well and blessed! This past month has been a whirlwind of exciting events as God began to shift the foundations of Burn Team Asia. He began to speak to each of our hearts and is now sending us on an amazing adventure!!

We believe the past three months with missionaries, Drew and Sarah Clark have been an intense and incredible training ground for what God wants to do through us next. We have discovered and absorbed so much in the short time that we have been under their leadership. We have learned the importance of focusing on relationship and not religion. We have been taught the value of community. We’ve been shown the significance of moving in and with the rhythm of the culture that surrounds us. The way that Drew and his team live their day-to-day lives reflect their passion to reach out to the lost and unsaved. They have given their lives to the call of Jesus upon each and everyone of them. We have grown to love them like family as they have taken us under their wing and ministered to us with all they have.

For reasons beyond us, God has now called us in different directions. About two weeks ago, the Burn founder, Sean Feucht came all the way to Indonesia to help in our time of transition. It was such a blessing to have him here helping make connections with people we never would have dreamed! Burn Team Asia will be leaving Bali and moving to another island in Indonesia named Borneo. We will stay there and partner with a YWAM base for the remainder of our nine months in Indonesia. This past Tuesday and Wednesday, Brittany and Pastor John Parks flew to Borneo to check out the base and meet with the leader, Vecky.  From the time that they landed to the time they left, Vecky had Brittany meeting with several pastors from all over the island to share her passion for this nation. God spoke to their spirits and they instantly grabbed a hold of the vision of the Burn. She left with them begging for us to come and plant this next move of God. We are so thrilled about this opportunity because it has been the cry of our hearts to work with the indigenous and native people of this land. We have so longed to impart the fire of vertical worship and watch it take root among God’s people. YWAM Borneo has heard our vision and is more than ready to serve this God-given desire in our hearts. God has so much favor on our team and we are just blown away by his grace. We just want to walk in the footsteps of God and have him be the light to our path. We believe that God is going to move mightily through us in the next nine months. We can’t wait!

In the meantime, Satan has been full forced attacking our team. About two weeks ago, John was in the hospital for four days because of an amoeba in his stomach. Then, just days after he had been released we had to take Rob to the hospital. They said that he had ecoli in his stomach and immediately put him on antibiotics. He was undergoing tests and x-rays for the past couple of days while the doctors here tried to figure out what else was going on with him. He still had fevers off and on, his stomach was huge and bloated, and he was in an unbelievable amount of pain. The doctors decided to remain optimistic and because of miscommunication, they had misdiagnosed Rob. After talking to a doctor on our Burn board, we knew that we had to get Rob to a more adequate hospital in Singapore as soon as possible- it was a matter of life or death. Thursday night, Pastor John Parks and Rob flew to Singapore and by the mercy of God arrived just in time. Rob was rushed into the ICU straight away. We are not sure how long they will be there and this is a tremendous blow to our team. While Rob is in Singapore, we will still have to make the journey to Borneo and plan to leave on Tuesday, the 10^th.  The enemy has worked hard to bring disease and destruction to us in this time of change- but he will not get this victory!!! We are pressing on and we will WIN!!!

As is evident, this incident has so hurt our team financially and would love for you all to pray for a supernatural outpouring of God’s provision. In addition, please pray for our team as we travel to our new home for the next nine months. Please pray for direction, clarity, comfort, peace, and strength. We love you all and will email you shortly after our arrival in Borneo. God Bless!!!

BRITTANY

I truly cannot explain the excitement that is inside of me right now! God has been reviving my heart with a new passion for this Island and these people who are around me. As you know we have been living in Bali for about 2 months now, and it has been a good experience so far. But there is such a heavy spirit here that tends to bring confusion and cloudiness into your mind. I knew that before I even came, but the thing I did not know was the fact that when this happens, you are not very aware of it! To be perfectly honest, the past couple of weeks I feel like I have just been “going through the motions”. I basically had forgotten the true reason I was called here and I didn’t even REALIZE it. A couple of days ago someone asked me…. “why do you feel God has called you here?”. I paused for a second, and it was like something clicked inside of me! OH YEA! I am here to cry out for a lost and deceived Nation. I am here to prophecy over this generation that is rising up all over Indonesia. God has been giving me this new eagerness to contend for revival in this place. I feel all giddy inside!!!! Seriously, our team has a whole new outlook on this year. We CAN do this.
God has been reminding us to keep PRESSING ON. No matter how difficult and slow the process, we MUST keep going. As we praise and lift up His name in Bali, He will come. Our biggest tool right now – waking up every morning and getting on our faces before God, asking Him what to do! And that is what we have been doing and will be doing for the rest of this year!
We had this last Burn at our House in Seminyak. Usually it is held at the facility in Nusa Dua, which is about 45 minutes away from where we live. It was nice to have more of an intimate feel. All we needed was a guitar and a jimbe! We had a ton of fun just sitting in His presence and asking Him to visit this Island with His glorious fire. We have met some amazing people from all over the world. We are still in the small beginnings, but God is doing it.

