Been a while since posting here as been so absorbed with the final pieces of my "Dreaming with Purpose" conference and driving things through FB and other social media.
But wow this week has been awesome. When I look back in a few months I think this week will standout as the week things really started to happen, We have felt at Horizon that this has been the month of Breakthrough and it has been for so many. But on Friday as Tim and I were praying for the meeting where the Prime Minister John Key was holding at Horizon, I really felt that things were moving from Breakthrough to Breakout! The barrier, ceiling or blockage had been broken and now God favour and blessing and power and authority were breaking into our situations.
And that's what this week has been about. Let me explain.
On Tuesday I went to have lunch with Trent from Liberty Church in Avondale to get to know him and to see if he would support the conference. I had heard about him but only connected with him at the Patricia King pastors lunch a few weeks earlier. Well it was like we'd known each other for years - great bloke and a great heart for Gods Kingdom. Said he would support it and wanted to keep in contact. He mentioned some guy from Bethel Church coming over in a few weeks to do something similar but it clashed with my Singapore trip.
Then the next day I'm about to send out some invites and I receive an email from Douglas Vause at Pt Chevalier Baptist - so I phone and arrange a meeting for the next day. Turns out he is a fore runner of marketplace Christianity and is keen to work with me. Oh and by the way is head of Vision NZ, a large network of churches throughout New Zealand and he is going to promote the conference through it!
Can it get better? Well Yes, of course, God is doing something and I'm like just paddling fast to keep myself on the front of His wave!
So straight after seeing Douglas I head into town to catch up with Tim Symons of Elim. He is doing amazing stuff and huge doors of influence seem to be opening for him. He has been amazingly supportive of me and a huge blessing. "Send me 4 posters" he says and he's ready to send out invites through his established business network. Oh and he will have a chat to Josh at Life Church just in case.
Make a quick follow up call to Rick at Life Church in Hamilton to follow up. Don't get to speak to him but find out later he must have read it and referred me to "someone" special.
Then Ian Johnson sends me a list of potential churches he works with - 26 of them! So I faithfully email each one, finishing late Thursday night well after my wife has gone to bed.
Friday morning get three immediate responses from the emails. One wants to meet and the others both want to promote my conference through their National Full Gospel Conference in two weeks time - please send 20 posters!
So overall I started the week with about 10 churches and end it with over 100 throughout New Zealand!
But wait, there's more!
I get up early this morning to go set up and prepare for my Marketplace Christianity breakfast meeting in Botany. Finish setting up and sit down with laptop and latte bowl (is there any other way to drink a latte!) and open my emails.
First email -
Hi Kim
A friend from Hamilton referred me to your website. My wife and I are from Hastings but have been in California for the last three years. We started Dream Culture - a movement to help people discover purpose and put legs on their dreams (www.idreamculture.com). We will be in NZ at the end of the month and I'd love to send you one of our books. What is your mailing address?
Favour and grace on your journey,
Andy Mason
Wow, wow and wow! This guys from Bethel Church in Reading - Bills church! And he's well into everything I'm building here! Everything God has placed on my heart is reflected in Andy's website. And get this - he's the guy Trent said I should meet and the guy it seems Rick from Life Church referred on!
I've said it before and I'll say it again - GOD IS CRAZY GOOD AT BRINGING HIS PEOPLE TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE HIS PLANS AND PURPOSES!
So now in two weeks time, after my Singapore trip (an amazing testimony of Gods goodness as well) I will be having coffee with Andy of Bethel Church. It is now beyond words.
Oh and in passing did I mention I shook the Prime Ministers John Key's hand on friday when he came for a meeting at Horizon?
Such an amazing week! So many awesome people I've met and shared my heart with. This journey is just out of this world crazy stuff!
In November last year Jeff Jansen was in Horizon and one of his friends Terry stayed with my wife and I during the conference. On his last day Terry prophesied that in 6 months there would be a major breakthrough in my life. That 6 months happens next week! After this week how could next week be better? But with God all things are possible! God is able to do exceedingly more than we can ask for or imagine!
So why not expect more - why not expect break through and breakout this week?
After all, I've just had an amazing week in Gods kingdom this week!
Don't be surprised Kim. Prov 22:29 Do you see a man diligent and skillful in his business? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before osbsure men. Tracey @ Connect Mag
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