Our biggest prayer needs right now….

1. Divine Appointments with musicians and intercessors who will connect with our vision.
2. Clear thinking.
3. Direction for our everyday lives!

Thank you for your prayers and encouraging words. I just want you all to know that no matter how hard things get over here, God has this team in His hands, and we are tremendously excited for what He has planned for Indonesia.

We love you

JESUS REIGNS IN INDONESIA

NATALIA

Hello to you all!!! I find I’m at a loss of words to say… I almost wish I could brag to you guys of amazing things that I’ve done here and get a nice pat on the back feeling very proud of myself. Truth is… missions doesn’t work like that. It would be great to say that I’ve seen 100 people saved this month or even 10 people. Ha- that would make my job easy and effortless. Never the less it’s been an amazing month to say the least because God has been showing me a new approach to mission work. That it’s not all about the result but just as equally important is the amount of work I put into it. That if I want to see even one person saved that I have to invest my time, my love, and my life into them. That Jesus’ heart and time is spent with children who beg on the streets, the prostitutes, this generation that drinks themselves numb… It is his presence inside of me that is drawing me to the destitute and the broken. And he wouldn’t have it any other way. These are the people that have lost hope and how awesome is it that the ‘hope of glory’ lives in me! That it is these people that God wants to shower his grace on. That this ‘least of these’ group will birth pastors, ministers, missionaries, and worshippers. God chooses the foolish things of this world to shame the wise; the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chooses the lowly things of this world and the despised things- and the things that are not- to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him. What a beautiful concept that God can take a prostitute and use her to speak to millions of women who don’t value themselves and tell them of a God who loves them just as they are; that he can take a child that begs for food and money on the streets of Bali and turn him into a passionate worshipper on his face begging for the spirit of God. God amazes me more and more everyday. I’m learning to not overlook anyone and that there is always someone to reach out to any and everywhere I go. With that in mind, it’s been easier to meet people and connect with them if for no other reason than the fact that God loves them with a love so deep that I cannot even begin to fathom. I only hope that he imparts that to me little by little. The Burn has been absolutely beautiful. Last Friday our team and other people desperate for revival in this land got together in our house(first time!) and contended for Bali. There was an incredible intimate and unifying presence in the room. We praised God and declared his holiness in one of the darkest nations in the world! We were calling on God to shine down his light on this lost nation. We are still wanting, searching, and waiting for more musicians to be able to sustain our Burn even longer. I would love to see 24 hrs of non-stop worship and intercession for Bali. Soon! J Please pray for divine connections. Our morning group devos have been awesome. Just with the 8 of us, we are worshipping and declaring that Jesus reigns is Indonesia. It has definitely been a great thing for the team just to daily remember why we are here and connect with each other on that thought alone. Still be praying for team dynamics- there always seems to be something going on. And just pray for me that God continues to speak to me and reveal himself to me more and more everyday. I’m nothing without him. Thank you guys so much for caring about what going on over here and for praying for me and Indonesia. It means the world to me. Love you all so much- talk to you soon!!!

Natalia Baker

This past week, I read a prophecy that Cindy Jacobs had spoken over Indonesia a little while ago. This word was very powerful and had MANY good things in it, but one paragraph really stood out to me the most. She specifically points out Bali, and says that God is calling people to this Island from all parts of the world. He is using this place to be apart of a great revival in Indonesia. Wow! It hit me as soon as I read it that that is me, that is Burn Team Asia.
At times we feel so completely alone. Sometimes we feel so small and insignificant, but this was a little reminder that we are just a part of a GREAT plan that God is intricately orchestrating for this nation.

The team has been doing very well over here. We have been building relationships, relationships, relationships! This is obviously KEY to make this thing happen. Last week the Burn was held at Abba Love Church ( one of the churches we are tightly connected with). Even though we were only able to do 2 hours, it was such an encouraging time for us. We had about 20 Indonesians worshiping along with us so passionately! This is a slow start, but we will do what we have to do to see this Burn Furnace sustained in Bali. I want this to be strong by the time we are finished here, and the fun thing is… I know it will be. Time is valuable here, and we are giving it.

This next week, we are having the Burn right here in our house. We have a large upstairs room where we are going to sit before God and seek His plan for this island. I am really excited for this because I think it will help give us a more intimate feel, and it will be easier for the people who come to join in with us. Be praying that God will blow His mighty wind and visit us this Friday. I want to hear what He wants, and what He has dreamed of for the people of Indonesia. I want to make it easy for the people coming to see what we are doing and why we are doing it. There is a reason we are gathering together, and I want them to be in on it.

God has and is doing great things in Indonesia! Like I said before, sometimes it is very hard to remember the big picture, but I know that God has called us here. We are just trying to be obedient with anything God wants us to do. I want to make sure we are constantly in pursuit of HIS plan and not our own.

Greetings all and thank you for your prayer.

This coming week will mark our two month time period here. So much has happened since I have arrived. this last week at Gathering(church) we had the best time with the lord that we have had corporately since I have been here. I am coming into realization that as I become more and more selfless, my purpose becomes more and more evident. In order to achieve what God has for us here it is truly costing us everything. Personally, my hardships have not been so much physical, but emotional and mental. As I get more and more in the rhythm of culture here, I am discovering how to reach these people. The message is the same, and always will be, how we communicate it, however, is always shifting and changing. This is what i have been plowing through these last few weeks. It is very clear that God wants us/me to be correct in my thinking, living and doing. Now we are just beginning to see what the Lord has for us here.

The last two weeks have been rough for me personally. I was having a horrible time sleeping and after a while it was really beginning to take a toll on me. Thank you for your prayer for this because I have had three consecutive nights of actual sleep, so PRAISE GOD for that!!!.

Please pray that we will be quick to hear the Lord and quick to respond to him. It is all of our desires to truly do all that we are capable of doing.

Please pray for Sarah Clark, who is very soon going to be bringing her and Drew’s son Malachi into the world.

Again, thank you all for your thoughtful consideration and prayer.

Our first month in Bali has been a success. In the past 4 weeks, Burn Team Asia has gone through many emotional and spiritual ups and downs, but that is always expected. We have spent our time so far on figuring out who we are and how we are going to work together. Many hours have gone to personal times with the Lord and simple conversations as a team for the pure reason of getting to know each other.         

Community, as it is laid out in Acts chapter 2, is the key to ecclesia, and it is becoming so much a part of why we are here. This doesn’t provide a specific diagram, or agenda, but rather examples of hearts given not to the idea of Jesus, or the building of ministry, but only to Him. Our pursuit is to live lives encompassed with our savior.

The Burn has been going very well. We have been going 5 hours every other weekend. It is still in its baby stage, but that is changing with each day. Our goal right now is to find musicians who have a heart for this Country and this region, and want to see a change in the atmosphere. That is hard to find in an island full of religious politics and traditions, but we are on a mission, and we will find them.

As we know, the Burn is going global and there are numerous burn furnaces all across the map, but the funny thing is, they are all different in their own way. They each have their own characteristics and individuality. We want to see the Indonesians make Burn Bali their own. We want them to put their culture and their hearts into this, because I believe this is the only way we will see Burn sustained here.

We are in constant need of prayer from all of you. Here are some specific needs for this next month:

• Good Health – It seems that this is one of the main attacks we have been seeing. In the past couple of weeks we have all been coming down with fevers and stomach bugs. We need our whole team to be energized and ready for anything!
• Discipline – It tends to be more difficult here to keep disciplined with even the little things like personal and team devotions. We don’t want to backslide in these areas. Be praying that God will give us determination to get these things done everyday.
• Divine Connections - God is the only One who is going to make this happen! So we are just trying to follow His direction and make ourselves open to His plans and agenda! Please pray that we will meet the people He wants us to meet, especially musicians!
• Creativity – Some of us have felt a lacking in this area of our lives since we have come here. We want NEW SONGS! We want new art with photography, painting, writing and etc. This is a big part of our time over here. Please pray that God will pour new ideas on us in this next month!

Thank you for all of your prayers!
We love you!

April 3, 2008

God is good and He has been doing major work in my heart. I am learning about myself; how I react in different situations, how I interact with different personalities, and especially how I lead. I am not usually the one in the leadership position, but since I have been here, God has been forcing me to grow up super fast. It is so good for me though. Our team is slowly but surely figuring out how important it is to The thing that makes everything much easier is the fact that I KNOW that this is where God wants me, and I am doing His will for this point of my life. I have such a peace and a grace surrounding me.
We still have another 11 months to go, and I am so excited to see where this team is heading and how God is going to use us.

I will be writing a more in depth update in these next two days!

Bless you all…

Britt

Well since last time that I communicated to you all, I want to say first thank you to all of you for your prayer and your encouragement in my time of need. Almost immediately as I was sending that last email I was flooded with the sweet presence of the Lord. I was overwhelmed, weeping and filled again with the confidence and the Identity that is Christ in me. Now being out of that tunnel, my awareness of the spiritual world around me has become that much more evident. even today, just meditating on the word, filled me with such a sense of purpose and focus. I had to realize that it was not God who left me, but a scheme from the enemy, poisoning my mind and deterring me from the truth.

This day brings us very close to the one month mark, and in alot of ways, it seems that we have been here for a long time. I think my concept of this time is hard to grasp, because we are growing so much. Like the first stages of childhood, everything is growing and changing and evolving. This is only a reminder of how important it is to keep Jesus the center of all that we do, plan for and say. God is revealing his purpose in his timing and I hope only to sow his seed and to share in the reaping of his harvest.

This Saturday we are having a practice with what could be our new full band, so please pray that these are the musicians that God has laid out to  share in this thing.right now our team couldn’t be better, we are working together, praying for one another, affirming one another, and standing in the gap for one another.

Thank you again and please keep praying, you are so important to me.  - Rob Reilly

Why am I here? What is my Vision? What is my goal for this year? These are the questions that I am now being forced to answer for myself. This is good, this is what I need to do and this is what I am in the process of doing. To be honest, I was very surprised by what I found when I got here. Everything is great, seriously, but it is just super different than what I was expecting.
When I was in the states raising money and getting ready for this year, I had a VERY broad vision. I had so many ideas and dreams that I wanted to see happen in this Island. And vision is good, don’t get me wrong. But I am now having to narrow my goals down to something more achievable for this specific year. I am learning that sustainability takes time, and I am willing to take the time. This is what I am giving my life to. No matter what this thing looks like, I am giving it all to God. I don’t want and CAN NOT do this by myself. I am surrendering my hopes for life and letting God do the work.
My point is; I think that…. well I know that this year is going to look so much different than I am thinking it will. God is going to do so many great things through this team, but who knows what that looks like?
My main goal this year is to see Burn Bali sustained. We will do this by RELATIONSHIP. Imparting our vision and hearts to the local musicians is the only way we will see this thing keep going after we are gone. We want to see the Burn merge into the Balinese culture to where it can become apart of them. This is what I want to see.
When that is going strong, then we will start to go out to different islands spreading other furnaces.
I know that this is where God wants me right now, and I know Burn Team Asia has a purpose and I am THRILLED to see this vision become reality!
God is good and Jesus reigns in Indo.

**Britt

Brittany’s thoughts….

This is it! This is what I have been anticipating for 8 months now. Burning in Bali has been a vision and a dream, but now it is actually happening! I must admit it is very different than I imagined it would be. We are just in the beginnings over here right now. Intimacy is the key. Our focus is listening to the voice of the Lord and seeking direction on how to win this Island.
Bali is the window into Indonesia. This is the only island that has not been taken over by the ever-growing Islam. It is so great to be apart of this wonderful group of people who have a heart to see people changed and the spirit of the Lord be manifest all around. One of the best things about the Burn is the community it brings. This is slowly drawing the believers from all around, feeding them and refreshing their weary hearts. We need to do this together or we will not be able to get through anything.

“….. that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that you sent me.”

We need to come together as ONE BODY. We can’t do this alone people! Joining forces is the only way this army will stay alive. I am so tired of seeing the “church” being separated into different categories! This is war. Will we fight affectively? Will we fight together?
Our team has really been meditating on this concept ever since we have been here. We have come to the conclusion that our team dynamic should be our constant lifestyle. Brothers and Sisters.

Rob’s thoughts…

What can I say about our first Burn in Bali? It was solid. The atmosphere was thick with warfare. Our team has been getting hit with multiple occurrences and annoyances from sick team members to broken instruments and tons of tedious bumps in the road. But much like warriors on a battle field, we have a simple choice, Fight or Flight. Punching through the barrier of darkness was like plowing through dense earth, but on the other side is the most amazing place. The presence of God was almost euphoric, lacking time and agenda. The counselorfviyfryi was here consoling, healing, and comforting our battered weary souls. There is only purpose for us here. There is only the choice to war. Our victory is coming and is already here.

John’s thoughts…

What is the definition of warfare? Many people would say it is a spirit thing, or having to face some kind of adversity. Although we have faced both, I think it is something much deeper. With the first note that was strum, there was a heaviness just like when we first landed here. Getting thrown into the Nyipi Festival and seeing a people blinded by tradition and the way things have always been for them and their culture. As we pressed on, you could start to see the windows of Heaven starting to open and start to feel a real sense of the presence of God in the place. In this place we saw locals as well as foreigners worshiping our Father, to see a change in this land. As much as the Burn was warfare, there was also a sense of AWE that the Lord brought, telling us not to fear because the Battle is already won. We are here because He is here! We didn’t bring anything special, He has already been doing stuff in Bali since the foundation of the earth. We are just here to behold His Glory and let it shine on our faces.

Natalia’s Thoughts…..

The Burn - It was so refreshing. We only got to start out with 5 hours because we are building connections. At first it seemed like we were sending up worship and there was this enormous wall that we kept hitting. There was a presence that wanted to stop what we were doing. After about an hour or so, it was like we charged through this wall, and the Spirit of God became this sweet thick cloud that surrounded  me. I was in the throne room of my King and I was home!